Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-12-30

Miles. ex. President of the Lssgue, ssys:
Il am sorry for it. Although they may
be able TO accomplish their release from
reservation in court, there is no law IN the
land to compel other clubs to play with the
Buffsl0s unless they ies fit to do So"
Lady" Baldwin has been heard from,
and if he is rot too high in his terms he
will be given q trial by the Athletic club
According 10 Western reports be only
wants $3.50 and exemption from playing
on Sundays. 1t is also roper ed that Man
sger Watkins wants Baldwin for the Kan
sas City team-PkaadeiphiG Ledger.
The committee that was appointed oy
ths American Association IN 5. Louis 10
consider tae new salary grading rules
adopted by the National Lesgus and to
man out a hsttsr pan, if possible, will
meet sbou, January l, when they will AXE
some defirita action toward adopting plan
somewhat similsr in its sweeping changes
to thSt of the older body.
The salary limit in TIE International
League s1oonnts to nothing. A New Eng
land PLAYER Informed the writer that be
had been offered over 81, 800 10 60 to ore
of the clubs in that organization. ms
is a matter that the League ought to take
ND at once in ilstice to the ether CLUB; but
il is dollars to cants that thu rule viii be
a dead letter. Boston Paper.
President Howe, of the Lowell club, has
entered formal protest With the board OF
arbitration against the action OF the st.
Louis club in siguirg Cudworth, aplayer
! reserytd By Lowell. This case - hkelV 10
cause some excitement in the base b3il
world, as upon its dec sion will hang q
nunbsr Of si!0ilar cases. other CLUBS haVl1g
signed New England League reserved
! players.
The following Eastern players are now
/ ont in California: Eoright and Whitehead,
Of Lynn: Anderson and Shaetfer, OF st.
/ Paul: Cauill, of Birmingham; Strunz. OF
IleaysawoIth; CGughiiu, Of Chicago L9ngee,
of Kansas City; SsOckwel!, OF s.. Paul;
Baker, Of Newark; Jeyene, of Minnfapo-
lls; Brown, ot New York; Sweeney, Mark,
MYERS aud Whitney, of Washington; Al
VOID of Dss Moines; Denny. Of Indian
napolis, and Van Haltren, OF Chicago.
There is handsome priza in this city
awaiting the champion batSnsn OF the
Lima team, Tri-State League. In the
spring Al. Prstt put mp a handsome
! Zslonite bat in p,Ush case to be awards
! the champion bait r Of the champion Team
ofthe TliState League. He hiss vainly
epdeavored to fod cut the man. The
averages in the League are badly mixed.
/ II il Thought that the trophy lies between
/ Mcmillan and Rock. Chronicle Telegraph.
JimD,vis, tie Cow-b)y third basensD,
is littla sore over certain articles that
have appeared concerning hi' connection
! W tn the Ksnqas Ci,y Club OF 1888. Jim
says thsre is no suca thing IA enm;ty b.
tween himself aud the management OF the
! Cow-bays. THE Officially. if there was
one between myself and Watkins, was
bridged over at tie meeting held here
early in December. when was told that
the figures Of the St Louis Clnb were not
high enough to suit the des Re of the Kan
sas City Cab Officials "-S L9uiS Star
Sayings.
George Bro2hers, tee Californian, who
pitched in few games Tor the Chicago
ylab lSt season and was then released,
promises to adOrn the black list next
ve2r. He has Sigued contracts FOR 1889
with Manager Harrington Of the Lima,
! o., club, ard with Manager Watkins OF
the Kansas City team receiving 500
from TIE frmer ana $500 from the latter
in advance money. 1t is also charged
90 ,irst him that he secured 800 from The
Stockton cub about tee middle OF the
aeason to play ont thu remainder of the
season, bus he failed to materisliza after
he got the money.
". Terry, who il A. C. Spalding'5
agent in aTrsngirg for toe reception OF the
Chicago AMI All-AueriCAlteamSl Europe,
IN speaking abut his pls2s said: Il thiok
he game vii, De well received, but still
one doee cot know until the grou1d q
gOns over. I have beea talking the mat
ter owe. vita Walter Spaldjug, and he
isels as l 10 on the subject. There will
/ be 70 trouble IN getting grounds over
there, ss the cricket gr01nds are "a tloe as
aHy in the world When | return 10
England I viii 60 carefully over the
grounds We have mapped cut ana make
all arrangements necessary"
! A game ~ss played under the new rules
N Csllfcrnla recently, ard San Francis
/ co paper says Of it: This was the first
game that hes been played on any dia-
mond under the new Jules, and th5y gave
! general satisfaction TO the payers and
spectators. Oa!y two men struck ont and
four were given base on balls. The pitch
era had tO put the ball over the plate, and
I the result was all the players hit it. Ii
| they were unable TO place il safe 1t was
due to sharp fielding; but tie sphere was
| kept on thg wing all the time, aad the
/ fslde5s Were constantly OF the move.
Marsger Buckeuoerger laft yesterday on
a voyage Of discovery IN quest of baseball
.slent. 1t is understood he will visit
! Charley Baldwin, the famous Lady"
BALDWIN, formerly OF Detroit, at Hastirgs,
Mich, and Rochester, n. Y, where ne ,N-
p4cts to sign Bob Barr, weD-snown
butcher, AMI Collins, second bissmar,
who, in 1884, made suck reputation with
the Indianapolis Association team. Roches-
ter wants 10 quit snd has offered the two
men fer 81 900 or the Whole team for
. $1,000 OIts:d5 of Barr and CJllins .here
is out one man, and that IS the great
fielder, SiUon, although Callahan, another
H.lds- u 8 yery liksly man Ohio State