Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-21
BASE BALL GOSSIP.

BASE BALL GOSSIP.
The Bostons will play 10 games on
their Western trip.
Mutrie insists that he has all but one
of his old team secured.
Ted" Larkin will look very well in
Philadelphia N. L. Club Uniform next
year.
The fight for second place in the Ma
tioual League race is close and interest
ing.
Ewing declares that Keefe's pitching
finger looks to be permanently out of
shape.
President O'Nell says he is bound
that his team shall make good record
somehow or other, losing or winning,
Ramsey made five wild throws from
the box to first in six innings at Column
bus and then was given vacation.
Robert Lincoln Lowe has dropped out
as a batting wonder. He led the League
for a long time, but he is away behind
now.
Manager Haalon is looking out for
three new men. lie has one man in his
nine who will 60 regardless Of conse-
quences.
Fred Carroll and Kuehne are enjoy
ing streak of poor batting. kuehne
has not landed the ball safe in six
games, and Carroll in four.
President O'Neill told a New York |
man that Pittsburg ~ l.. admits losing
SIT, 600. On the other hand. it is as
serted that they admit losing $1,000.
Joe Ardner has been released by |
Cleveland and West will depart in few
days. The League people claim to be
on the verge of signing a star to play in
right field.
The Brotherhood magnates are doing !
everything in their power to induce the
Cincinnati and Brooklyn clubs to leave
the National League and join their or
ganization.
Beckley emphatically denies that he
was going to Jump the Players League. |
He SAYS it wouldn't be right. Judging |
from the big fellows talk he Will not |
object to a big increase in salary.
On Wednesday McAleer hit ground |
er to CorcOran, who tossed the ball to |
second base, but on looking a little |
closer, after he had made the play, he |
saw the base was not covered.
One Of the Athletic players, disguised |
at not getting his money, demolished |
considerable furniture in the players |
dressing-room Wednesday. \ criminal
suit will probably be instituted.
Peter Somers, the new pitcher of Sc
atte's Club, arrived from Mansfield,
Ohio. Tuesday He has a good record
as a player, having pitched for the DeS
Moines team some time ago, doing good |
work.
The Emergency Committee of the
Brotherhood, consisting Of MeSSrS Bru-
nell, Ward and Johnson, met in Phila- |
delphia. With them was Mr.. Wagner, !
owner of the Philadelphia Brotherhood |
team.
Jerry Denny has made only nine hits
i'm the last nineteen games. His errors |
foot up the same For several months |
past he has been suffering from an alb
scess i'm the ear, and to this fact much |
of his Indifferent work is laid.
It is estimated that the bad weather
of the past three days caused loss OF
| between s.. 900 and s.. 600 to the Boston |
/ League Club. There would have been |
an immense attendance at the Brooklyn
games had the weather been pleasant |
With one man outin the Allies eighth
and first and second bases occupied,
Wednesday, Jordan knocked an easy |
| Nv to Smallcy, which the fielder allowed |
| To bound before taking it. Before the |
/ PittsburgS realized what had happened |
two men were forced out al third and |
second and the game ended. The Wis |
/ itors could not comprehend the play, |
and kicked long and loud, but to no pur-
pose. ,,,
On Tuesday night, when the Athletic
officials released their unpaid players,
/ Manager SharSig signed kid Baldwin |
on months contract, proposing to take
him West to play the coming series
scheduled with the st. Louis, Louisville, |
Columbus and Toledo Clubs. WedneS-
dav he released him. The Athletic OIL
calls even refuse to give the kid
money enough TO reach his home in the !
West. Baldwin is in Philadelphia, l,5OO
miles from home, and without the means
10 get there. philadelphia Press.
Mr.. Barnie clearly outwitted the
brotherhood people by his capture OF
Curt Welch, McMahau and Robinson
of the Athletics. PittSburg Players
wanted Robinson. He threw them oil
the track completely by q series OF Ma !
polconic movements. Wednesday morn
ing he left Philadelphia for Baltimore
and the Brotherhood thought he was
out of the way, but at l2:45 o'clock in
the afternoon he was iourneying back
10 Ouakerville with instructions from
Mr. Won der Horst to get three men, no
matter what they cost. Inc game
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