The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-17
BASE BALL NEWS.
Notes about the Tri-State League and sOm'
of the Locnl Players.

BASE BALL NEWS.
Notes about the Tri-State League and Some
ofthe Local Players.
Soon the cry Of "play bal" will be
heard at the Island Ball Park. A num-
Der Of games have been booked for next
month, the most important of which are
the two games with the Pittsburgh team.
Wheeling capped the climax of her bril-
liant series Of victories in the latter end
Of the season of 1887 by banking the
Smoked Italians" with Morris in the
box. This year this club will come
down with blood in their eyes. It is not
too much to expect that Wheeling will
win one game, but it should not be dis
appointing to the most sangpine friends
OF the home team should II suffer two
defeats. There has been great deal OF
talk in the newspapers about winning
the pennant. Thisis harmless as well Us
amusing and entertaining. But the fact
should not escape tbs enthusiast that
the composition OF the various clubs In
the TrI.State League is greatly changed,
and contains some unknown quantities,
The result can hardly be ioreseen with
any degree OF certainty. While Wheel
ing has n strong club and is expected to
win games, defeat will meet the
team, Manager BHckenbergeF has
confidence in the men he hos engaged,
and he thinks the Nail City team will
capture the pennant. II II does not come
this way Wheeling people may rest as
sured that it will be good club that
wrests The honor from the new team.
Last year the home team could play well
enough on the Island grounds, but when
they got away they were invariably
slaughtered, barring the squirt they made
at the end OF the season. Az long sthe
present team plays good ball no one Will
kick; ut least, they should not. Disci-
pline is what ia necessary to success as
much as anything else, 4 steady, even
paGe is desired more than occasional
brilliant exhibitions Of what the team
can do when II tries. IT is probable that
Wheeling will open the season about the
last Of April with Toledo, followed by
jackson, both League babies. These
games will test the strength Of the new
blood and determine the quality Of the
players, Kalamazoo stands as the bete
noir OF Wheeling; or, vice versa: The
team representing the peInant winning
town last season has it, so TO speak, in
for the Wheelingites, and balls with
whiskers on them will soar through the
air when they meet. However let the
season tell lis own peculiar story.
S0rps
Akron has the base ball fever again.
Hewer will manage sandusky's team
this season.
The opening game OF this season and
last will be quite different.
1t is reported that Westlake will sup
port Dunn in the Chicago Western
League Club.
The Lemons that Toledo is after for
pitcher Is another Lemons. Wheeling
has The Lemons solid.
The first shouts from the "Wild West"
seats will come when u home run is
made during the Pittsburgh games.
The Washington College nine will
play here on the7th Of April, The ladies
will please omit flowers for fayorites,
Either Van SAINT or Otterson will cap
tain the Wheeling club this year. Both
gentlemen have had experience in this
line.
Sammy" Nichols will worry the early
grass in center garden before It has time
to afford enough growth to Craze livery
stable goat.
Mansfield opened the season Of 80
with Cincinnati and she never recovered
from the shock. They want to meet a
club this year they can lick.
Delehanty;; wheeling's second base
man, who is now here and practicing
daily, is in fine form and will prove the
equal OF "Parson" Nicholson.
Barley says: "wait' till Calvin
shoots in his rifle shots, and you Wheel
ing boys will not get a smell Of run."
There are prophets, and prophets mot
profts).
The Zanesvilles are called the "Kick-
apoos. "-Cincinndi Times Star. 4 title
originally conferred on them by the
bright base ball reporter OF the INTELL-
IlRNCIR.
President McDermith of the Tri-state
League, has issued the following bulle-
tin Of additional contracts and releases:
Contracts-With Lima, w. r. Harring-
ton, Frank G, Rheims, George McMul-
len, James Hillery, Tim 0'Rourke, Har-
" Fuller, Frank b. Ives, John ]. Kirby,
Ed ], Qickey, John F. 0'Brien, Thomas
B, Miller, Albert Krumm, ], NJ, Shearon,
Andrew Dillon Mansfield, Belden Hill,
u, Darrow, r. @. Allen, G. W. Lawrence;
Columbus, r. II. Hamilton, NJ. D. West,
William kelley Canton, Joseph Sharpi
sandusky, Charles +. Williams, Re
leased-By Kalamazoo, George II, Greer,
. Hilsey, Dan Shannon; Mansfield,
John Orr.
President Kelly, Of the Columbus
Base Ball Company, and the head Of the
majority in the squabble now going on |
In The courts, received written offer
from a prominent business firm OF the |
city for the seven shares of stock held by
the majority. These seven shares cost
but $500, including assessments, and
the offer was $500. An effort was
made TO got tho Geyep stockholders to.
gether with q Yjey Of selling on account