Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-06

Catcher Blown has signed with New
YORK.
Columbus has expressed a prsfsre-ce for
the name Buckeye.
George Murson hls signed a two -years
contract with ST. Louis.
Duyea. CIncinnad's new pitcher, Will
be known az Cyclone Jim.
Toledo has sigrel Weiden and Kellar, 6
Western amateur h-lder.
Pitcher Pagan, formerly of the Kansas
Ciys. has signed with Denver
Hungler and Hellma1, a Cincinnati bat
terry, has signed with Sioux City.
Cincinnati is t1 have a new and won
derfal oatfslder SAYS President Stern.
Joe Gerhardt wants Louisville to try
him at second. lie VIII doubtless De
tried.
Charlie Suyder's showing in the League
will be anxiousiy watched by many curl
Gus oIes.
The once noted Providence catcher,
Navn. Is iu Cuba play ing ball whenever oc
casion offers.
A secret meetirg of the American As>o-
chiffon viii be held some time during the
next two Wsess.
President Yousg has expressed The opin-
ion that Ward viii play In the Washng
ton team ns1l year
st. Paul has s.g1ed Second Bssema,
Forster. who played with Milwaukee and
Dss Moiuel Last year.
Clsrkson begins as coacher Of The Har-
yard team next week, and Le VIII endesyor
90 select O. champion team.
Detroit has signed pitcher " S. AndeT-
son. wto bas been in California and for
mely pitcher Ter Milwaukee and st.
palL
Manager Lotus Isl negotiating with the
Detro.tcrs, but 80 isr Ioae of their names
have b.en published in Secretary Young 8
bulletin.
Columbus paid Syracuse $3.50 for Lefty
Nirr's release. The Sars asked 1000.
Columbus offered $500, and they split the
difference.
President Byrue Is arranging spring
games with Boston, Pitt bury, Washing
ton, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Newark
and jersey City.
The S-uthern Leagus has made apphca-
ton for blanks, so that they can make Of
dcisl application for protection under the
National agreement
Second Baseman Ffenger, Of last year s.
St. Edwards, has received two offers to
play pr. iossioDAl7 next season. Tie has
not accepted either Ye,.
Boston sports still insist that Mike Kelly
wiUcsptain the tesm next year. Manager
Muir.e. Ofthe New York, says that Kelly
ism aud laiiu-e viii be synonymous.
Southeruers cling 90 the hope that At
lanta and Nashville viii pluck up enough
coursee to 20 into thsnew lesgue Charles
ton and Savannah VIII be v0oed too.
Toledo has begun TO get players At last.
Charley Morton has signed Perry Werden
oflas. ssasou's New Orleans and Troy
teams and i. A. Kellana western amateur
Cufdelder
The new Boston Athletic Club viii have
"a representative ball nine next seaeon,
which viii probably play at,sinst the Staten
Islands. Bergen Points and other athletic
ball clubs.
Dick Conway, enc of Bosion's pitchers
Of the last two seasons, lie said TO have been
disposed Of TO Cleveland New York
Pres. PLEASE deny t. Tee story isn
true C'erc'Gn3 Pam Dealer
Base bah will boone a fixture IN AS
traia Either Ward or Arson could name
th.ir figures TO stay there and train the
sportloving Australians. An Australian
League Ia airesdy contemplated.
Ramsey ard Browning viii get paid on
the bonus plan reNt season. Good he
havicr and Temperance VIII yield them a
nice snug sum, while dissipation will cni
down their compensation 90 hord.pan fig
ures. Globe Democrat
Al Reach. who furnishes the American
Association with am the balls that IL uses
has in view a new han which be propose,
to have tried soon The new ball Will b
seamless. and IL Isl thorght less liable TO be
curved than the haI now iu use.
Two picked mines PLAYED on indoor
.sr,e in Philadelphia ON Tuesday Th,
S.tefers were Edward ID. knoud for on,
lam ana Ki.roy and smith. ths Baltimore
t,sirI "a. for the other. Nnouns curve
,gsre hit al lbitum and his opponent
Pre.'dent Cay. 20 ia said, viii agree Il
,-s or two proDosi ions for spring sene
-, tbe Ner Y.rSs and Brook yns