The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-06
THE WORLD OF SPORTS
Current Gossip of the Day, and
Comment Thereon.
BASEBALL THIS AFTERNOON
The Senator's VIII Meet Catholic
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO PIN.
LehiR h-The Coming Horse show.
Trap shooting at Baltimore-Gus
schmelz Talks About Mercer.

The game this afternoon at National
Park will be between the Senators and
the Catholic University team. Play will
begin at O'Clock. and a good game will
result, as McTighe is down TO pitch for
the varsity nine. At Georgetown Field
the strong Lehigh University team is
scheduled TO meet Captain McCarthy's
Georgetown boys and a hotly-contested
game will be played. So far this Spring
the local university men have been vic
torious over aY opponents, and they are
eager to keep up the Inbroken record of
victories.
The horse show to be held at Convention
Han next month is attracting much inter
est. Manager Field is receiving letters
OF inquiry from all over the country about
it. The attendance of prominent horse
men from the large Eastern centers is now
assured. Many local owners will exhibit
some prze-winning horseflesh. The So
ciety element is on the qui vive, and IT is
safe to say that the boxes viii all be en-
gagged before the show opens In the mid
die Of the han will be "A large tanbark
ring. At the sides will be tn boxes and at
each end the reserved seats. There will
also be the gallery and the promenade.
The traps and coaches Will be stored in
the building and the horses cared for at
neighboring stables.
The stewards OF the Jockey Club pro-
pose TO do away with the touts ard
hangers-on of racing stables. At the
next meeting which viii be held April
Il. the following amendment TO rule Isl
is TO be offered: mo exercise riders
grooms, or other employees in a racing
stable shall be allowed on the grounds OF
any association whose race meetings arc
held under these rules until ne shall have
obtained a license from the stewards of
the Jockey Club. Such license shall be
good until revoked or suspended by the
stewards of the Jockey Club, and no fee
shall be charged for it."
The fifth annual trap-shooting tourna-
ment of the Baltimore Shooting Assoc
citation began yesterday at its grounds.
and will continue four days. The first
two days viii he devoted to target shoot
ing and the last two To live birds. The
first Of the out-of-tOwn shooters to ar
rive were F. d. Fulford. OF Utica, y. Y.
who won the live bird championship.
Grand American handicap March p, and
Sim Glover.
Al Herford is after two good men to
meet his champions. Joseph Cans and
James Janey. next Monday night when
they will box al the tournament to be
given hv the Eureka Club. OF Baltimore,
for the Maine sufferers. Manager Her
ford continues to receive letters from
ambitious boxers. who are anxious to
get a trial at the benefit He says If
an get a chance. the program could not
be finished in two evenings. The serv-
ices or number Of new men will he ac-
cePted.
Another strong card has been added !
10 the boxing carnival of the Eureka |
Athletic club prepared for Easter Mon |
day nights benefit for the Maine sur |
vivoTs. which viii be held at Music !
Hall Baltimore. II viii be a middle
weight contest. and viii introduce two |
men who for some zine past have been |
TRYING TO get together. They are Abe |
Tlman. the prominent middleweight of /
Baltimore, and Barney Connors. Of Can
ton. who has recently come to the front |
i'm his class. Like the rest Of the local /
boxers. they are fun OF patriotism, and |
ready to do their share for the benefit /
In conjunction with such men as Joe |
Cans Jim Janey. the BLACK Demon"
Jack Ward. the 'Nonpareil." Johnny
Smith. Big six. Kid Lackey. Young |
Smyrna, Kid Byrnes. Frank Farley Sol.
English, Ernie Gebhart and a number of
Others equally prominent they will pre-
sent q constellation of boxers for a car
nival that il will be hard to beat one
and all are getting into shape for their
bouts and some warm times may be ex-
pected next Monday evening.
Gus. Schmelz, formerly the manager
Of the Senators, but now with the Mimi
eapolis club. has the following 10 say in
an interview with a Cincinnati CONNER
representative:
1T certainly pays TO be f1rse-class |
Dallplayer. Take Win Mercer. the crack
pitcher Of The Washington Senators, for
Instance. ] brought him out some years
ago. paying him at the rate OF SO per
month for the first season. As the play
ne season hardly lasts six months, Mer-
'er' aggregate salary amounted to only |
$50 Now he commands salary of S.
90 for six months work That's a pref |
y stiff jump. but Mercer deserves it. |
md the Washington club will make no |
mistake in paying him literally for his |
abOr. MERGERS salary is considerably |
arger than that paid the governor of
more than one Of the United States. and |
here are hundreds of prominent officials |
10Th local and national. getting less pay
or working twice as long as the crack |
Washington pitcher. With the possible |
exception Of Rusie. 1 guess Mercer is
he highest salaried pitcher in the big |
.eaEUe. Nichols, who won the remnant
or Boston last year. is holding out for |
3, 70a but the Boston management in
lists that he must sign for 50, 40O'
According TO the St Louis Globe
Democrat, Tim Turst has declared him
elf No matter how badly he may be
reated by the umpires this season. he $
avs he viii hold his tongue. Says Tim: r
Il know what it is to have the manager | I
hewing and 1 will not be guilty of cali '
ne any of the knights of the indicator g
own. I'll have my men on hand. though | v
nd we won't stand for any unfair work. | +
IS for me, however, I'll be as mute as the | .
roverbial clam when there is any kick !
lg going on" =
Gus Schmelz stood by nd heard Hursts i
emarks.
Tim. you will be wor If YOU do as | ,
GU say you will declared Minneapolis
1T is human nature for us TO I
SIX for fair play in the heat of battle and | :,
GU will be doing the same thing before | !
he season is very old. OF course, | be, | /,
eve ali umpires mean TO be honest but ! II
hen you get the worst of it, ii will only II
e natural for YOU 10 openly declare your> | 4
elf. All umpires who become managers | a
clubs start out with the same predic> | n
ons as you have just made. j remember | e
ohm Kelly when he resigned from the | n