Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-11-08
LEGITIMATE SPORTS
rHI PAST WEEK has BEEN A LITTLE DULL
ALL ALONG TEE LINE.
There Bsy. Been Som. Records Broken, But None
Of Particular Impsrsancs-John l. Sullivan's
Whisksrs-Dass Ball Hotss-Gsn-
sral Sporting News.

Discussing the outs and ms OF tne
Cincinnati ball club, Rem Muilora says.
One thousand dollars is the amount III
excess ~ his last seasons salary OF s4'-
Oo0 that .Rid" McPhee declares an as
socia.ion club has offered him Tor ms
xrvices next season. 1t will take 2o,-
ono good quarter admissions 10 pay iI'
but such a little matter as paying SAL
aries does not bother the Association
naon,e now. 1t did not phaze the oio
Athletics or the Ridgewoods, either,
and the players who were on the roiis "
those clubs still have bills against the
Association. :, I.,or
Cincinnati is a good ball town, better
than half of those in the Association
circnit. bnt II would be financial suicide
To increase last years salary list. every
nlaver IN the team knows that tneic
was a deficit last season and squeeze
does not call for any popular symps1ny,
"Bid" McPhee has been In the service
NJ the Reds ever since 1892. de came
here green, but he honorably won ior
himself name and fame. Captain Co
mlskey would doubtless wish Mcfnee W
remain here, but if he concludes 10 tIy
his fortunes in the body that has surely
entered the path to destruction he can
not be prevented from doing so.
In one OF the exhibition games mere
last fall. George Smith played second
base in great style. He might be pressed
into service there. Who would MI the
nosition at short? A little gentleman
named Fuller. McPhee may bid fare
we'll to Cincinnati, but there Will oeI
League ball here next year just theI
same. Ten days ago he told Secretary
Van Hamm he would continue on the
Reds roll. He is quoted now as being
on the fence.
II is possible that Captain Comiskey s.
coming arouses the green-es ID monster?
If that suspicion-the only justlhaDlel
one-is founded on fact CINCINNATI
would be better off without him. I'M
1890 Uncle Arson virtually played all
season without second baseman and ne
brought the Chicagos in second. Where
were the Reds that year? In iourth
place. Baseball is in too precariouS ~
state to indulge in sentiment. Inc
players are doing all they can to help
the magnates into bankruptcy.
The combine" now in command In
the American Association are pursulngI
tactics that will send the whole outI6I
% the rocks if persisted in, writes b..
/. Rife from a Columbus standpoint.
and he goes on to say: "At the present
time when long war with the Nation
al Lergue is sure to prevail. these rat
tle.headcd magnates instead Of strength
enipg the lines OF the Association ana
keeping its members in good humor, SO
as 20 present bold front 10 their en-
envy, are doing just the opposite, and
sowing dissension and diScord in the
ranks that is certain to bring forth bit
ter fruit ere long.
DID anybody ever hear of the League
giving their clubs the cold shoulder so
long as they fulfilled their obligations?
Their policy was TO strengthen the
arorlAt, IN stte;rr t1"'ar@ fjpdars: WITH d
bitter war just ahead the American AS
ISOLATION Is widely divided and to that
extent weakened for the battle. Yet it
was not always thus. But little while
ago these smaller places on the circuit
were begged 10 stay in line and furnish
thousands of good dollars for the war
Jesse James was saint by the side Of
some Of these alleged magnates.
Base Ball Gossip.
Says Tommy Burns, "Flint and Cor
coran had funny signals for changes
OF curves. We did not tumble to it for
long time ourselves, for Corcoran was
an extremely cautious fellow. He in
variably carried mammoth chew OF
tobacco in his mouth, and when he
chewed be thifted it about with a
movement that resembled the action of
an elephant begging peanuts OF crewd
of children. Flint noticed this peculi-
arity and one day he suggested to Larry
that he make his curve signals by
shifting the chew. IL worked to a
charm and many an old-timer was
fooled"
The latest is League circuit to con-
sist of Boston, Brooklyn, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
st. Louis, Pittsburg. Cleveland, Cincin-
natl, Chicago and Indianapolis. In or
der to bring this arrangement about it
would be necessary to get rid Of the
Boston Reds and the Athletics of Phila-
delphia.
Won der Abe himself says that he
doesn't blame Comiskey for going where
he can get the most money, but ''der
boss President" has his tomahawk sharp
ened for Mccarthy, who, after signing
with Boston, accepted $500 advance
money from the St. Louis club.
Richardson and Connor say that they
are perfectly satisfied with the deal,
and will play the best ball OF which they
are capable next season.
New York may sign Crooks, Of Co.
lumbus. 1t also has line out for
Catcher William Wilson, of Plttsburg
n. L. last year.
Pfeffer is said to be in Pittsburg hust-
ling for players. He expects to land
Elmer Smith or perhaps Dick Buckley.
The Wagner Bros. bought ten shares
OF Connors stock in the New York
Deague club.
Mutrie may be released by New York,
owing to his drinking propensities.
Bauer and Shugart had two narrow
escayes on their hunting trip.
The League will decide that circuit
matter next Wednesday.
Pittsburg might try for Boyle, the st.
Louis catcher.