Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-02-12
WORLD OF SPORT.
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BASE BALL AND
PUGILISTIC CIRCLES.
Where the Ball ToSSsrs Will Play Next Year-Gst-
ting Ready for the Seasons WOrk-ln the
Pri2s R%ing-Dramate News.

The Central League is now in a flourish
ing condition, with every prospect OF a sue
cessful season. There are eight clubs 10
the league and each has already deposited
its guarantee money in the hands OF the
secretary. The population Of the cities IN
which the clubs are located are as follows:
Newark; 140, 900; Jersey City, 100, 900;
Scranton, 1900; Reading, 45, 1000; Elmira,
81, 600; BiDghamton, $1,000; WilkesoarIe,
%, 600. and Allentown, 10000.
Mr.. George H. Summers, residing at
1921 North Broad stree, in this city, who
represents PaIke, Davis & Co., with head
quarters at Detroit, was in the city yeSter-
dav and called at the Press Office. He said:
Andrews is in no way DESTROYS OF coming
to Philadelphia, as he is more pleasantly
situated in Detroit at the same salary as
Mr.. Reach offers, and consequently does
not have to play ball for aIving.
Herald.
Manager Harris, of the Haverlys, o.
San Francisco, offered CANCEL $500 jan
nary % to stay in California and catch for
the Haverlys this year. CANCEL agreed to
accept if he could get his wife to leave
Detroit and move to the coast. lie tele-
graphed to her about the matter, but she
refused, so the deal fell through and Gan
cell will stay with Detroit for S2,5OO.-
Chicago Times.
1t nav not be generally known, but 1t Is
a tact, that Guy Hecker, of the Louisville
Club. pitched his first professional game
for that club in 1882, at Atlantic City, n.
j., against Ferry MalOne's team, and
barely Won the game, the score being 10
10 IA. Hecker was hit for eighteen singles
with o total of twenty ak, and it was only
by phenomenal fielding that his club won.
Sporting Life
The longest recorded hit of the season
was made in July last by Cartwright, OF
the New Orleans Club team. The ball
struck on a soft, muddy place as 1t Tell
and that enabled the players to measure
the distance of the hit ball and 1T was
found to be exactly 585 feet from the home
plate.
The Washington management has offered
10 trade Jimmy Donnelly for Big Jim
Davis if the latter should fall into Kansas
City bands. Dealy, of the Washingtons,
may be signed by Kansas City, as well as
a rural battery from Carlinvilie, ILL.,, winch
is said to be a daisy.
Buck Ewing and a few OF the Giants,
while in Frisco, did not care one Gay
about playing about two weeks ago and
took a hose and watered the grounds. Inc
hose would not reach second base and
then the trick was discovered.
Tim Keele, writing from Frisco, says:
Some ball players have a good word for
everyone In the profession; others never
see any good in anybody save themselves
Ward il, one Of the former variety; Kelly
belongs TO the later grade"
John Z. Day is as good a man at bowls
as he was once a pitcher when the Eastern
nine Knocked the blue ribbons of his New
mort ties. He won a leather medal at the
Crescent Club bowling match in New York
tie other evening.
The next meeting of the National League
eff Base Ball Clubs will he held at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, on March
5th. The American Association will meet
at the Clarendon Hotel, Brooklyn, on the
same day.
Tom Ochiltree is out in Arkansas. A
story is going the rounds that the Indians
who attend the games at Fort Smith SIT
out ia the field aud enjoy themselves by
shooting arrows at the sky-scFapers.
A tip from Louisville is to the effect that
c. L. Wood will succeed President Zach
Phelps. There is no likelihood Of remov-
ing John Phelps from his position as
watchdog OF the Colonies treasury.
The report that Murphy, the catcher OF
the New York Club, has signed to play
With the Houston, Tex, Club Is rntre.
He will play with the New York CLUB
next season. catching Titcomb.
Now is tie time for the Association mag
mates to weep. Get ont your 'kerchiets
George W. Durham has been interviewed
and he declares that the Kansas City team
vii! prove a white elephant.
Hardie Heuders0n's salary has a striug
tied TO il. II he drinks during the season
The rcue will be cut and $500 will he re-
tanned from the amount named IN the con-
tract.
Manager Dave Rowe, of the Kansas City
American Association club, has telegraphed
Orator Shafer not to sign with any other
club until nc shall hear Kansas Clty's
offer.
Morris and Kuehne have made an agree
meut to drink nothing but soda water
from now until tine season closes. The
man who is tempted and fails tOrieits
500.
The League and Association will realize
SIS, 900 from the minor leagues for giving
them protection.
All the pitchers will do wonderful work
from now until the beginning Of the sea
son at any rate.
Subscribers to four shares of Atlanta
stock will be presented with a season tick
ct this year.
Secretary Rogers says the report that the
Philadelphia Club has heard from Ferguson
is unlIu..
All the members of the Cincinnati club
have reported in readiness for their South
ern trip.
Tom Brown has signed to play right
field with Boston.
Tate has signed with Boston.