Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-08
SPORTING SPRAY.
Notes and Comments on Pleasures OF
the Day.

Tom Sullivan is catching magnificent
game for ST. Louis.
Reid, the new second baseman of the
Baltimore, engaged in place Of Frank lar
kin, is q success
The keystone Club, OF Erie, has organ.
ICED for the saason with strong nine, and
arrangements are being made TO organize
an oil and IRON league, in which crack
clubs will take part.
Bradley, of the Cleveland, is pitching
good game His delivery is the same quick,
excellent one that it always was, giving
men on bases but little chance TO gain time
in stealing.
The Toledo men are described as good
looking set Of fellows, light in weight ply
sically, and comfortably uniformed iu gray
and blue stockings, with double bands OF
blue round the cap.
Lewis and Manning recovered their old
form at the bat on Friday in the Roston-
Philadelphia game. Manning made three
safe hits, with total of five bases, out OF
five times al the bat, while Lewis was cred
ited with single and a two-bagger with
the same number of chances
Coleman developed unexpected strength
at the bat in the Boston Philadelphia game
on Friday. A two-base hit in ths~eecond
inning, q three-baser in the third and
single in the seventh led to the hope that
the winning runs might be scored on
strong hit in the ninth inning, but he
failed to get the ball beyond the bases.
A taiIors and furnisher's firm OF Cleve-
land have offered four gold medal prizes to
be awarded to the members OF the club OF
that city. The fist for the best fielding
record in League championship games. the
second for the greatest number OF base hits,
third for the greatest number OF sacrlhce
hits and fourth for the greatest number OF
runs obtained.
Aquatic.
Kansas City has organized boat club.
Fred Plaisted has been engaged by the
Tobacco City Boat Club, OF Lynchburg Va,
to train their crew for their Virginia State
regatta.
1t is expected that the race between
Courtney, Ross, Lee, Hosmer and Plaisted,
at the Pullman regatta, will be one OF the
finest ever witnessed in America.
The greatest aquatic feat on record has
Just been performed in St. Louis BY Pro.
fessor Blstt. He remained under water four
minutes and eleven seconds, beating the
best previous record, as made by Peter
Johnson, who remained under water four
minutes and two and three quarter seconds
a: the Royal Music Hall London, April
q, 1882.
Han'an, who is at present in Lowell,
Mass, has been somewhat disconnected by
reason Of an unfortunate accident to his
boats. When George Lee brought the
champion boats from Boston il was found
that, owing to the rough treatment they
had received on the trip from New York
to Boston, the new one was broken IN
dozen places, and the Maud, the Swaddle
and WinShip SHE'LL in which he beat Trick
al NnSt
worthless He has, therefore, ordered a
new shell from Roddich. of Boston, but
hes not decided whether he will have one
from WARM, his Toronto builder, or not
The Turf.
Ascender still holds his place as favorite
for the Kentucky Derby, while in the Cup
Thora is the choice at short odds.
Jerome's three principal handiCaps will
be the Fordham, mile and quarter; the
great Metropolitan, mile and half, and
the Jockey Club, two miles.
One hundred and fifty horses are now III
the Louisville Jockey Club grounds. TX
ercising began on Thursday last, and the
coming meeting promises to DC the grand
est ever held.
California trotting youngsters have here
toiore startled breeders in other States by
their sensational performances. II is be-
lieved that the climate of California and
the succulent food produced there make
colts mature with greater promptness than
elsewhere, and, in consequence, matches
against two and three years olds from that
State are difficult to make.
Badly Whipped.
BALTIMORE, May 7.-Athletics, ); Balti-
mores o.
LouisyiIIe's Luck.
CINcGNNATI, May 7.-LOuisviiles 5; Gin
cinnatis, - twelve innings.
They Score Another
PITTSBURGH April 7.-Metropoitans, 5;
Alleghenies, ;.
Providence as Ii Used TO BE.
New YORK, May 7.-ProyidenCe, -; New
York. ..
The TOIctlos Game.
ToLEDo, May bay Citys, 6; TOledos, ).
BostOns Beaten.
PHILADELPHIA, May 7.-Phi!adelphia'S ;;
BOStOns =.
They Get There.
CoLuMGvs, O., May 1.-Columbus /; st.
Louis, 3.
Forest Citys Succeed.
BUrrALo, May 1.-Cleyelands, =: BuHa-
Saginaw Holding Its Own. @
DIrRcIr, May 7.-Grand Rapids, 1; Sag;-
naws,
LOUISVILLE May The trotting meet.
ing Of the Louisville Fair Association
begins tomorrow. continuing four days,
with two races each day. The first race to-
morrow is the 2:l9 class, purse 500, with
five to CO. including Francis Alexander,
Ill