Show ATHLETIC NOTES NaTES One of the most interesting reports circulated circulated in baseball circles of late A was Aas as to the effect that John M. M Ward Yard the world famous shortstop shortstop shortstop short short- stop and captain of the Brooklyn team had abandoned b baseball for the legal profession The Giants want him as captain of their team for the coming year but it is doubtful if they will get him He is a graduate of Columbia law school and is i said to have considerable legal talent Orange will be the color of the Un University of Chicago t Handball is becoming very very popular in NewYork New New- r r York and Brooklyn t In door baseball and baseball on the ice are quite the rage in Chicago Frank Hinkey who has been elected captain of Yale's football team for 1893 is a Tonawanda Tonawanda Tona Tona- wanda N. N Y boy Football has been worked for all it is w worth rth by the college papers and it is now rapi rapidly ly dying dying dy dye dyeing ing out Baseball has taken its place and the prospects are this will be a great year for the national game Active preparations for fur training training training train train- ing and the like have already commenced in some of the colleges A Yale graduate has given for the construction of a covered baseball ground This will give Yale exceptional training localities localities localities local local- during the winter months Outing ays says that Columbia is day to-day probably probably abl ably y the only one of the leading colleges to which fine physical specimens of youth do not notI I go in sUfi sufficient numbers to furnish men average average average aver aver- age teams and crews |