The Washington times., 1906-06-23
Personal Comment On Men and
Things in The Field of Sports
BASEBALL.

BASEBALL.
Ladies day at the park this afternoon.
There must be something IN the color.
Red headed catchers all look good.
Murray. Of St. Louis. is almost as red
as Doom.
Hoey. of Holy Cross. who Joins Boston
in Philadelphia today. made FIVE home
runs four triples, and i've doubles in
twenty-four games this season.
A picked baseball team from the San
Francisco police and hre departments
Will tour the East 10 play department
teams in all the principal cities for the
bercfit of the widows and orphans Of
many OF whom lost their all In the re-
cent fire.
II is stated that Terry McGovern has
gone in i'm earnest for prUreSsl Jnal LII
Mass. team and today 10 VIII probably
sign q contract with Manager O'GSra-
II has not been learned what h form
er champ viii get. but Tepo--s Of
O'Gara's Joy in signing because Of his
ability as a second sacker and more
especially as a drawing card. IT'S enough
10 keep the Brooklyn scTaDpcr in shoe
strings until his 20 With Britt some
time in the summer.
Umpire Klein recently .tat,d to a
player who was trying 20 intimidate him
that he was always prepared for death.
Being an umpire. Mr Klein SHOWS great
courage in thus facing the hereafter
Kid Gleason is playing great ball for
Duffy. Mr.. Gleason stubborniy refuses
70 grow old.
There Is a rumor a7oat that SlagIe.
Schultz Reulbach. SheCkard. Holman
and Pfeister have formed a German
club Steinfcit and King have also been
proposed for membership Now Tor i
few suicides.
BOXING.
Sam Berger and Jack O'Brien signed
up yesterday afternoon 10 fight six
rounds at the National a. C. in Phila-
delphia on July 10
Joe Cans and Jack Blackburn will
meet at the National A. c. OF Phila-
delphia next Friday night
Jack McGuigan is today trying 20 get
Jimmy Britt TO meet Tommy Murphy in
Philadelphia the last week in July
Jack Smith. the Newark lightweight.
who defeated Joe Turner Thursday
night in a private fight. and Jack Lowry,
of New York. will probably be matched
There Is come talk among Philadelphia
sporting men Of trying to fix up a
match between Tommy O'TOOle and Abe
Attell at rs pounds rinEside. Both boys
can make the weight. and if things can
be arranged the bout should be worth
going a long distance TO see.
The Tri-City 4. c. Of Davenport. Iowa,
has matched Young Kid Farmer, Of
Peoria. and Joe GallaSan, of Chicago,
to to meet on June p for ten rounds. Harry
Grihen, of Chicago, will meet Cyclone
Johnny Thompson for eight rounds at
the same show. Abe Pollock will referee
The first amateur bouts 10 be held in
Frisco since the earthquake will take
place on July 4. The Central A. c. will
run off the show and all the bouts will
be given in the open air.
Mattv Baldwin. of New England, and
Hook keyes, Of Australia. were TO have
met at the Lincoln A G. Of Chelsea next
Monday night, but Keyes has pulled
out Of the match. and the club found II
too late TO substitute another man.
The Badger A. c. Of Milwaukee wants
to get Battling Selson 10 appear before
club has made the Dane an offer but
Billy Nolan refused to give out any Of
the particulars. 1t is probable that
Charley Nearly viii be selected to meet
Nelson.
Grover Cleveland Hayes. of Chicago,
won over George Williams before the
Peoria A c last night on a foul in the
first round before dozen blows had
landed.
RACING.
A new half-miIe track is being built
inside the big track at Charter Oak
Park
The May payment has been made on
siXty-nine thTee-year-Olds in this year s
Futurity-
The prize for the best single driver to
road wagon in the recent road drivers
parade at Buffalo was awarded 10
George +. Latimer. with Dexter
The California crack PAGER -RinErose
will start for the first time at Denver.
She recently worked a mile in 2:lI at
Pleasanton- She has a mark of 2:2IIz
The fastest work reported by Sweet
Marie, 2:0414, Is a quarter in thirty sec
onds- She Is reported to be in fine trim
but has not been sent any fast miles as
yet