Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08
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game in about four of the League cities"
Boston Globe.
indianapolis is crawling up again, and
sixth place is very uncomfortable for the
Allegheny club.
Won Der Abe has laid off Catcher Boyle
without pay owing to sore hands. Boyle's
back talk made it worse.
President Byrne, of the Brooklyn club,
SAYS the American Association suits him
well enough, and he intends to stick to it.
Contrary to the published statement,
President Young is not taking a mail vote
on that New York forfeited game. 1t will
20 before the board Of directors.
Garlic Latham threatens to 90 N the
stage. Don't Arlie; the circus is your
place you would make a better freak than
actor. Chicago Sporting Journal.
Now that Toronto has released McKin-
ley there are but four C~ansdian-born
pitchers in the International Association,
namely, Sheppard, Wood, Jones and Rear
don.
The Kansas City Western Club is dick.
ering with New Orleans for short stop Full,
Ter, offering in exchange Phil Camp. New
Orleans will give Sneed and Shaw but not
Fuller.
1t is not generally. known that Bakely
talks to himself q great deal while in the
points, when the batters are hitting him
hardest, he keeps mp an incessant stream Of
comment.
In but eleven games out of forty-nine
this season have the Washipgtons made
double figures in the base hit column, and
in but two have they made double figures
in runs.
McQuade may mean to do right, but-the
Cincinnatis certainly get the worst Of il
every time he umpires. MtQuade is very
unpopular with the Cincinnati spectators.
Enquirer:
Mayor Buckley, of Hartford, who was
the first president Of the League, will prob.
ably be the next Republican candidate fol
governor of Connecticut. He is still q
lover Of base ball.
Ewing never batted, folded, or raj bases
with more vim than this season. He is
trying hard to win and cbaies every time
New York loses a game that could and
should have been won.
Kansas City tried to secure three players
from the Stockton, Cal, club, and had
nearly secured their release when they tele'
graphed that they preferred the glorious
climate of California.
Hank O'Day is an example of the uncer
tainty of all matters in base ball. Foul
years ago he wasn't good enough for the
Association, now he is pitching as good
ball as any pitcher in the League.
Out of 2l9 League games played this
season double figures have been scored
forty-fve times. This is rs per cent. and
to some extent indicates that the change
from four to three strikes did not greatly
affect the batting.
When Ramsey stepped up to the plate
yesterday in the seventh inning he mo.
toned the fielders back with q wave of his
hand, and, 10! to the surprise of every one,
Louisville Commercial.
Manager Spence, of the indianapolis team,
said yesterday; when ] was playing five
batteries every day the team was hitting
the ball hard, but they played o poor field
game. Now that l have the men all in
their right places again, they play a good
field game, but don't hit the BALL"
1T was lucky that Tony Mullane got
his nose broken" said a member of the
Cincinnati team. His nose was always
crooked, but since Davis hard batted ball
hit him the doctor has Strengthened it out,
and he now has as good a nose as any man
on the team. ~ Kansas City Times.
The Dstroits are regular 'lulus' between
the lines. On a good, dry track most of
them can take two yards from a turtle and
beat the reptile in a 100-yard-dash.--Cia
cinndti Enquirer. And the pork.fed bal
players from over the Rhine won n game
from Detroitin five ears.-Detroh Tribune
As Comiskey says, the Cincinnatis are
dead w~eakeneTs. As soon rs McPhee wa
injured, the Reds hickered like q candle
in a draft and they went out. They have
no confidence in themselves whatever, and
lacking in this respect, they have not thai
which ID most essential in the makeup Of
q club.-Ner York Telegram.
eff Borchers is receiving pay for doinl
nothing he has caught the snap he has beer
looking for. Chicago papers please copy
When fasteners want q pitcher they
should give such pitchers as Knell-re
Gently signed by PIttsburg-and Borcher:
a wide berth."-Sdn Francisco Call.
Hang ii allr he exclaimed, as b.
turned over the periodicals on the counter
'I'd like to find Q paper that isn't chucl
full of base ball" There's a drug stor,
on the next corner, cir" suggested tn
newsdealer. "a drug storel Who asked
for o drug store9" They sell fy-papel
there, sir."-7Tae.
Gaffney says: 81 believe that it is twic'
as hard TO umpire in the American Associa
ton as it is in the League, for the reason
that there is more base-running and fas
playing in the former organization" Johr
Kelley endorses Gaffney's view. He think
the Association plays q ~livelier, less ma
chine-like game than the Lesgue.
81 know you'll fine me for it. but I'm
going to say it inst the came. I believ,
you are crooked Such was the remarl
Of Adrian @. Arson to Umpire Valentine
this afternoon as he walked in from seconl
base after being called out on q close de
cision. ''Thatu cost You Just $50" re
piled Valentine quietly, and the converse
ton ended for the time being.-EIehange
Ewing is said to draw s., 200; O,Rourke
s., 800; Common $500; Keefe, $4,000