Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-02-19
THE WORLD OF SPORT.
DOINGS IN BASE BALL AND PUGIIISTIC
CIRCLES.
The Trouble in the Detroit Club-0thsr BSSe Ball
Items Ofln!srst-Fighs During the Past
Wsek-0thsrs Ananged-Dra-
matte News.

The strike Of members of the Detroit
team is beginning to assume 8 serious
phase.
The time is drawing near for the team
to start South, Tut the backbone Of the
club has not taken its place in the general
makeup Of the organization. There re-
main still unsigned Bennett, Baldwin,
Brouthers, Richardson, Rowe, White and
Hanlon. In the case Of Bennett he has
disappeared in the wilds Of Kansas and
has not been heard from. Baldwin says
he is in nc particular hurry to sign, and
will get around to it by and by. Hanlon,
B~routhers, Richardson and Rowe say they
are perfectly satisfied with the terms and
expect to play in Detroit, but insist upon
having the full amount OF salary they are
to receive written in the contract. Presi-
dent Smith is under the impression that
the boys intend to hold off till the League
meeting, March 8. with the hope that the
salary limit will be abolished. 1t is
claimed that the men arc really il earnest
in their stand against Manager Watkins
and want his removal.
Al. Splulding and Al. Reach are down
South this mouth, the che in Florida and
the other in New Orleans. Both are look
ing after business. and that means efforts
to boom base ball in new places, and the
new places for 1883 are Florida and Texas.
There are so many Northern people in
Florida in the winter time who are on the
lookout for sport that base ball games will
he quite q boon to them. Already a club
has been organized in Jacksonville, and a
ground is in progress Of construction for
the use of visiting clubs Ia Texas base
ball has got such a foOthold already that it
is bound TO be a staying institution. TIE
success of the clubs OF the new Texas
League may be set dowa as a foregone COR
~clusiou, and by 1890 that association will
be able to cope successfully with The South
ern League clubs, and perhaps combine in
one grand Southern League.
"Dicky" Flowers, the short-stop of the
old-time Hay makers OF Troy and the Key
stone Club of Philadelphia, visited a sa-
loon in the last named city on February 6
and while engaged in a playf full struggle
with the bartender, Peter Wbalen, acct
dentally stabbed him in the abdomen.
Whalen died four days afterwards from his
wound. A coroner's jury February -
found that the stabbing was accidental,
and Flowers was subsequently released
from custody.
Morris, Kuehne, Gllvin aud other mem
bers of the PIttsbure club in town, are adj
vocatipg a trip to Hot Springs. They
think the management should send the
club there for q short period. The expense
would not bs very heavy, All it would re-
ply them two-fold. 1t il we'll nigh i'm
possible for men to Get in good shape by
indoor practice, at least under the present
arrangements.
There Is likely to be trOnble in the
National League regarding the salary
question. John NJ. Ward il of the opiG-
ion that the League officials perfectly I'M.
delstood that the whole amount Of q play
er's salary was to be written in the con-
tract. President Young claims the e.. 900
limit clause prevents him from approving
any contract setting forth any larger
amount.
The so called eleyen-men rule has not
been adopted, as has been commonly I'M
derstood, the American Association having
refused to concur in the action OF the Ma
tiOnal League. The extra men Gan sit on
the bench, but they cannot be changed for
players on the field, except in the case Of
accident, as heretofore.
Umpire Dorscher has accepted an offer
to umpire the exhibition games the Ath-
letics will play next April id Philadelphia,
Bob Ferguson will umpire all the exhib!-
ton games played in Brooklyn and vicin.
ity, and Umpire Gaffney has been secured
by the Cincinnati club for all its home
games prior to the opening Of the cham
pionship season.
The Cincinnatis opened the season in
Kew Orleans, La, February II, when
thsy defeated the New Orleans team, 9 10
l. The visitors batted Widner freely.
their hits including a home run by Fen.
nelly, and five two-5aggers. Wan held
the New Orleans down to six scattering
hita, three of which were made by Sneed.
The baseball players of San Francisco,
Cal, have organized q club for social and
beneficial purposes. Ward, Denny, FOutz,
Irwin, Carroll, Tom Brown, Van Haltren,
Bill Brown and Manager Hart were elected
honorary members. The new organizl-
ton Gill give a grand ball, February 81,
as a farewell compliment to the Eastern
professionals.
The spring contest between the st. Louis
and Detroit teams have been limited to
three games. st. Louis will enter the list
this time with all to win and nothing to
lose, as it is not expected that they can
play the game this spring, with five OF
their team gone, that they did last fall.
Calvin, Miller and Pfeffer are all alike.
There was nothing too bad for them to say
about their managers before they signed,
yet as soon as they got their terms they
without a kick. Will Andrews
tlke his medicine like them?-Ihiadl phid
Press.
Manager Baruie, of the Baltimore club,
has made arrangements By which the old
grounds will be used until the new grounds
are completed. The weather has inter
fered with the work on the new grounds.
President Byrne has written Steve Toole
declining 70 give him his release. He says
Kansas City is a nice place and he should
90 there. The prospects are that Steve
will become ~a'cowboy.
1t is doubtful whether the Athletic and
Philadelphia Clubs will contend for the To-
cal championship in April. The trouble
is caused by a dispute over the division of
the finances.
The students Of Columbia College have
decided to put a nine on the field for the
season. Games will be arranged
with all the prominent colored clubs.
1t is estimated that the American Asso-
and National League will realize
SIS, OO0 from the minor professional asso-
Citations for giving them protection.
Ed. C~oggswell, who played in 1880 with
the Troy tenn of the National League, is
said to be in q critical condition at his
home in Ftchburg, Mass.
Asa Brainard is running a billiard-hall
in Denver, Col, and is mentioned as likely
TO manage the professional team Of that
city.