The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

nil anu i@u HtthtF JEt disu 1ota&tN ~ '~'A
indicators this season. III
Captain Farley and Pitcher Rutherford
II have been bathing In Colonel TefTelis vols
canc waters frequently for the last two
! weeks. ind the formers badly injured
Il shoulder and the latfer's sore arm arc rap
h idly getting better. Tho ether Bronchos
also take occasional dips Ia the baths
/ President weiton could net have made
4 a better choioe for a local substitute um-
pIre Than Walter b. franklin, franklin
knows the game and is fair, and fearless
Bets were offered here last week that
the Broncfos would take two out of the
/ first three games with the Senators, and
4 takers could not be found.
! writer in tho San Antonio Light who
Is evidently well posted on baseball mat
i tiers and men, in recnnt issue says. An
! estimate Of the batting strength OF the
/ various Texas league teams At this STAGE
/ Of the game would put Houston at the Top,
/ George Reed has selected coterie of bat
/ ting talent that may corrupt any yourg
4 pitcher. The names OF kemmer. kecfe,
+ Badger and Reed are usually found In the
/ JOG ciass~ Galveston has pair in Turner
/ and Becker that can bounce them off the
/ bat to make a pitcher think he IS throwing
boomerangs. Austin's aggregation of eX
I Brpnchoa in not the worst that ever came
I down the pike and several pitchers have
/ been known to retire. while Your In lie
/ Mike and his gang perforated the atmas-
Dhcre with base hits"
/ The following sound argument is from
! the pen OF the same writer: n team to
/ be winner must he able to hut Batting
is al essential feature for it brings ia tho
| runs and runs win games Too much at
fnst ttgvs, a.4., !
I Win II goes base Euuling aud tao team
/ that eNcnls tn this ils every time Il IS
4 NOT necessary that team consist of 81 <
gers for sacrifice hitting is equally a
important
Indianapolis has signed an amateur WIN
js credited With winning every game he
pitched last season. Judging by previous
experiences with phenoms il would moi h.
surprising II he eyened things up by losing
them al this year.
Picksterins Is Gle first Cleveland player to
he laid up with an injury. He cut his
hand opening a eau o! picked peaohss Ia
his room aud has gone to the hospital for
| a day or two.
reheau has Instituted new rule "un-
pire drill that is very funny. says the
piusburg Leader man. He gets OConnor
| BlTkett Powell and Chiids up before him
like ciass Of school boys Now then .
says Tebeau. there arc Two strikes ON Won.
Jack. and three balls. The pitcher has jus
tossed In one four yards wide You hav7
started for first, but the umpire says you
are out on strikes. What 40 yea say? |
you measly-''
No, you dont say ANYTHING OF tho kind;
go to the foot OF the class. What would |
you say, johnny.
seuse me you stin, but tink yuse
slightly of yurc base
Nit 'hat isa't right. either. Jesse. tell |
the other boys what 10 say"
Rsgsfhg your pardon Mr. Umpire. and |
greatly regrettIng the imperative necas- !
siiy Of entering an--sn--"
"0bjection-go ahead" ~
of entering an objection nevertheless
- IN !. Oh wha, t'elI7-l san,t
AZ right. you VIII ankssoaSS ssay ssS'
hours after practice and MSse fhs w6 III
'rowdy ball 200 times on thsNhotel slate"
J. J Coroett has finally admitted that he
Is was by aunouncing for epngress
That is the last stage OF pugiiists career
1ehn Morrissey WAS sent 10 congress by
iammeny long years ago, the only5time
prize hghter has been given geSt in that
august body John l.. and several others
have tried il, but without suecesa There
arc some points OF somblance between Nor
issoy and Corbett; for instance both got
championship h0nors over a man who
sfould never have entered the ring, and 4
both were beaten by better men. But II is
very likely that the resemblance will not |
extend TO success AZ the polls: Jawing Jim 4
hasn't Tammany back OF him.
This latest bid for free advertising on l
the part Of the was" Il addressed in
special dispatch 10 the New York World. 4
and is as follows:
'sSau EraBptuaN ~ n,
that am to run for congress is true. II
rave received letters from my friends in
Harlem district asking me- II would ac-
ctPi thc democratic nomination next fall.
J nave written ! will accert and ii nom
mated ! will make a personal canvass n
elected my friends VIII never have cause 10
regret having hounred me with The high
onlee. u elected VIII advocate all meas
ures designed to free Cuba and speedily re-
lleye The sufferngs Of her people. think
PRESIDENT Mcklnley's course altogether too
conservative. ! favor prompt aud agrees
sive action --under the existing circnm
stances James J. Corbett."
The necessity Of Improving the Marquis
OF Queensberry rules is recognized by the
fighters themselves, II is the universal
opinion among them that something should
ee taDe TO Bring the rules IN TO date
~ might be expected there are some kick
efs IN the ranks who assert that the old
rules are all right. They seem to he al
loss, though for logical reasons to sup
port their opinions
charley White Is working assiduously
on the new rules, which will be known as
the American Boxing Rules )" and has
nfoinissd 20 have them ready this week
hc most sisn'hcant part OF The new code
VIII hH that devoted 10 The establishment Of
new CLASSES This Nill ultimately Go away
WITH The self-asserttve bcxnr, who claims
nigh fonors at q weight which be can not
ifry well seaic. Catch weights Will BE- I.
lhing " the past No more than three
seconds win be tolerated. ana coaehin,
Viii be fabeosi. altogether the reform
VIII be ssreping, and hshler, in order 10
DC Recognized, nts i've strictly up to .he
new rules or quit fhe business
! reporter from .he Sun yesterday hal
q iAlk with Bob El..silnn.nns a.d Inn