The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-02
SPORTING NOTES.

The three Boston graces, Soden Conant
and Billings, refused to be interviewed re-
gardng the compromise, but the players on
the Boston team have snelking suspicion
that King Me the head and front of all
twirlers since baseball became profess
siona sport, refused to renig from the stand
he took last winter and that he was granted
the $500 boost over his last years contract
All records of the National league were
broken recently at Sporsman's Park, s..
Louis, by twenty inning game between
the Browns and Milwaukee St Louis
won. Cross of St Louis scored the winning
run. The game was sharp and spirited ana
characterized by clean playing on both
sides with very little hitting.
Arie Latham has been offered sltua-
ton as travelling salesman FOR a Cleveland
bicycle firm If Lath would resurrect his
repertoire OF coach line gags he would have
a stock in trade that would earn him
comfortable living as a wheel salesman.
President Manager billy Watkins Is
charged with executing superfluity Of
pantimimc from the bench in the way OF
signals. Bench pantomlmcs are invariably
met with the guffaw or scorn from seasoned
artists and there are several in this class
in the ranks OF The Pirates
Sam Thompson the thrifty Hoosier veteran
of the Philles, suffers neither loss of sleep
nor appetite over the charge that he is not
a good fellow For IL Sam were go1d fell
low he would not be Il resident OF the
smooth and th0rnless thoroughfare known
az Prosperity boulevard Sans real estate
investments yield him a yearly Income OF
$500.
Billy Nash Is still lingering in Phiiddel-
phia. with ljttle prospect Of his signing
Naehs services will be IN eeinanh y,
major league circles provided he is released
hv Philadelphia
T, beau credits his hsckstop, Ciiger, az
tho uosseeror of the tiucst throwing arm
In the major league patruccio has siignted
5tsrtv pergen. Duke Farrell. Jimmy NC
Guire. and other major leaguc hd-pau
diets in the laurel he has tvsscd at ms
lean and Cassius-lka tackstop
Bert Myers has notified Connie Mack for
the third and last time that he will rest
for a year in preference 10 playing bail 10
Milwaukee. Bert offered 10 pay sow ior Jus
! release. and Connie condascended to con-
| slider an offer provided Bert would take a
/ $1,000 boost in the flgures, Whereat Bert
/ responded: what are you tryins to do. tie
! Dad Clarke FOR first comedy .honofs'
Batting orders nowadays are presuma-
! bly arranged solely with view 10 the
best execution. 1t is customary TO nave
! a small. active fellow, who can hit run aud
! steal bases and also weary a pitcher into
Il
/ the list. Then comes a clever sacrlhce
hitter. then a medium hard batsNan, then
n massive slugger who can drive the ba !
! cut Of the lot. That is the usual theory
in making up The list Of hitters.
Al Maui. the slick Berry Wall o! The
twirlers. is sporting lurid neekties, and .
| danger-signal vest in mis- daily dress paraat
| on Broad street, in Philadelphia A
| wanted another trial from Ed Hanloa, bu'
| I'd believes he can exc out the season
without Berry. even II the oriole bands APP
pearance Is bedlmmed by the loss oil the
| spectacular Berry.
! or the 22O odd players on the mao
league roster there is one-half OF span
lard in the entire legion. Abattchio: tn'
| Quaker infelder has 80 per cent OF M
veins occupied by castllian blood. Winnie
| Mercer was charged by Baltimore nieach
er with being the possessor OF spanisi
blood, but Winnie owed he could prove ~
ailbl by the East Liverpool clergyman W.T.
christened him.
Manager Arthur irwin OF the Queen
Own Team" from Toronto. echoes the Wa
cry. Il hope there IL scrap between thi