The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-21
NOTES ABOUT BASE BAIL.
Rain Caused the Postpouemeut
ofMauy Games Yesterday
SAM BARLEY SERIOUSLY ILL.
Notes About Players-Tom Niohol-
sons Release Secured by Colum-
bus-Change in the Time of
Games to be Played Here,

effect that Sam Barley, Of this city, the
noted second baseman Of the Kansas
City team, Is lying dangerously III in
that city from terrible attack Of quinsy,
He is rational part OF the time and his
physicians have performed two opera
lions on his throat already, The disease
attacked him Thursday and assumed an
aggravated form yesterday, The attack
is similar to that which carried of Min.
lister Rice,
Canton has signed a new pitcher from
Chicago named Quitso.
Mansfield has signed Ed, Ruder, Of
last years Toledo team,
Indianapolis Is said to be after Jake
Virtue, OF the Detroits, for first baseman,
Virtue was q Tri-State League player
last season,
The Oak Leaves Of the North End
would like 10 hear from the Buckeyes
OF the East End. Address A, Turner,
No, IS Eighth street.
The Springfield Gazette says that
Springfield has secured George Vest
lake, who has been with Lowell, to play
short, and now has the twins-Bob and
George,
Alex. Beam, one OF the pitchers Of the
Bethany College Base Ball club, has
signed with the Latrobe, Pa, club Of the
Central Pennsylvania League, aud will
spend his vacation with that club,
The grand jury OF Stark county, Ohio,
having adjourned on the 10Th inst, and
as II will not meet again till the base ball
season Is over, the Canton management
now feels safe In having Sunday games
played on Its grounds. u
The Dayton Journal Is at a loss 10
understand how 1t was that the Dayton
team lost all three games here, and then
went to Canton and shut them out.
The Journal wants some satisfactory ex-
plantations; they can be found in the hose
hit and error columns,
Henry Walk, one Of the catchers Of the
fancy teaW Wheeling supported last
season, and who was signed by Detroit
for this season, has been released. The
International League to which Detroit
belongs this year Is putting up some
very fine ball playing,
Rain yesterday prevented all the Tri.
State League Clubs from playing.
Wheeling was scheduled to play at
Springfield, Dayton at Canton and Ham.
ilton at Mansfield, The same schedule
will lie observed to-day In case the
weather does not again interfere.
That dIsagreeable BLACKBOARD, Darrah,
Mansaeld's captain and second baseman,
has been suspended for the season for
characterization. He had the same ex.
perience last season and 1t was supposed
that would be a lasting lesson ior him,
but 1t Seem.sto be imRo@ible for him to
behayehImselk
Frank Harris has been given his re-
lease, Harris y a good ball player, but
the trouble With him Is, he is q disor-
ganizer, The boys had friendly feel
ing and made upa purse for him, II Ia
a pity that player like Harris will allow
himself to lose his temper and thus
cause trouble.-Hamilton DsmQcrGh
The BOARD al Directors Of the Wheel.
ing club have decided to change the
hour for calling the games played here
from $3.50 10 $3.50 o'clock in order to give
business men and clerks and the patrons
from Bsllaire and Benwood, q chance TO
get TO the park in time TO see the games
commenced. This Is q moye that will
doubtless be appreciated.
The deal has been completed between
the golpmhul Association club and the
Cleveland League club whereby the
former secures the services OF "Parson''
Tom Nicholson, the well known second
baseman Of Bellaire, provided Nicholson
and the Columbus management can
agree as 10 terms. tits understood that
the price paid by Columbus Tor Toms
reIcabe yab $305. Nicholson Is at pres.
emit ii Bellaire at the bedside Of big sick
grandmother. The Cleveland manage,
mept hRs not been playing him at all. Il
lie goes to Columbus 1t will DO 10 take
Goodfellow'S place at second.