The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-28
NORRIS WANTS REVENGE.
Tho Opening Ball Games with Pittsburgh
Next Week-Notes and Personals.


Next week-Notes and Personals.
All the members Of the Wheeling bas
ball team are expected to report to Man
ager Buckenberger not later than Satur
day. Commencing next Monday tn,
team will be kept steadily at work prac
tjcing preparatory to the games to bt
PLAYED on the Island Park Thursday anC
Friday OF next week with the Pittsburgh
League team. Horace Phillips team
with recollections of the smarting defeat
they suffered here last fall, are wearing
gorgeous uniforms, and with blood in
their eyes. Yesterdays Pittsburgh Com
nercidf Gazette says:
Ever since Wheeling defeated Pitts.
burgh last October Ed Morris, who was
in the box for the home team, has been
anxious for another go at the Nail City
boys, and his desire will DO gratifed.
He pitched a fine game on the occasion
referred to, but Pittsburgh could do
nothing with Wheeling's pitcher. The
battery in the opening game at Wheeling
next week will be Morris and Carroll.
Friday, Henderson and Fields will be
put in"
Ithas not been definitely settled just
who will form the batteries on this au-
spicious event, but it is pretty certain
that Morrison, who did the effective
work in last falls famous game, will be
in the box for one of the games, and it
will probably be in the opening one
when Morris will pitch for the Pitts
burgh's. Morris claims that he will be
in the front rank OF base-sliders this
year.
GENERAL BALL NOTES.
Handsome hangers are out advertising
the Wheeling-Pittsburg games.
Van SAINT will arrive here to-day, and
this will complete the Wheeling team.
The members of the home team were
over on the Island, trying to practice be-
tween showers yesterday.
Minor repairs are being made on the
Island Park. The grounds will be in
good condition when the season opens.
George Pechiney, for time with the
Cincinnati and Cleveland clubs, will
pitch for the Canton team. He weighs
nearly two hundred pounds, but says he
will be much lighter when the cham
season begins. Heis in excell-
ent health and his armis in the best of
trim, so that good record may be ex-
pected from him this season.
The Treasurer Of the indianapolis
League team in a talk recently with
Wheeling travelling man, predicted that
this would be the best base ball year ever
known, and that Indianapolis would be
well up toward the head in the race. He
spoke very highly Of Jack Glasscock, the
prize short stop, and said all Indianapo-
lis was proud ofhim. Glasscock will re-
move his family from here to Indiana
polls for the.season.
The members Of the Pittsburgh League
team have been ordered to report on the
grounds Monday morning next. Sam
Barkley will go up from here the latter
part OF this week. 1t has not been def
nitely settled accordingto the Pittsburgh
press in Just what position Samuel will
be placed. He, Maui and Kuehne are
for first base, and it is said
that the decision will largely depend on
their work with the stick. If Sam does
not get first he will probably be made
short stop.
The sandusky Register is pleased to
speak Of the schedule presented by Man
ager Buckenberger us "cute' one, and
objects because the Northern clubs were
first brought South. What other ar
rangement could have been made is
hard to imagine. The clubs from the
North must tirstcome South, as the sea-
son opens early and it would be impossi-
BILE to play on Northern grounds at that
time. It is no easy task to arrange a
ten.club schedule, but Buckenberger did
it after spending much time, and he de-
serves credit. To all on this side OF the
Ohio, it looks as though he were the
only one Of that first committee that had
the ability to do thei work, and the
others in a. spirit of jealousy jumped on
him f~