Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-03
NOTES.

Alas poor Horace Phillips. Better had
telephones never been invented.
Jim Calvin has been born again. He
now hits left-handed and hunts the ball.
~ Y. Herald.
"Hustling' Horace should read up the
rules. There is nothing in them about
telephone messages.-N Y. Herald.
In one of the Baltimore games Latham
muffed fly to the intense delight OF the
bleaching board occupants, who guyed
him numerically. That didn't discon-
cert the Parrot in the least, who turning
to the spectators, said: That's right boys,
give it to me. 1 deserve it. That was a
rotten muff."
Manager Phillips told World reporter
that he would protest against Decker's
decision in giving New York the game on
Thursday, and that paper says: But il
Horace ever reckoned without his host it
is on this occasion. He has no chance on
earth, for he ia wrong from start to finish,
and if influence should be brought on the
league to throw out the game then the
sooner New York leaves the league the
better.
Greenwood has been reinstated by Bal
timore.
A ball two feet in diameter is being
made at Cleveland for the Athletics to play
with on their next trip to that city.-&
Louis Sporting Nars. What's the matter
with the Cleveland club practicing with
the ball themselves? or they might try
hitting at barrel for practice.
There is some talk of raising purse for
"Foghorn" Bradley, the ex-league umpire,
who is in Strengthened circumstances in
this city. Bradley has been taking excel
lent care of himself for the past four
months and if given an opportunity will
again grace the ball field as an umpire. He
never had an equal.
With the exception Of Mccarthy the
Browns acted like gentlemen. Mccarthy,
however, by his pugilistic manifestations
on the diamond, showed that he would be
more at home in the prize ring than on the
base ball field.-TOledO Commercial. This
kind of talk may go in Toledo, but McCar'
thy is too we'll known outside OF the Ohio
swamp for people TO take any stock in such
r0t.-IHNduephtd TTeSS.
Grover Cleveland goes down to New
York when he wants TO see game OF ball.
He says that the Washington club is Re-
publican institution, and should be boy
cotted By all good Democrats.-Pittsburg
Exchange. Oh, Grover; how can You think
so? Who ever heard Of an OBrien, a
Daley, Donnelly, a Mack, an O'Day, an
O'Myers, q McIrwin, an ORGY and an
O'wIlmot voting Republican ticket
Philadelphia Press.
Hart, the ex-Cincinnati pitcher, made
his debut with the Buffalo club last Tues
day and did astonishingly well, the Al
bangs making but five hits, and were
beaten by score of Is to 1. The city ran
wild with praises OF Manager Chapman fol
good Judgment in signing Hart.
Charley Farrell, the young Chicago colt
who halls from Marlboro, Mass, will get
fine send off when the Chicagos appear in
that city, June Is The members OF sew
eral societies to which Farrell belongs,
will be in attendance in body, and 8
handsome $3.50 watch will be presented to
him.
WHY does "Kid" Baldwin wear chest
protector? Why? Why, if he didn't wear
one of those things he'd lose his lungs and
couldn't talk any more.-Chieago Times.
Fergy Malone was released from his du'
ties as Manager of the Allentown Club,
last Monday. Secretary c. W. Reuter- will
hereafter direct the affairs of the team.
II is said that the President of the
United States reads the reports Of the base
ball scores in the newspapers each morn
ing, in order to find out whether the CleVe'
land Club is winning.
Umpire Bond, of the New England
League. while standing behind the pitcher
in a recent game at Lowell, was struck by
a bstted ball and allowed the batter base
hit.
In the first thirteen championship games
nlayed by the Torontos, Lally in two games
has a batting average of $50; Oldfeld in
four games has 1856, and Decker In ten
games .341.
Sam Morton, of the Chicago Maroons,
has his eye set longingly on Bryan, Duffy
and Tebeau, and thinks they would ut the
Maroous about right to cope with Omaha
and Des Moines.
Sullivan, of the Chicagos, writing to
friend in Boston, says he considers the
New York Club their most dangerous op,
ponents this season, as they have three fine
pitchers in Keefe, WEIGH and Crane.
The members of the Cleveland Board OF
Aldermen are compelled to pay for sdmis-
sion TO the baseball grounds. The result
NAV be imagined. They talk of passing
an ordinance to open street through the
ball park.
Little Miller appeared in his old position
again in the Pittsburg Washington game
last Monday. The midget" played a
spanking good game and showed but little
effects of his unfortunate and accidental
spiking by Pfefsr.
Judge wakely, one of the most eminent
iurists in Nebraska, refused to grant the
Injunction to stop Sunday base ball playing
in Omaha and other places in the West.
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