The sun., 1898-12-23
'1AE Sports Of THE DAY
Gleanings Gathered From Oh the
Gridiron and in the Pugilis.
tic World.
AMONGST THE ATHLETES
Spicy Items Taken From the Latest
Happenings in the Roped Arena
and on the Field Of Ath-
letics-- In
teresting Budget.
DIAMOND DUST.

johnny Newell, manager OF the Read
ing Club, is in town and says he will
have winner next season.
Jack Sterlith has had several offers 10,
next season.
Several Wilmington business men are
still dickering after the Reading Club.
Wilmington will support a good club.
Why not have Reading here?
Nixon McCaferty 10 keeping himself
in good condition for next season.
The ball cranks here are not dead but
sleeping.
Joe Egan, Of this city, has received an
offer from the Worcester Club.
Pete Cassidy will help the Brooklyns
considerably with his stick work.
Wilmington has turned out quite a
bunch Of crack ball players.
Boston's players will do their spring
training at Durham, N. G.
Cincinnati's offer of $4,000 for Selbach
has been refused by Washington.
Anson admits that he is dickering
with st. Louis for the control of that
team next season and predicts that Won
der Abe will beat Muckenfuss.
John B. Day has been writing a little
base ball history. He says the New York
Club, under his control, always cleared
from $50, 600 to sec, 600 a year until the
war Of 80.
John H. Doescher, son of Umpire
Doescher, who played with the Fordham
College team last season, is to be given a
trial by the Buffalo Club next season as
pitcher
Kansas City critics express surprise
that "Rony'' Viox was not drafted by a
major league club. He was the best sec
ond baseman in the Western League,
although light hitter.
Detroit has quite contingent of base
ball players wintering there. George
Stallings, Sharrott, Thomas, Clancy and
Sam Thompson are putting in their time
in the City OF Straits.
Captain Anson is kept busy issuing
details. He now jumps on the report
that he is to open billiard hall in Chi
cago. Wise man! There are too many
such rooms already in the Windy City.
Editor Sanborn, of the Springfield
Union, is of opinion that roller polo will
be the winter game of the entire country
before long, and thinks that the base
ball magnates should take it up.
Chauncey Fisher has been notified by
President franklin, Of Buffalo, that there
il no prospect of his becoming manager
of the Bisons. This makes It evident
that Fisher will be with Baltimore.
Anson says he never contemplated
having anything to do with minor
league ball; unless, indeed, Western
League club could be located in Chicago,
which Is impossible under present con-
ditions.
Billy Work and Ed Dugdale are hard at
work organizing the Pacific Northwest
League for next year. They figure on
circuit comprising Tacoma, Seattle,
Salem, Portland, Victoria and Van
couver.
Hughey Jennings is back in Baltimore.
He will probably discontinue his studies
at the University of Maryland Law
School and 60 to Hot Springs with Billy
Keller, there to remain until spring.
Won der Abe is willing to retire to the
background in the st. Louis Club muddle
i he is granted twenty-five per cent. of
,he gate receipts next year and the
ground privileges. Muckenfuss laughs
It Won der Ahe's proposition, and says
he former club president will be forced
o retire without any inducements.