The evening times., 1898-08-12
NATIONAL DENTAL PARLORS.
SPORTING SPLINTERs.

Keeler, Of Baltimore, new leads the League in
batting.
Laioie is the first League batsman this season
to hit for over 100 extra bases
Umpire Hunt was pelted with beer glasses and
bottles at st. Louis on Saturday.
Louisville has won FIVE out Of seven games
from Boston in Louisville.
Jack Bonner is down to l6l pounds and has only
three pounds to take off before meeting Dan
Creedon at Coney Island next Monday night.
Jack Stivetts has been sent to his home at
Ashland, Pa. Selee says he is Of no more use to
the Boston.
Tim Hurst SAYS that the managers Of tail-end
clubs and umpires should form a mutual admira.
tion society and cuss and discuss their tales Of
woe in the secret retreat Of some friendly back
room.
Billie Barnie is trying to form a new league for
next season. to be known as the Union League
He has secured the cities in Worcester Albany
Troy and Binghamton. and has three others pick
ed out.
Umpires Gaifney and Brown think that il the
League would pass rule compelling each club
to place a piece Of black rubber in the space
between the plate and the batteIs' lines il would
be of great assistance in helping umpires in
judging balls and strikes.
Jake Gaudaur, the professional. has issued
challenge to row any oarsman in the world pre-
yious to his retirement from rowing. Mcdonald
the champion oarsman Of Ottawa, has accepted
the challenge, and the race will be rowed on
some course in Canada about August %.
81 have got a scheme to make a little money
for the boys We land the pennant,"- said
Hughey Duffy. eve will rattle of our old bats
at the end Of the season. said the Bostons' cap.
tain, with a smile. 81 think there a whole
lot Of our admirers who would take chances In
order not to have the short end Of it laid in .
fresh supply Of bats at Louisville the other day."
George Considine has withdrawn the q, 500 he
posted to arrange a match for Corbett with Bob
Fitzsmmons Jim Jeffries In view of the fact
that there is no possible chance of Ftzsmmons
taking on Corbett, and also that there is no like
lihood Of Jeffries meeting Corbett at least for a
while Considine thought It better to take the
money down. He declares however, that he will
post it again il he sees any chance of arranging
q match.
himself have made up their minds to 60 to
Frisco is because it would be too expensive to
remain in the East and do nothing. 1--WE have
our homes on the coast" said Billy, land as
New York again. Under circumstances has
Jeffries decided to quit the ring. He hasn't been
seen to his best advantage as yet, and when he
fights again the sports will acknowledge that they
were wrong in judging him too quickly" De-
laney has taken down the q 900 forfeit he de-
posted with Martin Bowling to find a match
with either Corbett CT Sharkey.
zone reason the Baltimore team isn't playing
the game this season that it did some seasons be-
fore is because there has been too many weddings
on the team" said Jack Doyle, of the New Yorks,
the other day. "What has q wedding to do with
the Baltimores' work? Just this: Several of the
hard working Baltimore players have married very
nice ladies'" was the reply. Before tine players
were married they would get up on the lines
coach, hustle. and do any old thing to come home
Q winner. After they were married and had some
one in the stands that they cared for watching
their every movement they do not feel like doing
anything that would, in their estimation, make
them appear foolish to their partners for life"