BASE BALL. Additions to the "Diamond Library" Von Frank Fennelly'g Caae—Tebeau'g Reftisal to Man, Fsrretl Being Sick and Unable to Report
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THECOPIHIGHT, 1887, t? fat SPOETINO larz PcBUSBraa Co. SPORTING LIFE.ENTIRID AT PUILI. POST Orricl AS SECOND CLASS HAT TEH. VOLUME 10, NO. 12. PHILADELPHIA, PA., DECEMBER 28, 1887. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. PROFESSIONAL POOL. WORCESTER READY. MANCHESTER MENTION. GENERAL HEWS. A Tournament of Experts for Next Month BASE BALL NEWS. The Team Now Completed How it Will be A TEN STEIKE. The Cases of Irwin and Nelson A Fight to Arranged. Placed. be Made for the Men. Special to STOKTINO Liri. WORCESTER, Mass., Dec. 21. Editor SPORTINQ MANCHESTER, N. H., Doc. 21. Editor SPORT- NEW YORK, Dec. 24. The professional pool LIFE: Manager Burnham has completed the ING LIFE: While our management has been en The Toronto Crew to Go players held a meeting at the Brunswick-Balke- A New Pitcher for the team which is to represent the "Heart of the gaged in adding players to the list for next sea Collender Company office yesterday to arrange Commonwealth" in the New England League Pitcher Tyng Secured by son, namely, McDermott and Sheffler, resp'eo- for the tournament to be played in January in Boston Club. next year, the last men to sign their contracts tively pitcher and centre field in our '87 nine, to England. Maurice Daly's Brooklyn rooms, to introduce being Thomas P. Barrett and Edward P. Flanni- the Phillies. and Burke, who closed last season with the Low- the new game of "continuous pool" invented by an. Barrett is a pitcher who played with the ells and did very effective work in the pitcher*« Champion Frey. In the new game two con ft. Albans team last season, having a fielding box. Jack Nelson has been doing a little problem Hore Record-Breaking Shoot testants continue to pocket the balls and keep A League Umpireship Declined average of .893 an3 an actual batting average of Long Continued Negotiations in subtraction by refusing to sign a Manchester on counting, as if they were playing regular .366. He haila from Holyoke, and formerly contract, after pledging his word that he would ing A Professional Pool carom billiards, until one player has counted A New League Organ played at Salem, Belfast and Bangor. lie Consummated A Notable play in our nine. Althou/h Nelson haa signed 800 points. Each player is also permitted to weighs 160 pounds, and is said to have good a Buffalo, N, Y., contract, Manager Clinton, who Tourney Turf News. keep on playing until he misses, instead of ized, Etc. command of the ball, using his head as well as has his promise in black and white, and a wit stopping when he haa scored sixty-one points, his hands. Engagement. nessed verbal agreement besides, believes that as in the old-fashioned game. The experts got Flannigan is well known as a good batter and he has a strong legal claim upon his services, TO GO ABROAD. Into a prolonged debate on the best method of counting the balls, and another meeting will A BOSTON PURCHASE. has a good reputation as a first baseman, play The most notable engagement of the season If the legal claim is disallowed by the tribunal Salems and The Famous Toronto Four to be Sent to have to be held to settle the point. Samuel F. ing last season with the Athletics, so far is that of tho ex-Harvard pitcher, Jns. A. of arbitration, to which it has been referred, Knight declared that the balls ought to count accord Young Pitcher So wders, of St. Paul, Secured Haverhill-BIues. He was suffering from ma men of honor will still hold that a moral claim England After All. ing to the numbers, as they do la regular fifteen-ball for the Hub. Tyng, bf the Philadelphia Club. The fact that laria, however, and was not able to do himself justice. man was and has been for a year past in exists that eveo professional ball players should re Special to SpdRTiNo LIFE. pool. Frey, on the other hand, contended that each Special to SFORTIKO LIFE. Several clubs were after him, but Manager Burnham the spect. Nelson admitg his promises, aud defends the TORONTO, Dec 24. The Toronto Rowing Club ball should count simply one point. He said that if was onc» more the lucky man, Flannigau preferring to great demand and in receipt of extremely liberal refusal by saying that it would be retrogression fo* amateur Knight's idea were adopted a player might get the 15 ball BOSTON, Dec. 24. The Boston directory have play in Worcester, whore bethinks he haa signed with offers from nearly all the prominent clubs in the him to sign a New England League contract. lias arranged to send their four-oared ou an easy shot, while his adversary might be forced to erew to England in the spring to compete for concluded negotiations for pitcher Win. Sowders, a winning team. He writes a friend: "I would give country alone was sufficient to make his capture There is a strong probability ihat Jack Nelaon will make the moat difficult and brilliant shot on the table of the St. Paul Club. He has been purchased almost anything to be in a teiim that could go to by the Phillies sensational. His acknowledged not plav ball in a Buffalo suit next summer (it might the championship of the world at Henloy. The to secure a low-numbered ball. It was much fairer to Lowell and" beat them out of their boots." He thinks be too warm for hirnj, but instead may be compelled to bow; Bush Thompson, No. both players, therefore, to count each ball as one point for $4,200, though the exact figure will not be ability as a batsman, base-runner, pitcher and erew are J. E. Knox, ef Worcester can do it don a uniform with a capital ''M'1 on it, or not play i; F. II. Thompson, No. 3, and Joseph Wright, simply, and to require 800 balls to be pocketed to count known till the return of Frank Selee, who In speaking of Manager Burnham's work, the Bjs- general player also served to make his acquisi b;iH at all. Sbould he play with somo tropical club pool. It is probable that Frey's suggestion will finally fected the purchase. At first Sowders was of ton Globe says: tion an event of importance. But further than I would suggest that a very cool material for his suit Itroke. KnoXj F. H. Thompson and Wright be agreed to by the others. The tournament is to be were in tho four that won the junior champion- fered to Boston at a net cost of $2,600; finding If there is a single base ball man In New England all that, the engagement is deserving of ex would be hia reason for not playing bore, for that in played for money piizes. The contestants will prob more, the shrewd St. Paul men who can view his work with satisfaction and await tbo best piece of "gauze" I have eeen exhibited by a hip at Albany in 18S6. Bush Thompson last ably be Frey, L. F. Malone, ex-Oliampion Alfred De they could get tended notice and warm commendation kept raising their price, but Boston was bound the opening of next season with serene complacency, ball-tosser. E. HeidinffsfeM, who hag solicited an op lummer replace! Harry Pearce as No 2. The Oro, otherwise Balbo, tho Cuban expert; Joe King, that man ia Walter Buruham, manager of the Worces because it is in the line of the Phila portunity to exhibit his skill as a pitcher, will prob arew goes as the champions of America. The Samuel F. Knight and Charles Manning. Each will to have the prize at any cost. Sowders was born ter team. He has cauae to feel so, as he ia the first and delphia Club's laudable policy inaugur ably sign a contract, one kiving been forwarded to pnt up an entrance fee to be added to the prize money. 20 years ago at Louisville, Ky. He was con only New England League manager who has practically trip is necessarily an expensive one, aa the crow ————————•———————— ated first by the engagement of the him iu New York. Ho was with tha Mount Ki?co sidered the best pitcher in the Northwestern comoleted his team (or the season of 1888. veteran upright manager, Harry "Wright, and Athletic Club last season, and may provo a valuable will have to be in England some time before CHARLESTON'S CHIPPIES. The team for 1888 will be as follows, in addition to accession. Our managtment haa received valuable the Henley regatta to enable them to become League. Manager Selee, of Omaha, pro next by the erection of the finest pavilion and to Krock or Viau. This two players who may be signed within a few days: assistance by liberal contributions from residents of oeliuiatized and to get into condition. Several A Team That Promises to Prove a Strong nounces him superior Catchers, Derby, Briggs and Pierce; pitchers, O'Con- ground in the world of elevating base ball and thia city, and activity in securing players still con members of the club have subscribed $100 each, One. young player first made a success as pitcher of nell, Walker and Barrett; first ba^emau, Flannigan; placing it on a deep and sure foundation with a tinues, and the popular opinion id strong in their to secure the balance by sub- the Nashville, Tenn., Club. In 1886 he joined second bajeman, Meister; third basemao, Sheehau; view to permanency by catering to the best ability to pet there.