Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-04-07
BASE BALL NOTES.

Billy TAYLOR, when with the Allies, was
ont sightseeing in New York one night.
While arguiug with an unknown IN
the Bowery he was hit over the he'd.
How did you set that cut on your head,
Biuv?" aeked the manager. Billy was
confused. for he thought his nat covered
the tpot. "Oh, -" salc he, Il was coming
along Fulton strse. last night, when .
brick fell of the house and hit ne on the
head. cntting il pretty badly The man
ager had his doubs and asked how 1t was
that there appeared no dents IN his DERBY
hat When 1 saw TIE brick coming l
took it of ~
The makeup Of the Tr-S!ste League
this year will be nothing Ii comparison
with last years. Lesgue. At one time last
season a class OF ball was put up IN TIE
League az fast as any minor league II The
country. Then such players as Strict,
Mann and Others couldn't uphold their
end. The Tri-State League turned out
over thirty fast company men lsst year, b0t
will hardly do as veil this year.
Chronicle Telegraph.
The Cuban Gisnts, on account of their
colcr, were unable to get game with any
OF the St. Augustine clubs until the faso'
ionable guests of the hotel organized team
from some of the crack tennis play ers stop
ping there, and with the assistance OF
WHITE ana Thomas, the Giants battery,
gsye Governs team bard rub for victory,
the score standing 3 to ,,
Ward of the New Yorks s3ys that the
only news received from this country
while the party was in Australia was two
cablegrams. One Of them gave On account
Of an attempt TO assassinate President
Harrison. and the other WAS about the up
rising of the blacks in Southern Africa.
The Cleveland diamond, which will be
new to Leagua teams, Is sodden ore.
So is the ouifsld, and the turf IN bOth
will he soft and fin this year. A ball has
never vet been driven over the fence, the
nearest being that at left field, which Is
about 40 feet from the plate.
joan Healy says he is not at ali worried
about being released by indianapolis, as
he is sure OF 4 oh in good club. lie IN
Inmates, however, that he Will nave con
siderable to say if ne is traded OIL for
Dan Brouthers says that mis- brother
lanes is in splendid condition and would
make o good man for minor lesgue team.
while pracdcing with him this winter
Jim batted liner that cut Dams hat IN
two e
Law Faatz, the giant first baseman OF
Cleveland, had several bones in his wrist
broken by pitched ball at Kansas City
Mccarthy was the wild twirler. Faatz
will be laid up for several weeks.
Mansesr Phillips says it cost him $50 to
keen tine Pittsburg players in chewing gum
last season. and may cost him more TINS
season. Miller uses six pieces a game, ana
doesn't like secOnd-handers.
The Metropolitan Exhibition Company
offers to paw $4,000 to Mayor Grant, for
charitable purposes, if the Polo grounds
ara no. disturbed until October l, 1889.
Pitcher Hoffman says: when pitching
in the smaller league you must always
keep the ball on the corners OF the pla'e'
and the batters will 90 after It,"
Washington is said to be torn mp because
Ward won't 90 there. Walter Hewitt Is
blamed for the failure because he tried Tor
the deal in a red fire way.
Sizing up PrincetOn's team, an Eastern
antboIifv saws: Osborn at second Is hsrd
to beat and is one of the best batters IN the
team"
In Indianapolis, the boys IN practising