Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-23
BASE BALL NOTES.

RiDgo has signed to play with the Au-
gusts, Ga, Club.
The Chicago Club is walking away from
the New York Club.
Joe Quest and Morisrity have been re-
leased by the Detroit Club.
Esterbrook catches the audiences every
where by his fine playing.
The Macon, Ga, Club has the services of
Whiting behind the bat.
Louisville is making more money than
any other American Association Club.
On the last trip the Chicago Club won
sixteen out Of twenty games played.
President Lucas is building great hopes
on Sweeney. viii he prove broken reed?
Oldfeld will prove to be valuable pick
up for Manager Byrne, of the Brooklyn
Club.
If Hilsnd is a success he will take Myers
place at second base for the Philsdel phia
Club.
Buffalo and Providence are asking the
privilege Of reducin. the admission to tTeny-
FIVE cents.
ODsy, formerly pitcher of the Pittsburg
Club, Is getting severe punishment in the
Eastern League.
The Chattanooga Club viii be carried
through the season by stock company,
with capital OF $4,000.
Since Cushmen got his catcher, Brough-
ton, to face him be has been pitching ex-
cellently for the Metropoitsus.
Peter Conway will bel to keep the But
fslo Club from finishing in last place. He
won the 6rst three games he pitched.
OF the seventeen defeats received by the
Chicago Club this season ten have been in
Chicago on their own grounds.
The Athletic management have secured
Yinton to sign as soon as his ten days are
up. He will be played as soon as eligible.
1t took Vinton long time to find out
that he ought to release the Philadelp his
Club-from the obligation Of supporting
him.
Dorgsn's great Improvement in batting
has showed him ahead Of Ward and Ester
brook in the batting order of the New York
Club.
Styoey has been getting the. ball on the
heavy end OF the bat lately and the home
runs, two-bsggers and singles to his credit
have been frequent.
The Detroits lay Fridays defeat by the
Chicago Club to partial decisions BY the
umpire. When will they learn to take the
blame to themselves?
Won der Abe is losing money this year
with the pennant secure, while last year,
when he had no chance for the psnnsnt, he
made ropes of money.
There were 1881 people at the Grant me-
mortal game in Boston, and now the Boston
management are having jolly row over the
plsyin Of the game that day.
Some Of the Chicago Clubs critics give
as q reason for their easy defeat by the New
York Club that they became too anxious
when they faced the Gothamites.
Cushman's good work for the Metropoi-
tan Club makes the Athletic management
wonder if they did not make mistake in
not engaging Broughton instead Of letting
Cushman 90.
It's pretty loudly limited BY the New York
papers that the New York players do not
give Keef or Coreorsn,proper support, play
lug good ball only when Smiling Mickey
WEIGH pitches.
Thepoorest showing made this season was
made BY the Philadelphia Club in its last
series Of four games with the Chicsgoes
They were able to score in but one inning
during the four games.
When Stricken goes on the field he goes
there to play bah, and he plays for sll there
is in it. BE shirks nothing and never plays
for q record, and there are few who can beat
him around the bases.
The continued i'll luck Of the Toronto
Baseball Club has cast suspicion on the club
management. Ii is said that an attempt
will be made to resurrect the old Inter
national League, taking in clubs from Ro-
chester Buffalo, Detroit, London, Hamilton,
Toronto, Toledo, and Ottawa or 0dens.
burg.
Superintendent A. q. Bell, of the. New
York Club, denies that there is any truth in
the report that the New York players refuse
70 give Reef or Corcoran the support they
give WEIGH The best of harmony, be says,
prevails among the players, and their sole
object Is to win as many games as possible