The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-27
THRNArIoNAL PAsTIME.
Notes About Wheeling Players Abroat

Notes About Wheeling Players Abroad.
Record Of Games.
Pete Hotaling and Pinclney lead the
batting for the Brooklyns.
Crowley, oflast years Bostons, has taken
% 'Rourke's place In the Buffalo left field.
Manning and Farrar are the only play
ers, left Of the original Philadelphia team
oflssS. ,f I.
League players say the increase in the
size Of the batsman's position is . great
improvement.
Its claimed that Thompson, Of the In
dfanapolls team, is the tallest player In
the profession. $''fs
Hines, in his first eight games this sea-
son, made seventeen hits, averaging 54s,
with total Of 04s. -
The fourteen men under contract to the
Detroit club weigh $3.50 pounds, an aver
age OF 40 pounds each.
Purcell has been given twenty days no.
tice by the Philadelp lphiast and at the end
Of that time will be released.
Doyle, Of the st. Louis League Club, is
said to pitch with terrific speed, even
when conforming to the new rules.
The League championship opens next
Thursday. St Louis League team will
be the best dressed one on the diamond.
Denny, third baseman for the Proyi.
dence nine, is at home, suffering from
chills. Bassett will fill his position until
he recoyers. "A
John Wardis studying in the Colum.
bian Law School, and will not.be able to
play regularly with the New York team
until May /.
The Athletics won the championship Of
Philadelphia, winning four ont Of six
games. This Is the first time they have
come out ahead.
Buffalo has hopes Of yet securing Jim
White. The latter is at his farm at Corn.
ing, N. Y, and is, in all probability, be.
ginning TO regret his retirement from the
field.
The Boston club wanted Bennett and
aanlon bad enough to offer Detroit 81 900
for the formers release, and $500 for the
latter's. In1addition, Bennett was to have
received S, 500 and Hanlon S, 500.
Mccormick, 1t is said, will go. to Pfoyi.
ience this season, and Shaw to Boston.
The balance OF the reinstated men will
stay with Lucas, except Gross and DAILY,
about whom nothing is rs yet known.
The Metropolitan team. has its eye on
DAILY, and will take him-ifit can get bin
provided the American Association at
Its meeting to-day in Pittsburgh will re-
4cind its Baltimore resolution. AS Jack
Lynch has at last signed with them, the
Nets, in case this deal occurs, viii make
things warm for their brethren.
| Since the American Association organ
ized in 1852, the Western clubs won o
total Of Az games over the Eastern clubs,
md the latter S04 over their Western
lilies. Allegheny, Baltimore, Washington
and Virginia are responsible fol, the bad
showing Of the East. The East, however.
held the anttwice-At Athletics for 1884
and the Metropolitans for 1885.
| When the professional Standard club, Of
this city, was in existence, Glasseock and
Barkley were each paid $50 q month fol
their services, and the club sunk all OF its
capital stock paying such fancy prices.
Glasscock now receives, for seven months
work, g 200; Barkley, $500; Miller and
| WEIGH 81, 500 each, and yet some people
want to know why We can't keep our play
srs home.
Welch and Barkley are holdingup their
ends well in st. Louis, and are, even on
this short acquaintance, highly esteemed
by the public. The Repilbl lican, in itk
notice Of q recent game, speaks OF them
as follows: N.
1.-THE fielding, as well as the batting
honors for the Browns were carried of by
Welch, who played q grand game al
sentre he accomplished one double play
md came very near making another he
also made magnificent forward catch,
which made him tumble in the effort, and
bis other captures were, fine. Capt,
eomiskey was unable 10 play, being sill
In quarantine with his spsained arm, and
sam Bafkley filled tirst with an ease,
grace and effectiveness which showed how
ne can fila gap when required 10. All
the bat the Browns showed strength.
Barkley batted superbly, getting his bast
avery time, making three clean hits, OF
which two were double baegers. The
base running of Nicol and Welch was .
great feature, while Raskley covered ghis
canvass with niarkable tieetness.
Last WeeE's Games,
Following is a list Of the games played