Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-10-21
BASE BALL NOTES.

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BASE BALL NOTES.
JoeSulliyap, one of the cashiers of the
Newark team, was in town TO day visiting
friends.
There ia q new "de,r" on tie sale of
Beard and Mari which may matsrialize
this week.
There is q rumor afloat that Wood and
Fogsrty, of the Phi;lies, are to be traded
for Ryan, of the Chicago club.
The five leading b,tsmen of the Ameri-
can Association are: O'NeilI, 335; Reilly,
324; Browning, 81; Orr, 299; Mexican,
298.
man named Coffiu sketched the Chica-
20 players and Mr.. Cleveland as they were
crowded into frsternal group in the East
Room.
Mark Baldwin is somewhat surprised at
Chicago's failure to reeer7e Martin Sulii-
van, whom he considers q great ball
plsysr.
Pitcher Hudsoa is Z os with the ST. Louis
Browns, but is being boiled out at the Hot
Springs, and will be ready for the Giants
when they get to st. Louis.
f. Madden, a Chicago capitalist, is in
Kansas City with the announced intention
of backing the Blues for next season. Mr..
Merge, declares the Blues will play there
NEXT year.
L. W. Burtis, an old-time umpire. who
resisted the attempts of Spalding, Jim
White, Cal McVey and other cld-t,mers 10
ra!t'e him, and lives to tell the tale, Is now
10 busines in Chicago.
Manager Phillips says there are men in
the Allegheny club who are very listless
players. They hit the ball, get to first
base and stay there. All they care is that
stroke is put down in the bese hit ccl-
umr.
A Baltimore man has put monkey
show on the read. He is now training
two of his monkeys, the one as pitcher,
the other as q catcher, and intends TO give
the novelty Of two contesting mines OF
monkeys and dogs.
The New Workers had letter not make
any rash bats on the series, ior the Giants
are not winning the games on their morris,
and, besides, just now they are playing on
their own grounds. The ST. Louis men
can put up an awful game at home.
The National Lague and American As
ISOLATION may be amalgamated into one
grand lesgue this fall. Should such
move be taken the Philadelphia and Ath-
letc clubs Will undoubtedly both be in it,
as will also the New York and Brooklyn
clubs.
Burdock was released by the Brooklyn
club. He was promi:ei bonus If he kept
s'r,ight, and he kept his word. No enc
did any better fielding, but his batting was
too weak. He co. very respondent over
his release. and tits said he has fallen into
his old ways.
Mike Kelly says he has quit drinking.
ice Quest has arrived in Detroit, having
closed very successful season with vari-
ous minor league clubs. If Michigan
Slate League is organized next season, Joe
wou'd like TO manage and play second base
for one of the clubs.
The best folding team 10 the League
would be made up of the following players:
Keefe, pitcher; Bennett, catcher; Morrill,,
first bsse; Bastian, second base; Mach,
third base; Denny, shMt stop; Maui, right
field; Slattery, center field; ORourke, lett
field.
The Chicago3 earned more runs and
made more double plays in the season j ust
closed than any club in the Leagu.. One
hundred aad fifteen is their record Of
double plays to ninety seven for the Pitts
hits was also the highest.
There will he ten p0pers represented in
Australia. John Tener will represent the
Chronicle Telegraph, john M. Ward the
New York Herald and Times. @. Y. Good
friend the Sun, Harry Palmer the Chicsg,
Journal and Sporting Life. The Toronto
Mail will also have a correspondent on
board.
Hoover, who will probably be signed by
Torog to for next see SD, has been reserved
by Albany, but as the management owes
him two months lazy the reservation
won't hold. The question is, does not the
failure of one club in Lsasus to pay
salaries in full invslidate the right of the
whole League TO reserve players?
"Beckley, Stsley and Sunday are not
kicking about their salaries, said Manager
Phillips to-day. Jake told me to send
his contract to Hannibal on the Goth, and
he would sign il. Jake draws good money
and so does Stsley, and Harry is sa,i'Ge],
aud Billy Sunday told us to serd his con.
tract 10 lin and he would sign. He said
that he felt sure be would be given what
he was worth"
"It's betting dollars TO peanuts" said
President Reach, Of the Philadelphia clu6,
yesterday. THAT Boeton will get Brouth'
ers and Richardson. wanted both men
badly and offered SIS. 500 for them, 81, DOC
for Richardson and 81, 500 for Broushers,
but Mr.. Stsarps told me it YVES no uss "a
offer him $l2, 900; that they were as good
ss sold. have got Thompson out Of the
oelln
The Detroit Free Press Gays: 1--WE are
not at liberty at this stays of thu proceed
ings to mention names, but the state
ment is authorized that under certain con.
di.ions, five gentlemen of means stand
ready to put a strong team ia this city to
play 10 the American Association at
twenty five cent Of admission. The tirs'
of these conditions ere that the territory
is vacated by the League representatives,.
The second condition, and most important
of all, is that the business men Of Detroit
show enough interest in the question o
maintaining base ball here to make tn
venture safe one.
TIPS FROM THE TURF.