Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-30
NOTES.

Calvin will represent q Boston shoe
house in Pittsburg this winter.
Corkhill made three hits in his first game
for Brooklyn-one triple.
The Athletics have purchased "Phenom-
ensr' Smith from Baltimore.
Auson makes grand struggle all the
same, no matter where he finishes.
Csmpau leads for the silver ball offered
by Detroit firm for base stealing.
HUGH Nichol, of Cincinnati, has $40, 900
invested in St. Louis real estate.
Watkins is now in full charge of the
Kansas City club. Poor Kansas City
The Kansas City American association
team has secured Burns of Omaha.
President Young says there will be no
two umpire system next season in the
league.
Slattery, of New York, is 30 fleet Of foot
that he is seldom compelled to slide to a
base.
Catcher Sommsrs has played in 50 games
with the Lima, o., team, and caught In 70
of them.
The other day Coleman of Pittsburg
threw undetermined 12l yds. Ii. across
the wind.
Hankinson has recovered from his in
juries, and is again playing with the Kan
sas Citys.
Arthur Irwin has been "off7' in his
work for the part 10 games, but the Phil
lies win for all that.
Weidman is pitching good ball for To
ronto. With him in the box that club
beat Hamilton 40.
Haddock of Troy, who is to be given
a trial in the box by Washington, is
brother-in,law of Jim Whitney.
Over s. 900 errors have been charged to
the league players this season, averaging
about so each.
Mike Kelly has an excellent chance to
lead the League in batting this season. He
is now good third.
''Dsacon" White has bought home at
Detroit and has decided to spend the rest
of his days there.
COrkfill has the reputation Of dropping
fewer fly balls than any centre fielder in
the Association.
Every team in the League will be repre-
scented in the all American club which is
going - Australia.
Dan Brouthers has won chair offered
by Dstroit firm for batting in the most
runs in the New York Detroit series played
last week
Sam Morton says he would not accept
the Presidency OF Secretsryship of the
Western Association next season under any
consi 1eration.
Arson was struck for the first time with
q pitched ball, since the rule was made to
give player his base, last Saturday, by
Jim Whitney.
Milwaukee had been strengthening it's
team during the season, and will make an
attempt to 60 into the American Associa-
ton next year.
The managers Of the several Californian
League Gibbs are receiving kilograms dsily
from East Tn players desiring to 60 to the
coast this winter.
Donohue, another Brooklyn cast-off, 10
doing splendid work for Kansas City. His
catching against Cincinnati recently WAS
as good as anyone could desire.
Williamson aud Pfeffer of Chicago are
No. 8 and 10 as short stop and second base.
The reason OF this is they cover more
ground than any of the other men and
tske more chances.
During the game st Kansas City yester.
day Darby" O'Bcien was guyed unu,er>
citully, and when he went - the bat in
one inning one Of the Brooklyn players
brought out a stuffed dog with chain,
which ne fastened to the ground.
Manager Phillips admits that Pittsburg
is first class ball town.
Boston can win at home better than any
club in the League.
Coleman is playing an elegant game at
flint and hitting well lately.
The Brooklyn papers intimate that
Pop" CoIkhill will be made manager of
the Grooms.
When Kuehne started to steal second in
the ninth inning yesterday Carroll, who
was at the bat, didn't hustle himself get
ting out Of Daily's way, consequently the
latter's throw was short. Glasscock
shouted to Fred: THAT'S great act. old
mau. You're dcipg well. You'll be
with me by and by" Glsssoock's repu-
tation as q dirty" ball player is too well
known to make further explanation.-
CAroaiele. Telegraph.
The iesgue plapers who have mastered
trades are as follows: Rrock "a an iron
moulder, Flint tanner, D. Richardson .