Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-05-19
The Standing Of League and Association Clubs
Base Ball GOssip-In the Prize Ring
Turf TOpics-Aquate News.
THE ASSOCIATION RACE
DIAMOND TIPS.

Friends of Tommy Quinn, who is catch
ing for the Baltimore club this season, and
who has been doing some very effective
work, received word yesterday that he
had sustained very serious irinry to one
of his hands. The admirers of Quinn will
be sorry to hear that circumstances are
such that he may be compelled to retire
from the diamond for while.
Darby O'Brien, the Cleveland pitcher,
who is foolinG them, was with Lima last
year when the Pittsburg management
talked of buying his relase O'Brien is a
fairly good man. He is pitching in great
luck just now. After the game O'Brien
likes to punish the lager.
John Barnes, Manager of the st Paul
Base Ball Club, says if his team wins the
pennant this year he will take them and
eight additional players to England next
winter. His brother has been N England
for some time, aud is working up the bust
ness for him.
Ed Crane, the New York pitcher, says
he will depend on speed alone this sum-
mer, instead of inshoots and curves, with
a change of pace and height of delivery.
He thinks there is no concerted action
among pitchers to make the four-ball rule
unpopular.
Secretary Hawley, of Cleveland, thinks
il barely possible that Cleveland may have
something to say about the pennant this
year, after all. Poor man. His club can't
keep up its present play. Many better
club than Cleveland has taken a tumble.
Says Charley Daniels: 81 am not pos
sessed of sufficient gall to be an umpire
these days, and have too much regard for
my feelings to submit to the insults and
abuse heaped upon me, so l thought l
would quit"
Mark Baldwin says he is not accustomed
to the coaching methods employed by the
Association and was badly ratified by the
noise ard shouting Of the coachers, in ex-
PLANTATION of being hit hard by Association
clubs.
tits believed the League magnates will
not allow the introduction of dirty ball. "
The Association may admire that kind Of
sport, bat patrons of the League would
not toll rate It.
In the third inning Thursday, MauPs
terrific foul struck a young girl on the
grand stand in the face, breaking har Jaw
She tainted and was carried off the stand.
Jack Rowe can't control his own play
els. Hamburg attempted TO assault Con-
uie Murphy, and had not Leblanc held him
there would have been trouble.
The New York Sun says "the success Of
the Cleveland team is due to its fine man
agement" Stick pin there. Tom Lotus
knows what he is about
Titcomb has a half a dozen offers from
minor League clubs. Pittsburg should try
him. This man can pitch, but like all
lett-handers is erratic.
Mr. Spalding says Ed. Williamson, the
popular short stop, is on the salary list OF
the Chicago team, Notwithstanding reports
to the contrary.
The Boston club has two regular physi-
clans, and one or the other of them attends
every game played on the home grounds.
The New Yorks have two mascots. One
mas a white Nadjy uniform and the other
a black one.
Pete Hotaling will take in washing be-
fore signing for less than $3.50 month.
Bos on people want Tom Brown to bit
the ball instead of trying TO 0Qnt it.
Dwyer works a sharp outcurve with
great success.
Detroit has signed Shreve. Zsll will be
released.
Connie Murphy has broken a finger.
Elmer Foster was released Friday.
Will White expects TO pitch soon.