The sun., 1898-11-19
THE SPORTS OF THE DAY
GleaningS 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.
teresting Budget.
DIAMOND DUST.

| SHoINy AtucTUOu, tDe WlIKCeOarfI
second baseman, was badly injured in ,
game Of foot ball by a vicious tackl,
about ten days ago, and will play nj
more this season.
Last year "Scrappy' Joyce at the enc
OF the season received from Mr.. Freed
man All extra $1,000 for landing New
York second. This fall "scrappy" gol
the marble heart.
George Stackhouse figures it out that
inasmuch as sports doomed from ocean
to ocean after the Civil War, next season
ought to be hummer for base ball all
over the country.
On the evening of November 7 De
Wolf Hopper turned over the silk PEN
nant Of 1898 to the Bostons at the bene.
at to the players, given by Hopper and
his company in Boston.
Catcher Yeager, according to Cincin-
natl dispatch, has not yet received his
share either of the Boston Clubs purse
or OF the big theatrical benefit given the
champions.
Pitcher Jesse Tannehill considers
Frank Bowerman one of the best CATCH
ers in all departments the game has ever
produced; and the best man to 20 after
bunts ever seen,
What sort of manager would Benja-
min Stuart Muckenfuss make? One
thing is sure-the Browns could not fin
ish lower under him than they did under
Won der Abe and Hurst.
Timothy Hurst thinks that James J.
Corbett has lead-pipe, copper-riveted,
cast.iron cinch on Tom Sharkey in the
coming 20.round bout, which takes
place in New York next month.
In "Buck" Ewing's opinion all that is
needed to restore the lost art of base run
ming is rigid enforcement of the balk
rules: A shorter cut to success would be
the abolition of the sacrifice hit.
Captain Hugh Duffy, of the Bostons,
Will take course in English literature
and the classics at Boston College. How
ever, he will ase nothing but base ball
English on the ball field.
'Scrappy" Joyce, who is at his home
ln st. Louis, is subscriber to the New
York papers. He has big scrap book
OF cartoons cut out Of the Gotham papers
in which be is the principal.
Pitcher "Pink" Hawley considers tho
Baltimores the greatest team of base ball
players in the business, and thinks the
finished the season fully up
to their best playing strength.
By taking Al players South with him
next spring Manager Watkins expects
to improve the Pirates so per cent.
At that rate he would win the pennant
by taking about 100 players South for
practice.
From San Francisco comes a report
hat Joe Corbett will be found on Gin.
;innatps payroll next season. "Brother
'oe' is said to be willing if the Cinc.n-
1ati Club can loosen Baltimore's grip on
him.
keeIer. the champion batter of the
National League, does not think the
pitchers are any more effective than they
we're 9 year ago. The batsmen's records,
including his own, give the negative to
<eeler's deduction.
President Nick Young is embowered
the orange blossoms Of League umpire
ID Andrews plantation, on the Indian
lver, in Florida, and will remain in the
lowry State till the League meetings
alls him back to New York.