Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-11
The Pittshnrg Referee

OUTLINES BARKLEY' BASE BASE BALL CAREER
The first number of Pittsburgs new
sporting paper, the Referee and Dramatic
Critic, prints on its first page a fine por'
trait of SauuelW. Barkley, accompanying
it With the following sketch Of his base ball
career:
The above is correct likeness of Sam.
uel W. Barley, who will hold down first
bag for the home team the coming season.
To him, more than any other player,
should be given the credit. for the a5roga-
lion of the black list and suspension rule.
BE is twenty six years Of age, stands 8
feet III inches in height, and weighs
about 100 pounds. In 1876 he began
his base ball career, playing with
the Standard Of Wheeling. He re-
NAMED with them until The spriOg of 1879.
filing at different times the positions OF
catcher, left field and second base. His
first professional engagement was With
the Detroits in 1879, by whom be was Sc
cured to play second base. With the end,
ing of that season, he retired from the ball
field, and engaged in the cigar business in
Wheeling. mis- native city. 10 1888,
the Toledo management secured
his services, and he held
down the second bag, leading the club in
batting and the Northwestern association
Of which the,,Toledos sswere members, 10
fielding. The Toledos entered the Ameri'
can Association in 1884, and again Bark.
lev led his club in batting, while he ranked
second in the association list Of second
bssemen in fielding. When the Toledcs
disbsuded, the release of Barley Mullsne,
WEIGH aud Morton was purchased by the
St Louis club. Baekley was again assign.
ed 10 his old position, and By his skillful
playing, both at bat and field, be aided
very materially in winning the cham.
pionship for the Browns He led the sec
ond basemeu in fielding, and ranked sec
ond on the clubs batting list. He is
easily managed, playing for his club rather
than On individual record, and in him the
Alleghenies have secured q valuable &C.
QUESTION. In the niue games he played at
| first base for the St. Louis club he had a
| fielding average of 1888, while in the
ninety.six games in which he played with
the st Louis club he had fielding aver
age Of .279; he ranked twentieth az bat.
ter, in list of 1873 players"
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Bicycle Notes.
WHAT THE BOYS ARE DOING.
A meeting of the Wheeling WheelmeD
will be held this week.
The Pittsburg Referee and Dramatic
Critic" devotes considerable space to bic5'
cling.
Soon will be time to take the frat ROC
run" of the season. The National pike viii
soon be in 6ne condition.
Fast day Is the popular beginning
day" tor Wheelmen. It generally rains,
but they begin all the came.
The International Cycle Exhibition TO be
held IN Vienna, Austria in May and June
will be the grsndest ever ssen.
TLos, SteIens viil csEry Photographic
outfit hereafter on his journeys and will
brig home some interesting pictures Of
bis tour round the world.
This time last year it was no uncommon
thing for horses 10 get frightened at the
wheel, bu, now they rarely pay attention to
the queer looking machines.
The Washington, Pa, bicycle club will
give tournament this year and expect TO
have some flyers on hand. OF course our
boys will be there, but maybe not as flyers
The last three days Of last week made
the boys happy, and they were out as thick
as potato bugs. They were not 30 quite SC
uniformly dressed, however, as the bugs
A new picture painted by Henry Land
ham, has been purchased BY Prapg, and
will be reproduced in telegraph style. Il
represents party Of Wheelmen on the
road.
The Wheeling Wheelmen will come out
this season in nobby new uniforms, and
during the season will give several "cycle
days" to this city. Arrangements are be
ing made with the m snsgers of the State
Fair Association to have built quarter
Eile track and give q tournament In Sep
TIMBER or October. WILDER L. Wright, !
Secretary of the club, is being doomed BY |
the "gsug" for Chief Consul of West Viz. |
GINA. Never bsfore he's such interest beer |
manifested in cycling as this spring, and
The odd uns' are gazing dolefully at the
slush and mud, wishing heartily that che
that ia spring. ira ls) would come soon
Pittsburg Referee.