Show SPORTING GOSSIP Talk About Fast HorsesA Story of Hyer Special Correspondence NEW YORK March 17 The talk about a race between J D Mor risseys Montana Regent and E J Lucky Baldwins Volante for 10000 aside a-side continues unabated although the parties to the controversy are no nearer an understanding under-standing now than when the proposition was first made Mr Baldwin wishes the race to occur after the Latonia meeting while Mr Morrissey desires it to take place at the meeting meet-ing of the new Memphis Jockey club which begins April 2 Or he says he will match his horse against Volante for 25000 to curry weight lor age race t be run at Chicago Chi-cago during the meeting there And thu the matter stands at present As Baldwin does not seem to be disposed to make any concessions con-cessions this is likely to be the last of it Tom Hyer the first pugilistic champion of America has been credited with having ben what is generally known as t stingy man That such was not the case the following anecdote of the dead gladiator which was related re-lated to me yesterday by an old friend of his i will amply prove Hyer after his battle with Yankee Sullivan was in a saloon with a party of kindred spirits ata very late hour one night In the midst of their uproarious talk and laughter a girl apparently about 16 years of age poorly clad and shivering from the coldit was winter at the time entered the place and approaching the roysterers timidly asked for a small sum of money tc procure some medicine for her mother whc she said was lying very ill at home The bartender bar-tender gruffly commanded her to leave She turned t obey the order when one of the party made some insinuation a to her prohn ble means of obtaining a livelihood Tin was more than Hyer could stand He beckoned beck-oned to the girl who returned Placing 5 in her hand he bade her go home and never again enter a place where she would possibly be subjected to insult The girl tearful thanked the brawny pugilist and left thi place Then turning upon her persecutors Hyer said in a tone ineffable scorn That girls story may not have been true or i may but I do not feel that 1 could afford foi the sake of a little money to have her pinche face appearing to me every time I might trj to catch a nap Anyway the insult you fellows lows put upon her was worth the So I gave her herHyer was like os other pugilists extremely ex-tremely superstitious and it is said that he would never enter into any enterprise without with-out first transferring a ring which he wore upon the little finger of his left hand to the corresponding digit of his right Judging from the manner in which the Detroits are pounding the ball at Macon where they are at present engaged in active practice they will furnish plenty of exercise for the outfield of the other league teams They seem to exactly cotton to the new rules restricting the pitchers method of delivery de-livery But there i scarcely any rule which prevents everything which it is intended to and this is the case with the pitchers Twitchell is said to have practiced indefatigably indefatig-ably motion to throw the ball to first while in reality sending it spinning over the home plate He has attained considerable proficiency pro-ficiency at it and will doubtless succeed in greatly puzzling both batsmen and base runners run-ners during the coming season By the way Twitchell is a pitcher of whqm I expect great things before many years have passed OCTY COHEN |