The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28
LOUISVILLE REBELS.

Vile COurier-Journal poIhof'ow VIII soy
Plans were laid by the Louisville base
bali club Yesterday for q determined fight
against Brush Hart and Robson, or the
entire National league, IL need be, In Or
der to get q revision Of Sunday playing
dates for the Louisville team.
Word came from the East last night
that movement is on foot to break up
one. According TO Col. John /. Rogers
of the Philadelphia club, the plan Is to
deprive the Colonels Of their best play
ing dates and thereby effect the immedi-
ate dissolution of the big league. this
to be followed by the organization OF u
York. Pittsburs, Philadelphia and other
strong clubs, the others being left to shift
for themselves. These strong clubs with
large amounts of money behind them
could gobble up all the star players.
Won DER AHE APPEALS.
st. Louis, March 27.-Chris Won Der
Abe. late this afternoon appealed to the
supreme court from the decision OF Judge
Spencer appointing q receiver for the
Sportsman's Park and Club, recently SOLD
under foreclosure. Won Der Ahe's bond
will be filed Saturday for the approval OF
the court.
BASE BALL NOTES.
The Bates team this year will be cap
taiped by Nathan Pulsifer, '99. He Will
probably play at second base Other
players will be Purinton, Q; Lowe, Ie;
Darcy, 2b; Quinn, 3b; Putnam In the
Held. Desne, Hussey, Clason and Saun-
ders are also mentioned for positions.
BASEBALL AT STATE COLLEGE.
University of Maine, March sZ-The
baseball team has now been training for
two weeks. The work consists principally
of batting. Recently the baseball cage
has been padded with canvas; SO now
heavy batting practice is carried on.
After the batting practice Is through the
team is given short run. Palmer and
Crockett coach the men at present and
will continue to do 50 until the coach,
James 4. sullivan arrives, which vii be
about the goth of April. Sullivan Ia tn Q
we'll known pitcher of the Boston club.
BASE BALL
At Charlottesville, Va. University of
Virginia, "A; Cornell, 8.
McCoY-SHARKEY FIGHT OFF.
New York, March a7.-Billy Bredy, Kid
McCoy's manager, met Tom O'Rourks,
Tom Sharkey's manager today for the
supposed purpose of arranging an en-
counter between the two pugilists. Brady
told O'Rourks that Mccoy did not feel
would not meet him until he took on
more weight. Sharksy said he would
meet Fitzsimmons in five weeks time
| or that he would sign articles to fight the
winner of the Fitzsimmons-Jofries mill
before June 90.
ROMEO SULLIVAN DEAD.
Romeo Sulliavn, famous all over the
country, rs q long distance foot racer, is
dead; he has bsen at the Bangor aims
house for some months and he expired
there on Monday.
| NOTES.
| The Colby Athletic association have 90.
cured tho services Of Harry Dolan Of the
Springfield, Mass, team as o0ach for
the college nine the coming spring.
The fiiaht Of the wild geese is now on q.
About fifty dew over Lunt's Corner In
Deering. Monday morning, and two OF
them were shot.
Il is not probable that the Portland
Hieh school viii participate In the inter
scholastic meet Of Brunswick this year.
Dingley are playing scIiss Of twenty
ave ramss Of checkers. The standing W
to date is. CULVER won three, Dingley,
Hnnsger NJ. r. Porter Of Old Orchard
has named dates for two olass meetingi
on the kite track this ssason. eThe firs
Win be held during the4week Of July al
and the second Aug. 7-10. The JULY
dates confiiot with the Providence pro
gramme but Mr.. Porter 10 OF the opiniot
lthe eiasses. He 10 still working In III,
hops Of csptuyipg the New England Fai
~ thu Old Orchard track.