Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-18
NEWS OF THE SPORTS.
THE PUGILIST RULES TAB ROOST OF PUBLIC
Favor.
Notes From the Rng-FighS on Hand and Fights
That are Pass-Turf ~TcPics-ScUllrng
Nsws-Gsnaral Sports.
DIAMOND DUST.

10 uSAnE
liam party.
Tom Barns, OF the Brooklyn club. lest
500 in election bets, and than walked to
Philsdelk hia.
Hardie Hende.son's chances for secur'
irg q position as League umpire are b9-
ginning 70 loom up.
President Nick Young is very anxious
that john Morrill, shoGld become mansger
Of thu Washirg .eus.
It is rumorad that Gus Sclmelz will
tsks Timmle williams placs on the JON;
Committee on Rules.
Columbus will try to get into the Asso-
citation, It will make a good city for the
circuit-CiRciaRGti Enquirer.
Jim Calvin has a cousin who thinks he
is a phenomenal pitcher. Hs says Miller
declares his c1Iv.s the crooked st ne ever
saw.
Out o fthe j. men that owe allegiance to
the New York Cluh, rot Ons is a naive Of
that city, and only one, Gore. makes 1t his
home.
c. caer Gar al, late of the DetrOijs, fas
signed a contract with tbs BOstons. De-
IrNlt g4LS - NiO du1 NaIASA P-JSN'J |N
saIn. a. this season.
Manager Shsrsig, Of the Athletics, says
he is lone With Young players. Hereafter
when he wants Players ne will bay thu
releases Of old men.
Calvin, X. ehne ard Ed. Swartwood
leave hts mUrliDg for q little run down IN
the T. uatry where they will chase the MIN
II, s,.sal rahhiEf 20 bis lair
'Saould Brot klyn 90 into the Leagu',"
SAYS President SArn, Of the Cincinnati
club, we WiI, tOo. Bat l gutss Brook
lyn prefers thu American"
II Philadelphia eau 90 anything to &C.
cure Nasa's release from 3 son it will be
accoup'i5hed at the Lsagce meeting IL
New York next weak.
Manager James A. Williams sill owns
:t9ck 10 the Cleveland club and may ne
'eseut az the Joint Rules C2m9lttee m e.
ing in New York next week.
We tays been sfr.red Ned Hanlor
and = oold take him II the pI;ce Was OF
too h'gb," said Manager Phillips to CAY.
IT'S a little steep. Only Twitchell is 10
go to Cleveland
Only seyea American Association players
hay batting averages Of over 300. They
are O'Neil, $50; Reilly, .332; BrJwOing,
81; W,lf, .3l2; Or, .3O5; D. Lyons,
.3v3; Collins, 1902.
II seems as # Director Billings letter to
Jack Rove, fa7irg that Boston did not
want him and that he should sign with
Putshu-g. WIS the cause Of the kick OF
Deacon White and Others.
Boston lead the League last sea7cn in
playing 10 inning gaueI aud tied Pnlla.
delphia in the number OF 1l-irUirg games.
DetIo't PLAYED the most Il inning games
aud New York the most II inning games
Pi tsburg, Chicago, Bost,n and Wash
iugton believe 10 a retucn to the high and
low ball. New York il satisfied with the
present rules, Philadelphia wsnts 3 return
t. the Old straight arm delivery, Cleve'acd
wants three ball, thee str3k 3, a larger
round plate, and the II OSiers favor moviug
the foul lice back. Y-u pays your mocey
and takes yCur choice. The sb0ye views
all coma from tie club presidents.
At IA irfDrmsl meeting o. the American
Base. Bell Association. hsld at Cincinnati
Monday, il was a3rssd to make the per-
c=ntsge system a law, JidtiDg Clabs to Ee
ceiVe - psv cent. Of tis Gro'S rec2lp's l.
was slso determined TO n Tten the Cham
p'ouship season. Three applications from
cities not Yet made knowo wers received
fer the vacancy made By the withdrawal Of
the Cleveland cub.
Arson ia On; ted az saying: 81 am glad
st. Louis won the As o~cistjOn p INFANT
this year fer one reEsoD. " defends and
confirms a pct theory Of mine tia. q n
comyo.el OF star pagers is not the Squsl
OF a team in which there sr' NJ t writes
In the Chicago C'ub enc man il 80 god ss
another. That could not be said Of either
the Boston OF the Brooklyn clu6s this yea,
and you Tee the result.
The New York praTers are gradually
Cyming TO an understanding with the men
sgars of the cub. Jim ORiu-ke visited
Mr.. DAYS cfi3e the other dey, and, al
though he dit net sign = contract, re
agreed uEOl terms, which AMOUNT 10 the
same thing. Tais mlkestwo men that are
certain to 10 with the team. Gore and
HATFIELD visited Mr.. Days Olice on Sl'ur-
day. hut they cid not talk base ball.-NcY
York san
The consolidation OE the Blues with the
Cowboys will give tie Kansas City ASS
citation Club NEXT yc1- a team tdlt VIII
net only be good 1T the start, bat one that
will improve with tie SEA o.. The con-
so'idst on gives to the club a Te1eIve list
of 80 mtn. al IF whom are yCu'g end
promisir 2 payers, and have made good
records 10 thsir class. The list comprises
pltcs E =, 4 ca!chers, 8 ou.felGers and 10
initlders.
President Bvrne says: "Soue Of the
stories circuls;sd about my players s'e
ridiculous. Ishsll net release Pickney 10
St. Louis under ary circumstances. Tbs
plsa is 2repcstarous. PIckEey Is one OF
tie best players in the tolatry today, and
is one of our hest run-getters. lie il an
honest, rd-wcrker, too. and is not the
bind Of q men I worll release TIL story
that / would let Smith go IS sl2o false
Smiths release is not !or sale"
The ball T porter il no. go allifired i'm,
p)rtant X pIso1 as he was ? f-w short
months ago. No one wa'ch' : his going 81
his Gaming, and even the Cti;e boy has
lcaasd e. regard him wjth tfe awe and r.
Epect he did during the summer. TIE
youUg man who does the pOltlcl'l'
Gow having his inui'g, Int as ne only gets
a chance ike the pr,s-nt one once IN foul
wears, ne msv ba forgiven tor mak,ugth(
m st is.-Pd"rjeiphiG Worth .in,ricuR.
IN THE PRIZE RING.