Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-04-15
ON THE DIAMOND.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO BASE BALL En-
THUSIASTS
About the Players Of the Various Clubs-rhs Pros
poets for the Next Years Championship Strug-
gle-Flashss From the FOotighs.

eltner nanu.
George, one of the New York pitchers,
is very i'll.
Bogart, of the Indianapolis team, isvefy
sick in that city.
Mays has done the best pitching Tor the
Brooklyns thus far.
What is the matter with the Southern
1 League teams? New Orleans has the scalps
of Chicago, New YORK, Washington and
Cincinnati nailed up TO dry. Memphis
wiped the ground with Won der Ahe's
would be worlds champions, and even BIZ
mingham trounced the Ciucinnatis. Looks
likethey can play ball little bit down
that way.-Chicago Times.
Washington has the old Boston battery
of lssl-Whitney and Deasley. 1t was
famous one.
BastiaD, Of the Philadelphias. was retus-
ed license for bis saloon, and he must,
therefore, play ball.
Buffinton has not yet reported in Phils-
delphia, The report of his having signed
was premature.
In Tiernan, Foster and Hatfield the New
Yorks have got as fast trio Of runners as
any club in the country.
The Boston players sent floral tribute
or the occasion OF the fuuersl Of Mr.. Sow
ders, the father of Pitcher SOwders.
The New York colts wanted TO play the
"old men," but President Day resused TO
do 90 on the ground that it. might create
hard feelings. Yet we are told that there
sre 70 c!iqUes in the New York club.
TIE Detroit club suddenly finds itself
Ia need of a new catcher. 1t is certain that
neither Bennett nor CANCEL will be in
shape at the opening of the League season,
and Broughton and Sutcliffe have not
thus far shown their ability to fill the bill.
The management has opened negotiations
with Gilljgan.
Brown, the New Yolk catcher, who is
now il California, refuses the offer OF
81, 500 made by President Day, and will
stay in California and play with the local
clubs. He is on the New York reserve list.
Ward demands the modest sum of IS, 900
for his services this year. President Day
says he will not pay it, and that, unless
Ward gives in and accepts reasonable
salary, he will be superseded at shortstop
by Hatfield.
Krock, Chicago pitcher, is said to be
without rival for speed, but pitches a
straight ball. Wonder if he can do better
than Craze?
The Cincinnati club would like to get
hays, of the Brooklyn club. 1t is said
that they will give 81, 500 for him, but
Brooklyn will rot let him go. President
Byrne says he will not let player go. He
intends to keep them al. AS the Sun has
said before, the time has come to have q
duplicate for every position at hand. Pres
ident Byrne is just long-headed enough to
see this, aud all stories that he will let any
of his men 20 can be put down as false
~ Y San.
Hines wears smoked glasses while play
ing right field. Some of the old timers
will have to take 10 clutches or retire.
Silas Smith will probably accompany
the Alleghenies on their trip next week.
Dunlap ;hiuk5 Ee will make good pitcher
with proper training.
The Chicago players think Ramsey g
days are numbered, and do not believe he
will ever be the great twirler he once was.
| ramsey olslpsteS TOO mUcn'
The Califoraiaus are now pronouncing
Milt Whitehead, now playing with the
Stockton (Cal) club, another Jerry
Denny. Whitehead first became promi-
nent rs the shertstop of the 81. Louis
Unions. Now he is crack third base
man. The Lynn Mass } club claims him,
and the board of arbitration will be called
on 70 say whether he shall be blacklisted
or not. Charley Sweeney, cree the great,
eat pitcher, CT all, is playing Grst base for
tie Stocktons, and the San Francisco Call
says he is playing the best ball he ever did
on the Pacific coast.
Watkins had this to cay to n reporter OF
the Louisville Commercials The st. Louis
club plays fine game, and I do not think
that their work of tG-Gay will be repeated
in June, and that they will not play such
ball. The new men they have secured
are, l think, in every respect equal, and
in some instances superior to the released
ones. King JIG, in my mind, just as foe q
pitcher as Caruthers ever was, and McGarr
plays far better game at short than Glea-
son. The team hits just as hard, and, il
any thing, runs bases better than they did
last year.
Dorgan has been released by the New
Yosks. Thus the old timers drop ont.
That was nice effort Of Welch in the
second inning when he hunted the ball
lust over Farrar's head and cent Larkin
acrcss the plate This il one Of the st.
Louis tricks. Philadelphia Press.
Says the New York Times: 'Clarkson
Gid more to win games for his club than
probably any other three players in the
;ea;u. Csptain Arson has thorny road
10 travel this GEAR, or the general base ball
opinion is wlds OF the mark"
The San Francisco papers report that
the Philadelphia club has come 10 Fog4r-
tvs terms snd has forwarded to HIN con-
tract, in which his consideration for the
season is stated as 81, 500. Last season he
received 81, 800.
1t came out yesterday that before the
Brooklyn club bought out The Netropoli-
taps they had been negotiating for the pur-
Chase of the Louisville club. The price
was said 10 be fancy ore, but the club
was worth it.-NeW York SWn.
Chicago still has four pitchers on it's
team, each of whom may do good work.
Van Haltren and Baldwin will do most OF
the pitching. Kroch and Clark are lightly
spoken Of, bat then newly acquired young
pitchers always aie.
After releasing, or rather selling so many
of it's players, it looked to many as il the
st. Louis club would stand up defenceless
against its opponents this season. Judg'
ing from the games the association cham.
piens have been playing in the South du-
ring the week, the club is mo- materially
weakened. Won der Abe is a sly Dansger,
and when he sold his developed talent
probably knew when be could replace it
and vet clear nice round um Of money.
Nee York Tribune.