The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-21


Victory almost i~nvarsbsy perched on
the banner Of the occupant Of the
southeast corner. which was diagonal1y
opposite. Such q run Of good luck fol-
lowed the occupants of the southeast
corner that 1t finally became known a.
h Lucky Corner" Some OF those
superstitiously inclined laid % much
stress on the importance OF having the
lucky corner that they would defer
making bets until the formality Of
tossing for choice of corners" was
choice Of corners h lucky corner hat
they would defer in the betting tool Q
boom on the strength Of this good luck.
Every fighter Of any note who fought
in the old Olympic club ring and lost
had the unlucky corner. Jack Demp-
sey, the Nonpereil. lost his title to Bob
Fftzsimmons out Of this vi John
L.. Sullivan had the unlucky corner
when Corbett took h championship
away from him. Peter Maher was in
the Jonah corner of the ring when
Fitssimmons whipped him the first
Auliffe out Of this corner Jack skel-
ley had the northwest corner when
Dixon put him out. Dan Creedon lost
out Of that corner. so did Stanton ABB
bott and Billy Plimmer. Speaking
about the unlucky corner in San Fran
SASCO tnC SuAOiiSiC says
The ring at Woodward's Pavilion
has really got . 'hoodo' corner. and 1t
ID the southwest one, where jackson
sat last Tuesday evening. No man sit
ting in that corner. for a long time At
least. has come out of the ring a win
local defeats Of his career there. Jack
son and q dozen men In preliminaries
have gone to defeat from the corner.
Choynski got q draw. 1t Is peculiar
how n angle of the ring will get an
unlucky run and make the supersti-
tious believe that a mystic power is
welded over 1t. Jeffries said he did
not care in which corner he sat, but 1t
was noticed he entered the ring ahead
Of time and took q chair opposite to the
'ho0doo' corner"
For a number of seasons the Pitts
burg league team has been in the habit
of making the same inglorious toboggan
slide on their Eastern trip hat the
Reds did last year n the year before
last. Like the Reds, the Smoky City
team in 1895. when they had a great
chance to play in the Temple Cup Sc
ries, lost IL games in a row. 1t was
almost a counterpart of the record
made by h Cincinnati team in the fall
Of 1896. In this connection a writer on
the Pittsburg News says: OF n
thing the Pittsburg public may be sure.
There will be no more of that awful
Eastern business II it Is IN the wood to
stop 1t, and many believe nat Presi-
dent Watkins is the sort of a man to
stop almost anything that is going
against him.. He has a long record to
back that up. n behind all that he
has said Of what he expects the players
to do, is the certainty that he will be
perhaps the hardest worker of the
whole crew. II hard work, care, a fine
knowledge of the game that wins, and
the most intelligent direction counts for
much, the Pirates should make a stir
this year that has been sadly missing
for some time. There will be no sulk-
ing. no Sinking, n no "lay-downs'
while he is the guardian spirit, and the
elimination of those points last year
would have made a great change.
Al Reach. although so years Of age, is
almost as agile as some of the players
signed to play with the Philadelphia
team. The veteran ball player and
manager is doing some practicing with
his team at the training quarters in
Cape May.
While there has been some demand
for gear cases this year cyclists who
will continue to ride the chain wheel
and are DESTROYS of experimenting with
a protector for the working parts Of the
bicycles. not many cases have been seen
upon the road, owing to the fact that
they are mostly attached to new ma
chimes, which will not make their ap-
pearance until the customary Easter
tide. In addition to the regular gear
cases specially prepared to fit any
wheel a new continuance has been
placed on the market. which at least is
novel, n has attracted the attention
of many riders. 1t is a continuous rub
Der band. with protecting sides, made
to slip entirely over the chain. As he
chain revolves the band revolves with
1t. The side comes together after the
s~prockets are passed. and thus dirt and
dust are kept out of the links of the
chain. This band has been given a
practical trial and is said to have work.
ed very successfully.
Although a millionaire, and drawing a
salary of $4,000 per annum, AL John
son, h Brotherhood king. has not for
gotten his old baseball colleagues.
Johnny Ward as a ball player made be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 a season with
the New York team. When Wards
as an athlete began to wane 1t
was predicted that there were break
ers ahead" for the once amous cap
tain. / am pleased to e that John
lines have fallen in pleasant
places since he quit the diamond. /
have 1t from good authority that Ward
Is more as an attorney than he
ever did as a ball player. Most of his
income is due to Al Johnson's influence.
Ward is the attorney for the big sys-
tenn of electric inc elevated railroads
that is under Al Johnson's supervision. |
The Brotherhood chief secured the place
for him. Long may Al Johnson's kind
wave! 1t will be pleasant news to ball
players to know that Johnson has an
interest In the Brooklyn club.
The second team raorua pizad thair
team last evening, and the fol- |
are among the players: Ber-
Leonard, captain; Frank Tucker,
b. Leonard. w. Calhoun, p.
w. Mcmahon, F. Tucker, c.
G.. McHale, ID. Ryan. r.
Shelly. s. Mulligan. F. March. s. Ma
loney. Anyone wishing to play for a
position al do SO by being at the old
park Friday evening at z o'clock.
Will Jimmy Michael ride the horse or
the bicycle this season? Is the question