Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-16
SPORTING NEWS.
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

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Behel now leads the Mets at the bat.
I 0Brien, Of the Athls,ics, is batting teri
g ically.
Keefe is doing the best work in The bo
j for New York.
1t is said Charley Fulmer will 60 wit
+ the Atlsntss.
! Miller is the best general catcher in tn
> Allegheny club.
The report that Bid McPhee is soon +
. be married is denied.
The a. Il. Leslies will play in Cumber
land on May % and 20.
CAROLS hands are still little sore, Blu
he plays gsmely all the same.
The Allegheneys were after Myers, tn,
Gather, but could not get him.
CushmSn and Lynch are both beginning
to do good pitching for the Nets.
Foutz and Hoford are two of the heav
lest batting pitchers in the Association.
Billy Mclean, the wellknown ex umpire
has recovered from his recent illness.
The rain last week caused the postpone
ment Of many championship games.
Hoford is batting like Turk, and
twirling the leather quite effectively, too.
Smith, who at one time pitched for Lou,
isyille, has been engaged by the Jersey City
club.
Biddy NcPhee plays good, steady game
at second base, and in him the Cineiunatis
have treasure.
Fred Mann enjoys the distinction Of
having made the longest hit on the home
grounds this season.
Little Miller is an immense favorite with
the people, and deaerVedly 30, too, for he
always plays to win.
Charley Snyder says the Cincinnatis
would win the pennant sure if they had a
Morris. Bat they haven't.
The Baltimores still continue to loom up
Ike thres.tims winners, aud despite the
prophets, Kiroy still remains unexploded.
Jimmy Calvin is unfortunate. Just at a
time when be was beginning to loom up
strong, he had to 90 off and sprain leg.
Stovey keeos up his end in batting as
well as ever. B.owaing, Orr. Larkin, Jones
and the other "sluggers" have been unable
so far to do this.
Last year the St. Louis and Chicago
cubs won the championships through base
running. This ia something the A!leshenys
should bear in mind.
Swartwood has donrei his batting raj
ment, aud it is very chilly day when he
dos not get few singles and an occa-
sional double or three Dagger.
Poor Erastus Wimsnl he will wish be-
fore many more days that his club had
been kept out of the American Association.
The Indians are playing in nsrd luck.
The Detroits have knocked the tar, 30 to
speak, out of both the New York and Chi.
cago teams, and barring accidents, will
capture the League Championship, with
something to spare.
Ramsey the Louisville twirler, received
SlU0 from q cigar manufacturer for allow
ing his mug to be put on cigar boxes.
List season Hecker received sixty dollar
suit OF clothes for the same thing.
1t is about time the Athletics begin to
bat little better They are looked upon as
very strong in this department, yet thus far
have done Ccarcely any work with the ash.
All their games but one have been lost
through weak batting.
About one hundred and fifty feet Of the
fence on the Metropolitan Clubs grounds at
st. George, Staten Island we're blown
down during the storm on Sunday, May s
Manager Hackett, of the Newark Club
denies the statement that its crack bat
tery"-Smith and Daly--have been re-
leased to go with the Washington Club.
Two thousand dollars was said to be the
sum paid for their release.
Hughs, of the Eastern League, hss been
blacklisted He signed TO pitch for the
Jersey Citys aud took advance money as
long ago ss last winter. He complains
that his shoulder is still lame from fall
that he received in skating rink last
winter.
Remarkable pitching was shown in the
Portland Lawrence game May 6, in Law
renee, Mass. Hatfield, brother of the
champion loug-distsnce thrower, held the
home team down 10 one safe hit, while
German was hit safely but twice by the
Portlands, who won by score Of to 0.
Quinn says he wants the Allegheny
management either to release him or give
him chance to play in O championship
game. He is catching in splendid form
aud Mountain says he will make one OF
the finest players in the country. The
Brooklyns want him badly and will pay
big money for his 'elea'e.
Manager Byrne, tf the Brooklyn club,
is highly respected by all his players, ow.
ing to the excellent and generous treat
ment that he bestows upon them. Mr..
Bvrne is the shrewdest pilot in the arena,
aud looks to the public as well as his own
welfare, which places success in his career.
George W. Bradley and Fred Cory have
been honorably released by the Athletic
club. The former was let go because the
club has pitchers enough in Matthews,
Atkisson, Kennedy and Weaver. Cory
was reluctantly dropped because Of the &C
cidental injury to his eye which, it ia be.
lieyed will prevent his appearance again
on the diamond. Bradley may possibly 60
to Cincinnati.
The Rostons are not expected to do
much unril The men get back in their reg
nlar positions They have not done, how.
ever, the work they are capable Of. The
batteries have shown up poorly, and the
men don't seem to pull well together. Iii
expected that when the Weston teams are
met full team will be presented. Some
people are disposed to say that Captain
morrill, has not the commend OF the men
that be ought to have.
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