The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-30
ON DIAMOND AND IN RING
Notes of the Sporting World
and Comment Thereon.
COLLEGE GAME POSTPONED
Two League Players Who VIII b.
Watched With Interest the Coming
Over the Umpires-Current Gossip
of Flights and Fighters.

who viii be watched with great interest
during the early part of the season.
They are Lajoie. Of the Phnies, and
Jones. of the Brocklyns Both are great
players. but this season they are taking
up entirely new Positions and if sue
cessful they viii strengthen their teams
materially.
Lajoie at second is expected TO round
out q strong nfield for the Phillies. and
Jones al short for Brooklyn will plug up
the weakest spot in that team. The
swap in position OF these two men brings
up the question regarding the advisable
ity OF trying to make an infielder OF
player accustomed to hlling some other
place In the past the results have been
satisfactory, and here are some in
stances:
Jack Doyle. OF the Senators. made his
debut on the diamond as a catcher.
Wallace, OF the Clevelands, was pitch
er only two years ago; Lowe, BostOn's
creek second baseuan, was originally
iettiielGer and when first tried in his
present berth he did got give much
promise. Jennings. Of the BaltimoreS.
vino is thought 20 be the greatest short
stop in the country. was catcher when
he first played professionally. Mailman.
a
backstap once and started out as a pitch
e. KID Gleason. OF the New York
club, was a noted pitcher. Dahlen. Chi
Cages brilliant Shortstop. never played
that place regularly until Arson got
him, and Ely. the Pittsburg shortstop.
did not Try his hand there until he had
worked his arm out i'm the box Davis.
Of the New Yorks. when Cleveland first
signed him. was a superb outficlder who
was used as q third baseman in pinch
and made an instantaneous hit. Collins
Of the ROstoUs was an outdelder when
SeleC got him from Buffalo three years
ago. and when "farmed" 10 Louisville
he was tried at third base as an expert
ment. He was success from the start,
and the Boston club lost no time in TAX
ins him back.
Many other instances could be mention
ed where players have made great sue
ccSseS in positions new to them. and il is
probable that old-time bah playing axiom
that a good man can fiji any position
would still hold good if put in practice.
Col sockalexis has the best Of all the
other players under the new rules lie
says III cuSs the umpire in Penobscut
and If they cali me III say I was telling
them they are Just right, and that you
fellows are dead wrong in the Kicking
Jessie Rurkett is taking lessons from
Socks in the latteT's native tongue,
and can already say ''hickehomko'' ,rob-
her) "ksnylanyee" tgreen lobster and
several other things which fit in nicely
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Should Unison pan out as a winning
pitcher for the Phillies he can also have
fun with the umpire providing he sticks
10 the Seneca tongue. But Socks" and
Jlmison must be careful not to give away
What they are saying by signs % sour ex-
preston, otherwise they may be snapped
up. II is not always necessary for one TO
understand just what is said TO know that
ne Is being "cuSsed.' as is shown by the
experience Of Dummy HOY on the bah
held. Hoy can neither speak nor hear. 4
but manages 10 make himself so well I'M 4
derstood when kicking over decisions as 4
TO be frequently called down.
The game scheduled to take place this
afternoon between Georgetown College
and the Lafayettes, Of Pennsylvania has
beech postponed owing TO the bad condi-
ton of the grounds until Friday at 4.30 /
p. m. 1t is probable that the Georgetown |
team viii cross bats with the GaIlaudet /
nine Saturday next
Billy Madden is not backward in n,1t
ting himself on record as to his estimate 4
OF his new fighter. Rubin will prove
surprise TO the sporting world" saws he
Rubin has improved wonderfullv-more 1
Than any other fighter in the business
ever did in the same time he has been be
fore the public. In his coming fight with
Mccoy he Will have The advantage and
weight. He is just as game as Mccoy. 4
and while Mccoy may be the cleverer Of
the two, owing to his longer experience /
IN the ring, Rubin will give a good ac-
count Of himself, and win prove that he
is one of the fastest heavy men that ever
entered the ring"
The passing of Peter Jackson has
brought out expressions Of regret from
many followers of pugilism. No col7red
man ever held the place in the good /
graces OF the sporting fraternity that
Jackson did. Joe Donovan. speaking. ON
his line, says:
i used to meet Jackson frequently in I
san Francisco about ten years ago. VIXEN
ne first came over from Australia with |
DIG stiVer belt. emblemalic Of the cham
)ion Of the antipodes
lie did his first ring work there at Jack
1allinanS "CremOrne" on Market
street he met all Corners. He mad an
asy time Of il failing out second-raters.
-on Rlordan was the best that went
gainst him.
jackson was most unassuming man,
Pesihiib Only When spoken TO. and he
ould not bc brought to talk Of what he :
ad done or what he expected to DO
lie was the most modest man in that
ne / ever saw. He was so modest that
hough he had drubbed Paddy Slavin .
vice in Australia, he kept quiet when
addy set himself up as the fistic Pooh :
ah Of England some time afterward
He let the braggart have All the rope !
e wanted, and when Paddy was SUI
GENTLY blown up Peter, with "Parson''
avies, went over to England and clean !
] him out.
Iavigne, by the way, is not gaining <
opularity by his conduct since his meet c
lg with DAILY. His chagrin over the G
utcome OF the battle is growing more c
pparent every day. Ii is said that he y
imbibing freely, and that while in liq- 5
or the other day gave it out that he II
ould whip Days manager on sight. b
fitzpatrick is known to the sporting
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