The sun., 1898-12-09
THE SPORTS 9F THE DAY
GleaningS Gathered From or the
Gridiron and in the Pugilis-
tic World.
AMONGST TIE ATHLETES
Spicy Items Taken From the Latest
Happenings in the Roped Arena
and on the Field Of Ath.
letics.. ..WilmingtOn's In.
teresting Budget.
DIAMOND DUST.

Infelder Patsy Flaherty is now clerk.
ing in the St. Louis office OF the St
Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern Railroad
but will be back on the diamond mex,
season.
The Washingtons will train in the
South next spring. Arthur Irwin prefers
Atlanta, but will investigate other places
before he finally comes to conclusion.
Decker, Mertes, Lange, Irwin, G,enal.
vim, Hughes. McHale, Harper, Chance,
Reitz, Joe Corbett and Beckley are some
Of the well.known players now in Cali.
fornia.
Mr.. knntzscb. of Syracuse, is said to
have dropped $4,000 in base ball last
season-Boston "Herald," Kuntzsch's 8
losses have grown 1000 per month since
the season closed.
1t is TRANCE, but true, that foot ball ia
the only outdoor game that at any time
takes interest from base ball. When the
base ball season is on not even horse
racing can detract from its interest.
President Nick Young says he looks
for numter of important deals among
the second division clubs at the coming
League meeting. Will he finG many? We
think not.
Just one ball tosser attended the
funeral of poor Curry" Foley-the
veteran Jack Manning, and "Jack" was
one of the few who paid the last tribute
to poor Dave Birdsall.
Billy Barnie says that this year he had
no more ccaa:.:-ol over the Brooklyn team
while he was manager of it than an out
slider. This being the case, no wonder he
failed as manager.
President T. J. Hickey, of the old
Western Association, says it will be re-
organized next year, with St. Joseph,
Omaha, Des Moines, Sioux City and
other desirable towns as members.
Manager Jack Sheridan, of Louisville,
is agitating new Ohio Valley League,
to be composed Of Terre Haute, Evans
vile, Henderson, Cairo, Paducah,
Owensboro, Huntingburg and Tell City.
Chris Won der Abe says that if he sue
ceeds in downing Receiver Muckenfuss
and regains control OF the st. Louis Club
he will secure Charley Comiskey as man
ager. captain next year.
Jack Boyle, the Phillies' old player,
was in a street fight at Cincinnati on
Tuesday evening, and emerged from it
wish cut under the arm, sprained
shoulder and left arm broken.
+. dell. Robson has decided to try
Cleveland another season.
The Yale Freshmen have elected Of
ficers to manage the class base ball
team.
Pnlliam will not be Louisville's next
delegate to the National League meeting,
the owners thinking that it will be bet
ter for them to attend in person.
Arrangements are now being made for
next springs base ball season at Cornell.
Indoor training will begin about Febru-
ary Is, and for this the securing of pro-
fessional coach is contemplated. Jen-
nings, Of Baltimore. and Duffy, of Bos-
ton, have been suggested for the posi-
tion.
At the coming League meeting an
amendment to the playing rules will be
offered that will compel the catcher to
play up close behind the bat at all times.
This, it is thought, will cut down the
playing time considerably. Nearly fifteen
minutes is lost by the catcher in coming
up close to the plate to adjust his mask,
and invariably he takes his time in do
ing SO. j. Earle Wagner is the strongest
Of this rule.