Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-03-25
SPORTING NOTES.
DOINGsOP INTEREST PROM BASE BALL AND
P~UGILIsrIC CIRCLES.
League and Association Umqirss-Prsparsions 70
Opening the Season on the DiamOnd-Sdlivan
and MitchsI-Dramatic Notes.

The League umpires are to wear a regu
lar uniform.
The Cincinnati club has sixteen player
under contract.
George Gore may be only one of tn
"Giants'" reserve nine this year.
The Pittsburg club has written for date
with the Ci~ncinnatis during the Centen
NAL.
The Cincirnatis will open the cham
pionship season on the home gOundi
May 3.
The old Brooklyn players that are to b
with the. club next season are slow II
signing.
Calvin, Morris, Miller, Mccormick
Carroll and Dunlap are called the "Bil
Six" in Pittsburg.
The season in ST. Louis will open Marcel
"a with a game between the Browns and
the Whites.
Tommy Bond, the veteran pitcher, ha'
been appointed an umpire in the New Eng
land League,
indianapolis has sold three hundred sea
son tickets for $25 each, and there art
many more for sale.
Steve Brody, the old right fielder Of the
Nets, has signed with Jersey City, and
will probably play first base.
The New Orleans club has already re
ceived offers for the release of Pitcher
Wiedner and Outielder Sneed.
The Dartmouth College students havt
raised 81, 5S8 for the support of their base
ball team this season.
1t has been estimated that the Brooklynt
will have to play to 1870. 600 to make ex'
penses the coming season.
The veteran catcher Snyder said of TIE
beau, the Chicago third basemau, whom h
saw play at Hot Springs: THE way hi
goes down for q ground ball reminds me O
George Wright when the latter wa at hi:
hest. ] tell you that boy Tebeau won't b.
laid off many games this season."
Ed. Williamson, Chicago's great short
stop, in commenting on the three strike
rule said: Wait until the League season
is pretty well along and you will SEE
Sweeney's record Of nineteen beaten under
this rule OF five balls and three strikes
Some pitcher will strike ont twenty men,
The older members Of the st. Louis
Browns freely acknowledge that Mccarthy,
the new Iight-felder, will be the speediest
b~ase.runner in the team.
Although it has been given out the
League wCuli not pay more than 81, 500 fol
umpires, it is dollars to cents that Daniels
contract calls for 81, 600 aud expenses.
The "Giauts" will begin the season will
a much stronger club than they had at any
time last season. In pitchers and cutield'
ers they will be particularly strong.
The Brooklyn club will open the cham
pionship season at home with the Cleve
land team April ls. The same day the
Athletics will receive the Baltimores in
PhiladelphiA; the Kansas City playing the
Cincinnstis in Kansas City, and the Louis
villes the st, Louis team IN Louisville.
The st. Louis Browns will open theil
exhibition season in New Orleans, La.
April l, with the LEGAL nine, and then they
meet their League rivals, the Detroits, the
next two days. Their games will draw
large crowds.
Comiskey will BE- the sole manager o
the st. Louis team this season. Clifford,
lduty will be to attend only to the financia
business of the club. He will have moth
ing TO do with the players.
The London (Can } has wisely adopted
the rule of free admission of ladies' 10 thei,
grounds. The other International AsSOci
alton clubs should follow cult.
IRE Kansas City CluaAss accepted tn,
terms of Tcole, Porter Greer and Nc
fanny, OF the Brooklyn team Of 1887
These, with Phillips, comprise the Brook
Ign contingent Of the team for 1888.
Louisville has sigued another left-hand
ed pitcher, who will DO turned over Il
Ramsey for instruction. The y~ouGgster'
name is Pete Daniels, OF last yesr's WITCH
ita team.
Gladiator" Browning has again pro
claimed himself. He says that he will
lead the batterS, and firmly believes tina
Louisville will easily lead the Cincinnati
in the series.
President Spalding says Boston is not q
anxious for Clarkson as she is representa-
to be. Another club has offered more thai
Boston, and u third has asked Chicago b
submit o proposition for the great pitcher
release.
THE PRIZE RING.