Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-26
BASE BALL.

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Wheeling will have three lefthandeIs
this season-Yaik. Kuauss and Stephens.
A st. Louis newsboys shouted: "All
about the death Of Umpire Williams" He
meant Emperor William Err.
Dick Johnson's reinstatement has been
immensely gratifying 10 the base ball pub
lie here. Times Recorder.
Where were the pennant winners when
Moore's resolution to give them $500 Wa
offered? Toledo and jackson may answer.
-Zdnespille Times Recorder.
Van SAINT, the German Professor" and
Wbeeling's great third bsseman and coach.
er, will be here In o few days. Dick will
make fine music this seAson.
Henry Yak, Wheeling's left-handed
catcher, arrived In the city yesterday, and
put ND at the Howell. Yak 10 in splendid
shape and will plsy great ball this year.
There are three deaf mutes In the Til
State League this year-Ike Sawhill, .
Mansfield catcher; Will Sawhill, Lima
catcher, aud Ryp, Sandusky o right fielder.
1t will be only eleven days now until the
lovers of base e-ball will have an opportu.
nifty of seeing how our new club can stand
up HRhlust u l<cokuu W. WIZ e<~SSAc
Pittsburg on the 9Th Of April.
Manager Smith, Of Toledo, says that the
Zanesville team will surprise the other
members Of the League, and will be among
the leaders at the end OF the season.
A fine Of $50 will be imposed on the
manager in the Tri-Stste league giving the
batting order to any person other than the
lessees of the score card privileges. - kdia.
masoo Telegraph.
Our neighbors were not very good on
guessing when tisy predicted that the par
centage plan would he abolished in San
dusky. Columbus Journal. Well, that's
20, but for the interest of Columbus II
should have been and here's guessing that
Columbus will have to support several Of
the small cities again this season. .-Coinm7
bus Dispatch. -, :.
eCapton Repository Is kicking O ths
new schedule -eopmittee, and says PrebI
dent McDermithl shows Psrtiality hsoa.ss
Canton was left out. Msybs"A Can't
had delegate who could get mp - -
they would have had reprtssstafisa b
that COMMITTEES The papers Of thst tDws
give the defeated schedule blns1, -
they voted for IL. What kind Of I'll =
this?
The sandu,ky Register says: IT Beek.
enberger and Wheeling would havs -
their own way at the Tuesday meeting -
mapped out, Il would have been in eedsr
TO have changed the name from Th-Stste
10 Me and Wheeling League" Rats! IL
any one but Wheeling had presented that
schedule, IL would have been adopted. IL
was defeated because o lot Of delegates
who didn't know what really wss In the
schedule, were suspicious that Wheeling
we attempting to do them mp. That's
all
And now the Canton papers talk about
an attempt being made TO black list Brodie,
our left fielder. This Ia all bosh, and We
are surprised at the Canton papers for
taking up such q silly point 10 make
trouble for smother club. The fact Of the
matter Is that Brodie sent his terms 70
/ Canton and while he ws waiting for an
answer, Manager Buckenbergsr stepped
/ in and accepted the terms ut which Brodie
agreed 10 play with Wheeling. Twenty
minutes later Brodie received q Telegram
/ from Canton accepting his terms, bot
Back had been q little too quick for them
and captured one Of the bet left fielder
in the league. Now. what has Canton gpt
10 kick about, we'd like to know.
The Pittsburg Commercial Gazette nys
~. +. Smith, one OF the Directors Of ths
Wheeling club, Of ths Tri5stats Lsaxue,
was in the city yesterday. He says San
Barkiey Is In the pink Of conditioo, and
predicts that his work this saasou will out
strip any be has ever done. Mr.. Smith
thinks Pittburg viii make mistake Il
Bsrkley is not retained st 6nt. We
would have given Sam q, 900 70 play 20
osd aud captain our club said BE-
"snd been delighted at the chance. How
ever, In Buckepberpef We have the shrswd
est Manager and best Captain In Tx
League, and be has almost earned his al
ary already" Mr.. Smith states that JOIN
Giasscock receives $3.50 from Indian
spoli. 81, 600 advance, ~ 900 on . Con
tract and $3.50 10 travelling expenses, uni
forms and board. Giasscock 10 tAoss anx
ious than ever 10 get Barkisy in the Indian
spolis team