The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-26
BASE BALL.
Tri.stato League Notes and GosSIp-Can
tnn,a InMl ON the Schedule.

Tri-Stnto League Notes and Gosslp-Can.
toms Howl on the Schedule.
Jackson is tickled over securing Ed
Phalen. He is, without doubt, n good
player.
The grass growing weather has not ap'
peared, but there are indications that il
is sneaking around in the neighborhood
Glasscock has signed with Indianapo.
lis. It's not unlikely that "Jack" would
rather have played with some other
club.
Henry Yak, of Detroit, one of Wheel.
ing's catchers, arrived in the city last
evening and registered at the Howell
House.
The talk ofCanton black-listing Brodic
evidently partakes OF the nature OF an
advertisement for the club. Wheeling
is not worked up to any extent over the
matter.
The opening game with Pittsburgh
should be heralded with brass band
overture, even il Wheeling should have
to leave the grounds to the tune OF the
Dead March.
At a meeting of the Canton directors
the other evening 1t was reported that
nearly all the stock had been taken. The
outlook for the coming season was con
sidered hattering.
The Jackson Patriot says that the
many changes this season in the Tri
State League clubs makes it n hard mat
ter to foreteli which clubs will develop
the most strength.
The picture of Sammy" Nichols pub
lished in yesterdays Register would look
like him il he looked like any othel
man. "Sam" must have done something
awful when lie sat for that picture.
Will White, OF Bellaire, the shortstor
OF the Louisville Association team, has
signed this season for 81, $50, IN advance
OF $3.50 over what he received last season
He has left home to join the club fol
practice.
The Toledo Commercial says: "Whecl
ing and Toledo have the natural gas
teams. When natural gus meets natural
gas then comes the tug OF war" II To
lcdo plays rs hard rs she blows she may
be able TO put up u pretty good game.
Kalamazoo has been put on tlfesched,
ule committee in place of Canton. The
meeting of the committee will be held
in Mansfield, March 20, instead of Tole.
do, as heretofore announced. Colum,
bus is willing TO agree TO any schedule
that will give her Fourth Of July at home
with Canton.
The Canton Repository in speaking oI
the new schedule committee says: "Can
ton is given the shake in the new deal
while the other two are retained. This
looks queer on the part Of President Nc
Dermith. It is shabby treatment O
Canton. II the President had dropped
Columbus and Wheeling with Canton
it would have been all right. Wheeling'i
manager presented that objeCtiona6l,
schedule ut the Sandusky meeting yer
Wheeling is given another chance Will,
Canton is left out in tho cold. It wa
thought that when President McDer
NTH was elected to his position ht
would steer clear of showing partially
to his home club, Columbus, but hi
present action don't look much like it
Canton has no desire to indulge in kick
ing, but it would like to have an equa
chance with Columbus and Wheeling
that appear to be unjustly favored BY
McDermith. He has acted entirely
wrong in not appointingan entirely new
committee" Wheeling was the only
club that filed the requirements by
going TO the meeting with schedule. The
other clubs seemed to thinkthat sChed.
ule could he made in fveor ten minutes
In having complied with the League
laws why should not WheelinghRve beer
kept on the new committee2