Evening star., 1901-03-07

son. Thomas W. Lawsons offer to enter
Boralma, 2.06. in a four-cornered contest
$4,000 a corner, with Cresceus 20334
Charley Herr, 2.O7, and the Abbot failed te
tempt him.
Mr.. Scannell further says that the Abbot
stands ready to trot any horse in the world
for any amount of money over any track OF
the grand circuit after July %. the race to
be trotted over the track of the association
offering the best inducement.
Vardon to Become an American.
c. S. Cox, manager in America of the
worlds champion golfer, Harry Vardon an
nCunces that Vardon will take out citizen
ship papers on his return to the United
States this spring. He will sail this month.
Palm Beach Golfers.
Invitation golf foursomes handicaps and
matches are the fad at Palm Beach now.
and nearly every day this week is filed
with engagements of this sort
Western Jockey Clubs War Measure.
The stewards of the Western Jockey
Club at Chicago recently adopted rules
and declaration of policy toward race track
owners who refuse to recognize the author
ity of the Western Jockey Club.
The rule bars from any Western Jockey
Club track any one racing at unrecognized
ards. The decree does not carry absolute
"outlawry," because the persons SO barred
are privileged to race in the east or on
the Pacific coast.
This means war with the American Turf
Congress, composed of the following
tracks: Delmar of St Louis, Newport of
Cincinnati, Nashville, Little Rock. High
land Park of Detroit and Fort Erie in Buff
falo. The rules will go into effect March
49,
Base BaII Notes.
Dave Fultz admits that he will be with
Connie Mack's Philadelphia team this year.
Tommy" Corcoran. the popular short
stop Of the Cincinnati National League
team, Is for the second time father of
twins. They are bouncing boys The first
pair appeared in the season of 1899, and are
| girls.
| Schreckengost, catcher for the St Louis
National League team, yesterday announced
| that he had jumped, and would play with
| Sommers' team in Boston. under Manager
Collins. He says he was badly treated by
| st. Louis.
Tim Donahue says that Napoleon La
| joie, Willie Keeler, Joe McGinnity and
''Muggsy" McGraw are the greatest living
| base ball players. "The rest Of us are
| punched" says Tim.
AS Sam Lever was satisfied with his
berth on the Pittsburg team last season /,
is not likely that Connie Mack received any
| encouragement from Sam. The Pirate
pitcher is the equal of Connie when II
| comes to business.
| University of Pennsylvania base bal
players played a game under the new Ma
| tional League rules on Monday, but were
much dissatisfied with them. What aroused
| the most discomfort was the rule making
| two fouls count as strikes On the other
| hand, 1t was admitted that the new rules
| will considerably shorten the time required
| for game.
| Rev. John p. Chadwick, who has been as.
! signed as chaplain to the cruiser New York
which sailed from the Brooklyn navy yard
| Monday to join the Asatie squadron, pur-
] chased a complete outfit for base ball, in
cluding uniforms, for the use of the crew OF
| the vessel.
! The fact that next season the catcher will
/ be compelled to wear his mask and chest
| protector during the whole period that the
| opposition is at the bat will shorten the
| game considerably. The new rule win also
| compel the umpire to wear mask during
/ the entire game unless he takes his stand
| behind the pitcher.
| The American League threatens to have
| its own set of rules, but 1t is to be hoped
that it will accept the Nationals code. In
| 1887 for the first time In the history of
base ball. uniform set of rules to govern
| all games was adopted. the committee on
rules consisting of representatives of the
American Association and National League
1T is wonder to me that Frank Chance
with a pitched ball. says Umpire Hank
or Day. "for 1t is an absolute impossibility
for him to get out of the way when he sees
! that ball is coming straight at him. II
he was playing ball in the days when did
he would have bean finished long ago be-