Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-02-28
SPORTING.
BASE BALL NOTES.

The new scoring schemes supporters
devote great deal Of talk to the long ny
to the infelders?
A bond of 81 900 as q guarantee that
the clubs will play out the season will De
required of each club that enters the North
western League. Four clubs have already
Egui6ed their willingness to put up the
guarantee.
The Philadelphia Clubs players have
been ordered to report &C Charleston, D; u
on March II. All the new men and as
many OF the old players as can be got to-
gether will be taken on tour through the
South. While in Charleston the club will
have the use of the Charleston CLUB .
grounds.
The Savannah Club captured Moriaritty
from the B,octons by their promptness IN
answering his terms. He sent his terms
TO both clubs, but the Ssysnnahs answered
several hours earlier than the BroctoHs ana
captured the man.
The Buffalo Club was admitted to the
New York State Baseball League. Troy
was excluded. 1t is probable that clubs
from Toronto and Hamilton, Ont, will be
taken into the same League.
The Detroit Club has increased its capital
stock from $4,000 to $4,000 and the
numb of directors to nine. tits supposed
that the directors will don the uniforms on
the clubs of days.
The Providence Club, no more OF the
League, has signed pitcher named San
field Sylvester.
The portland Club has signed the pitcher
Levi Hickman, of last years Newark Club
Caruthers, pitcher Of the St. Louis
Browns, has gone to Europe on pleasure
trip and Won der Abe has engaged Nat
Hudson, pitcher of last years Leadville
Club, should Csruthers not get back II
time to play bah.
The New York Club is meeting with dit
iculty in arranging games for April. Small
clubs do not care to face the giants.
There will be some difficulty in arrsng
ing the sceduls so as 10 suit both home
clubs, as each is trying to get as many
holidays at home as possible.
The arrangement OF the schedules OF thu
League will probably be such that Eastern
clubs will open the season with Eastern
clubs, and Western with Western.
The Providence Club tried to retain Jot
Start on their New England League team
bat be will probably be captain of the Kan
sas City League Club, while playing o.
first base,
DOnahye, signed recently BY the Metro
pohtan Club, opened the season with tn
Pbiladelphians two years ago.
The New York State League and tn
New England League will find hornets
nest about their ears shortly if they con
rinue to trespass upon tina rights OF thu
Southern League, as the latter CHARGE
they are now doing, by negotiating Will
Southern League players.
The Rochester Cub evidently means
business. The management has LEASED
the grounds Of the Norfolk (Vs) Club, ant
will send their club down there fer the laG
two weeks in April, where thy vii! get IL
trim for the struggle.
March 10 is the date set for the Chicag,
players to report. They will take trip u
the Hot Springs, Ark. where they viii re
msin tor two or three weeks under protes
sional trainer in gymGastic aud pedestrian
exercises, besides 3 free use OF the baths
After that they will battle by rule once
month. They will begin ball playing Of
their Southern trip, which will last until tn
beginning OF the championship season.
The Washington League Club will no
start go weak after all, considering that
has already engaged the following player;
P. Hines, Carroll, Shaw, Gilljgsn, NJ Hines
Baker, Gladmon, Knowles, Barr, Wise ant
Ed Crane.
The New York Herald says that Harr
Wright offered to exchange Nolan for Lev
Hicmsp. who has signed with the Portlan'
Club.