Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-07-26
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BASE BALL NOTES.

Meegan is looming up as great pitcher
for the Pit,sburg Club.
The Athleticsihsve six of the frat ten
American Association bstters.
Harry Wright is pushing Mulvey up to-
ward the top in the batting order.
McKinuon is now captain of the st. Louis
Club. Dunlap was deposed
Charlie Daniels gave excellent satisfac-
ton in the West by his umpiring.
The italian battery" McKeon and Kee-
nan. are doing wonders for Cincinnati.
Troy will not get back to the MetrOpoli-
tan Club again. Foster fills his place well.
Poorman, who has signed to play right
field for Boston, will probably be given q
trial in the box.
Phil Reccius, of the Louisville Club, has
been playing fine ball Of late and is doing
heavy hitting.
Manager Watkins, of Detroit, has grown
very much bigger since he secured the In
dianspOhs players.
GalVin's presence with the Pittsburg Club
will make Cincinnati and s.. Louis work to
Keep their places.
There is no doubt that the ST. Louis CluN,
barring accidents, will win the American
Association championship.
When Ted Sullivan took charge Of the
Memphis Club the old players who were re-
tanned had their salaries doubled.
The Detroit Club is playing fine ball and
nav possibly come in rather close to the
FIRST. There does not seem to be much dan
ger Of the club disbsnding now.
The released of Mouutjey and Powersleaves
the Cincinnati team With but two batteries,
White and Snyder and Nickson and keenan,.
These four have to earn their money.
The Westminster Md Ball Club, which
defeated the Baltimore Club, has lost but
one game out Of thirty.one played
Powers and Mountjoy have gone to their
homes in Canada, where they will rem AIN
until they are eligible to contract again.
The Metropolitan players say that no club
can beat the Cincinnati two games out OF
five the way they are nov playing bal.
The Chicago papers are abusing Spauld.
ing for not engaging more players, and
Spaulding goes right ahead and minds his
own business.
The Canadian League has signed the Ma
tionsl agreement.
The Baltimore News says that Casey is a
Jonah to the Baltimore Club.
1t is said that the Buffalo management
have sent for Mountjoy to join the club.
Fields will make his first appearance with
the BalGmores in the third Cincinnati
game.
Meinke, formerly pitcher of the Detroit
Club, is with the Chattanooga Southern
League Climb.
McKeon has the reputation of being the
most tiresome pitcher in the American AS
socistiop.
The Boston Herald says that there should,
be league rrle forbidding a member of q
contesting club 10 act as umpire, as the re-
suits are almost inevitably unsatisfactory.
Miller, formerly with the Providence and
Indianapolis Clubs, went to the Macon Club,
and in the first game he played with that
club he struck out ten men and made home
run. He is said to be getting 1915 month
Since the Maple LEaf Club OF Canada
got George Bradley the other clubs of the
Canadian League are claiming that Bradley
ia ineligible to play in Canada, even though
President Mcknight, of the American Asso-
citation, gave him permission to do so.
The Waterbury Club went 10 Springfield
70 play game with the Springfield Club.
Two balls were burst in the course OF the
o. light innings played and q third had 10 be
sent for, and was so long in coming that the
,isitors proposed to protest the game, and
tue audience rushed into the field and raised
a small riot After two or three fights the
zane was allowed to 90 on. When in the
ninth inning the visitors were in . fair way
TO heat the Spring6slds the latter began to
kick vigorously and the crowd sided with
them. The Wsterburys refused to play the
game out and the game was given to their
opponents by the umpire.