Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-17
GEORGE HOWE IN LONDON.
BASE BALL NOTES.

BASE BALL NOTES.
The Cincinnati Enquirer speaks very
much to the point when ii remarks: ANY
player who misb ehsves himself during the
winter is very foolish, as he begins the
season with the press and the public of the
city of 10 which he is to play strongly
pref udiced against him, and the first break
he makes after the season opens brands
his name as Dennis. There are too many
sober, reliable men drifting into the pro-
fession now for any club 10 b compelled
TO PIT up with the lushing fnass who have
in years past made the name of ball player
synynomOus with that of bum. The days
of the bar-1ies of the base bull business are
numbered.
Giks, of the Cleveland club, believes
that he can hold up his end in the League
for the reason that it is easier to play In
the League. "There is more Indian rough
and ready get there ball played in the As
sociation,U he says "thsI there is in the
League. In the Association it is tear leg
off or pull an arm out, OF anything else, to
score a run. In the League they play ball
slow but sure, on scieitihc principles.
The players DO not try 70 ipjure each
other"
Eirly one morning on the steamer Saller
two guns were fired in honor Of the Emper-
or's birthday. FOgarty, taking advantage
Of TIE confusion, ran through the ship yell
ing, Pirates" Ned HsnlOn ran out in
his night clothes. Captain Arson fell out
of the upper bunk in his stateToOm and
stuffed his own dismO1ds ard those Of his
wife in his mouth.
A Washington base ball enthusiast lay
i'll for six weeks from typhoid fever at the
Garfield Memorial Hospital. He was out
his head for three weeks. His first question
on recovery was whats the scorer" lie
was given a pocket schedule and amused
himself By reading it for three days. The
story is told by the sick man himself.
Now the good deacon White rises to re-
mark that his reported going to Pittsburg
to play next season is a blooming fake.
Of course it was, James, but what would
Won do if YOU were humble ball reporter
with half column to fill and nothing with
which to fill ii? Be generous in your old
age.-NOrth american.
Cleveland will try one plan with its
young pitchers. 1t will endeavor to make
them believe themselves to be the equals
of the hest As an illustration of this
feature of the pitchers experience, take
the case Of AID. Gumbert Confidence car
ried him great way when ne went against
a strange batsmsn.
Washington is dickering for the pur-
chase of Ralph johnson. However, the
man has given his word TO remain with
Columbus, and he will not negotiate with
Washington. Manager Sullivan has lnu-
mated that Columbus may have Jimmy
Donnelly for third base.
Ward expects to arrive next Friday.
Ward says that meeting of the Brother
hood will be held soon alter his arrival.
At the meeting an effort will be made to
patch up the difference between certain
players aad managers.
An English editor makes the astounding
statement that base ball writers in the
United States were paid ss high as elOO
per week-about $500 in American money.
They must think the STREETS OF America
are paved with gold.
A number of prominent citizens OF CHI
csgo, admirers of our national games,
called meeting for yesterday evening 10
arrange for a demonstration to welcome
home the Spalding base ball tourists.
As Pitcher King, of the Princeton Col
Iege nine, has played professionally, 1t will
be very pertinent query to find by what
right he can legally participate in any col
lege championship game.
In April, 1888, Aaron E. Potts, Gov
ernment printer in washington, was MT
by foul ball. 1t broke his nose. lie
sued the Washington club for S5,OOO and
lost the suit on Monday.
Al Reach was TIE first player to go to
another city to play ball. In 1883 ne lett
the Eclzford Club, of Brooklyn, and went
to Philadelphia to play second base for the
Athletic club.
Fred. Dunlap, Mike Kelley, Tom Burns,
Purcell, Hotalng Ed. Williamson, joe
Hornung and Hick Carpentsnter all start
ed ont as professional ball players the same
year.
When Earle gets to Liverpool he will
find G1O awaiting his coming, Cincinnati
has sent him that much advance. He will
not be requested to report early
American Association umpires have been
instructed to pay strict attention to the
rule which gives the base-runneT the bene-
ft of a doubt in q close play.
Keefe thinks that Waldbridge, the Am
- catcher 10 a second Buck Ewing He
can play every position in the nine besides
being q strong batter.
The Cleveland club was the first of the
League 10 put in its order for the first crop
If League balls of the vintage of 1889 to
It is said that the travelling ball players
are now using the curios gathered from
many climes as poker chips and to settle
81 o US"
Base ball. no doubt, will be played here,