The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-31
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Joe Hornung has been suspended.
Maskrey has signed with Cincinnati.
GlasscoCk was spiked by Gebhardt in a
game last week,
By the time the Eastern trip is over Gin
clnnat will have displaced the Nets.
Pittsburgh's late work has been very
good and is rapidly placing her among the
leaders,
Straus has succeeded HeCker as captain
Of the Louisvilles, and the players seem
gratifed by the change,
There are ten men In the California
League who have received offers from
Eastern clubs, but have declined.
Nearly all the Western papers thus
early express the opinion that the League
pennant will float either In Detroit or Obi.
Cago.
The North american rises to remark that
the great and only Pete Browning runs
something like a gravel train going over
thetie
Dstroit's great catcher, Charley Bennett,
well known here In the old NeshannoCk
days, is playing In finer form than ever,
and is batting heavily.
Here is the way the great one.armed
Daily addresses his iellow.players: "Why
don't you iellers play ballP Think IN
gona stale, here all day an pitch an you
mutt emp
Barkley will not be able TO play before
next Saturday. He lost his balance In
jumping for fly to middle on Thursday
last, and fell upon his right shoulder, In
jurlng it quite badly.
The Pittsburgh club Is to have new
ground next season. 1t will be opposite
Exposition Park. The grounds will be
fitted up in fine style and will be en-
closed by q brick wall, like the Chicago
grounds.
Kid Baldwin is greatly disappointed al
Mullane's poor work. All last winter he
was talking about what "me and Tony
we're going to do. Baldwin Is keeping up
his end In style but Tony's pitching Ii
fearfully of.
Barnie lugged OF S2,145 as his share OIL
Saturdays receipts In Pittsburgh. The
DiSpatch says this Is the largest amount
ever taken from the city by an ABsoCia-
tion club. On holidays the receipts are
evenly divided.
Over $1,000 people have paid admission
10 the Pittsburgh games at home this sea.
son. The receipts were $1,000 more In
the frst fourteen games than last year.
The managers dragged in $500 as their
share Of Saturdays games.
Buck Ewing says that the Detroits are
going at a great pace, but the whole fabric
now hinges on one man, Bennett, and II
he should get disabled the club would be
nowhere In the race. Ewing forgets that
Rowe Is under contract to Detroit
There 10 nothing at all the matter with
Detroit's catcher, Hall. Bennett simply
catches every day at his own request.
Now that he is In o winning team he Ia
eager TO do his share toward winning the
pennant, and doesn't want To miss game.
The reports about TwitChell not giving
satisfaction 10 Detroit are nonsense. The
management and players OF the club agree
that he has the making Of one Of the great
pitchers Of the country in him. Al pres.
ent he is taking a rest because hts shoulder
troubles him.
The Boston directory has arrived at the
conclusion that II ls high time to do some.
thing. Accordingly Sutton has been put
back to third, Nash goes to short, and will
stay there Until Sam Wise fully recoverH
the use Of his arm. Cunning has again
been put on active duty.