Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-04-22
THE SPORTING WORLD
IrENs OF INTEREST PROM BASEBALL AND
PUGILISTIC CIRCLES.
The Association and League Season 0psnsd-Noiss
From The Games Played-ln the Prizs
Ring Flashes From tie
Foc!Eghis.

CarutnefS IL tno cth Pise
Brooklyn team.
Louisville suffered the first whitewash
Of the season.
Second Baseman Burdock is pretty sure
to be released by the Boston club.
Jack Faaiz, the first baseman and cap
tain IF the Clevelands, is the tsllest man
in the business.
What will the Philadelphias do for
second bassman? .Bastian and Ferguson
are both sick.
All of the Brooklyn players have started
of well, especially in batting. Keep IL
up, boys.
Jimmy Fcgarty, the Philadelphia right
fielder, has signed contract with the
club.
What a team the Giants would be If ali
the colts turned ont as good rs Mike Tier
nan. Look at his batting and base run
ming.
Manager williams, of the Clevelands,
don't expect much from his men yet. lie
saws that they are stiff nd sore, and Will
be for week yet.
Whitney is to get g.. 600 for his seasons
work with the Washingtons.
Denny is on the temperance lay again.
He has sworn off for six months.
The Phillies are said to be negotiating
for Burdock. There is talk Of making Q
swap for Bastian.
George Myers, of the Indianapolis club,
OWING five bouses in Buffalo. He buys one
every season.
The Canton Democrat remarked, after
Wednesdays game, that ''the Pittsburgerf
wear the same SCOT the year round"
Kelly is quoted as saying to Digby Bell,
the actor. al used TO be great ball
PLAYER; now am chump. Without An
son my name is mud"
The Boston club has opened up negotia-
tions for Pop Smith again. They want to
make trade with Burdock. They were
informed that Smith was not In the mar
ket.
Buck Weaver, the once famous pitcher,
and behind whom Alamazoo Jennings
made his famous record OF twenty-six
passed balls in one game, Is now on the
Philadelphia police force.
Sowders, of the st. Paul club, pitched
four innings in Louisville on the 9TH inst,
with q telegram in his pocket announcing
the sudden death of his father. Exchange.
He is evidently bound to earn his salary.
Getzein pitched winning games against
the Alleghenies last year, Baldwin 2, Weld.
man 3, Twitchell . aud Conway l. Gal
vim wen for the Alleghenies and McCor'
mick 2. Morris failed to score win, bn,
pitched in losing games. Calvin did
lik swise.
Dave Orr is doing some foe work ascap
tain of the Brooklyns.
Do you notice the large number o.
errors being made in the championship
games?
The Clevelands are in bad way. Hogan
sprained his leg on Wednesday, and
Kicker is also lame.
Stemmeyer, it is sad, carries a small
cross in his breast pocket, and every time
he pitches the ball he touches the cross.
Who wants Burdock? 1t is pretty Ger,
tain that he will not play on the Bostor
team again, and he will soon get his re
lease.
Hines now wears smoked glasses while
playing right field. Some Of the old
timers will soon have to take to crutchet
or retire.
The Washington Club has shelved Gid
Gardner. He Is one of the finest infielders
in the country, and good sticker when ht
gets his hand in.
When Common was ready to sign for this
season, he said: 81 got enough money last
year, and will play for the same" How
about being reserved at the same salary
next year? he was asked. ''When the
New Yorks don't want me any longer
will 90 somewhere else. IGou't want any
thing in my contract" was his reply.
A dispatch from Chicago says that 9
wedding ont of the twenty-one men under
contract with that club is soon to b.
made, aud among those who are booked
to 90 are Duffy, Sprague, Krock, Hoover
Petit, Brynam, Clark and Tebeau. Tit
men who are sure to be retained ar
Arson, Van Haltren, DAILY, Darling
Flint, Baldwin, PfefTer, Burns, William
son, Sullivan and Ryan.
Timothy Keefe did not play in TIT
opening game at Washington. The grea
twirler left for his home in Cambridge
Mass.. and before leaving said that il tn,
\ New York club wanted him they knew
where to find him. The clubs manager
have offered him So, 500 for the season
$500 of which will be advanced when HI
signs the contract, but this offer he re
fused. Keefe will not play for less thai
he asks, which is stated to be 1900.
Foutz is batting very heavily at present
Keep your eye on "Slugger" Tiernal
this season.
Terry is very speedy, but he hasn't per
feet command over the ball yet.
Radbourne, of the Bostons, has not ye
signed Boston contract for 1888.
weidman is in good condition now. Hi
slow ball fools all the baismen.
Cushioned chairs have been placed in
the Athletic grand stand for the use o
ladies.
On and after Monday next the Athletic
Club will sell half tickets to children un
der Is years Of age.
Billy Serad, the Cincinnati's pitcher, i
at his home in Chester on a short leave o
absence. He is in good condition.
The Brooklyn team, which some peopl
think will win the pennant, is very feebl
with the bat.-IadiaRdpOiis Sentinel. Yes
very.
After Thursdays game o prominen
Market street business man offered to bu,
S., 900 of Billy Sharsig's Athletic stock a
$l.15, but Billy very wisely refused {,
sell.
All is not pleasant in the ranks of tn
League champions. Manager Watkin
has no heart 10 order his men about q
they are nearly all down on him. jim
White is playing well. The management
say something must be done and at once
Baltimore has always been looked upol
as the worst hoodlHm city in the country
1t was worth players life TO play in tina
city during the days of the Lord Balti
mores," in 1928. The Athletics of Phil
sdelphia, noted for their gentlemanly de