Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-12
NOTES OF THE DIAMOND.
New York may lose Jesse Burkett.

new 1Ork may lose Jesse Burkett.
Next year the Players will not use
the lively ball.
Counting exhibition games the Allies
have lost at least l25 games.
Spokane Falls has captured the pen
nant of the Northwestern League.
Pittsburgh has six men under con-
tract for the League for next season.
Alvord, the Toledo third base man,
may succeed Smalley on third base for
the Clevelands.
New Haven won the Atlantic Asso-
citation pennant-a glory that Baltimore
turned its bsck upon.
John Sunset Mack, the "Oriole," has
been shelved for the season for indulg-
ing in too much Kentucky essence.
Davis, thinner, Virtue, McKeon.
Young, Beatin, Wan and Gilks are the
Cleveland League players signed for
next season.
1t is intimated that Harry Staley was
recently told he must choose better COM
panionS is he wanted TO stay with the
PittSburg p. l..
In his thirteen years experience as Il
manager, McGunnigle has had nine
championship teams. held second three
and finished third but once.
Stivetts is a terror to white Wings
Tebeau. In one of the games this year
the st. LouiSian struck the Reds old
fielder out overy time he went TO bat.
The Kansas City club claims to have
cleared $50, 600 this'season, and the Min
neapolis club $4,000. If the figures are
not fixed the clubs may be proud of their
redort.
Fogerty. Knell, and Builinton, Griffin
and Milligan will play with Comiskey's
team in California this winter. The
team will start for the Pacific slope on
October &c.
The Midwinter Indoor Base Ball
League is Chicago institution. There
are six clubs and schedule has already
been prepared. George w. Hancock,
an old amateur editor, is president of
the league.
Sentiment is dead. Men in both
leagues realize that. They have had
their day. The remnants have been for
gotten in reviewing the personal strug-
gles of rival capitalists. The public in
difference has been shown in manner
which is reflected on the debit side of
nearly every base ball ledger in the land.
An amusing delay occurred in the
third inning of Tuesdays game at Cleye-
land. Browning refused TO take his
turn at bat. because his own bat, which
is 10 years old, livery long and very heavy,
had been hidden. 1t was restored TO
him when the spectators grew tired Of
the joke, and the gladiator made safe
hit.
Stein, the pitcher whom it was gener-
ally believed would be released by An
son at the close of the season, has, so
says the big captain, more science than
any other League pitcher When stem
was first signed in July he showed SPLEEN
did command of the ball, but for the
last six weeks his work has very poor.
This. saws Mr.. Arson. is due to a lame
arm: and ii is quite probable that the
pleasant young German will distinguish
himself before the close of next season
kilrOy Is kept busy telling OF play
he accomplished Wednesday which has
never before been heard of in base ball.
With Mack on second and Beecher on
first BroutherS played well off his base.
Kilroy stood foot TO the right of the
pitchers box and when he got Beccher'S
head turned TO look for big Dan he cut
loose for his base. The coacher yelled
"look out" and the Bison put for his
base. Kilroy touched him with the ball
as he slid and the two went rolling over
and over. Beachcr was given out