Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-15
The National League and Association Record
Base Ball Notes and General
Sporting News.
Following are the records o. the National
and Association, up to Saturday:
The League Record.
The Association Race.
BASE BALLNOTES

Dairymple Is sore on Manass rniiiipo,
and wants to leave Pittsburg.
A Cincinnati exchange announces that
the Cleveland team is in charge OF Captain
Cub" Stricken.
Columbus has accepted Fred. Mann's
terms. Mann has telegraphed from
Charleston that he cannot join the team.
The Buffalo club has released Pitcher
Hodson and Catcher Graves, and signed
WEIGH, of Dallas. Captain Remsen is also
to be released.
It'll rumored that Brooklyn wants Ward
TO play short and manage the team.
Brooklyn has a first-class manager now.
Donohue and Wood, Of the Csntons,
have lust recovered from injuries. Catch
er FItzsimmons is now said up with a
sprained ankle.
The managers of the. Baltimore club an
nonncsd their intention of giving patrons
of the game in that city street car tickets
to and from the grounds.
President Young has declined to accept
Umpire Valentines resignation. This
means that an umpire has authority, which
ever Arson must respect.
Wizard Shaw will probably he given an
other chance in the pitchers box, and the
impression prevails that he will be effect
i've under the three strike rule.
Legal proceedings have been instituted
against Walter Q Latham, the ball tosser,
to recover $500 due for legal SERVES in
Lstham's difficulties with his wives.
Captain Morrill,, of the Bostons, says
that the rumor that there is difficulty be-
tween Michael Kelly, Esq, and himself is
unqualified. Kelly also denies the rumor.
1t is said that Washington is negotiating
for the release of Mcclellan, of the Brook
lyns. Ted Sullivan is determined to make
a drawing club out of the crippled Sena-
tors.
Dave Foutz, the long pitcher of the
Brooklyn, wraps about fifteen yards OF 3
rubber bandsgs around the upper part Of
his left leg before every game. He hurt
his leg turning first base while making a
home run, and has to veal the rubber to
strengthen it.
Some of the buys who were selling
Wards book on the Dstroit grounds wers
iuter(ered with BY the club officials, as
they were under the impression that the
New York's short stop wa responsible for
Whitney's suit for damages against them.
-Nep York Telegram. .
When the BrOoklvns were on their way
to st. Louis cards bearing these words
were sown broadcast on the streets of Sc.
Louis: 1913 $50; what was it toI?" The
ex-Brown players in the visiting team
demonstrated the meaning of the words by
winning four straight.
The New York Polo ground is doomed,
as JuGge Graham, on Monday, vacated the
Injunction against opening One Hundred
aud Eleventh street through 1t. IL Is not
likely that the New York club will Offer
further legal resistance, but will finish the
season en- tbs grounds of the Jersey City
! Club.
Pitcher Crcwell, of the Clevelands, re-
ceived a partial sunstroke In one of the
Kansas City games on the Fourth of July,
and has been unable to do any work since
then. He il even now under the care of q
physician, and may not be able to pitch in
any of the games here this week.-Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette.
The st. Louis Browns are working a cute
tick right along. When an opposing base
runner isat second base the Browns pitcher
makes an intentional wild throw over the
base. The ms of course starts for third
and gets fooled, as the center fielder, who
has been posted, runs up on the throw,
scOopsit in, and, nine times out of ten, gets
it to third in time to put the runner out at
that bag.
Few people who knew Pete Hota!ing
when be played in Cincinnati in 1877,
1878 and 1879, says O. P. Caylor, will
recognizsin HIM the kicking, gruff and dis
agreeable fellow of those days. He was
then one of the most dissgreeable men in
the profession, while now he is one of
Clevsland's model players. This change is
attributed to the influence of his wife and
child, for whom he has the highest regard.
Since his marriage Hotaling has changed
his habits of life and disposition entirely.
-Clepeldnd Leader.
The Brooklyns struck Louisville at q
wrong time. The nine were told that un-
less they won the opening game from
Brooklyn Oh Tuesday last they would be
driven into the river. Being universally
opposed TO anything in the shape Of water,
Messrs. Ramsey, Browning, and those
other disciples Of temperance went right in
and did up the Bridegrooms. II the Louis
vile management continue to hold this
threat over the Colonies, they will not lose
another game until Doomsdsy. - Globe
Democrat.
Umpire Lynch was hit over the heart by
a foul tip from O'Brien's bat in the eighth
inning and was thought to be seriously in
jured. He would have fallen had not
Flint caught aud assisted him into the
shade. After lying on the grass a few
minutes he took his place behind the bat,
but was forced to rest again. 1t wss no
ticed that while in his position he fire.
quently raised blood, but he continued till
the end though weak in body and voice.
Last night he seemed to have entirely re-
covered. Little 81 mpathy was given him
by the bleaching boarders when he was
struck. Kill him. "Put him out" and
Are You all ther.?' were the expressions
that were hurled at MIN .-Chicdg0 Tribune.
The Detrolters are thinking seriously Of
uuyluS uidsoncppci jim whitney . tc-
lease.
Billie Bsrnie has been given orders to
buy Chsmberlsinof the Louisville team, no
matter what the price may be.
Indianapolis is worrying over the nom
appearance of Burdick, their new pitcher.
He was to have arrived Friday.
/ The New York management is finding
fault with Arthur Whitney because he
covers too much ground in the direction of
John Montgomery Ward.
Arthur Whitney is a man Of sense. He
said that if Knowles of the Jers y City
team would strengthen the Giants" be
would willingly change places with him.
Tim Mursne says the Chicago team de-
serves much praise for the neat appear
ance it makes on the ball fsld. He says
that he never saw q club get such o grand
reception as the Chicago when it marched,
twelve abreast, the length Of the New
York ball GROUNDS in Its c~lswhammer
coats.
The following, although written for the
Cincinnatis BY poet in that burg, will ap-