The sun., 1898-12-07
Gleanings 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.
letics.-W Wilmington's In.
teresting Budget.
DIAMOND DUST.
ow about that Reading Club?


How about that Reading Club?
Will the business men buy the fran
chise and transfer the club to Whining
ton?
Scott Beggs, the WiImingtons' man
ager, is in town.
Yank Sterlith is keeping himself il
good condition.
Johnny Newell is visiting in Wes
Chester.
Deals and runners OF deals are the tall
OF the base ball world.
Connor, the Wilmingtons' catcher, ex
poets to get berth on one of the minol
league clubs.
Babies, although being good bawlers,
don't always make good knights of the
diamond.
Anson has tried all schemes but one,
and that is leading a circus.
Who wants Billy Joyce? That's the
question.
The Phillies have secured a good I'm
in Roy Thomas. Will they give him a
show?
When new one joins National
League club then the knockers get in
their little knocks.
Pete Cassidy will strengthen the
Brooklyns considerably.
Chick Tierney is regular Amole in
watching the bases.
Shannon can get them over to first in
an all right way.
The ground around short at Union
Park is very bad but Tierney always
handled all comers.
Bill McGonigal covers more ground
than any man on the Wilmingtons.
Frank Selee and "Billy' Barnie are
talked of as managers of polo teams in
Greater New York.
Combine the fining and suspension
systems and get rid of that Brush relic
the useless Board of Discipline.
Cincinnati and Pittsburg are said to be
counter-bidders for Lave Cross, of St.
Louis. Neither may get him.
Ned Hanlon has finally convinced his
patrons in Baltimore that the Orioles will
not be transferred to Brooklyn.
The wife of Bob Gilks, of the Toledo
team, died on Nov. IS. Both she and
her husband are natives Of Cincinnati.
Backstop Niche Is, of the Orphans, is
one of the most active catcbers anv
minor league has produced in 10 years.
Frank Selee now frankly admits that
he made mistake in Understanding
Algy Mcbride and Steinfeldt last spring.
Manager Wallie Taylor calculates on
adding Jimmy Duncan to his catching
corps on the Toronto team next season.
The Kansas City Club has its hooks
out for wiley" Davis, who was
scratched by Cincinnati and later by
indianapolis.
Base ball "rooters" may now have a
chance to gee ball teams from Cuba.
porto Rico and Manila in the near
future.
Manager Selee of Boston wants to trade
Catchers Yeager and Bransfeld, Pitchers
klobedaM and Hickman and Jimmy
Stafford. Selee would do we'll to secure
one frst-class player for this bunch.
President Franklin announced that
lack Rowe will not manage the Risons
he coming season. His successor will
oe a playing manager, probably Billy
Nash.
Louisville will not sell Outfelder
Clarke to New York and will not trade
Dexter and Clarke for Joyce, Herman
md Other old-timers.
At the annual meeting of the Cincin-
lati Club, held Monday, at Cincinnati,
ohm I: Brush was reelected president,
ma Ashley Lloyd, secretary. The team
'ill do its training at Columbus, Ca,
nd Brush says the club has not signed
ave Cross.
McAleer, Clevelands centre fielder.
as decided to retire from base ball and
ledrick will be given chance there.
Owsly Brown, 1900, of Springfield, ILL.,,
as been appointed manager of Prince
'n's freshman base ball team.