Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-10
BASE BALL NOTES.

Perhaps Brooklyn didn't ge. tie best Of
the schedule. The Brooklyn club will
travel 10, 6S5 miles, which is 2,0l7 less
than last year; the Athletics will have
II, 1873 miles, a decrease of 500 miles; Bal
timOre will have 10,455 miles OF railroad
ing to do, which is ], 29l miles less than
last year; COlumbus will have 9, 12- which
is 1903 less than Their predecessors, the
I Clevelands. had last year; Cincinnati will
have l /, Dos, which il an increase OF /, PA;
Louisville has II 259. an increase Of 776;
st. Louis viii have LIS, a decrease Of
/ T5S, and Kansas City will have II, $50
miles, a decrease OF 354 miles.
There was talk of numerous deals at the
League meeting. indianapolis sounded
iar John Coleman, intending 20 play him
81 first base. New York offered Arthur
Whitney, Mickey WEIGH, Hatfield and
/ s.. coo for Denny As tempting as an offer
/ ike this looked the Hoosiers refused it, of
course Washington then came to the
front and offered s., 600 cash for Denny,
and Jim Whitney for Healy.
Morris and Kuehne of the Pittsburg
club, we're arrested the other day for keep
ing q gambling house. Secretary Scan
drett SAYS in case true bill Is found against
them, efforts 90 stave of the case until fall
will be made. Should the boys be sent
NJ. then they would certainly emerge in
good form for 1899 The club intends as
sis,ing the meu In their defense.
Secretary Tim Keefe says that the Broth
erhood is bound to take NJ Whitney's case
against the Washington club, and unless
the club gives in there will be trouble oil
along the line Ward is coming home to
attend the Brotherhood meeting.
Manager Buckeuberger has arranged the
batting order Of the Columbus team for the
season Ii will be as follows: McTamma-
ny C f.; Mar. r. f. Daily, l. f.; Johnson,
b.; Or. b.. Kappsl, q. s. Greenwood =
D., followed by the batteries.
The statement that Catcher Bligh never
had any experience in the Association Is
wrong. Bigh caught about ten games for
baltimore several years sgo. Baruie re-
leased him because at the bat he wss easi-
" fooled on a plain everyday outcurve.
There will be great rivalry between the
Toledo aud Detroit clubs this season, and
I I
Michigan metropolis every time the
Wolverines plsy upon the banks OF the
Maumee
Fred Dunlap is now engaged in the real
estate business in Philadelphia. He says
that he is disgusted with base ball, and
will engage in business exclusively after
the close of the coming season.
The New York club officials are work
ing very hard 70 arrange matters SO they
can use the Polo Grounds this summer,
and it looks now as if they had some pros
poets OF success.
In Italy the absent ball players for the
first time learned of the Leagues new sal
arv limit and classification rule. As was
TO be expected, none Of the players are in
love with 1t.
Mike Kelly has asked the Boston Base
Ball Club 70 send him across the water Ia
meet John Ward and fix matters 20 that
New York's short stop will be in Boston
rext season.
Baltimore will commerce the season
without Cunningham. That young twirl-
or is in Moline, III, and he wants s., $50
s.lsry-S6OO more than he received last
year.
President Byrne, of the Brooklyn club,
is engineering the reception that is to be
giyen the ball teams on their arrival in
this city. 1t will be a huge affair.
Nicol has purchased lot in Kansas City
on which be will erect a residence and
probably make that his future home. He
has always been a wild WesterneT.
Only about two weeks more and the
ball PLAYERS in al parts of the country will
be packing their grips. March 25th Ale
ghsny club playeVs are wanted.
A meeting of arbitration committee
of the American association has been asked
to be called for March s. to consider the
Johnson and other cases.
O'Rourke is not as confident of wiping
the Brooklyns of the face OF the earth as Is
Manager Mutrie. O'Rourke admits that
the BIO klyns are very strong.
Pete Browning always has a bat 30