The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-27

was anxious 10 Utttit tHt ihQihbd tVHtis
and meant TO take advantage OF the COM
Ing battle 10 study McCoy's Style.
'.From what hear" said Parson Davies,
Joe will be laid up for six months, but
you can take my word for It, Just as soon
ns he gets well, II he Is sick, he will hunt
i Mccoy
George Green's decision Of draw In the
starkeys choynsM contest on the nth In
slant. when IL was brought to a terinina-
| lion In the eighth round by the unwilling
but compulsory retirement from the ring
beyond tie allotted space Of ten seconds
of one of the principals, was OF such a
startling grotosqnc character that sns-
4 gesiion is in order that the code under
1 which such verdict could be rendered
| should be reohristeHed the Marquis OF
Greensbufy rules In homer of referee
whose decentralization that evening put
another nail In the coffin of Caifornia's
reputation for honesty aud fair play.
! The showing made by Jack DAILY against
| Kid Laylgne at Cleveland the other night
was q surprise to the sporting world. while
J every one knew that the Wilmington lad
was not to be moderated, yet they could
not believe that the champion would not
| win
The battle was probably as great as any
that ever took place in the light weight
class 1t was a case of fight from start
to flush, as the Kid Is not man to per-
nit any one TO fiddle about in ring with
him. He Is all fight from the time the
gong sounds, but In this particular he has
none the best Of DAILY. While 1t Is true
The champion did most OF the leading III
his fight the other night, yet DAILY did not
permit the kid to lay back. When KID
was not forcing matters DAILY was ana the
result was n fight that was full of action
from the moment time was called.
II was any ones contest from the start.
Kids terrible furnishing powers are well
known to all ring followers, and many
thought the contest would not last ten
rounds, but they moderated DAILY. The lat
ter Is Just as sood II not better, pun
Usher than the Kid. He is strong and very
clever and when 1t came to nfighting he
; had all the best of the work. In q clinch
IL was DAILY who always struck the last
blow before the brcabaway. The Kid, in
his body fighting, played for one spot and
that was over the Kidneys. It was differ
eut with the boy from Wilmington Any
place suited him, and there was hardly a
clnch that be did not send in half up
per cut into Lnvlgne's ribs, wind or kid
neys. At long range he had the best Of
the Kid IN reach, and it kept the kid
| DuSY NJ times BetIlnE AWAY ITDul Tue
straight leftshand iabs.
Taking the work of both men into con-
sideration DAILY seemed to have the best Of
! 1t Mt the end of the battle, and there we're
many who would have bet that he would
have won had the fight gone on.
The League Of American wheelmon, de-
, string to procure photographs of bid
> country roads for use In its agitation Of
> the good roads movement, has ol9er,d $l25
cash In prizes, as follows: First prize $50,
second prizo $25, third prize SIS, fourth
: prize $40 and i've prizes of 80 each. Prizes
viii be awarded on single pictures. Any
/ one can take rart in this competition and
, soiui in as many photographs as he pleascs,
bat not more than one prize viii b.
awarded to any one person. The oonpeti-
ton will remain open until June !, 1898,
and every person able TO usA a camera.
and who ltnoN what n bad country road
is like when he sees it, should asaist the
good work and enter the competition.
Photographs should be sent 10 Otto
Dorner chairman National committee Tor
highway Improvement, H. a. W., postodi
box i5a, Milwaukee, Wis
. New Orleans Times Democrat. 2itl.
The members OF this seasons New Orleans
team are arriving in pairs Two more reached
here yesterday--Pitcher Haoger coming from
hs home IN Illinois. and First Baseman 14au
aon, from Mobile, where he has been spending
ths winter and to Judge from his appearances
he must have put In his spare time good
use, as no Fever look ed to % Ia better cundi-
ton. lie says he ~ ready tn commence play
ing Ut : momentN notice, as he has been
ptuciiciEg for several wncHs and took part m
same against Mobile las, Sunday when no
made q hume run oG one OF the Gulf City's
crack litohers which won the game for the
teAm WITH which he Was Playing,
Lau2on is well known rs tho baseball nat
iOhS OF TINS city through Ills connection with
the Lehman team OF the city loaguc WHICH
hhd snch succepsiu seusou the past sum-
mer, lie is surA tc render good account OF
himself IN the southern league, being POS
sessod OF those qualities thaL tend 10 maxi, n
good ball player, lie Is cure aud heavy
baluman, quick and sure fielder. and one OF
the hardest and most accurate throwcr8 ever
seen on the local diamond
Hnogcr is pitcher with n record that
speaks volumes for his ability aud Powell
expects great things OF him, lilo is rusty
not having had the advantage OF any spring
practice, bu, he expects to round-to In q few
duNs and To do his share toward helping his
team wir the flag.
or. who Is to captain and manage the Charles
ton team Ia the southern league, and "Sbam''
Meyers, who Is also native md viii be
member Of tho same team, expect 10 leave
today to Join their club. Joe bowie, VINO Is
TO play with Savannah, Will take his dc
lartufe some day this week.
| r.
who has boon winterlng In this city. viii
moi ioave for Milkeshnrre urtil next week
Gus klopl passed through here the other
day, bound for Augusta, with whose team he
is to play th!s ssHsuii
John L, Kelly. the jovial magnato OF the
Mopllc team, has already released two of his
yeung blood ea'ehers ard signed old reliable
Catcher Warner of the New York bali
club gives the following excellent advice
to young players who would Try for the
position,
Though the catehers position is dan
gerous. it furnishes unlimited opportuni-
ties to bright, heady player. quick
witted. strong-armed lad is likely to prove
a success behind the bat.
The essential point in the makeup of
oackstop is good throwing arm No
matter how well you can hold speed or
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