The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-23
SUMS SPORTING MELANG[
Various Pointers Gathered From
OF the Turf.
SELF DEFENSE; OTHER SPORTS
Resume of the Latest Happenings in
Athletics---IndOOr and Field
DOings of Interest
Here.
SELF DEFENSE; OTHER SPORTS
DIAMOND DUST.

Tom Flanagan of this city continues
to pitch good ball for the Fall River
Club. On Fiday last, although his team
was beaten by the New Bedford Club by
the score of 3 to l, it was no fault Of
TOMS as he held them down to five
scratch hits. Jake Weihl of the New
Bedford Club, was going to whip Flana-
gan, but after looking his man over he
concluded not. My, Jake, but your wise.
| Weisbecker, who played on the Will
mington, is hitting the ball very hard
for Pawtucket.
George Shoch has at last come to terms
with Milwaukee and is in harness again.
Ex-League Umpire Bud Lally is now a
special officer at the Cincinnati Ball
Park. ..
"Big Bill' LANCE has sacrificed his
flaxen curls. His hair is cropped short,
after the fashion OF true sport.
Catcher Parke Wilson, who was sold
by the New York to Kansas City, refuses
to sign with the latter club for the 81 200
salary.
Umpire Gaffney seems to be out Of the
game for good. OF all the many minor
leagues not one has vouchsafed him a
place as umpire.
Hughes, the tranquil, nonchalant
blonde, who is reckoned as the twirling
discovery of the season, is Sacramento
boy, and saddler by trade.
Hurst will try to convert Big Mike
Mahoney into backstock. Big Mike
was one of the regular catchers Of the
Georgetown College team.
Pitcher Payne has joined the Brook
lyns. Sickness which resulted in the
death of his mother and sister, compelled
him to forego spring practice.
Powell pitched great game for man
who has been reported as threatened
with pneumonia.
Just TO think OF those two sluggers-
Delahanty and Lajoie-failing to get
hit in either game on Saturday.
Flick should be placed at the top OF
the batting order He reaches first many
more times than Cooley.
Wallace got three hits in each game
ON Saturday. He is pushing Burkett
hard for the honors of the Cleveland
team.
The Louisville Club is trying all sorts
of deals for first class catcher. Presi-
dent Pulliam has offered Pitcher Frazer
to the Chicago Club for Friend and
Kittridge, but Manager Burns cannot
see it.
Boston landed on Hughes on Thursday
for thirteen hits and fifteen runs. Thus
far Hughes has faced the champions
three times, twice shutting them out.
All told, in three games, Boston made
! fifteen hits and fifteen runs, an average
OF five each per game.
Chicago is on the lookout for pitching
talent, and may acquire olympus"
Jones. But the talk of the club just now
is green one from the wide prairies
named Gertenr.ch He has reputation
acquired through the West of being the
best ever unhitched, and four minor
league clubs made him offers for this
season. He was ambitious, however,
and refused to listen to any talk of be-
coming a professional until approached
by Burns He has been working for that
person for son e weeks, and it is ex-
pected he will join the ranks of the ex-
Colts.
Perhaps the Phiadelphias do not rec
ognize the fact, but they are fortunate in
the matter OF postponed games. Up to
date they have at least ten. As the sea-
son advances the Philles should be play
ing better ball, and the Improvement
should be more marked than in the work
OF teams with which they have games to
play.
Umpire Lynch is taking advantage of
the power invested in him, for true.
In game at Baltimore McGraw was at
the bat. A strike was called and Nc
Graw, turning his head, said: "That was
too high" go sit on the BENCH" said
Lynch, and McGraw kept it warm dur
ing the rest of the game.
Billy Dammann, of the indianapolis
Club, is, from all appearances much
wanted man. Louisville claims him,
While it is declared in Cincinnati that if
"Billy" joins the big league he will play
with the "Reds." Indianapolis, which
has comfortable lead in the Western
League race, claims te have as good a
pitcher as Dammann in the person OF
Holly, and for that reason is willing to
deal.