The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-05-27
SPORTING ITEMS.

A dispatch from Washington says that
Outfielder Anderson of the BROOKLYN club
has been sold to the Senator's. The Balti-
more and New York clubs were after
Anderson. He is a good batter but slow
fielder. The dispatch also states that
Lahey, the Washington infelder, has been
given notice of his release and that Con-
ME Mack Of the Milwaukee club is after
him. This would lead to the suppositiop
that Mack wants to make trade for
Bert Myers, getting bonus on the side.
Lahey would be a. good man for substi-
tutc. Catcher Snyder Of the Washingtons
has been sold to the Louisville club.
Rochester has secured Frank Shannon.
who once played for the Indianapolis club
III the Western league.
Genins leads the Columbus team in bat
ting with Butler next. Mertes leads in
fielding.
Denny Lyons leads the Omaha team in
stick work and Griffin leads in fielding.
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Both Baltimore and New York are
trying to purchase Outfielder Anderson
from Brooklyn. He is wanted to play
uFSL DdSe.
Al Wagner is playing much better
my, Leahy. The "stoker'' covered but
little ground.-Times-Star
Pitcher Callahan of the Chicagos still
is bothered with his sore finger and it
will be some time before he is able to
pitch again.
Pitcher Murphy, farmed out to Hart
ford, is doing such excellent work in the
Atlantic league that the Philadelphia
club is thinking seriously of recalling
him.
Horace Fogel predicts that Lajoie will
be the star second baseman of the league
before the season is over.
Cliff Lattimer. the Cincinnati catcher,
who started in the season with Austin in
the now defunct Texas league, has been
recommended to indianapolis to assist
Catcher Lynch during Mike Kahoe's en-
1t must seem like old times in the Con-
necticut league, with New London,
Bridgeport, New Haven, Waterbury.
New Britain and Meriden in the circuit.
These cities had clubs in the National as
sociation nearly thirty years ago.-Bos-
ton Globe.
New York sports will soon receive a
chance to size up Ben Jordan, the crack
English featherweight champion. Dr..
Ordway received a cable dispatch from
London to the effect that Jordan will sail
from England for this country on the Lu-
cania today. Jordan's visit is to meet
George Dixon. Martin Bowling will take
care Of the little Englishman when he ar
warded to Jordan his expenses to Ameri-
ca, and also agrees to pay the English
boxers passage home in case he is unsuc-
cesstul i'll arranging meeting with the
dusky champion. Almost everyone who
has seen Jordan box speaks highly of him.
His last match was with Eddie Curry at
the National Sporting club, London. Cur
Simon Malloy, after looking the field
over, has consented to accept the man.
agement of Temple Pratt's players. He
intends to change the name Ponies to a
more suitable one.
Gus Schmelz has a cracking good third
baseman in Reilly, and the whole Mime
apolis intield is strong. Ball covers all
the ground from right field to the plate
and Carey is the finest first bagman that
has been at Bennett park this: year. He
gets everything on his right side, on his
left side. out of the dirt or high in the
air. Rice has not appeared as we'll as
the others, but he may be seen making
trips over back of third base and getting
his fingers on basehits with frequency
Detroit Journal.
At the Iowa state intercollegiate tennis
tournament at Iowa City, Ia, Penn col
lege captured the state championship in
singles, defeating Iowa college, having
previously beaten the University of Iowa.
The score: Ellis VS.. Branch. 81, Ga, 6-3.
Ellis steadiness and superior work in lob
bing and service gave him the victory