The sun., 1898-11-03
THE SPORTS OF THE Day
GleaEiDgs Gathered From Off 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-
etics-.WilminstOn's In
teresting Budget.
DIAMOND DUST.

With McGraw and Doyle on the New
York team things would be about as
lovely next season as they were in Balt-
more last year.
The benefit game at Chicago, October
l6, netted each Chicago player Sl20, and
each Cleveland player 500. Pretty good
for one game; eh?
Manager Tom Brown is being urged by
the Chicago ball cranks to make Jimmy
Ryan captain of next years team. Dahlen
was failure.
The Boston players are firm in the con
viction that Nichols is the greatest pitcher
that ever lived. For the amount OF work
he has done, yes.
Pitcher WaddeIl, drafted by Louisville,
keeps his arm in shape during the winter
by turning an ice cream freezer in Il
Pennsylvania village hotel.
Phil Knell, the former great League
pitcher, recently Y pitched three successful
victories against the Stockton club. in the
California circuit.
Perry Werden's physician has hopes OF
Perrys injured knee, and believes that
Perry will be in shape to cavort around
the first sack again next season.
Andy Lawson would like to hear from
players for his New England League
team If 1899. His permanent address is
SO Rogers Building, Boston, Mass.
Boston's great but sullen catcher, Ber-
gen, never jokes with anybody. With
/ i'm everything is in downright earnest.
He won't have anybody kid with
him.
Hugh Jennings is of opinion that the
once invincibe Baltimore team will be
split up this winter. Eanlon and the
town having grown tired of witnessing
stars.
Bill Lange, Jimmy Ryan and Jimmy
Callahan are assisting in the campaign Of
Pete Gallagher, the old ball player, in
his canvass to become an Illinois legis-
ator.
The Brooklyn Club has decided to
hold pitchers Howell and Castor for fur
ther trial next spring Young Howel's
father once played on the famous old
Mutuals.
The dispute over Worcester between
the Eastern, New England, Atlantic and
Union Leagues has been decided by the
National Board in favor of the New Eng
land League.
Walter Brodie is still suffering from
| that broken collarOUne, caused by his
fall early in July, and when last heard
| from he had his arm and shoulder en-
cased in plaster.
The Boston team, under the able man
agement OF Frank Il. Selee, has captured
first honors five times, in 1891, 1892,
1893, 1897 and 1898, which is an envaple
record.
During the ball game at Shamokrh,
Pa, on the 18th inst, the weI-known
umpire, John J. Kelly, had bone
broken in his left hand, and tine injured
member is now in very bad condi-
ton.
In Washington they profess to believe
that Jimmy Mcclure has played his last
game as a member of the Senatorial ag-
gregation. Mr.. Wagner certainly is try
ing hard to dispose of him.
Either Jennings or McGraw, Of Bati-
more, will, in all likelihood, be engaged
to coach the Cornell base bail team next
spring. In past years the faculty has
forbidden the hiring Of professional base
ball coaches, but this restriction was re-
Gently removed,
Manager Selee has drafted outtielder
Frisbee, of the Kansas City team, fov
Boston. Frisbee was the fastest man in
the Kansas City Club, faster even than
Slagle,
One run seems to be a trilling affair,
but it was very large factor in deciding
National League games tbe past season.
Ont of the So7 games played, there were
POS decided ia favor OF one or the other
of the contestants by the narrow margin
of one run, a proportion OF one game out
OF every four and Il half. BY just the
margin of one run the Philies won three
from Baltimore and New York. two
from Cleveland, one from Boston, Brook
lyn, Cincinnati, Pittsburg, st. Louis and
Washington.