The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-20
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Contract Breakers Rslustatsd-Resord OF
Last week,s Games. laIT.s


Detroit, owing to their steal Of Joe Quest
The Indiana Sunday base ball bill
lately passed, is said to be unconsti
tutional.
Boston now has fourteen men unde
contract. including three pitchers an,
four catchers.
The Pittsburgh team has signed ney
man named Tener, and have been play
ing him at first base.
Barley has been covering first base 70
the Browns the last few days, Comiske.
having sprained his leg.
The Hoosiers have laid out Louisville
four times, Cincinnati twice, and gave De
troit heavy coat Of whitewash.
Cincinnati has not yet given up al
hopes Of having Mullane's disabilities re
moved. And yet Caylor is down on til
contract-breakers.
spalding favored reinstatement. Will
strong team in st. Louis to com
pete with Chicagoit will be many ducat
in the treasures OF both clubs.
The Indianapolis Club has been playinl
great ball so far this season, and, with th'
exception Of couple Of games in th,
South, has a clean score Of victories.
Doyle, who covers first for the Luca
League, seems TO have some ability as {
pitcher. He occupied the box in gam,
against the Browns, and was 80 etiectiY,
that Won der Ahe's crowd was laid out.
The new League pitching rules art
bringing disaster TO its clubs, and all th.
pitchers are unanimous IN the dislike O
them. 1t Is now claimed that return
will be made 10 the mode in vogue last
year.
Cincinnati has secured a new pitcher
named Cooper. lie was tried against the
heavy hitters Of the home team, and they
could do nothing with him. Reccius, after
having been Knocked out by the Hoosiers
was released.
Dlckeson has jumped Omaha and gone
to Buffalo. As the Western League Is
now under National protection p there
is every prospect OF a row. Dickerson re-
ceiyed' 500 advance money from Omaha,
which he failed to return.
McCarty. ofthe Boston Unions, made
such an excellent showing in the games
with the Boston League club last week,
that he has been signed by Boston as an
out fielder. He was formerlya member
Of the Emerson Piano club.
The League had hard time Of It last
week with the American clubs. Provi-
dence, Boston, Detroit and Buffalo alllost
a majority OF the games played. Thi, Ia
mainly due to tho Leagues new, departure
in its pitching department.,
Ross Barnes, the old-time second base
man Of the Chicagoes, is trying 10 get in
practice TO cover third for the Lucas
League team. In his time he was one Of
the most valuable men on the diamond,
and, il he can get back to his old form, lie
will prove a bonanza for st. Louis.
Welch and Dunlap, according to last
weeks st. Louis Sunday iSdyings, had q lit
tlo difficulty, in which Welch, or the
Wheeling Terror, as he Is designated, had
tho worst oft. Barkley, Welch, Sweeney
and Dunlap went out for q walk, and
paused on their journey to get drink. In
the saloon WEIGH spoke insultingly OF
Lucas, when Dunlap resented his remarks
in a manner that injured the Ts;rpr'a
hShc reputation.
} The raee iof tho American ,pennant be.
gan Saturday, at Least two Il the starters
got Of at the tap OF the drum. The Gin
cianatiil. .ouisyille game was postponed on
account OF rain. The Athletics unmerci.
fully slaughtered the AIetropolitsas ii
Philadelphia by score si AZ 70 and
Pittsburgh's new team made the cold
chills creep dpYn Yon der AheS back by
completely cleaning cut his team: score
stol. n n
AT the League meeting in New York on
Saturday, alter the offending players had
been attended to, motion was made by
Roston aud supported by Providence, TO
change the pitching rules back to what
they were last year. II was concluded,
however, that the new rules had, as yet,
an insufficient trial, and that thirty days
more would be given them, when, II they
were still considered objectionable, they
would be discarded.
The League directors met at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, New York, last Saturday,
and formally reinstated the players about
whom there has been SO much talk Of
late. Their action, although made public
at this date, was virtually taken on April
4th, but owing To the American Associa-
ton having passed a resolution at its Bal
timore meeting TO the effect that It's clubs
wosld play with no other clubs that en-
ployed any barred playera IL was deemed
best to say nothing, hut 70 play out all
April exhibition games, which'woald have
been off had the American Association
known Of their action. The reserve jump
ersNwere taken in first, which admits
Dunlap, Daily, Gross and SchaapF, The
contract breakers cages then game up and
Glasseock, BriodY; Sweeney, Mccormick
and ahaW were reinstated and fined 81, 900
each.