The times., 1898-06-27
SPORTING NOTES.

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Catonsville Country Club. near Baltimore,
will be played next Saturday between the
Baltimore Cricket Club and the team OF
the former organization.
]. l. V. Bonney, captain and left field
er of the University of Virginia base
ball team, is at his home in Baltimore
His club has made a creditable record
during the season and has scored twenty
victories. and has only met with six de-
feats.
William Macdermott. the popular coach
OF the Johns Hopkins field and track
athletic teams, viii begin training at the
Johns Hopkins cage today. Macdermott
will make an attempt to break several
records this Fall.
Anson's friends in Chicago have decided
TO give him a great reception when the
New YOrks open in Chicago on June -
An appropriate design Of flowers and
scarfpin Will be presented TO him. Sew
eraI tally-hos and band will form a
street parade "A letter has been sent
to Anson asking that he play first base
In the first game Of the ChIca2o-New
York series.
Sockalexis. the famous Indian ball
player of the Cleveland club, who mas
occupied the bench much of the time
recently probably VIII be exchanged.
Negotiations are pending TO trade him
for Pitcher Mcbride Of the Youngstown
club who Is said 10 be the best pitcher
in the Interstate League. II is thought
the deal will be closed within a day or
TWO.
Eddie Bald is TO be genuine Thespian.
He is 10 make his debut next fall in "A
Twig of Laurel" a Iour-acI, pastoral
cycle drama" The piece is described as
having cycle basis, and the plot is said
to be pretty, romantic and pleasing. a
race meet is feature of the third act.
| showing the riders actually racing
| against one another, as on the track. This
effect is worked out with patented ma
chinery and panorama.
The attraction for Friday night. July
!, at the Lenox Athletic Club, New York,
will be a twenty round contest between
George Dixon OF Boston and Ben Jordan
OF England for the featherweight cham
| pionship of the world. This will be the
| first international fight that has been ar
! ranged TO take place in that city for
| several years. Some believe that Dixon
| will topple from his pugilstic throne and
| be compelled to relinquish his title of
! champion TO the sturdy little English
man, but Tom O'Rourke claims that Dix
| on, as heretofore, will fool the wiseacres.
! Jordan is rounding rapidly into form and
| acclimating himself a Coney Island un-
| der the watchful eye of Benny Murphy.
! Those who have seen the Englishman
| box and punch the bag claim that he is
| like a streak of lightning. His sturdy
! form and well-muscled shoulders prove
| that he must be able to strike a power
| full blow.
| Commencing today and lasting until
| Sunday night, there will be a grand car
nival in Milwaukee, Wis, and on Thurs
| day, Friday and Saturday the National
Gun Club of that city will celebrate its
semi-centennial with live and clay bird
| tournament at its own grounds and viii
| add 81 goo in cash to the various events
| The program for each of the first TIVE
days comprises eight events at eight
| birds each, 81 entrance, five moneys
$25 added in each event. The men with
| the best average for the two days viii
also divide $780, On the third day live
birds will be trapped. Event No. 1 will
| be at fifteen birds SIS entrance, S25t
| added. Event No. at ten birds, sic en-
| trance, $50 added. and event No s. the
same, with 500 added. All will be handi
cap affairs, twenty-six to thirty-twC
yards rise, and there will be four money.
in each event American Association
rues will govern the tournament.
All along the National League circuit
the one complaint, poor attendance, is be
ing pretty generally heard. and of course
the war IS held responsible for this un
healthy state of affairs. Take the Gin
cinnati team for instance. The Red
have always been literally supported il
years past, and in view of their grea
showing thus far this season the patron
age should be unusually large Just tn,
contrary is the case, however, for the re
ceipts up to date are fully 80 per cen
less than they were last year. Presiden
Pulliam of the Louisville Club played t
more money in one Sunday last year thai
two this. In some quarters it is feared
that the present season will go on record
as another 80. Then it was found neces
] sary to lop off the last months pay will
| certain clubs. From the present outlook i
is extremely doubtful if more than three
clubs will net a substantial profit thi
season. There is no doubt that the loca
club will show a considerable margin oil
the right side of the balance sheet, Will
the champion Bostons are sure to max
money for the stockholders at the Hub
The Cincinnati, Baltimore and Cleveland
teams are all good drawing cards AM
will do well on the road.