Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-20
BASE BALL NOTES.
News of the Diamond Of Interest to Ohio
League Readers.


News of the Diamond Of Interest to Ohio
League Readers.
Pitcher Miller, who was with Buffalo
last year, has signed with Lima.
Robert Sheppard, Of this city, has sent
in his application to be e League Um-
pire.
Decide upon calling it the Northern
League, at your meeting to morrow gentle
men.
Mansfeld's team has been completed
by Signing Darrow and Allen. Both are
first-class men.
Billy Collyer, Of last years team, has
SIGNED with ALBANY, N. Y. Scoring has
also signed down East"
One hundred and fifty citizens Of Mans
field own stock in the club representing that
city in the Ohio League.
Kalamazoo kicks against Wheeling, say
ing that they have secured the cream Of
the Ohio League players Canton Demo-
crot.
Rumor has it that James Curry hasgiven
mn the management ofthe Columbus team
and that Frank Mountain will succeed
him.
Z~snssville Signal GAINESVILLE is now
negotiating for q pitcher and a short stop
who has o batting average Of 65l in eighty
games" Whew!
GAINESVILLE has added another player to
her list in the person of Benedict Coons,
of Patterson, n. j., who il recommended
by Jimmie Madden as q phenomenal bat
ter and a good pitcher. Times Recorder.
"Strothers, formerly Of GAINESVILLE, now
| of ~Sandusky, led the Southern lesgue in
batting in go. n-SI8dgSkg Register. Yes,
and he was about twenty-eighth in the
Ohio league last ason.-Cdn'oR Democrat.
There has already been tour or FIVE PEN
nsnts Won in the Ohio League this year
ON paper. The "baby" is making the bis
pest blow of all. Lima will get over it
when she gets older. -ZdHesciRe TmeS-Re-
cOrder.
Tie following are the men who will
manage the Ohio League Clubs this sea-
son: Columbus, James Curry; Kalamazoo,
| Morris 0'Heil; S~andusky, not yet selected;
Canton, VIM. 2echer; Wheeling, A. G.
Buckenberger; Mansfield, F. IL. OBrien;
Lima, W. J.. Harrington.
Comiskey has about concluded to start
the season with Nicholson at second and
Robinson at short field. If Nicholson does
not pan out we'll, Robinson will 60 to sec
ond and McGarr to short field. There is
no question but that young Nicholson will
profe a SUCCESS, if one is to iadge by his
hne work in the past Ciaeiaaafi-C S@mer'
rial Gazette.
eyes, 2anessillo has filed her bond to
finish the season." said President Mcl)er-
mith Of the Ohio League yesterday. AN
the bonds are now in but one, and that Is
on the way. Everything looks prosperous
sad ! believe all is harmonious. If Toledo
wants to come in would like to have her,
but of course we would havs to get anoth.
er city to make the number even. Jack
son, Mich has been suggested, and it
would probably be 3 good town. - stE@'
bus Journal.
A meeting of the ohio League will be
held in Columbus on Tuesday, and the
Columbus JOarnoi says an effort will be
made TO sgain combine the Offices of Pres
ident and Secretary, for the good of the
League. which, if done, will leave Secre'
tary Connolly out. Other important mat
ters will Ep attended 10. The Columbus
Club viii pap Get t.s delegates to the
meeting Tuesday evening, at the american
HOUSE, and it is unnecessary to add that
tho atair will he pleasant one,
The Toledo Bee says! Toledo Is dead
sure TO have O ball club. Mr.. T. II Smith
said to to q reporter yesterday afternoon ,
directly he arrived in the city: You can
announce Us o positive fact that Toledo
will have a team, for It gill stay right
here until il is organized Then in 6 bust
mss like manner Mr.. Smith went to tho
Office of tine PrtslCe Isle %. TO complete
the arrangements fof tie grounds. To-day
he is subscribing the stock promised last
week. GAINESVILLE has but five more days
in which to post her forfeit bond. But she
is hast;in.. In three days, Mr.. Smith
says, she has raised -, 800, and will make
O. strong effort to remain i'll the ifeSEe.
Whether she does OF does net, effects
Toledo not st all now. Every team IN
the lsagus is anxious foT q teaM TO rep
resent this city. Frat, because CT THE
prestige it woald give the association, and
second, because it would break the long
Jump from Sandusky to Kalamazoo. This
lRpt is a most important item, rs 1t makes
the schedule = better one. Jackson Will
put q team in the league 10 Ilase t;e tsntb
in case GAINESVILLE stays. This would make
it better yet. A ten-club league can at
ford to have a couple of teams break up,
| ana G.;lI not feel that its usefulness in the
community ID gch..H