The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-12
NATIONAL PASTIME,
OPENING THE BASE BALL SEASON.
The Relative Strength of the Clubs in the
Plsld-olOSo Contests to be Looked For.
The BArklsy Case Settled at Last.
Pointed Personal Paragraphs.

clubs, with hardly any show at all for tht
rest Of the teams. This year the playing
strength is divided as it never has been
and he 10 a prophet indeed who can namt
awinnsr in either Of the great organizl
tons, In the National League it seems a:
II Chicago, New York, Boston, ST, Louis
Philadelphia and Detroit will move along
in thenCe neck and neck, with the chances
in favor Of no particular club. It is gen,
etally held that Boston ts the strongest
club in the pitching department, st, Louis
In the in.held, Chicago in the out.hsld and
in bass'running, Detroit and New York in
batting, while Philadelphia claims the
best all around fielding nine. Washing,
ton and Kansas Cily are the only certain
elements In the raCei they will meet ths
fate Of all beginners and bring up the rear,
Chicago will play the same men this sea,
son, and, being unchanged, ought to play
even better ball THAI in 'S5. The Whites
have q new battery In Flynn aud Noodle,
but they are, az yet, unknown quantities.
New York makes no changes for 1886 and
expects to win In q Cantsr, Perhaps It
may, but the odds are big the other way.
The Lucas team ought to be q big factor
this year, being strengthened at third by
Denny, OF Providence, behind the bat by
Dolan and Myers, and in the out-held BY
Cahill and Howard, Their work 30 far
against the Champions, whom they have
defeated three games out Of four, indicates
a brilliant future. Detroit, having 80,
guired the Big -Four, Brouthers, Rowe,
Richardson and White, ought to make q
grand struggle for good place, but the
team 10 weak In the box and may be lower
down on the liRt on that account,
The Phlladelphias have, thus far, won
oil their preliminary games and have
downed the Athletics twice In their series
for the local championship. Since last
year new material has been added In
Casey and Mcclure, the Detroit battery,
Wood, Of Detroit, and Farrell and Arthur
Irwin, Of Providence, The Phlllies will
keep oil guessing from the start 10 the
finish. Boston is In better shape than
ever, what with Radbourne in pitching
and Hornung in his old.time form, all
ComerS will meet with warm reception,
It can be said with certainty that tho
National race for 1885 will eclipse all for.
mer struggles.
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
will undoubtedly furnish better sport than
last year. Then the contest was robbed
Of It's chief interest by the long lead the
st. Louis Browns secured over its competi.
tors. This season nothing OF that kind is
likely to happen. The OinCinnatis seem
to have the call as against any other club,
mainly on account Of the addition OF Mul.
lane and Lewis, but Pittsburgh, St. Louis,
the Athletics and probably the Melropoli.
tans will cut out very lively pace for the
Queen City boys. II is as difficult 10
name winner here as In the League, and
the April work Of the different teams
sheds, rs yet, but little light upon the
question. Brooklyn, Louisville and Balti.
more will hardly travel In the first named
bunch, unless all present signs fail. Louis.
ville's southern trip, especially, has been
quite diSastrous, and does not point in the
direction of the pennant. HeCker's arm
is said 10 be In very poor condition, and
Ramsey is not proving q bonsnzS by any
means, mainly on account Of bis disSipR.
ton, and unless these two show up In
better form Louisville will be found near
the bottom Of the lot.
BARELEY GETS THERE.
The famous Barley case is settled and
the American Association has had to
receds from its Louisville decision. The
action Of Judge Stowe in holding the ques-
ton oil Jurisdiction to be the only one In
the case pointed 10 the impending defeat
Of the Association and to let itself down
as easily as possible that body took imme.
diate steps TO eject q compromise. A
meeting was held In New YORK last Satur.
day and conclusion reached that II the
Barkley action would be withdrawn Pitts.
burgh could have bis services, and Scott,
Pittlburgh's present lrst basemsn would
be given 10 Baltimore 10 appease Barnie.
This arrangement met with general salts.
faction and BaTkley will bo found guard.
ing first base for Pittsburgh this season
and lie will guard II well.
HnrFs
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Pete Browning iS said To be In poor
health this season.
Bos!onians will have chance to witness
1888 professional games this year.
Augusta's second baseman, Parker, Ia
the tallest man IN the Southern i,eSv,,S a.
stricker "a the shortegt.
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glhg I1epulLaton II la IN tne SCUM, pnt me team
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ives WIZ hls so9th baw anu the latter
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slniiat pattety IN IltcomD and elements.
Neal, the young Savannah pitcher, who
held the PlttsburghAdown 10 five hits In
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