Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-08-31
SPORTING GOSSIP
NEWS FROM THE TURF, RING AND
DIAMOND.
Base Pail Glssip-Sa.yatr's Great Feat-Record
Of the King o, R2cs-s-Pusilistic Actors.
General Sporting and AtAlsuc News

Roger Counor has scored his one hum
drcdth run of the season.
Hutchinson has pitched the most
games otany league pitcher.
HES Carpenter was recently severely
injured I'M a collision with Fielder Alb
bcy. o., the =. Paul Club.
N-Caulcy. OF Philadelphia y. L., will
Doe tried boz the box. He started
ont 81, pitcher when bee first began TO
play bali.
Jim O'Rourke SAYS the BrooklynS will
Doe the worst sufferers from the conflict
ing dates. but that Ward Will come out
ahead of expenses.
A. L0yc,t is charged with only three
errors Boz the thirty-two games, it is
easily seen that he is fielding his posi-
tion to perfection.
Two of Bo>ton's principal players are
now on tine sick list. Herman Long IS
I'm bed with "a slow fever and may not
be able 90 play again for TWO weeks.
McPhcc has probably made more two
base hits than any other League player.
Tie has knocked out tweuty-Seven. He
has made fourteen triples and three
home runs.
Sanders has q dangerous habit of
easyiug down i'm the last inning when
his club is i'm the lead. He came very
near losing the last game of the Chicago
series iu this way.
Marx Baldwin says that Jack Boyle IS
about the best catcher he ever had.
Earwiu also thinks that Dave Orr will
lead the big hitters of the Players
Lcaugc 40 the end of the season.
The game which the New Nor6S won
from the Cincinnatis with Pitcher Daily
I'm the box will probably be thrown out.
Daily was am Association player, and
not eligible to sign with the New
Works.
Glow about that dead arm, ALP
shouted Latham 20 Al. johnson at
Washington Park. yesterday, when
Arlie succeeded in throwing the ball TO
second real hard and in time for a
double play.
The Chicago National League Club
Yesterday signed Elmer +. Foster, the
hard-hitting member of the Mlnneap-
OBJ, club. with whom it has been nego-
tiating an season. Foster will join the
team at Boston Immediately.
In looks very much now as though
Cyclone" Duryea had caught his sec
ond wind. He pitched another fine
game Friday, shutting Boston out
With three such pitchers rs Mullane,
Rhines and Duryea the Reds Should
make some rapid strides TO the front.
Miller would doubtless be a good
coacher if his side could occasionally
get men enough on bases for him 10
shout ut. His lungs are leathern, ana
the sound they force out of his mouth
is as penetrating and hair-raiSing as
Maggie Cline's Mary Ann kehoe. -
Exchange.
Getzein i'm signing his catcher uses a
sort of Geographic code. Some one has
translated Getzein'S stomach patting
signals with the aid of n Morse alpha
bet. Long pats are daSheS, and short
ones are dots. Any telegraph operator
can tell the sort of ball he is going 60
pitch if he watches closely.
Director Talcott gave orders to his
officials at New York Brotherhood Park
20 give ont the exact attendance figures
i'm the future. He said he would see TO
it that no more absurd announcements
are made by his men. President Day
declined TO say anything about the mat
ter other than that he did not care what
the New York Brotherhood club did.
superintendent Bell gave out the exact
figures at the conclusion of the game at
the Polo Grounds, as did the attendant
at brotherhood Park.