The evening times., 1898-07-15
SPORTING sPLINTERs.

The United States VS.. Canada cricket
match will be played at Haverford Au-
| gust g and 30.
Jim Jeffries has contracted to box Steve
O'Donnell and Bob Armstrong ten rounds
each In New York, on the evening Of
August 8.
Foreign bicyciers are becoming con-
WINGED that America is not a good place
to make money this year. Bourotte and
Robertson sailed for Europe yesterday.
The Northwestern Amateur Rowing
Association Will hold its annual regatta
at Toronto. Canada, on August 10 and
II. Entries close on July q. with w. c.
Jupp. secretary, Detroit. Mich.
Phil ], Dwyer has decided to race his
fve-year-old Hanover colt Handspring.
winner of the Withers stakes and the
Brooklyn Derby again this year, and the
public will see him at Saratoga.
Will Curtis and Belle Gordon, boxers
and bag-punchers. pupils of Prof. John
II. Clark. Of Philadelphia, are making
big hit in the London, England. variety
theaters from whence they write. thank
ing the professor for his patience and the
interest he took in them while under
his instructions.
This weeks report on the membership
of the r. A w. shows the total to be
co,yoo- oo.fco idSi WEN AAS
number Of applications was 50i in compar-
ison with 1422 in the corresponding week
of last year. The membership of the New
York division is q $50, and that of Penn
sylvania 20, 757.
The twenty-miie multi-cycle race be-
tween John s. Johnson. of Minneapolis,
and Charles A. Church, or Philadelphia.
and the other athletic events incident TO
the annual jubilee of the Retail Grocers'
for Iaet WA1r
day afternoon at Woodside Park, were
postponed until Wednesday. August 3.
owing to the poor attendance.
A peculiar accident happened at the
start of the extra race at Brighton Beach
on Tuesday. Mr.. Fitzgerald caught the
seven horses in line behind the barrier
and called to the boys 10 come on. The
horses broke beautifully and down went
the flag At the very first jump Wood
ranger crossed his forelegs and turned
complete flip-fap. Neville. VINO had the
mount, was tossed over the horses head
and the big animal fell upon him. Every
body at the start thought that the boy
had been killed. but he came to in very
few minutes,
While in the East Manager Watkins
saws he will try new players he intends to
secure from the Fall River team in the
disbanded New England League.
President Young has been asked how
long a season will be necessary for the
Eastern League to retain its territory and
reservation rights, and has answered: III
the Eastern League will play all its
games UP to August l, and will pay the
salaries of players in full up to Sep'em-
ber 1t will be allowed to retain its ter
ritory, but not otherwise.
Anson says he resigned his management
of the New Yorks because he could not
have absolute control over the men. He
wanted to release some players and get
others, but Freedman would not permit
him to make changes.
A dispatch from Milwaukee says: 1t is
stated here on good authority that Adrian
C. Anson will have a controlling interest
in one of the Western League clubs next
year, and will also manage the team
himself An effort was made to have him
take the Omaha club. but he declined.
However he has been approached for
next season, and will have a club, prob
ably Minneapolis or St. Joseph. Man
ayers Comiskey and Mack say they know
nothing of the deal.
Lauder and Fultz the Brown University
players now with the Phillies. have made
good impressions. Both are as good as
the college field could furnish.
The Rochester Eastern League fran |
w
And this is the town that wants to sue |
ceed Cleveland in the National League.
New York has still to lose a game since |
Joyce has taken the helm. More glory |
for the scrappy player. The Giants are
up fast on the leaders.
Billy Nash, the Phillies' old third base
nan, has been offered a position by Han
on as a pitcher. His debut as pitcher
nay be expected in a few days in an ORR
,le uniform.
Jem Curran, the English lightweight,
md Jack Daily will meet this evening at
he Lenox Club in a twenty-five round
bout This is the only one of interest
scheduled for this week.
1t looks as though Doyle may not go
o first for New York after all. Grady
ras been sent from right field to behind
he bat and Doyle has gone to the outer
garden. This leaves Scrappy Joyce Sc
,ure at first again.