The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-01-08
SPORTING EVENTS.

Tommy Tucker. lie Of the foshorn
voice and vocifcrouS coaching antics. Will
not be heard on the big league circuit
this season, unless the WASHINGTON and
Kansas City clubs declare Il deal off that
involves his services. says the New York
Sun. Tucker WAS released hy Boston to
W aSh!nGtuu last season 50 that the great
Teuuey might play first base. The trans
fer almost broke fuckers heart. for he
was playing last ball and could see no
reason for the deal. But the m0mcut
Tommy put on NashiuGtuu uniform he
became Imhurd with spirit of revenge.
Tie wanted To ShoW the crankS all over
the country that he had received unjust
treatment. 50 il" gulprd down his feel
ingS and played the game of his life"
Ia batting he surprised pitchers ON every
team he played against. while III fielding
he even rXrcllcd his former wonderful
pays. especially those III which he stopped
Wild throws with orc hand while lying
fiat on The turf. fuckers sole ambition
was to play such good ha ii that some ot
the big clubs would buy his release from
Washington this winter, and from his
standing iii the official records Il looked
aS if his wishes would hr fulfilled. But
when Washington secured Jack Doyle
dead was arranged between j. Earl NaE-
nrr and Jimmy Manning of the Kansas
tlN tlNli NAtItbN t'At'f - 10 i'tdN l'iNl
base with thr latter club. II seems
strange that this excellent player should
he overlooked hy several clubs in the
league in need of good first hasCmCu.
Tucker could br used with strengthening
results 10y tn" brooklyn, Philadelphia,
PttshUrE. 81. Louis and Louisville clubs,
and yet all oi them must have unWlttln|-
e., waived claim to his services, else
Washington could not have mddr the
above deal. Tucker has been in the \a-
tiunal lragu" since 1880, and has been,
in spite of his noisy Cuach.ug, Crcdlt
70 baseball. He has never been known
to use foul language. on the field ami has
always rcfraIucd from bruW-hcatlnG UNI
pires. Thoroughly temperate III his hah-
its ana an enthusiastic worker Tor tn"
success of his team. Tucker deserves
more of reward than what appears To-
hr Il summary dismissal from lcagu"
company. The public viii miss him if
only for tn" ginger lie put into the game.
1t appears from the above that Jimmy
Manning secured tn" inside track IN the
race for Tucker. aS Connie Mack had
been after Thomas for some time. The
fight is not Yet settled and Connie may
yet land Iii" big fellow.
Billy Newman sent letter to the
London Mirror of Life saying that he
WAS ready To- give $1,000 purse for VIII
turlry. VII" defeated Patsy Haley, to
meet any bantam: S1ONO I" Ben Jordan.
who yarqui>hrd Tommy White, and a
very large purse for Ted White To- com"
here and meet Kid Mccoy. White j.
the pUgiliSt who defeated Mccoy in Eng
land in ten rounds. White. in Il letter
to nr. ordWay the other day. stated that
he would fight Mccoy again ana would
face him i'm this country if necessary.
Newman viii give substantial expenses.
too, and say, thar he viii extend every
courtesy To tn" Foreigners Belly may
have turIry 20 against Dave Sullivan.
who Is due in New York from England
very shortly.
w f. IIatley made Il run of 1I6 in =
game of cushion caroms at Duluth yes
tcrday. The run was made on 4 - by
. table. The highest previous run was
50.
Sir Walter. one of the gamcst and
honcStcs; horses that ever earned
brackets. was retired to the state Thurs
day after Il campaign ou the running
turf which has few parallels lie will
br an S-ycar-old on January |. 50 that
hc leaves. a racing record behind him cN-
tending over five years, and yet when he
left Morris Park yesterday he WIS with
out scar or hcmi>h He was shipped To
Kentucky, and his destination is said
to- he the Eimcudorf stuc. farm. This
is ROW the property of i. l.. llaGGin. who
bred Sir Walter. and who also owns his
sire. Midlothian. 50 that the buoCk
stables pet should feel At home. Tn"
hors" has not been sold, and may 10"
pulled ont ut some future date for am-
other coup.
Tommy Corcoran has a brother, Phil, Il
pitcher. who will hr given Il trial hy tn"