Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-07-19
BASE BALL NOTES.

Blskely is playing with the Portland Ciuo'
Tim Manning is playing with the Provi'
dence Club.
Wise will cover second base for the Bos-
ton team until Burdock is able TO I'LL that
position. Several new pitchers vii; be en-
gsged.
The directors of the Boston Baseball Club
have teiegrsphed to Captain Morrill, to Sc
cure new players to strengthen the nine 81
any cost.
1t is about time for change of luck with
The Athletic Club They have batting
lam that ought to bring to Philadelphis
The pennsnt but the luck with their pitcher
has been against them.
Charley Fulmer has released Hilsey and
Long from his Portland Club.
Atkinson and Suck.. bave gone to Canada
70 play with the St. Joseph Club.
Fogsrty has got dow to work again and is
covering his field in fine style.
The Philadelphia Club has won six and
lest sixteen of the games played during this
trip
The Elmira Club has been admitted to
to the New York State League.
Gardner is playing much better game
at second base for the Baltimore Club than
Manning did
The st Louis Club is creeping up On the
Philadelphis, and is pushing the latter for
fourth place.
The Detroit Club has struck winning
gait and will push the fifth and sixth place
clubs after a while.
Gas,6eld, the Detroit catcher, takes the
place of Sutcliffe on the Chicago team, the
latter having been released.
Foster, the new man who fills Troy's place
on the Metropolitan team, gives promise
making thr' position the strongest insteso
Of The We st, as it has been for some time
"Ctief .oseman was for time laid W
With sprsined ankle, aud his sweet {?
voice WAS very much missed on the field
His ankle is oil right again, and his wsrhooi
once more staItles the echoes and breaks NJ
lis opponents.
Il took the Chicago management lone
rire TO make up its mind TO relieve Clark
son. Their choice OF Mccormack is goo1
ore.
Tom Poorman, who will play right field
FOR the Boston Club, is eligible to play sine
July II. As soon as he goes to Boston
Whitley will be released.
The New York reporters are practicing
for their game with the Philadelphia repor
,Prs, and the game on the 24th will be
lively and interesting contest,
Frank Bell, the new catcher Of the Brook
Try Club, is % years old and over six fee
all. George Bradley prsctissd him for SOM
time before he Joined the Brooklyn, and b.
promises to be strong addition to the
Brooklyn team.
Bell and Peoples were engaged to fill the
places on the Brooklyn team made vacant
by the release of Kreig and Hines. Bell
caught part of last season tor the For
Wayne Club and Peoples was brought from
the Cincinnati Club.
A Louisville paper says Hecker has
changed his notion about wanting to leavs
the Louisville Club. He has made arrange
uents by which he will get as much from
that club next season as he has been offered
By either the Pittsburg or the Athletic Club
Mccormack, who has been engaged By
the Chicago Club to relieve Clsrkson wa
for several years With the Cleveland Club
de played with the Providence Club up to
the time Of his release, two weeks ago. Nc
Coruack has been 6rst-class pitcher, and
will be again if his arm holds out.
Manager Barnie is reported to have been
served in Louisville with notice of suit b.
Jimmy Mclaughlin, pitcher Of the club
last reason. Mclaughlin was expelled b,
8arnie before the the close of last season,
and went with the Springfield (Ohio) Club
Manager Bsrnie thinks the suit is only s
piece Of spitework on the part of McLlsugh
IN.
Southern League umpires are hsvings
ard time of it. Here are some Of the thug
mpires have in that section Of the country
o bear with. In Nashville a policeman wa
detailed to keep an umpire from beiue
pobbed. In Birmingham crowd tried t.
irown an umpire in the lake Several Geor-
ia papers contain charges against Dan
,evy, who has been umpiring the games be
ween The A,lsntss and Augustus. The al
ega,ion was that Dunlevy was giving decis
ons to suit the president Of the League.
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