The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-13
Ball AND BAT.
Notes About Players aud Matters Pertain.
ing 70 the National Game.

ing 70 the National Game.
Joe Miller was on the sick list the early
part oflast week.
Fourteen thousand people attended last
Sundays game at st. Louis, between the
Prickly Ash and last years st. Louis
Unions.
Cincinnati's new pitcher, Reccius,
showed unexpected strength in his first
appearance against the Chicagos, only
two hits being made Off OF his delivery.
Glasscock Is getting in trim for the
coming fray at the League Park, st. Louis.
Next Saturday, April Is. the season
opens in earnest, and the race for tho
American championship begins. Pitts
burg opens with the st. Louis Browns at
ST. Louis; the Athletics meet the Metro.
politans In Philadelphia; Cincinnati
plays Louisville at Cincinnsh, and on
April 20 Brooklyn tries conclusions with
Baltimore at tile latter dty.
The League series does not commence
until April 80, on which date st. Louis
meets Chicago at st. Louis, and Detroit
plays Buffalo at Detroit. On May New
York opens at Boston, and Providence at
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Lucas has at last succeeded in hay-
ing Dunlap, Schaeifcr, Sweeney, Glass
cock, Mccormick aud Briody reinstated.
These players, with Baker, Lewis and
Boyle, will make team that will make 1t
mighty interesting for any club In the
country, aid II the st. Louis League or
ganiEation does not come out on top this
season, 1t will not be far in the rear.
The Southern clubs have shown up in
fine form this season, especially the Rich
mond nine which succeeded in downing
Providence in two straight games.
The st. Louis League, American series,
has been broken oil, but new dates will
probably be arranged.
{ Mr.. Hart, manager OF the Louisvilles,
speaks very highly Of Joe Miller's work
and prospects.
So far this season the League leads in
games with the American Association,
having won seven games against the Amer
leans four. Louisville and Detroit played
one draw, as also did Baltimore and Bull
falo.
Paul Hines his at last signed with Pro-
violence, and Crane will probably be re-
leased.
The re-admission OF Powell and Fulmer
strengthened the Washington Nationals
very much as their work against Brooklyn
and Providence shows.
Jack Lynch still holds out for more
money, and will not pitch for the Metro
politans, unless he gets the amount he
asks. $500 are said to be Jacks figures.
The Bostons have signed a now catcher
named Dealy, late OF st. Paul. Hackett
has also signed with them.
The Kansas City grounds will have
seating capacity Of u 900.
lnnine years the Boston club has won
419championship games and lost 297.
The New York League team will have
the champion batsmen Of two associations
-0'Rourke and Easterbrook.
Anson has played in the League nine
years, has played in $50 games, has been
2,SS9 times at the bat, has made ] ,0lG hits,
and his percentage is .352. No other
player has made 1000 hits. Brouthers is
next to Anson in batting. He has played
five years and has a percentage Of $40.
Conner, five years, 1926; Gore, ssix years,
80; White, nine years, BIZ; o 0'Rourke,
nineyears, .Sl5; Dalrylnple, seven years,
.3l4; Hines, nine years, .Sll; Barnes, four
years, 800; Kelly, seven years, .90T Start,
ninc years, .30l, and Dunlap, four years,
.30l, are all who have records Of 800 and
over.