Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-31

great amount of talk, can be summed up
ia few words He will not 90 to Boston,
he may 90 to Washington, but if the New
York club will pay him the amount of SAL
AIRY he asks he will stay right in this city.
-NaU York Press.
Al Stuart, Of last years Troy club, has
brought suit against President Hewitt, of
the Washington club, for salary due him
for playing with the Troy club. Mr..
Hewitt claims that he has nothing to do
with the Troy club and never had.
AID Gumbert bas concluded that the lin
it is good enough for him and signed with
Chicago. He was offered 81 500 for the
season before the classification rule was
adopted, which accounts for the amount he
is under contract to receive.
Sid Fsrrar, the Philadelphia first base
man, has a grievance. He was offered 81
200 before the classification rule was adopt
ed, but not being ready to sign then he
waited until this spriSg, when he found
thst he Was down in class @,
Ed Knouf' is showing up in fair form
this spring In game against strong
picked niEe he made two hits, one three
baser, and one wild pitch. OolY four hits
were made off his delivery in four innisgs.
Chas. A. Leingruber, of Rochester, has
decided 10 give diamond badge to the
player of the International Association
who makes the circuit of the bases at Cal
yer Park in the quickest time.
The Association gained point by Deck
eI's suit. II will not guarantee an umpire
pay for mis- services whether he gives satis-
faction or not. This was the cause of Sui
lvsn's resignation.
Columbus's new rules expects players 10
be players all the time. Men are not al
lowed to fizd fault with aDothei's play.
Post moTtems will be decided by Manager
Backenberger.
Dave Or is laid up with rheumatism.
Dave says he contracted the trouble in the
swsmpy gIound where the Brooklyn park
ia located, and it is said TO be regular
death trap
George Smith has never yet given
Brooklyn q full seasons work in any year,
but this time he will endeavor to break hie
record and pay throughout the season.
jim Hart will manage Boston almost 10
a certainty. Spalding has written long
letter 10 the directors of the Boston club.
recommending Hart as manager.
Boston offers to trade two players for
Ward and give cash bonus besides. AT
least we are told such trade can he made
-NeiC York Press.
1t now looks as if Kansas City will pay
Barley at second base. Can 1t be that
Watkins is regsiuing his senses2-Phila
delphid Press
Arson is being outbatted by nearly
every man in the Chicago team. There If
no official scorer 10 help him out either.
The Philadelphia scorers association
has decided not to tabulate stolen bases
but 10 place them in the summary.
The contract of Weaver of Louisville
stipulates that he is not to catch unless al
the other catchers are crippled.
O1e ofthe Australians bucked mp sgains
roulette at Monte Carlo and lost $40 of the
$50 Spsldirg gave him.
Minneapolis will give Walter Pierce, s
Princeton stndent, trial. He sill j1ir
the team in June.
President Young says that be never
knew the outlook to be so good as for tbs
coming season.
Arlie Latham, the great cOscher, ssyi
that John Morrill, is the best captain II
the world.
1t ia said thst Comiskey, Of the ST. Louis
Browns, will receive q salary OF IS, DOC
this year.
Charley Daniels has been appointed as
ISOLATION umpire in place Of Sullivan, re
signed.
Deacon White says that Grant will b.
released and Buffalo has no mcre use FOL
him.
DAILY the Chicago pitcher, was paid last
year ST., 600 for matches.-London Paper
Chic.go, it is reported, has leased new
grounds Oh Polk Street. near Wood.
Over s., 600 has BEEN raised for the sup
port OF The Brown university nine.
Umprss in the Southern league will re-
ceive 1925 per month.
Clarkson is temporary captain OF Boston.
Williamson is really in bad shape.