Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-30
SPORTING.
BASE BALL NOTES.

Denny Mack is an Eastern League UNI
pire.
Mountjoy has been relessd by the Balti'
more Club.
1t is said that Purcell Will play with the
Pittsburg Club.
Kimber, THE pitcher, has been released
BY the Virginia Cub.
The Brocton Club has five pitchers aud
are looking for another one.
The Detroits have G. Bryant, of the Chick
eripg L Sons Piano nine, on trial.
Whitehead, formerly OF the st. Louis
Club, is playing ball on the strong Lesdvihe
Club.
The Memphis Club has signed Bob Black,
formerly of the Kansas City and OMAHA
Clubs
Tucker, first bsseman Of the Springfield,
will not remain with that club, bat will JON
the Newark Club.
The Cincinnati and Pittsburgh Clubs are
booked for two exhibition games on Angus
81 aud September l.
The only club which Louisville was able
10 yhitewssh was the Cincinnati Club. They
beat them 8 to 0.
The Pittsburgh Club barely missed losing
hree straight games with the st. Louis
Club on their own grounds.
A new third basemsn from Pittsburg
named McSchumack, is playing third base
for the Chattanooga Club.
Foster, second base of the Metropolitan
Club, is pleasing the management BY his ex-
cellept work in that position
Louisville and Cincinnati have won the
same number of games from the other They
finished the same way last year.
The Jersey City Club has signed Farrell
late Of the Detroits and Troy formerly sec
md basemsn Of the Metropolitan Club.
Several of the League clubs are said to
De contemplating trip through the South
ern League cities after the season is over.
Lew Simmons is responsible for the asser.
ZION that the reserve rule will not be done
away with at the conference at Saratoga,
The Chicago players say they will win
he pennant. The claim that they will win
all The games they will play on their own
grounds.
The four Western clubs are very likely to
finish the race in their present position: ~.
Louis first Cincinnati second, Pitts5urg
third and Louisville fourth.
In the completed series OF sixteen games
between the Louisville and Cincinnati Clubs,
N which they finished even, the former
made SO runs and the latter 81.
Browning, of Louisville, has been at the
bat nine times without making hit, as has
also Jones, of the Cincinnatis. This is b
rtmsrkable falling of for these two heavy
"a tiers.
The Haverblll Club announces that it has
1lacklis;ed Robert Black, the pitcher, for
nerlv OF Kansas City, he having scCpp:ed
erms and advance money and failed 10 re
/ Jort for duty.
Buffalo was last when Detroit was up to
| N1,h place Nov Detroit is down again to
at place and Buffalo ia sixth, with GOOD
.hrce tor fifth. The good work of their
oeN pitcher, Conway and that Of Wood,
nsSput them there.
AVictory for the New York Club on the
hone rounds generally makes the repor.
ers 0. that city spread themselves over
nsli column of space but when they lose
ew lines suffice 10 describe the dull and IN
Interesting games.
The Chattanooga Club has Ramsey, the
1tst pitcher in the Southern League, but the
Chatanoogas do not win, because the nine
unable TO support him. A few days ago
be Nashvilles made only two hits off him,
Jet won the game by a score Of 2 to 0.
According to a statement made by Hor-
ace Phillips to q Pitrsourg reporter it will
cost $jl, $40 to run the Pittsburg Club this
,eason. 1t will take $40, 600 OF this sum to
Jay the players salaries. The purchase OF
be Columbus Club took $4,000, and Gal.
WINS and Scott purchase cost 8, 900 more.
The club lost $3.50 on ODay, Mountain
and Richmond Travelling expenses aud
,dyertisiDg will cost $4,000, and $3.50
will cover the amount Of the guarantees
paid TO visiting clubs. 4 total of SiS,33l
has so far been taken in by the club, Of
which SAL 600 was taken in at home and
1881 abroad. The remaining eight
James, Mr.. Phillips says, will net US about
$1,000, and we will clear about $500 on
,ur last eastern trip. Then, if everything
5 favorable, we will take in at least 81 500
turing October which will leave US about
50 OCO ahead on the season.