Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-19
WORLD OF SPORT.
THE BASE BALL WAR IN NEW YORK CITY
SETTLED.
There Will Only be One Club There Next Season
Strong Team Selscted-Glasscock Will
Play Short StOp-General Gossip
About Sports

NEW \ DIRK. October lS.-New York
was happy yesterday; at least its thou
sands of base ball enthusiasts were. Not
since the closing days of the season of
1889, when the first rumblings of war
were heard, have they felt so hilarious
| ly jubilant as they were after having
read the announcement in the papers,
yesterday morning, that there would be
but one club in this city next season.
The many who had dropped base ball
entirely during the last season, hav-
| ing lost all interest and local pride
on account of two clubs, were up in
arms once more, just as ready as of old
to enthuSe over Il really good game be-
tween clubs which would represent
cities and not factions. They realized
that the good old days would return
again, and that they could lose all con-
troll of themselves in wild paroXySms of
delight, swinging aloft their hats and
canes, and yelling at the top OF their
lungs over some great play or other that
during the past season passed unnoticed
by the small crowds.
! The majority of the downtown bust
ness men talked of almost nothing else
the Stock Exchange the members almost
To man were infinitely pleased that
affairs had come TO head. They were
not content with talking and congratu-
lating one another. because they would
have the opportunity OF enjoying the
greatest of national sports again, but
they got up dittieS on it to the pitch
and chorus of eve are all happy now"
which were Mr.. Talcott'S words, is sig
MITIGATION of the fact that the war was
ended. Mr.. Talcott had one of the
busiest days he has ever known. When
ever he made his appearance in a crowd
of Wall street men he was Immediately
greeted with the aforesaid refrain. And
the most pleasing part of it was that
each time the tune and words, except
ing the chorus, was different, in con-
sequence of which Mr.. TalcOtt was not
so wearied as he might otherwise have
been. Everybody on Change corralled
him and told him he had done the right
thing in compromising.
There will be no more meetings of
the parties concerned until October -,
when the general conference will be
held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Every
stitch of work. excepting the signing of
the necessary papers, has been done.
The players who will play in the New
York team next year have been decided
on. Buck" Ewing looms up in sight
once more in this consolidation of the
two clubs, and he will be a greater man
than ever when next season opens. He
has a cool, level head, and he has not
been loudly proclaiming what he would
do and what he would not do. He
wanted a compromise, and he has got
it. Just as soon as the general confer
ence ON October - is over, Ewing will
have the entire charge of the consol-
idated New York team.
The make up of the team has not been
correctly stated yet, although morn
ing contemporary made an attempt at
doing it. a paper is enabled to give it,
however, the information coming from Il
perfectly reliable source. 1t is as fol-
lows:
PitcherS-RuSie, Welch, Keefe, Shar-
rOtt.
Catchcrs-Ewing, Buckley, Clarke,
Murphy.
First base-Connor
Second baSe-RichardSon.
Third baSe-Denny.
Short Stop-GlaSscock.
FielderS-Tiernan Gore. Johnston.
Extra men-BaSSett, Whistler, and
possibly two others yet to be determ-
ined upon.
Notwithstanding all reports to the
contrary. GlaScock will play short stop.
/ In the picking out of the team no senti-
ment has been, or will be, shown. Den
ny will be put on third base TO start
with, but should he not play any better
than he did during the latter part of the
past season he will be relegated to the
bench. In that case Danny Richardson
will be put on third base and BasSett
on second. SharrOtt will be kept, as he
promises 10 become a firSt-claSS pitcher.
Pat Murphy will be held, as President
Day has a three years personal contract
with him. Conner has inSinuated that
he would not be willing to play, but il
is very likely that he will, But if he
does not. Whistler will cover first base.
the latter is one of the coming star
players. No player has ever made more
rapid strides toward the apex of fame
than he.
Il can tell you" said Mr.. Talcott
yesterday, New York, next year will
have the strongest team oil ball players
ever gotten together. You can depend
on that"
'.What was the basis of settlements
he was asked.
That am not at liberty to tell.
"Will any more meetings be held?"
no, sir. Why should there be:
There is no object for even one more.
Everything is settled and we all under
stand one another"
'All the players on both teams will
not be kept next year, will they?"
"Oh. no. We would not keep all OF
our players even had there not been a
compromise. Their work was mot good
enough. and consequently we would
have strengthened the wear spots"
evil You make direct statement
rs TO whether the players who dSd not
leave the National League for the
PLAYERS League will be kept on all the
consolidated teams?'
Il donot care to express any opinion
concerning the matter just at the pres
ent time. There are. however, some
great plavers i'm the National League,
and they cannot be ignored. In this
settlement the players will be looked
after. and don't think"they will have
cause for complaint. Everything will
be arranged for the best interest of the
players and capitalists. Yes, Ewing
Twill have charge of the players,
President John Il. Day was seen by a
reporter at the Rutland, his new resi-
fdence on Fifty-seventh street. ''There
will be no further meeting until the gen.
eral conference" he said, 'aS every
thing has been fixed"
Has it been decided on what grounds
you will play?'
Not as yet. The Players League
officials think brotherhood Park is the