The sun., 1898-11-18
THE SPORTS Of THE DAY
Glesnings Gathered From on 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..Wilmington's In.
tcresting Budget.
DIAMOND DUST.

The question a. to who invented the
first catcher's mask 10 again going the
rounds. Captain Tying, Of Harvard, leads
in the guessing contest.
Bufalonians resent the idea that Sam
Wise is back number. He played more
games at second base this year than any
other Eastern Lacquer.
Harry Berthrong, who in his day was
the fastest base runner In the business,
10 now United States Collector of Gus.
toms at Manzanillo, Cuba.
Washington fans have been for ever a
week disesting beautiful tale that J. D.
LAsley, bicycle man, bas . 50 days op.
tion on the Senators franchise and
club. ,';.,.~&
Mr.. Freedman says there nre no ne
gotiations on for the purchase by the
New York Club of the Baltimore team.
He is satisfied that be has the nucleus
for good team.
Woods, of Chicago, who was tonted as
batting and fielding wonder in the
spring, batted at 1852 on the season.
Only his good pitching kept him in the
big League.
The veteran, Sam Thompson, has
asked the Philadelphia Club for release
from reservation, az he claims to have an
offer to manage Western League team
next season.
The U. Of P. faculty committee has re-
fused permission for the base ball team
to play with professional mines. The
captain and the manager Of the varsity
nine were desirous Of arranging games
with the league teams in order to give
the varsity men the best practice at the
opening Of the season.
The Cincinnati scribes have finally
come to the conclusion that the Cincin-
natl infield needs strengthening, in bat
ting at least.
AL Lawson at this late day claims that
he is the manager who first discovered
and stood sponsor for the now famous
NcGraw.
McGraw is said to have won $500 on
Joe Cans, the colored Baltimore pugilist
with the German name, who bested Nc
Partland.
"Bug'' Holiday will likely put in the
entire winter as cashier for a we'll.
bookmaker at the 100 days New Orleans
race meet ny.
Pitcher Pardee, of Kansas City, is ar
expert pool player, and has been en-
gagged as manager Of billiard hall in
Kansas City.
The Boston Club has about decided tc
have the Beaneaters do their preliminary
training at Durham, N. c., the seat oil
Trinity College.
The lifting of that labor boycott
against the Cleveland Club is the first
great step toward the restoration of base
ball prosperity in the Forest City.
Hollingsworth, the little utility man OF
the St. Joe team, is now PLAYING quarter
back on the Ellsworth Medical College
eleven at st. Joseph.
Alex Smith was the only League out
fielder who didn't make at least one as
sist. The pride OF Broadway played in
20 games in Brookly's garden.
Thomas +. Burns, who, as the new
manager of the Chicago base ball team
this year, made money for the clubs
stockholders for the first time in several
seasons. has just been elected vice-presi-
dent of the Springfield Club, in which
he still retains an interest. While in
New York Wednesday he said that the
profits of the Chicago Club this year
reached nearly $4,000.
At the December meeting of the Ma
tional League the handling of the um-
pires may be taken out of Nick Young's
hands and chief Of umpires appointed,
probably A. c. Anson.
John Rogers, of the Philadelphia Club,
advocates two leagues of eight clubs
each, the winners to play off for the
championship OF the two associations.