The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-13
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
MAJORITY or LEAGUE CLUES REACH
mo our FOR STAR TALENT.
New York May Get Duffy and Long From
Boston Magnates-McGraw In Demand
weight of Bantnmsl In Dispute Misunder-
.,,,dins tive Harvard and Princeton

baseball IuDllV Will DO tuTOSu 10 tHS mhke-up
a, the teams that will begin tho race next
Anril Barring the New York club. every team
,hat neods strengthening has been provided
Tor according to tho Information given to THE
sry by ono Of the moguls. Tho Boston club
has landed Freeman, DIneen and Barry Of the
Washingtons. which means In all probability
Duffy and Long will be transferred. II Ewing Ia
signed to manage the Now Yorks and he should
expross u desire for Dufy and Long. II Ia al
mos, certain that he can havo them for the
Asking. lust as So len got Meckin from Freed
man last iall. for it must not bo for
gotten that the Boston magnate still holds
$4,000 worth Of stock in the New York club.
With Mercer secured from Washington. provid.
ing Freedman pays the price asked by Wagner.
the New Yorks will be- somewhat bolstered up
In the pitchers box. but at that Mercer would
rather play third base or In the outfleld. 1t
appears that Ewing will not get full sway, az
Rusic has received a contract calling FOR such o
small salary that he threatens to stay out OF the
game again. II Ewing had his own Way he
would sign Rusie almost at his own terms, as
Buck believes the big fellow Is still the greatest
pitcher in tho profession. As Freedman has
stated positively that he will not engage Nc
Graw or any member Of the Baltimore team. IL
can be seen that Ewing will start the season
with a team made up something like this:
Pitchers. Seymour. Doheny. Carrick. Gettin. Msr.
Ger and Garoni. catchers, Warner. Wilson and
Grady; first base, Doyle 10 no is not released) and
Conroy, second base, Gleason; third hase, Davis;
s~Aortstup Long outhclders. Duffy. Van Haltren
and Foster; extra men, Woodruff and Fleming,
Tom O'Brien. who played left field for the
New Yorks last season has been taken back by
the Pittsburg club, which merely loaned"
him to the local club last season. Friends Of
Ewing say that II he should actually receive
power, backed by unlimited cash. to put a first
class team in the field. the above makeup
would not be sanctioned by him. Therefore.
from present indications. the New Iorks will
not be considered factors in the race for tho
League championship. for the reason that tho
list mentioned above contains too many men
who have seen their best days.
The Brooklyn club Is pretty sure to have the
pick Of the Baltimores. THE Sun predicted
some time ago that II Hanlon thought II inad-
visable to bring McGraw to Washington Park
to play third base no would place Dahlcn at
that corner Of the diamond and put De Montre-
vile at short field. With Sheckard centre field
and the pitching corps strengthened nv McGin-
nifty. Howell, Nops or kitsOn, it can be readily
appreciated that tho champions will be well
fortified when the race begins. The philadcl-
phia Club has made no move to secure some Of
the talent placed in the market by the
retiring clubs But it would not he
e a.. sGrprisinT i Rogers and Reach got
manager. .McGraw Is the best advertised ball
player In the country Itist now and the various
clubs recognize that he will be a drawing card
wherever he may play 1t Is known that tho
Chicago club is after McGraw and is prepared
to pay big money for his release, providing the
am 10 IAf ali 80 foo. Lt-- A-y
which policy may be Dropped II there Is enough
money In sight for, his services, Wherever
McGraw goes he will be anxious to take Robin.
Padien and Slagle from the Washlngtons. both
OF whom Will be OF service. Dexter OF Louis
vile and Mccarthy. tho former ltttsburg out.
teider, have also been gathered III ly Jim
Hart.
ofthe Louisyilles to M up the gap the Pitts.
burg Club will present a formidable front.
10 fact the remnant is Hlready won by
array Of talent with surreme conf
9pIi icSey, 'EFhiy y' Iw hIiIiIn a f;ca Shas1 cunn MIrSSSmn'
Maddeli. Phillip. Lever. sparks, Zimmer,
Schrlyer and others. Robson has. been pull
ing several wires TO strengthen his ST. Louis
team. He e%xpects 70 secure one or two OF the
baltimore stars. including a pitcher He also
t,gures on patching things ~ VII Nike OK,
present makeup of the Cincinnatis. He en-
gagged Robert Allen. the old Philadelphia short
stop, a. manager sometime ago. but predictions
are made that when the proper time comes
Brush will Join IN the angling contest for
McGraw. From these Indications. therefore, it
will be faster than ever and the race for IN,
championship will not be a walk over for any
OF the teams.
Steve Flanagan, the remarkable Philadelphia
bantam, wants to meet Terry Mciroysrn for
trim FLANAGAN yaipha INK pnupis bnt ha hau
frequently taken on opponents outweighing
Inn hy ten or twenty pounds Flanagan says
The banta,nweight champion Tor the reason
thar he cannot get down To- the weight rr.-
scribet Aecorli9g T. flanagan the Brook;
cannot reduce below lls pounds. nj which he
leteated Dixon, and De strong. The Philadcl.
lhian PUTS the o~antamweight Limit AZ 10
this roint. McGovern. won the bantam cham
lonship Of the world from 'pcdlar" Palmer at
rs pounds. or rather c%atehTetght, which was
victory Mctiovern has been considered the
bantam champion ever since. But he won the
+ atherweight championship from Dixon at a
limit two pound, higher, which does not seem
70 be in line with the ideas Of exacting critics.
Flanagan statements make II clear that the
weight limits in their various classes should be
revised by competent authorities on boxing.
sharkey has come out with a bold statement
TO the effect that he will make a match with
torhctt. Sharkcy says he will agree to any
reasonable terms named by the Cornishman.
The unsati sfactOry result Of their battle at San
Francisco. IN which Referee Wyatt Earp and an
alleged fou! blow delivered by Titz were the
features, has caused a general demand ever
tluce tgr another meeting. Sharkey has un-
Gouutedly. improved since that memorable
event, ns h. showed in his recent battles with
lorhett ana Jefrles, so that by defeating him,
fitzslmmons would stick quite q feather IN his
cay sporting enthusiasts believe that IL
sharkey aIId titH should come together they
would lraw NOR" gate money than the coming
encounter between Jefrier AMI Corbett. espe-
cIalIy Tor tho reason that there IL "A feeling Of
more bitter rivalry between the sailor and tho
lqnky ruGiIlst than exists between the present
champion ana the pOuulIOur boxer. Htzsim-
mons has already declared q willingness. TO
tackle Sharkey, 50 that II j. now in order for the
mon 10 arrange details or stop talk ing for the
sake Of hearing their own remarks.
From Hot Springs comes a rumor that il
will take an Extraordinary spell Of hard train
ing to III JefTries for hi, battle with Corbott.
Tho CHAMPION. has taken on weight. il
Is said. until he now tins the beam at 24J
pounds, II. IS conceded by his friends
that he VIII he compelled to reluro to
at least. 100 pounds II he hopes to mako a
successful, light with the light-footed, clever
t,,rbett. IL was shown in his light with
sharSey That Jenries had grown slower than
when h" conquered Fitzsinmons and rho
reason ascrihcd was that he had exp rienced
dlnlculty IN taking on suPoriuouS flesh, there.
BY Weakening himself. JcYrics has not dissi.
patel much and says TINT his bulk Is the result
OF natural causes. ''
We'll, Informed men say there is a ser ions
- IA M los - ''fs