Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-03-18
SPORTING NOTES.
DOINGS OF INTEREST IN BASE BALL AND
P%UGILISTIC CIRCLES.
The Men Signed for the Season Of 8-Nsws About
the Various Clubs and PlsysB-PrEe Ring
Notes dramatic News.
BASE BALL NOTES.
items Of Interest to Lovers Of tho National
Game.

Items of Interest To Lovers Of National
Game.
Dave Foutz said in Brooklyn the other
day that COmiskey actually cried when he
heard that Welch, Caruthers, Foutz, Bush
ond Brudder Bill Gleason had been releas-
ed. 1t was q heart-breader for Comic
to have the "world- heaters" broken mp.
President Phelps, Colonel John Kelly
and Director Botto are sure Louisville will
have a soft snap beating out the Cincin-
natis this season. There will be three very
badly disappointed Kentucky Jigidiers
when the struggle is ended next October.
President Won der Abe has eight pitch
ers besides Hudson under contract for next
season. He is confident he will secure at
least two men from the lot strong enough
to cope with the Association batters.
Clarkson is to receive $500 for coaching
the Harvard players this spring.
The Kansas City Club, as is stated by
Dave Rowe, will be made up as follows:
Briody, Donohue and Kinslow, catchers;
Pagan, Porter, Toole and another good
man, pitcher; Phillips, first base; Davia,
shOrtstOp: Haukipson, third base; Jones.
McTamany and himself in the Ouifield,
with q second baseman yet to be secured.
The rumor that indianapolis is irving to
trade Jack GlasscoCk and a sun OF money
for ClarksOn and Williamson, is laughed at
by the management, yet they do not en-
phatically deny the rumor. 1t is thought,
however, that Indianapolis will make an
q - - 80 c,nk Isp, WhiNa onl ~ than unF-
coed will put Denny on second or play
White at first.
There is nothing slow about hustling
Horace Phillips when it comes down to
telling good big wbOppers. Here is his
latest According to Manager Phillips tig-
ures the Pittsburg club must take in $780,
600 before a cent Of profit can be made.
Mr.. Phillips is also authority that the
gross receipts in the past never exceeded
$40, 600 for any one seasOn. This means
that the elub must take in $40, 600 more
than ever before to come out even.
1t is said Ed. Williamson would like to
play first base for the Chicagos; that is, if
Arson took q notion to quit.
Barnie thinks he has a wonder in his
new third baseman, young Shindle, whom
he purchased Of the Detroits.
Managers Clifford and LOTUS, of the st.
Louis Browns and Whites, respectively,
have reported in st. Louis for duty.
Those three moneyed prizes for the three
top no'chss will make q big scramble in
the Association championship race.
Young Crook, who has signed to play
second base for the st. Whites, is a son Of
General Crook, of Indian war fame.
A bet was offered in New York the other
day that Brooklyn would not finish better
than third in the Associa ion race.
"Barnum" Broidy, OF the Ramsay CityP,
and Umpire Doeschsr both hail from a lit
tie place in New York State named Lar
siDgburg.
Boston is to keep Hornuug, In other
words, they prefer him to Wise, who said
that he would not stay at the Hub il HOr-
nung did.
A Baltimore correspondent states that
there is a standing offer of So, 900 for Kill
roy and Fulmer. 1t is a wonder that Bar
ME does not take it.
The Philadelphia will have two uni
forms-one blue and one white-both
trimmed with red. The stockings and
belts will be red.
Oh, LOWE, LOWE! Imagine Peter Gladi-
atOr Browning in a solid ma~roon-colored
suit this coming season. Pete is bound to
be the pet Of the ladies.
Jimmie Williams aS5erts that every man
in his Cleveland tea H., outside of the bat
teriCS, will bo able to skate into bases on
their top ~vtst-buttOns.
Big Larfin will p1y first base and cap
tain the Athletics this season. Harry
Stovey will have nothing to do but play
ball. Bill Gleason will be assistant cap
tain.
What is the matter with the Athletics
outf4ld! Poormsn, Stovey and WEIGH
come near making a formidable trio, either
az the BAT, in the field, or on the bases.
The Associations fine quartet of um-
pires will cost $l3, 900 for salaries and
travelling expenses this season. Who says
the Association games are not worth fifty
cents?
Dude Latham says thu st. Louis Browns
will win the peanant again. The Dude is
one of the kind that rever knows when be
Is whipped. the st. Louis crowd will
make il very lively fer everybody.