The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-23
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
THAT MdY TAKE PLACE
nv IUE CHAMPION BhOOkLYNs.

~ III tHtuf h''
u.,n,,r UnnIon VIII Have n Powerful
u,,c,,nv Iorps-IIow TO FAKE n fight
-uo,ing Rule That Is ignored-ti"n
far a "M,nicy' Regatta ON the ii"dsoh'
3. the intention Il nearly every baseball
mayor IN the League to strengthen his team
d, ,he event Of n reduction Of the circuit There
ain he a big demand for players, especially thoss
,h,,yn into the pool by the withdrawal OF Baln-
49,. Washington, Cleveland and Louisville
Already the Piusburg team has been made Tor
r,id,hle by the addition of Fred Clarke and the
nirk If last years Louisville team, ana us permh-
non, chances are considered very bright WIN
tho New Works still an uncertainty because OF
a.. strange policy Of their owner, local cranks
must naturally turn "a the champion Brooklyns,
WIN upbcld Greatrr New York So finely last year.
Manager uanlon has made no public announce
mani lint il is a fact that he intends TO further
,t,orv then the Hrooklyns. by a series OF deals,
vhirh viii make It difficult matter 10 beat them
,ut for the championship Of an elghtclub cir
omit uanlun would like 10 have McGraw IN
,l.v ,hirl base, for jennings, DAILY, Dahlen and
N,Craw would make the strongest infeld in
Oh. c,untry. But as McGraw IL bound to be n
r,,nsver and does not want ~ play under Han
L., Il is almost certain that he will be turned
oye, 10 another team when the time comes
,aey's work vas satisfactory toward the close
,f last season, as the little third baseman took
, great hracr. But Hanlon believes that he can
make an improvement by placing Dahlen On
,hird base and throwing out lines for a short
stop. Jennings will play first base, so there Is
no chance OF seeing bin in his old place. De
Mnntreyille Of the Baltimoyes could easily be
shifted 70 the Brooklyns II Hanlon should see
fit to make the move, lie is fast player, but
unsteady and cratic. He was traded TO Chicago
for Dahlen and proved D failure in that city, but
When he was sent 10 Baltimore In exchange for
NIagoon he played wonderful ball. which was
probably due 10 McGraw's influence. Hhnlon
had De Montreyille In 1898 and did not like his
work. so nobody can tell whether the ycunsster
will come 10 Brooklyn OF not II the New York
club should decide 70 take McGraw, as many OF
the maenates predict, Hanlon might waive q
Gosh bonus Of grea, size and stipulate that George
nayis be handed over u the champions.
Hnnlun WAS willing at one time last year 10 pay
. hp amount Of money for DSylss release. but
matters did not come around u',, rixh, ~ nun nv !" mA mo
duced 10 part with Herman Long, bui N sucn an
event the latter would 10 traded 70 ue new forK
tllb for DAVIS, whom Manager Seelee has been
irving 10 secure for some time past Ely, OF ue
liusburgs, is a irst-class shortstop who may
,rirh lannon's eye, while Mercer. the ex.W ash
ingtpn pitcher, who IS quite a good third base
man. holds a warm place In the Brooklyn mana-
xrT 5 affections. 1t Is practically admitted by the
champion clubs officials that the organization
vii be greatly bolstered In pitchers BY the addition
Of Mons, McGinnity. Howell and kitson, Ken
nedy will likely be traded, as he has not lived up
a. certain requirements, while Ieager and Dono-
van ara not considered fast. enough 70 keep up
NcJames will, Of course. be retained. II IL also
pretty certain that the make-upo Of the outield will
ie changed by the substitution Of Sheckard for
Son and Is considered one Of the coming stars.
Hanlpn has been Interested In 40 many good
deals since be became noted as q manager that
nowadays other managers instantly become
wary. They are looking for gold bricks, which
The clever leader Of the Brooklyns has handed out
on many occasions In the past
II D. Quin, President Of the new American
Association. Is In town He has been In Boston
and md g1cI len s1 SS ! ' War; A ssi fey BEEN DAYS .o .sSa.
pIished In the way Of completing the circuit, Qutn
ieiuses TO disclose, He says q meeting q pro
II there are any. will be made public. It Is believed
that Qutn is hero TO talk matters over with the
men who are anxious 70 place an Association
S TIan y mS So i a problem. The ieasus men
are expected 10 announce that they will proceed
with zen clYhs. q plan calculate 70 set McSiraw
What The Association circ,u! would be. Quin smiled
and walked of.
The hest proof that there, was nothing fraud
Nlent about the y-Choynski fight was
furnished the other night by a man who has been
in the sporting business for years and who knows
Tn order to pull of flake fight be said, there
must always bs a motive. That motive Is gen
s ,ss BBr6 ssisa pp q & 8 d oiseisl g s get the ,r,I mSns ,S pei Il
petuate a fraud the other night, they certainly
acted with very poor judgment Mccoy was
Q ~favorite in the betting at 2 TO ! before the fight
later he was ( TO | and In some instances 5 W /.
There was probably $4,000 in cash through
out the crowd which was ready to be placed on
Mccoy, at almost any odds Nov, II the Broad;
have sent out agents into the crowd with all kinds
Of money, TO place on Choynskt Then, with,
the cash down, they could have had it arranged
3 foul. and in tha, way they would have reaped
a harvest 1t is better to pull of a good thing
when you are putting up a dollar to win five than
when you are betting up five cases 10 win one.
That IL the best evidence In the world that ChOyn-
xxi was not p%urrosely deprived Of victory"
by a revised set Of Marquis OF Queensberry rules,
which was prepared some time ago by Tom
O'Rourke. "Parson" Davies, BILLY Madden and
D.. y Angle, the noted English referee. The
rules ara printed on the back Of the clubs articles
uf agreement which all contestants are compelled
10 sign There is one rule, however, that appears
10 ~ " utuu lftVfI. ~ ~ ~ lphpNS,
In all contests the referee shall award a max
imlVn number ~ Ave marks at the end u each
round ard a prOportlnnhto number to the other con
tertant. Thr decision shall be given in favor OF III,
contestant who obtains the greater number II points
The points shall be for attack-d!rect. clean hits Will
The knucklr part Of the glove OF either hand on an,
TART ~ the front or sides OF the head or body abov,
The belt. tor defence-guardlng. slipping. duckinG
or getting away. Where points are otherwise equal
ne preference to he given to tho man who does tn,
most leading % or displays tho best style.
\o broadway 4. e, referee has ever adoptec
ilis system Of keeping tabs on points, and, 70
iAat matter, it is seldom used by any referee.
Tho invitations sent 10 various colleges TO ente
EIGHT cared shells in the Intercollegiate Rowin,
Association regatta at Poughkeepsie were no
prompted by any new ideas, When the asso
DAtpV was organized II was announced tina
its purpose was 10 establish an"AmericaD Henley.
'herrN room enough on the Hudson River cours
for nj least eight crews and possibly ten. ]
llarvrri and Yale would Join hands with IN
u'u'r, the regatta would be truly a representa-
tive intercollegiate affair.
"DIIk" GRANT NOT BdRRED on
False Report About tho WelI-Knowl
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