The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-07
BASE BALL BRIEFS.
NOTES ABOUT THE HOME LEAoUg.
How Columbus Takes whselias'. Kick
Notes About Individual PlAysrs-The
Games that are Booked tor April
FIJI the Month up Pretty Wen.

The Columbus, o., estate journal" prints
the IHTEL1IoENcKR's remarks in regard to
q criticism Of the percentage racket"
without comment, but heads the article
ga Wheeling Bluff" This headline may
be considered in the nature of comment,
or, at least an acquiescence TO the results
Of the Columbus meeting. This 10 not
strange. Columbus last year took money
away from Wheeling; but only on one &C.
casion did Wheeling get over the guar
antee from Columbus $40, and that was
on Sunday, when the audience was swelled
by the presence of two or three German
singing societies from Wheeling, that hap.
pened to be attending q Gangerfest there.
All the Tri-State League cities know this.
They have had fat thing Of Wheeling
patronage, and their percentage Of games
here 10 counted a. part Of their assets.
APRIL GAMES.
Manager Buckenberger last evening ex.
pressed the opinion that the Wheeling
club had some pretty hard work before it
during April. There are very few dates
open during the month. Detroit and
Cincinnati have cancelled their dates
owing 10 change in opening the season.
Pittsburgh will play the two games
scheduled here, but the one billed for
Pittsburgh 10 of for the same reason Is
stated above. Toronto, Buffalo and other
clubs will play on dates as heretofore an
nounced. There Ia q scheme on foot to
get q nine from the WashinRton.J efferaon
College, OF Washington, Pa TO play here
on Saturday, the only open date on Sat.
urday the club has during April. Il would
certainly pay, as there are many Alumni
Of that ancient institution in this city
who would take an interest in q team rep
resenting their Alma Mater.
DIAMOND DUST.
Ask stapleton about that pet eagle he
has.
Sandy McDermott seems to be 0 general
favorite for Tri.State League umpire.
Manager Smith, Of the Toledo Base Ball
club, has already signed seven players,
Billy Fuller, the great catcher Of last
years Kalamazoo team, was recently mar
Tied.
The Preaque 1sle grounds, Toledo, must
be done by April 10, according to the con-
tract.
With such men az Billy Thompson
back Of the Jackson club 1t ought to surely
be 9 go.
Manager Buckenberger smiles at the
little dabs the Kalamazoo papers try to
shoot in under his fifth rib.
Wheeling should send q strong delega-
ton to Sanduaky on the Goth Of this
month, when the Schedule Committee
meets.
Tom Wilson, who will get out the score
cards at the Wheeling ball park this season,
will surprise the natives by the artistic
work he will put on them.
Manager Smith, Of Toledo, expects to
have FIVE leit-handed battera in his team.
Johnnie Handiboe simply eats up left
handed men. Eth. smithl-"Columbus
Journal"
In Chrisman's sparring match with
Floro Thursday night the former won on
foul. "Wally" Miller was his second
and Con strothers his time.keeper.-
Evansville Times. Recorder"
The Toledo management has selected q
uniform for Its club consisting Of light
gray material for shirt, pants and cap,
with black stockings and trimmings and
the word Toledo in black on the shirt.
front.
The Columbus journal" says "Wheel-
ing still kicks" meaning the percentage
iniquity. Why doesn't Columbus kick,
whose representative at the kalamazoo
meeting was cheek by jowl with Wheel
ing's delegate in passing that measured
The:Schedule Committee will meet on
March 20, instead Of March 10, the time
having been changed in order to see
whether the schedule must be formed for
ten.club or eightclub league. Toledo
and Jackson are only given until the 10th
10 put up the guarantee bond.
Mansger Smith last night sent the ad-
vance money to Chris HUT, OF PhilRdel-
phia, first base; John Walsh, third base
William Lund, Of Detroit, catcher, and
Edward Shea, Of Fishkill, N. Y, catcher.
Manager Smith will 20 East next week to
make arrangements for other players.-
toledo Blade"
Members OF the National League and
American ASsoclation were well represent
ed OF the social session OF the Wheeling
Lodge B. P. o. Elks on Monday evening.
Besides the members OF the Wheeling
club there were present Jack GlGsscock,
Sam Barley, White, OF the Louisville,
and Miller, Of the Leavsnworth club.
Fort Wayne wants to come into the
League. lit Is To be Q Tri.state League
some representative Of Indiana should be
admitted.-"Toledo Blade" Well, this
Ia o brilliant statement. Don't the
"BladA" know that Ohio, West Virginia |
and Michigan are already in the League,
and that three States make it Q tri.State
AFFAIR." Our Toledo friend has 30 long
been accustomed To talking Of tri.State |
matters as including Ohio, Michigan and
Indiana that he has got slightly of his
bsse.--"0hio State Journal"
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