The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-07
LATEST SPORTING GOSSIP

In local circles It can be truthfUlly said
that there has been nothing doing IN base
ball the past week. However, there have
been some strenuous times at Boise ana
Ogden. both towns ScTapDing for the
franchise From the press reports lndlca-
ttons are that Boise has little the bet
ter Of the argument II is stated that the
Idaho city already has its money up and
has been promised the franchise.
Cd in Ogden Manager BinfOrd is re-
ported as saying that Ogden chances are
not all gone BY any means. He has heard
from Lucas IN reply TO telegram ASKING
why Ogden's letter asking for the fran
Chise was not answered. BinfOrd says
Lucas wired back that he had letter
on the way explaining the case in fun.
BinfOrd says he thinks that it II now the
intention TO organize a six-club league
with Ogden and Helena as the Two cJneF
CLUBS. This. however, Binford says, IS
mere conjecture on his part as he mas
not had anything official from anyone.
Manager John J. McCiOskey Of the
Salt lake team has not returned home
yet, although he was expected long pc
fore this time. He has been OF a trip
north. and it is known was ia Boise City
part of the time. Just what Is doing
therefore. cannot be told until he re-
turns. President Lucas has returned 70
Spokane from Tacoma, where he was
called on account Of sickness in his
family. It may be that MeCIoskey has
been IN Spokane the past couple of days
comforting with the league president
However. the week has cleared up the
league situation considerably, ana now
Salt Lake fans can rest assured that the
game viii be as good as ever in Zion
this year.
Jack O'Brien and Tommy Ryan are both
being hauled over che Goals by eastern
sporting writer's on account of their re
cent bout at Philadelphia. It is strongly
limited IN several quarters that these two
foxy middleweights were merely fighting
for return match with a big purse II
view. Whenever either one OF these
premier middleweights talks of scrapplng
the sporting pubic looks tor a JOB o.
some kind, and they cannot be blamed,
as both have the reputation Of getting the
money as easy as they can. 1t is very
noticeable that the different sporting
clubs of the country are not at all aax-
ious TO bid for a return match between
this pair.
Along the same lines it is also noticeable
that no club manager seems anxious for
the match scheduled to take place be
tween MunrOe and ShaTkey. It has now
been several weeks since this pair an
nOunced that they had signed to fight,
and had placed foTfeits Of several thou
sands to bind the match. Ia spite OF ali
this strong talk there has not been a
reputable sporting club in the country
that has offered two cents for the match.
This probably looks rather queer to the
uninitiated, but it viii be q hard thing to
convince sport critics that either man has
posted any real money or intends 10
fight.
Many salt Lakers are wondering what
was the matter with Barney Oidfield in
the automobile races in Florida last week
when w. K Vanderbilt won all the prin-
ctDal races, and in doing 50 broke the
worlds record. Advices from the scene
of the races state that Oldfield was on
hand but that his fast machine. Bullet
No. g, had a broken axle which could
not be repaired in time for the race. Old
field had a slower machine along with
him, but would not start in the races
with this handicap against him. II Bar
1eys big machine had been Ia racing trim
the story Of the races might have been
different. While in this city Oldfield
told the sporting editor OF The Herald
that his big machine. could, if necessary.
travel mile in thirty seconds which
would have been fast enough to beat any
thing in Florida at the recent races.
I'd In Spokane the baseball fans are
trying 10 convince themselves that the
peace agreement made in San Francisco
this week when the Coast league came
under national protection would give
Spokane some OF the players back that
were swiped from them by the outlaws.
The Spokane fans need not get over
iubilant on the strength of this peace
agreement. because il was arranged thar
none OF the players signed by the Coasr
leagre would be taken away from them.
in other words. the outlaws VIII keep an
the spokane players they have signed as
well as the players of other clubs, that is
If the outlaws want TO keep them.
Did YOU ever see Csee Schreckongost
catching Rube Waddellg' asks Clark
Griffith. Wei. there's a great battery.
Rube is the champion wild man Of the
business. and Schreck is the champion
eater. RUDE cannot pitch successfully 70
any other catcher. SChreck is a seconds
rater when catching any other pitcher.
Hook them Up together and they are in
TinCible. SchreCk takes Rutes terrible
speed with one hand He sticks that big
glove OUT in any direction. up, Gown in
and out and gets them all. He and Rube
have been battery partners, one league or
anot her. since both were children. and
RUbe's first experimental game IN fast
company was with Schreck backing him.
ITS one Of the anomalies Of baseball
how Schreck IS perfection with Rube sail
ing them iu. and yet nothing extra with
any other man, and it's coInical tos see
RJibr Worrying along with any other
backstcp- Great pair, great rair. yh1y