Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29
SPORTING.

Base Ball rs q Malnstay OF Lovers Of
. ". IN Athletics
! An the ball clubs have now completed
their lists Of players, or nearly so, and the
various leagues are waiting for good April
weather to Begin the contests. 1t is barely
possible the little war cloud, now seen on
the Western horizon, may boom up and
burst over the National League. If the
ends of a few sorehead grumblers are to be
subserved, this may occur, but good judg'
ment and common sense will probably
prevail. In St. Louis and Cincinnati, where
"kickers" do most predominant, the efforts
to disrupt the League are continuous, and
the maleyolent attacks on the officers Of the
League are becoming positively mean and
disgusting. This is particularly SO in
Porkapolis, where pig,headed outsiders are
trying to interfere with something with
which they have no concern.
The most specious argument are brought
10 bear on Mr.. Lucas, to induce him to
kick loose from the traces and go into q
new association.
1t must be admitted that if Lucas listen
ed to this selfish advice, great harm to base
ball would result. 1t would force the
League to FILL the gap with some other club.
Indianapolis would be the best, but IN that
event the Western League now forming
and which will be completed next week,
would be broken. All the combinations in
the country would be affected, except the
American Association, which would receive
all the benefit.
1t is fair to say that the managers Of the
clubs in the Association do not desire any
such result, as they realize that disgrace
ful baseball fight must bring disrepute On
the profession. Once the pupGe is dis
gusted, patronage must necessarily fall OF
and no organization can expect to be
benefited by precipitating a war. The only
persons to be benefited are the few who
desire to vent personal spite.
Mr.. Lucas cannot agord to do as the shall
low pated reasoners advise, and it is BY no
means probable that be will. He has sub
scribed to everything, and 10 going into the
League bound himself to abide DO the de-
cision of the majority. He has weak team
and at his home is at great disadvantage
in having to contend against superior play
ers in Won der Ahe's American team, Be
sides, lie cannot play Sunday games, sell
liquors, nor lower his price Of admission to
the grounds, TO meet that OF his rivals But
he went into the League with his eyes open,
and Is in honor bound to take the conse.
quel ces.
The most important event of the past
week in pugiuslic CYCLES vas the ratification
of the agreement between Sullivan and Nc
Cafirey to fight ioUr round soft glove con
test in Philadelphia. 1t is alleged that ali
the arrangements are satisfactory and that
rhele will DC 10 police Interference. There
viii probably he no occasion for this, as the
men sic to spar ior points, aud knockout
will not eusue, unless Sullivan desires to
ayeuce the alleged insult offered to him by
McCafiIey, when, as reported, McCatfrey
alluded 10 him as "a Boston loater." Both
men sre in training and promise to be in
coed Gshliug condition. Industrial Hall
will undoubtedly be crowded, and the PEG
pie who 90 there will want to see square
contest Hippodroming will not be tolerated,
and if ii is INDUCED in managers of such
sEairs in the future will find themselves sad
died at the outset with popular disapprovsl.