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Show THE ARGUS. column has improved greatly. Baltimores lead has been cut down considerably by the good work of the National League. Cincinnati Reds, while Pittsburg is ably seconding ' the efforts of the former in the laudable and' popular attempt. There is nothing so greatly disliked by baseball enthusiasts as an easy win, and therefore the efforts of the teams that pull down the percentage of the leader in the race are watched with bated breath and intense interest. Louisville has done and is doing splendid work, and it is to be hoped that she will keep it up and land eventually in the upper half at the end of the season. Chicago is making a tremendous effort to get away from the neighborhood of the bottom of the column, where poor St. HAT THE flavor Louis lies like a shorn sheep, bleating and taste of the with agony. two some meeting weeks ago between Delahanty, of the Quakers, has the Fort Douglas this to say of the wonderful work of Browns and Park the Orioles : A fast team will make teams had aroused luck for itself. Ill admit that the the long-laiBaltimores do some things that do not y of Salt seem to be regular. They dont play Lakes lovers o f ball strictly in accordance with the baseball, was evi- lines set down by other managers. denced by the large number who That is one reason why they succeed. boarded the Utah Central train Sun- They are always doing something day morning last, bound for the that you are not expecting them to region of silver and tnow, and to wit- do. They dont telegraph their moveness the return game between the ments ahead. When you are looking soldiers and miners. It was a case of for a bunt they hit it out and when see what well do to them on our you are settled for a hard drive they and that with a tap it down in front of the plate and own grounds, vengeance, as the score at the close show how they can sprint. Its a stood 5 to 0 in favor of the hammer great team. Any team that lands a and drill men. Our Fort boys did pennant three times in succession has their level best to make it two to be a great team. They are fast straight, but were unable to solve the everywhere on the base, in the field puzzling curves of their opponents and at the bat. I dont think their pitcher. Some two thousand people pitchers any better than some other witnessed the game and enjoyed teams in the league have Cleveland, themselves hugely. It was demon- for instance, is even stronger in the strated very decidedly that there is box, but it will make even Cleveland splendid material in the two teams, do some great work to be within earand with assiduous practice, if not at shot of them at the finish. the present time, will hold their own Frank Slavin lasted just two with any teams west of the Missouri. ' minutes in his fight with Joe Butler of Philadelphia before the CaliSunday also witnessed a rather lifeless game of baseball fornia Athletic Club Tuesday night. between the O. S. L. R. R. boys and When time was called Slavin a colored aggregation yclept the rushed at the colored man and Monarchs. The latter were not in it punched him with his right over the to any appreciable degree, and only heart. Butler squared himself for the gigantic errors on both sides kept the next rush and met Slavin with his the small handful of fans who left in the face. Slavin forced the went out to witness the game in a colored man around the ring, swinghilarious enough condition to prevent ing his right and left after the a sudden exit from the grandstand. fashion of the sweeps of a windmill. The 0. S. L. R. R. team won by the Butler caught the Australian on the jaw with a right swing and the latter narrow margin of seventeen runs fell forward, clasping his opponent the score being 22 to 5. dbout the waist, and both fell to the In passing by the vacant lot on floor and rolled over, with Butler on Fourth South, between Main and top. Referee Billy Madden pulled State, after business hours, we have the men apart and Slavin arose in a noticed several attaches of the count dazed condition. Butler went after side of the Joint Building chasing the him and swung his left on the jaw, elusive sphere after its aerial flight the big Australian falling full length from the bat. A challenge may be on his back, striking his head on the looked for daily from the indications floor with a resounding thump. He pulled himself up by the ropes after county against city. the referee had counted seven; but The status of the National League was clearly unable to continue the teams this week in the percentage fight. Jimmy Carroll jumped into Sporting. n dor-man- dis-interestin- : , c g, 9 the ring and threw up the sponge for his principal. Representative Shafroth of Colorado is the hero of the hour in congressional chess circles. With defeat staring him in the face, in the final game of the series between the Congressional and English Parliament representatives, the silver man from Colorado won and thereby secured a draw and hands even between the two countries. to Calders Go It is a foregone conclusion that when Kid McCoy enters the ring that he leaves it a victor he has again demonstrated his wonderful ability in his line by defeating Jack Bonner in Philadelphia last Monday. Bob Armstrong, the giant colored boxer, has arrived in Chicago from New York. Bob has been in the East for some time, and he is as good as the matched to fight C. C. Smith, The contest will thunderbolt. doubtless take place at the Broadway Athletic Club in about four weeks, and Tom ORourke has offered a purse. Armstrong says that Joe Choynski has got Tom Sharkey in good condition, and expresses the opinion that the Sailor will defeat Maher. He says : Sharkey has greatly improved in cleverness and hitting powers. .1 boxed with him several times, and was surprised at his cleverness. Tom Sharkey is training at New York for his coming fight with Peter Maher. With him are Joe Choynski, Tommy Lansing and Eddie West. Every afternoon about 2 oclock Choynski and Sharkey have a lively practice bout and provide fun for numbers of bicyclists who stop to watch the Sailor at his training. Sharkey intends to enter the ring at 170 pounds, and is apparently in fine condition. George Green (young Corbett) of San Francisco Has signed articles of agreement for a fight with Danny Needham, to take place before Bradys new Eastern club some time in July, who' last Sunday sent them East for Needham to sign. Peter Maher is training near Morris Park and weighs 174 pounds. Maher is reported to be running twenty miles each day, which sounds just a little bit fishy. - At the . . 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