THEComiGHT, lf?9, BT THE SPORTING Lire I^BLTSHINQ Co. SPORTING LIFEENTERED AT PHILA. POST OFFICE AS SECOND CLASS WATTSB. VOLUME 13, NO. 3. PHILADELPHIA, PA., APRIL 24, 1889. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. The second prize wilt bo one of Spalding Brothers' Query aoa Connors, and "old Inck, 13," comes in wi:h handsome silk banners and $'25 in cash. An entrance tiie McLtiugbliu Ely attachment. The six and teven fee of $10 will bo charged ail competing clubs. En­ combine added produces 13, so you Bee we are "bound READYWWORK LATE NE¥S. tries close ou May 18. The committee if arrange­ toshme." ments consists of President McConuell, of the Toronto " C rnell Unirersity tfam will face the Stars April 27 Association Club, and the sporting editors of the To­ at Star Park. This will be the lust game of the tea- ronto papers, A §25 cold medal will also be given the eon at the favorite playgrounds. The New York Club's player throwing the base bail the loupe-it distance, am The champion Central Citya are !u tlio field this The Tri-State League in $25 gold medal to the fastest busc-runner. year stronger than ever. Manager Smlnzler has se­ a lected the following team: Mat.hews, pitcher; Glea- Bon, catcher; Uancock, abort stop and pitcher; Harri- Line. Ground Saved. BITS FROM BUFFALO. ean, first base; Dowltug^second baae; Coakley, third bagp; 0»kfs, McCormlck and Greisinger in the out­ Changes at the Ball Park—The Home Team field. Grelainger is fn-m Cazeuovia, and the only new For League Play­ Practicing Under Difficulties, Ktc. name on the list. Manager Smingler wishes to an­ The Schedule For the Season Another Prize Bi:n'i,o, April 18. Ed t->r SPOBIINO LIFE: Things at nounce that he will play the Mikados Sunday games the new grounds begin to look familiar. This reason I at Lonir branch, best two in three, for 325 a aide. The ers Sporting News From new order of things wilt prevail. The grand Bland Central Citys will be iiandtomely uniformed iu gray Adopted Other Legis­ will be iii the form of a bemt-ctrele, of course, and will and blue. All uniformed clubs can make date* with occupy tbe northwest corner of the ground. This will tbia team by addressing Manager Smingler, corner of lation. All Points. necessitate the butter's facing tho southeast corner and WfBt Fayette and Niagara streets. will give a better chiinco for long hits Inside tlio en­ Tbe I'civeriity team are putting in some hard prac­ closure than was allowed at old Olympic Park, because tice every day under Manager Transue, and are know­ THE POLO GROUNDS SAVED. ing up strong. The Tri-Stnte Base Ball League's schedule of you see, when a ball gets past Stuart (and I am sure all games for the season was adapted at Wheeling, devout Biiftiilontan* hopo it don't) or. any foreign STATE LEAGUE ECHOES. The Legislature Comes to the Rescue—The centre fielder, it is going clean to that southeast corner Auburn haa signed Leonard, of Lynn, ftfasa., as April 16, at a meeting of representatives of all Cantor Hill Passed. and a runner can umae a four-bapper on it every time manager. the six clubs, at which W. H. McDermith, of 8p?ciM to SPOTTING LIFE. Messrs. White and Rowe have had their fyei open Ihia TOIB Jackson and P. May, of Auburn, will probably Columbus, President and Secretary of tho past winter solstice nnd the ground in doing to bo all havo places on the home team. They are favorites ALBANY, N. Y., April 20. The New York right. Trua, it ;s s'ill very uneven, but an additional League, presided. The clubs were represented there. Frank Brewer; Canton, VV. Polo Grounds bill had its inning in the Assembly force of workmen will bo put on immediately, au<l it Manager Gardner, of Oanandaigua, writes thit be as follows: Dayton, yesterday. As soon as the House had been will be endeavored to have tha diamond podded by the has hia Warn about selected, and it looks stroug on C. Heimgartner; Mansfield, C. H. Voczcle; called to order the speaker announced the third 4th pros, if possible. Contractor Htxnkius ia pushing paper. Springfield. W. R. Jenison; Hamilton, C. H. clerk read hastily the the woik along rapidly aud tlie traud stand will be in John E. Kudclerham, of Randolph, Mass., hns signed Stroblo, and W. T. English, of Wheeling. reading of bills and the plncueic tho preheat week close?. The club house Polo Grounds bill, and was proceeding with the with Auburn, and will play second or third base. In addition to adopting the schedule, the for­ will le in extreme left field. It has been decided to Henry Perry, of the Utica Frest, u an officer of the call of the roll on it when Mr. Martin took the cnristeu the new gronmls Olympic Park, as the name TJtica Association. feit which each club is required to deposit was floor nnd entered a protest against its passage, has become familiar and to avoid confusiou. The SUie League teams will report probably about fixed at $300, which must be up by April 28. making it a point of order tlmt tlie bill had been intro­ THE BISON PLAYERS the 15th of May. The monthly dues of each dab were fixed at duced atior March 15 and could not he read until all got somo prac'ice at tho new ground last week, al­ The State Ltague promises to be a strong organiza­ $90, payable before the 5th of each month. Tho other bills introduced before that date had been acted though it was practice under difficulties. Jack Fan- tion. Several ex-National League and As«< ciatiou umpire's salary was put at $00, the League to upon. ning'a month came in contact with a bonntJins: ball players will be found io its ranke. G. \Yiui. The speaker decided the point of order came too the other d*y. It m'ido a falao bound, and MJ lip U pay umpires' railroad fares. lato, as the bill had been read through «nd tho roll swollen badly. Now, it he pitched with his mouth, Mr. Voegele, of Mansfield, presented one was being called. Mr. Martin further declared that like unto Connie Murphy, we wc-uM indeed ba "weak ROCHESTER RIPPLES. schedule and Mr. English, of Wheeling, another. the bill, if passed, would coet the city of New York in the box.1' Kannin**8 spetd is as great ns ever, and Phil Bafa^r Signed as First Baseman—The The latte>-'s was adopted by a vote of 5 to 1. $270,000 iu damages for easement* under the Story de hiri control and cliang-* of pace ia much better than Appended ia clsfou. Properly owners alongany closed street that had last year. Gilmore claims he hits increased in strength Team Almost Completed—News Notes. been declared opened by authority of law would have a and has more spee 1. ROCHESTTEB, April 17. Editor SPOUTING LIFE: THE SCDEDL-LE: canse of acilon apalnsrlho city. "This bill, he claimed, The metropolitan contingent, Lehare nnd Lufberry, Manager Leonard to-day signed Phil Baker, of last WHEELISO At Hcnse—Veitb Canton, Mny 27, 28, waa in flat violation of the principle of home rule. lie arrived here Monlay aud went into the fray with the season'^ Troy Ciub, to play first base for Rochester, 29; July 4, 4. 6, 29, 30, 31; Ang. HI, 22. Wilh Mana- lioped rt would bo defeated. Mr. Koeach Raid as he rest. Lehtine's batting will he more valuable this thus filling the only weak spot on thotenra. Ttie tigu- fk'IJ, April 30, 3(1; Jlsy 1; June 6, 7, S; July 18,10.20; understood it the decision referred to by Mr. Martin ypar, as he 1ms plveu up the trying or home runs. ing of Baker gives general satisfaction hero, He is a An?. 23, 24. With DsytOD, Slay 1C, 17, 18; Jim« 13, vaen't as sweeping as he had indicated. However, Hia wurk in Florida shows that his sacrifice hits were J. J. iirst-clags tielder, a fHir bitter and a very goo-1 base- 14, 15; July 16, 1C, 17; Aufj. 9, 10. Wieli Springfield, the abutting property owners had t-xecuttd releases to more numerous than th^y weie last jear. Mike haa The New First Baseman and General Player of the Washington runner, having stolen 49 bases iu 80 games last sc-anon. Juno 10, 11, 12; July 8, 9, 10; Anfr. I, 2, 3, 20, 31. tbo city from all damages. been nwtiy up in t!io Le^ue in batting in the two Billy Caliban bus not yet put his name to a Uoche&ter Wilh IIumlltuD. Way 2,3,4; JUL« 17, 18, 10; July 11, Mr. Shet-han said Mr. Uoefch had exact'y stated the yt are he has played here, aud he will not fail to equal Club. contract; the only difficulty seems to bo the question 12,13; Aug. 5, 6. rase. Tl;e people of New Yoik and its newspapers his repntutiou of the past during the c^mifig lace. of aalaiy. Manager Leonard offered him a small in­ CANTON. At Home—With 'Wbeoling, May 30,30; were practically unanimous in favor of the bill. The Pat Dealey fell off a Mcyclo the other day and crease over Ia*t year, but Caliban want* more. The Juuo 1; Jnly 25, 20.