Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-25

club evidently thinks he is better man
Az a "player" because the club offers
s. 500. bsing an inCreaee of $500 o. hia
salary last year really az player. Ger
tainly Glassc1ck wOu't see 1t this way,
but the matter only shows how many
things lawyers and base ball magnatei will
have to deal with under new and Testric-
tive amendments.
At meeting held at Lima Wednesday
evening" last it was decided that perma'
nent base ball fluid be formed by cash con
t1ibuiion, and that no assessments he lev
led. w. II WooleIy, Ohas Sentog and
Chsg. VOgan were chosen committee 10
secure contributions aud A. Frankie wa
made temporary treasurer. 1t is proDa ole
the team will be known as the BlldRiu
Base Ball Club if Walter S Baldwin con
tributes the $500 he asserted be would.
Another meeting VIII be held Tuefday al
which Delegate to the next I'll Stat.
League meeting at Dayton will be elected.
Pitcher Monroe will be with Canton
again next season. He has affixed his sig
nature to contract. The act tO1k rlscs
late Friday afternoon. The terms Ct
Zecher, Sharp and Delaney have been &C
cepled by TIE Canton m anagement ard
their signatures will soon sdorn Canton
contracts. Canton has also signed Left
handed twirler in the psrson Of Charles
Csughey, Of Piltsburg
The trouble between tue indianapolis
club aud GlasscOck bids fair to make
tbiags unpleasant to base ball in The Dear
future. Glasscock has written several lot
tiers to j. f. q. Blackhurst, counsel for
the Base Bali Play eIs' brotherhood, and
the latter has advised him 10 stand by his
demands that be was right Jack mas,
therefore, decided 10 stand. The case hiss
unoffcially been placed before President
Young.
Burchard, the Z melville pitcher, the
last acquisition TO the local team, is under
going the boiling out process. He claims
to be in first class condition enG wi
endeavor 10 surpass his excellent record of
last season. Does anybody know the
whereabouts of Jimmy Green, Johnnie
Burger, Carl McVey, Curley Lemon and
others of last years team? Mansfield NeCs.
Mansfield has entered into an agreement
with the following players: Jack Dsrrah,
George NJ. jBayles5, Charles Alcott, Andrew
J. DOrieu, J. ID Fltz3immOns, Michael
Walsh, John II Kavsnaueh, B Wilson,
William Dale RObart G. Burcbard and
James T. Dillon.
A telegram from Day ton slys the stock
in the base ball association has been sub
scribed Grouuds have been leased and
the association will elect permanent oili-
GERS this week Three buudre1 applicants
have asked for places as players. None
have been signed as yet.
Ed. St8pletDu will commence to train
himself down 10 playing trim this week.
He Will use the Capitol rink and expic;s to
run about fifteen miles dsy, after which
he will take hot hath. Ed. wants 60 re-
duce about thirty-fye pounds.
George Strict, who played third base for
Toledo last season, has Lot as YET bean
signed. George, although an old-hmer, is
good one, and will be able to catch on"
before the season opens.
Billy Harrington is now in Fort Wayne,
putting the finishing touches to the organ
izstion of an association for that city to
place a club in the League.
Akron will put a strong team in the
field this season, composed of loc4l play,
ers. They will be ready to arrange date;
soon with other clubs.
Dayton and Springfield have been elect
ed members OF the Tri.State League by 9
mail vote and are now at liberty to sign
players.
Euoch Somers, Of Zsnesvlle, wants q
position as umpire with the new Tri
State Lssgue. He did some good work il
81.
Secretary Brewer, Of the Dayton Tri-
State League club, has sigued a crack bat
terry, but refuses to disgorge the names.
The Springfield (lL) team will cpar
the season at Dayton on Saturday, March
so.
Springfield IS afler ball park now.
The manager has signed one player.
Some local enthusiast, not get selected
will mansge the Dayton team.