Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-07-12
BASE BALL NOTES.

the series with boston.
StifeI, who caught for the Athletics last
year Joined the club in Pittsburg.
Scott, of the Detroits, made his frat sp-
pesrance with the Pittsburg Club on Mon
day.
Latham Of the St. Louis team, claims that
McKeon balks every time he pitches the
ball
In Hartford, George Pierce, OF the Hart
ford Club, broke his leg in sliding to base.
Although Calvin is hardly able to walk
since be was hurt in Chicago, he goes into
the box and pitches strong game.
The only club that can so far in the ses-
son boast that they have not been white
washed-the Athletic Club-came very close
10 it in Pittsburg.
1t is said that Captain Snyder fined
Long John Reilly so for being honest
and telling Mclean he had not been hit by
pitched ball when he umpire told him to
take his base.
All the regular pitchers OF the Baltimore
Club are disabled, and they had to put Gard
ner in the box in st. Louis. He was very
wild in his delivery and was batted very
hard.
Lew Simmons can make himself solid in
Pittsburg by leaving clever Me-. Bobby at
home the next time he brings his company
of wolves this way. Simmons evidently
yearns for the whole earth.-Pittsburg Dis.
patch.
The Brooklyn Club picked up an amateur
pitcher named Bell in Cincinnati and put
him in to play and reports Of the game say
he did we'll as a catcher and led the Brook
Ign Club in batting with two three-base hits.
Southern New England League Umpire
Dunnigsn narrowly escaped mobbing at
New Britain. His decisions didn't suit the
home crowd, and fine OF S25 imposed upon
Captain Cox for kicking added fuel to the
flame, and it required four policemen to see
the umpire safely of the grounds. This Cox
is the same genius who took the Detroit nine
off the field in consequence OF an umplre's
decision in Boston last year.
Joseph Frslinger has reorganized the Au-
gust Flower Baseball Club, which will take
the place of the disbsnded Atlantic City
team.
Joe Battin is to be appointed an Ameri-
can Association umpire.
Gsstfeld, the released Detroit catcher, has
signed with the Chicago Club;
Richmond and Kuehne, of the Pittsburg
baseball team, are to be released.
John A. Cornell, of East Weymouth, has
resigned his position as mansger and treas
urer of the Rangers Baseball Association.
The Bostons have won four games and
have lost eight on their Western trip.
Umpire Mclean recently fined Comiskey,
captain of the ST. Louis, $40 for too much
field music.
Jack Manning leads the Philadelphias in
batting.
Long and Hillsey have been released by
the Portlands.
Emslie, late of the Baltimores, has left to
Join the Athletics in the West.
Peoples has agreed to play with the Brook.
lyDs.
The Canadian League has applied for
membership under the national agreement.
I. P. Sullivan, formerly OF the Kansas
City baseball team, is the new manager of
the Memphis Club.
The Brooklyn and Providence baseball
tesms may be smalgsmated next season,
ard enter the League under the Brooklyn
colors, with Bancroft to manage.
The Lesdville (Col baseball team is now
in the lead for the State championship.
The Star Athletic Club Of Long Island
City, will hold their summer games on Au-
gust |. The entries close with the Score.
isry. P. o. box 2S5, Long Island City, on
July rs.
In recent baseball game at Seneca, Kan.
sas, Dan Flynn, the pitcher of the St. Jo-
seph Club, struck out three men in success
sion on nine pitched balls, wonderful
pitching feat.
The attendance at the St. Louis League
rsmes has been so small, compared with
that at the American Association con-
tests, that President Lucas has asked the
other clubs to consent to the % cent tariff,
with 40 per cent of the gate receipts to the
visiting club, as is done at Philadelphia.
Tommy Bond, of Boston. ard Cornell, of
Philadelphia, Pa, are named as Secretary
Young's next appointments as umpires
Bond is the old pitcher of the Bostons, aud
possesses sll the qualifications necessary to
make good umpire, The other sppointee
has had wide experience, and comes highly
recommended.
Arthur Irwin, of the Providences, has A..
rived at home to nurse the little finger OF
his LETT hand, which is broken, and will ne
cessitste his absence from the diamond for
almost month. He says that the action
of Denny in the first game with st. Louis
was caused by Glasscock, who attempted to
play his usual trick OF interfering with
base runner. The fine imposed upon Denny
was IS.