Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-11-23
DIAMOND DUST.

Ad. Gumbcrt is wanted by the Pitts
burgers, and is willing to leave Boston.
VIII Alvord has gone into the fruit
and feed commission business at Toledo.
The flies upon Mr.. John 7. Brush are
too small to be seen under microscope.
Buffalo wants TO association fran
chise. Sunday ball and beer is not ac-
ceptable there.
1t is said that Ed. Holiday will leave
the California league for the Denver
team next season.
The Athletics are not quite as dead as
they were last September. Signs OF
life are now apparent.
The guessing bees i'm base ball have
commenced 1t is hard to tell the per
sonnet of next years clubs.
Mark Baldwin is in Columbus TO ''call
on old friends" The prodigal sons are
all looking for small holes.
John Montgomery Ward and Fred
Pfcffer are both ON PittSburgS hook. il
Dame Rumor tells the truth.
Max Freeman, who once posed as
twirler on Chris. Won der Ahe'S staff, is
out in Seattle. He will never pitch
again.
The fact that Gen Dixwcll wouldn't
advance any money TO the glorious
cause. leads Ed. Rife to observe: The
general isn't as crazy as he looks"
There is talk of rcjuvenated Inter
national league with circuit composed
of Buffalo. Detroit, Toronto, Rochester,
Syracuse, Troy, London and Utica.
Somebody is going to get left, as usual
il will not be the capitaliSt.-St. Louis
Republic. Well, he certainly got left
in 80. but it will now be his turn in 81.
Frank Cook happily remarks that it
looks rs il the down would again be
permitted to grow on the breast of the
base ball goose that laid the golden egg.
Al. Johnson is truly the walking dele
gate of the Players league. They tell
him TO 90 out and walk, and then they
hold secret coufcrenceS.-St. Louis StdI
Sayings
King Kel says in the Sporting Life:
Il dislike to be the first man TO go back
ON the players and that | am not the
first man to do so, butaS everybody was
apparently Scrambling TO save himself
did not propose TO get left"
Frank Hough is urging the Wagncrs
to quit their fooliShncSS and try and
secure the Athletic franchise. He says
''they have proved that they are
'blooded,' quality that all the previous
owners OF the Athletic club lacked, and
in giving out the franchise the ASSo-
citation should take it into account.
Captain Ewing received the remainder
of his seasons salary only few days
ago. and when he started for home he
also carried Catcher Naughn'S salary
out with him. 1t was said yesterday
that the expenses of the New York
PLAYERS club were S67, 900. The gate
receipts at home and abroad had been
$50, 900, leaving shortage of $1,000.
Ex-President Z. a. McAlpin learned
one lesson. He said: 1--WE were handi-
capped by the experience which the
league magnateS had over us. Expe-
rience is an awful handicap and think
the leagues experience pulled them out
of a tight place" The colonel also
avowS that the brotherhood players
have the grabbing propensity too finely
developed.
Al. JohnSon'S heart is sad. Had he
taken the advice of his brother. Tom
johnson. the congrcSSman-elect, he
would not have touched base ball with
ten-foot pole. He says: The old
magnatcS have worked their games on
Us TO perfection. They invited Us into
briliantly-lightcd room for peace
conference. We unexpectedly entered
and, iigurativcly speaking, they turned
out the lights and Sand-bagged us" On
the way up the street, after the last
scene in the late deal. Col. A. :. Stern
was chuckling over the turn affairs had
taken. The league" said he, Twill
lose these people in the shuttle