The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-19
TIE SEASON OPENED.
PAsplME pEeINs
with Games Between the Strongest Clubs
in tho American Association Gossip
About wheeling PIpySrs-NOtss Ut
the Dame Personal Mention.

About wheeling PlHy0rs-Notss Of
the Dame Personal Mention.
The opening games for the American
Association championship took place last
Saturday in the presence Of very large
crowds. Eight thousand people attended
the Metropolitau-AthletlC game at Phila-
delphis, which was won with ease by tho
Quaker City delegation by score OF 10 TO
8, Lynch, the Metz, pitcher, was bStted
for IS hits with a total Of 20. Baltimore
doWned Brooklyn at Baltimore to the
tune OF II, Five thousand Ave hun
drcd witnessed the game. Kilroy was
very effective for Baltimore, only . singles
being made OF Of his delivery. The Gin
Cinnsd team met defeat at Cincinnati
at the hands Of the Louisvillss, score
8 to /. Mckeon was pounded yery
hard in one inning by the visitors, who
then scored all their runs and made hits
with total OF 10. The attendance was
$500. The game scheduled between Pitts
burgh and 81, Louis at st, Louis was post.
poned until Sunday.
NoTIs.
The Association campaign has begun.
Baltimore has secuted John Manning.
Glenn is playing great ball with Pitts
burgh,
Bastiue has at las! signed with Phila.
delphia,
Tho St. Louis Maroons have released
Howard,
Batkley played bis frat game with Pitts.
burgh last SATURDAY,
Cincinnati is unhappy because SNYDER
appears to be unable to catch AIulane.
Dave Orr thinks the Nets. ara stronger
now thaa the year when they won the
championship.
Anson is quoted as saying that either
st, Louis or Boston Is liable 10 leave New
York behind in the race.
Iithe MOts. win the championship wi.
man will give each man on the team
$500 present Of some kind.
GlasscoCk has been showing mp In very
fine form at st. Louis, and his daring base.
running Is greatly admired,
81. Louis has seventy.six and rhiladel.
phia three hundred and twelve uniformed
and fully equipped ball clubs.
Washington aud Joe Start are still dick
ering. Joe wants the limit and absolute
control oil the nine, hence the hitch.
Billy White, OF Bsllaire, now playinv
short for Louisville, Is doing very cred:
liable work and Hart is more than salts.
fed with him.
The Savannah NcVs says: 400 Miller's
work at short is wonderful and has not
been excelled by any Visiting club. Joe
ts an old Standard player.
The spring serlea between the 81, Louis
Browns and the Maroons resulted in one
draw, four victories for Lucas and i've for
the Brows. Nine more games at the close
Of the season will settle the matter.
In the thity.three games in which Nc
Kson played with the CinClnnati's last
season he had not one fielding error, but
accepted ninety.eight chances. In these
tllirty-three games he had only nlns wild.
pitches.
Welch has not yet signed with New
York, Some OF the New York papers as
sert that the club can get along without
him. The club, however, cannot afford
to play without this clever pitcher and II
1t goes though the season without him its
will bo rather low.
Capt. Comiskey and Kemmler, now OF
the Browns, began their professional base
ball career together. Both are Chicago
boys, and In 1877 signed as o battery for
the Elgin, ILL.,, team. The great int base
man was then twirler and Kemmler was
the receiving end Of the battery.
Quite an elaborate programme was laid
down for the opening ST. Louis. Pittsburgh
game. There was to be procession In
the morning in which both clubs we're to
participate and a salute Of fifteen guns
was to be fred just before the game. The
game was postponted and the programme
disarranged.
Wiman, the president OF the MeIropoli.
tan club, oilers a valuable trophy 10 the
man making the best batting average this
season. The emblem is solid represent
tatlon Of o batHman In position and Is not
to become personal property at any time,
but Is to go each year to the man having
the best record.
The frat edition OF both tho League
and Association guides contain errors
the former In falling 10 correct the rules
which refer to called balls by making
them six Qnstead Of seven) aud both III
stating In the diagram Of the field that
the length Of the pitchers' position is ak
feet, instead Of seven. TheAmerCan AS.
ISOLATION records are, also, said 10 be In
accurate on account Of the inclusion OF
exhibition games.