Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-11-24
In FIELDS OF SPORT.
TAR BASR BALL WAR is RAGING
PIBRCBLY.
GlaSc9ck's Action a Feature Of the Pight-Ths
Brotherhood Will Probably Wn-Sullivans
Terms Of Bsttls-Gsnsral Sporting
NOtes Of Interest

The base ball war has, if possible, in
creased in bitterness. The Brotherhood
and the League are each getting in their
best blows, and somebody is evidently be-
ing more or less hurt. The critical point
of the battle, however, seems now past for
the Brotherhood. 1t was when the an
nouncement OF Glasscock and Denny's de-
sertions came Then, if ever, the weak
kneed players had an excuse and an ex-
ample for signing with the League. Then
/ the Brotherhood leaders for the first time
showed symptoms of panic. But the net
gain to the League of Glsssccek and Den
ny's act was merely Glasscock and Denny.
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It speaks volumes for the constancy of
the players, that many of them have been
able to withstand the glittering tempta-
tions held out by the msgnates. There is
no doubt that the League has violated
every principle of honor and business de-
ceucy in its Efforts to induce men to break
contracts sOlemnly pledged and sell their
services to them. Detectives have been
used, brides offered, and in some cases
blackmail pure and simple has been re-
sorted to. The history OF these acts, if
nothing more, is sufficient to settle forever
the claims of the League, that it represents
the respectability and dtcency of base ball.
The Players League now seems TO be
on the high road to success. The clubs in
each of the cities represented are being
rapidly filed By the Brotherhood of play
e.s with the best talent in the world and
if they keep up the good work, as they
seem likely 10 do, they will certainly be
able to give the public what it Wants-the
best games of bail So far there has been
but few assertions from the Brotherhood
ranks, which is something absolutely re-
markable in face of the princely offers that
have been shaken under their noses. Glass
cock deserted his brethren. He is
the most prominent one from the
fact that he was among the prominent
ones for whom the move was made, and
was most emphatic in his repeated state
ments of loyalty. "As man sows so he
shall reap" is the immutsble law, and
Honest John is likely to have plentiful
harvest and tough job of reapiug.
Between the upper and neither milestone
OF the League and the Brotherhood, the
American Association is being fearfully
squeezed. Brooklyn and Cincinnati, two
of the best clubs, are gone, and fully half
the star players in the remaining clubs
will cast their lot with the Brotherhood.
King, Latham and Comiskey have desert
ed St. Louis, and without this famous trio
what is left of the world beating Browns?
Stovey, Cross and probably Larkin have
left the Athletics, and Foreman, Quinn
and Tucker will shake Baltimore's dust
| from their feet, while the mighty Bald
win, the mainstay of the Columbus club,
will make a member of Fred Pieffer's
aggregation. Nothing more than the sink
/ ing hull is left of the Association.
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Lovers of pugilism have had Just cause
| for excitement during the week over the
probability of q match between Sullivan
and Peter jackson, the Australian negro.
Sullivan has at last deigned to notice the
CO ored slugger. but he insists that nothing
less than purss Of $4,000 will induce
him to fight him. 1t is not probable that
one of the California clubs is going to
offer so large an amount for Sullivan to
fight. The receipts would have TO be
| enormous TO cover the expenses, and as
much as the Californians love sport, they
DO not care about investing fortunes in it.
A 6ght is therefore not probable for q
while. By the time Mr.. Sullivan has
laid aside his Congressional ambition, snd
the chilly blasts Of January sweep over
Boston harbor, he will probably be more
reasonable, and fight will be arranged on
a $4,000 basis.
Jack Dempsey has evidently given up
hope of meeting La Blanche, and has con-
Guided to fight young Mitchell. The con-
test will be hot one. Young Mitchell
has a good reputation, but is hardly q
match for Dempsey. The latter ought to
win. If he fails it will be sign that the
great Nonparei's star is waning. Both
men are in good condition.
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The San Francisco Chronicle says of
Billy Murphy, the Australian: Nearly
sill the professional pugilists nightly pray
for his downfall. Never was there a
slugger so cordially detested by the punch
ing fraternity. Hisvices, from pugilistic
standpoint are insuffsrable. He neither
drinks, smokes, nor loans his money, and
his whole demesnOr is that Of man who
has come to this country with the mali
cious and highly reprehensible purpose of