Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-04
SPORTING SPRAY.
PLEASURES and Pastimes OF the Day Re.
viewed.

Mccormick, change pitcher Tor the Gin
cilsnatis, is the same man who pitched for
thefamous Syracuse Stars.
Hrrar was given final trial for place
| in tfe Philadelphia nine yesterday, and
promised to astonish the boys with display.
ina He did not astonish them at the bat,
but seventeen chances to put men out: all
accepted, made a good enough record to
engage him permanently.
Nearly IS. 900 people in all have attended
thegames of the preliminary season at the
Athletic park. The largest crowd was al
the'frst game between the Athletics and
Philadelphias when l2,Ooo crowded the
seats and swarmed around the fences. kec-
reation Park games furnished fun and ex-
citement for about q, 900 spectators during
| the same season.
John Lang, of Philadelphia, base ball
expert who recently devised the brilliant
| idea of raising Chinese base ball nine, IS
in trouble with his celestial employees, and
seems to be temporarily checked in his
enterprise. He secured ten players, uni
formed them, drilled them into passaole
knowledge of the game, and was about 10
exhibit them to an admiring public when
there was strike. The Monaghan, quick
to adopt the customs of his adopted
country, discovered that he had the whip
hand, and demanded an advance and this
settled it. The celestials are out OF a job,
and their pig-tails will not grace the dia-
mond.
That Big Pigeon Match.
There is a good deal OF disgust expressed
among the brokers of Third street, Phil
adelphia, who backed Mr.. Charles
Macallister in the proposed pigeon
shooting match against an English
lord or gentleman to be provided by Mr..
George Gould, at what they say looks like
a complete backdown on the part OF Gould
and his friends One of Macallister's back
ers said, Yesterday: The New York peo-
pie were apparently demoralized not only
by the promptness with which we raised
the 5000, but by our proposition at the
time to make the stakes $4,000 side. Our
confidence in our man appeared to Timber
the New Workers backbone and ever since
then they have been making difficulties
Our money is ready against any man they
can select but he must be an amateur. Mr.
Macillster will not shoot against profess
sional. But it looks nov as though they
did not intend to come 10 time at all. 4
member OF the RlvertOn Club sent them
long and rather sarcastic telegram today,
TO which no answer has yet been received.
Mr.. Macalister has been practicing for
the match for several days. On Saturday
last he killed Is birds out OF 30 and on
Monday dropped 22out OF 80.
Miscellaneous.
4 new sixty.ton cutter named the Ma
iOrie, was launched yesterday at GreenoCk,
Scotland and will soon appear on the
Thames. She belongs to the same gentle.
man who owns the Madge, which raced
last year in American waters against New
York yachts. The Major may possibly
come 10 New York and issue challenge
for a race for the American cup. She car.
ries sails far larger than those ever before
carried by any yacht of the same tonnage.
f. c. Coleman, a member OF the famous
American Rifle Team that shot the inter
national match in Europe few years ego,
met with a serious accident at Newburgh,
y. v, on Saturday. In closing the breech
lock OF his rifle il caught pro Getting cap
in the cartridge and exploded it, and
piece OF the cap entered his light eye, ser.
iously cutting il. The surgeons fear that
he will lose the eye.
The HanlOn.kenncdyR Race.
The second 81 600 of the stakes in the
Hanlon Kennedy race was to have been de-
posted with the Turf, Field and Farm
Tuesday, but it was not done, owing TO the
illness Of Mr. Duryea, lannon's backer,
who is in England, and too sick to cross
the ocean. Mr.. Hamilton Rusbee saws
that there will be no difficulty,
that Hanlon and Kennedy have
both agreed to substitute a gentleman
whose name will not be published, in place
OF Mr.. Duryea, and they will meet on May
Sth and arrange the details tor the Point OF
Pines race on May 3olh, as If there hai been
no interruption in the programme. They
will make the deposit at that time, and the
final deposit of S5OO-S2, 500 a side in all
on Nav 18th. The agreement to the post
ponemcnt is signed by both men. who seem
10 he earnest IN their desire to bring about
the race.
sullivan TO Retire.
John l.. Sullivan has asserted that he
will retire from the ring. In an interview
he said: II am done with ring fighting
NV people are al me all the time about 1t,
and | have concluded TO obey their wishes.
| am champion of America now, and if l
was to whip dozen more fighters in the
ring. that S all could be anyhow Sulli-
van has opened a fine saloon and club
house in Boston and proposes to devote his
time hereafter to business, but is willing at
all times to put on the gloves with any
person for any amount OF money.
George Fulljames deposit of 500, to fight
Harry Gilmour, the Canadian champion,
has not vet been covered. lie is anxious
TO meet Gllmour, and will let the money
remain in The hands Of the stakeholder for
q -hOrt time longer.
Pat Perry and Peter Breslin, English
light weights, have arrived in this country.
They desire 20 meet any boxers OF their
weight for any amount OF money
Chicago to the Front
NEW York. May ; Spirit OF the Times
says: THE irrepressible Chicago Associa-
ton will astonish the country again next
week with the unparalleled list OF entries
for tie July trotting meeting. II is cStI'
mated that .here are twenty entries for
each race, rendering the great 10000 meet
ing an assured success.
The Horses Gaining.
BosToH. May 3.-Horses 5vs. Bicvcles-
The score at the end Of the fourth day is:
horses, G23; bicycles, COS.
Base Ball.
PrrrsRrRrH May 3. - Allegheny, Is;
Athletic, >.
The Nets Downed.
BALTIMORE, May %.-Batimores, g. Net
ropolitans, |.
Philadelphia ParaIyzed.
PHILADELPHIA, May 3.-Providence, u;
Philadel phlas, q.
Buffalo Beaten.
CrEvrLAyu, o., May S-Cleveland, );
ButfalCs, l.
Come Again.
DETROIT, May 3-Chicsgos, 10, Detroits. |.
The Eclipse Enveioped.
CoIUMRCs, May 3.-Co!umbus, 8; Ecipse,
>.
St. Louis Loses.
C!NCINSArI, May G.-Cincinnati, }; 81.
Louis, ..
The Cultured Crushed.
New YoRK, May 5.-NeE forks 10;
Bostons, O.
FATAL EXPLOSION.
A Sad Accident at the yicksburg OIL
WeFks,
NIrKszrPl Mss MAY 3-The watch