Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-12-02
BASE BALL BRIEFS.
Manager Philips is sick in bed.

Mansger Phillips is sick IN bed.
Kid Madden was mNried Wednesday.
Kuehne has tigued with P.ttsburg 70:
$4,000.
Washington has released Wer'en, the
S.. Louis boy.
Msrr Phillips, of the Hamiltons, has
had an offer and wants his release.
The American Ass oc at on wants Buffalo,
but Buffalo don't want the Association.
Won der Abe VIII erdeavor to frame q
graded salary p'a1 of his own, he says.
Help
Norris ard Kuehne. OF the Pittsburgs,
have purchased a billiard room in ALE
gheny.
Cleveland will ne in the western circuit
OF the League --Mmy Exchanges. A great
advantage, too.
jimmy Clinton, the veteran oltielder,
is candidate for ore Of The places on the
stat CT League umpires.
Mansger Captain Frederick, Of the ia,
mcu3 Boston cub Of Boston, is dead from
hemorrhsge Of the lungs.
The latest rumor is that President Reach
OF the PGiladelpbias wants to purchase an
inteieti ID the Toronto club.
Chris Vo1 der Abe said ;o-iay that he
was not after any Pit'sburg club players,
as minated by ST. Louis paper.
Mauegr Seize, OF Omahs, says that
Lorg and Hsnrahan ore two great players.
The former ne regards as the suparior OF
Ray Of Boston.
Sam Barkley is is in town to day. He
comes to comptets arrange ments for that
business venture p)ken Of some time ago
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Joe Hornuug is ar XiOus to get his re-
lease from Boston, and msy be found COW
e;icg lett field for the Clsvelsnds.-N. l..
Telcgrom. Possibly, but not probably.
TIE subscription being raised for Buck
Ewing row sm-un's 10 $3.50 Twert one
names have been put on tie ii t. Il is in
tended to increase this amount to &, 900.
C0miskey has con; eated to take team f
p.O.e. .onals to Nav Orleans next month
# the expenses ct the organization are
guaranteed, with half the gate receipts as
salary.
Ad Gumbert declares that he will not
play ball next season even though Chicago
offers him 81 SEQ. he will stick to his
81 200 Ci.e in the Prtts5urg prothonota-
Iy's office.
1t is thought that some of the best
throwing cstchers Ike Clements and Ew-
ing are likely 10 lay for foul tips back CT
the ten-foOt line except when the very
Re I b4se runners are on tie bases.
Seven yeas ag) Al Reach owrel small
store or Eighth street in Philadelpbis.
An &b'e bodied mai with q good-sized
basket could have carried of his stock in
one load. He Is now worth $3.50, GEO.
PittsburE has a one-armei pitcher
named G.O'ge EnslaEd. Tnat's nothing,
however, a5 all the Pittsburg base bail
writers Fave no arms at all They write
with their negotiations st. Louis Star
S'giagS.
Under the rules for mex yelr, should
but oCe run be required to win the game,
ana there be three men On bases in the last
inUiyg il the b,tImAn makes home run
the hit will rot count, and all the runs
will dgUre il tie sCo:e.
"Ap' SSift was tie frs! man signed by
tie Toronto cub fer rext sessor. Now
that management is threatened with a
suit tJr year salary, IS, under the
limit, they will have TO cut do VA his SAL
a-y or give him his reielse.
The suit OF JOHN c. Haynes and otker
stock holders in the B2s'cn BIse Biu Asso
citation vs. the mana 5srs of that associs-
tiop, asking sm0ag other things the desc
luton OF that association aud a winding
up of its affairs, has been settled.
Tue Stockton club has practically CD
the championship Of the Cal!fJrua Lasgue,
as the clab, with ,eld Of six Victories
over H4verly, cannot now be Ovsr;ake9. !
TIE HayeIly's will Il lish second, Pioneer |
tti;d, sn1 the GreenhCo1 and Moran club |
fourth.
President Young declares that the new
rule is n tie iuterCs! of 900 ball players
sgainst these p -rhsps Of leo. There are, |
few star players who will 70: be affected |
by the rule, such Tea as have by their
Teputs ii N as st = Plsy,rs earned tie right !
II make special agreements.
Pse,i'ens By;ne says that wittoat a
doubt the Amer;c n Association will adopt |
a 6 aid salary system. He expects, |
however, that they will improve on the
LsSgue scheme. az they will have tbs ad.
vautsge q % n irg any flaws when msy
be developed By c'iticism Cf it BY the |
p'ess, the putl:c snd the players.
In speaking tf the Ward matter Presi-
dent Day, ofrhe New York club, SAYS that