The sun., 1898-03-16
SUNS SPORTING MELANG[
'arioaS Pointers Gathered From
Hli the Turf.
SELF DEFENSE: OTHER SPORES
H"~hm" of the --latest Happenings in
Nthictir~..-In,iOur and Field
boinG~ of Interest
Here.
DIAMOND DUST.

"allrf N'wl>, the new rnt whuln
tom i'u'nS '"I mp a> Il nud,i y,pne
i'all because tr does no, drink. smoke,
, new or r'lrs". nAr- Sunday ball. lie
'ayS II" VIII GUN thr hnsinr>. before he
A"'IId plaS hail on Sunday. and Manager
Tom Burns says the v"uny ii:Il's wishes
VIII h' Respected ~ lh'lr are rnUugh
other PLAYERS to fill IN. Woods i. the
onl y man ON the team who has scr,lpIrs
against participating in sunday games.
Manager Tom Burns, Of the Chicago. :.
intends I, introduce many new plans ON
which the team will b. run This season
Is latest Is the plan regarding ratchrr..
! lie VIII play one catcher behind tin. iu,
unit hr Is injured and in danger OF be-.
coming stale. rather than alternating at
i,arkSt"p. Burns thinks constant prar.
tlrc keeps the catcher in better form than
ii h" lays off every other day.
/ !, looks Il. il Veteran bail players haze
II" chance Of becoming League umpi.rs
Mhllr Mex Young is President uf the
\m mi"ial League Tony MuIlane asked
II nclc' Nick for Il job ON his staff r.-
Gently, and it is said, was told by the
'alt ttr tng" aud 60, a reputation. 1t is
S''h A'nI.a'" lS not he only old player
who has been treated in this way.
Tim Hurst took his team of Browns to
West Baden Springs yesterday, where
they will get in condition ior the COM
ing seasons work. Hurst has signed Il
new nitcher named Smith, who was with
he Philadelphia Club two years ago.
lie halls from Boston and is expected to
strengthen the team.
/ Pink lIawlry has surprised the Gin.
clnnatl Club by reporting 1T San Antonio
where thc Reds are at work. lie arrived
there last Friday. tie SAYS he will not
surrender yet, but has made arrange.
nrntS f"r massage treatment bv Dr.
Frey and has laid ont plans for trips to
Hot Springs. 1t is expected that lIawIry
Will make final stand. and if The club
will not give in he will.
! Ned Ilanlon may experience a little
trouble in getting his team ,Grti.rr by
the time II" season opens. SIX of his
players have banded together and do
, not intend to sign the contracts unless
they receive more money than last wear
on account of the lcngthcning of the
schedule. The llnkl-uu,> are: Jennings,
keelcr, Kelley, Clarke, Stencil and
Bowcrn,an.
The Wnnhnl race the coming season
lies between five clubs. namely, New
/ York, Boston, Baltimore. ('incinn,,i
! and Cleveland. These five clubs are al.
most certain Of finishing in the first d.
vision, barring accidents. >.-S,. L,,iS
! Republic.
/ Billy Earle. the o,l-tinrr, saws Jerome
Bradley, til" SlOO.OOO ball PLAYER from
rrincrt"n. is a crackcrjack. lie is sim.
ply w"ndcr.' says ltarr Il coached
the Princeton team. and never knew
u better man. lie haSn', yet secured IA
jon, and the team that wIs him will %,
rach.''
Pitcher Lewis will not 90 SOUTH with
the Boston team, as I,c is STUDYING hard
for his degree "f master OF arts at VIII
lians. lie has agnrd to join the team
in May, and earlier in case Of need.
R'lsie sisnr. his contract as pitch n
with the New York Club Yesterday, and
expect. to report iur duty soon. Before
he agreed t. sign the club made nuulif
cations in tw" oi the articles. lie isal
present staying in In,iana,u,is.