The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-14

| western league and American associa :
tion have wooed and won I'm that happy
hunting ground
the Burns Handicap with its prize cf
| $4,000, making 1t the richest event of the
California racing season, will be decided
| on Saturday next. This event will get
| its name from Colonel Dan M. Burns.
of the firm of Burns & Waterhouse, and
i has come to be regarded as one of
| the classics of the Western turf. if
I not of the American turf. The distance
4 is one mile and quarter and the most
4 likely candidates this year are Auto
| 'ght, water cure, All Green, Corrigan
\ Greyfield, Argregor, Nones, Vesuvian
\ Brutal, Articulate, San Nicholas, Rio
1 shannon. La Goleta, Constelator ami
Flying Torpedo.
! Andy Mcdowell will have a good string
ON the Grand circuit this year. and he
| expects great things of Martha Marshall
| t2:0I&), who will be remembered as the
! only PAGER who ever took heat from the
| great Dan Patch.
| James Britt, the amateur boxer who
| by many coast critics is considered the
greatest lightweight ever developed in
| California, will be sent East by the
Olympic Athletic club of San Francisco
to enter the A. A. u. championships al
| New York
1t is not expected that Tommy Ryan's
| disposal OF George Green at Kansas City
VIII give the former any great amount
of reputation, but che bout served the
purpose of enriching Ryan's bank ac-
count to a considerable extent. The fact
that Ryan announced after the fight
that he was willing to meet any middle
weight In the world Is not believed to
imply that Joe Walcott will be given a
chance at foxy" Tommy.
Jay Andrews, third baseman of last
seasons Buffalo team, Is expected to be
the manager Of the 1892 Tacoma team
In which he will have a block of stock
President Baker desires an entirely new
team throughout, believing that new
faces on the diamond will create renew
ed nteres. in the game. Few, If any,
Of last seasons Tacoma team will be
retained. While the selection of team
viii be placed in the hands Of Andrews.
team are wanted at ALI other than
Shortstop Joe Mccarthy and he Is report
ed to have received a hatterlng offer
from one of the outlaw leagues and may
accept it, regardless of his contract
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From all reports Manager Grim is do
ing his best to pick a crack nine for
Spokane this year. He has a reason for
On. 1,f,,
land club it would be sweet revenge
to manage an aggregation which would
have things their own way. He has
shown good judgment in the past and
will be worth watching closely in the
coming pennant race.
Paddy Ryan who pitched for Helena in
1901, will probably be signed to cover
right field. Fat is a top-notcher with the
stick He led the Montana league In
batting for the first half of the season
OF 1901 and With little pratice will
develop into a good outhelder
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The Helena team will in all probabil-
ity put In week or ten days training
at some place in the state of Washing
ton-most likely Walla Walla-before the
opening of the season. Helena would
the team again, but as they are reserved
by their respective clubs, there is prob
ably no chance Of getting them
~
The players under reserve to Tacoma
are: Mccarthy, shortstop; Dave Gear
foss, catcher; Charles Mcintyre, third
base; ST. Vrain pitcher; Carter, pitcher.
Wilmer pitcher; Lynch. right field
Murdoch, left field Stulz second base
The most of these will he disposed Of
Mcintyre, Lynch and st. Vrain claim to
have signed with Chicago ard Lynch
and st. Vrain, have received 500 adj
vance money from Hart with instruc-
tlons to report in March St. Vrain Is
also wanted. He Is sober industri-
Gus, willing and has a left of steel. nego-
tiating 299 strike outs in As games last
season, pitching Is games with five hits
and less
Murdock has written asking for his
release, but all contracts will be referred
to Manager Andrews for his considera-
tion to do with as he thinks best, pro-
vided Andrews makes good his tele-
graphed acceptance OF Tacoma's terms
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New York, Feb. 14--Because of the
violation of the rules of the Amateur
Athletic union by two swimmers Of the
Knickerbocker Athletic CLUB, that club
will not be represented in the Aquatic
sports at Chicago, and its water polo
team, which holds the champi onship Of
the country, may be disbanded. The
men, L. A. Goodwin and l.. Deb. Hand
ley, together with Don Reeder, unat-
tached, all of whom are among the best
known swimmers in the country must
face charges respecting their amateur
standing to be made by the Duquesne
Country and Athletic club of Pittsburg.
Goodwin and Handey are members of
the Knickerbocker Athletic club water
polo team, while Goodwin Is also the
half-mile champion and Handley the A.
A. u. Medley champion for walking,
running, cycling, riding horseback, row.
ing and swimming.