Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-25
Base Gossip.

Base Ball Gossip.
Another brilliant player has played
his last game. Hubert Collins, OF the
Brooklyn nine, died of typhoid fever In
Brooklyn, on Saturday. He leaves
widow and one child. The body will be
taken TO Louisville, KY, where they re-
side. Collins was stricken with the
fever while in Boston ten days ago.
Collins was born in Louisville April To-
1865. He first became known In 1856,
when he played with the Louisvilles OF
the American Association.
1t was several minutes after o'clock
Saturday afternoon when the ClevelandS
took their position. Umpire Lynch
called "Play ball" and although there
was no batter at the plate, Pitcher
Young sent three nice clean balls skip
ping across it. Then Umpire Lynch
gave the game to Cleveland. The
Browns came in Is minutes later. Won
der Abe is mad. He says he wired
Cleveland TO hold the game, as he was
long detained by the floods.
Latham says Tim Hurst robbed Gin
cinnati Of several games in this city.
He says: Il had Sbugart out at third
once, but he declared him safe, aud that
decision gave two runs. He called
Harry Vaughn out at third with no pos
sibe excuse for so doing, aud the de-
cision was so awful that even partisan
PittSburgers Kissed him for his work
Vaughn would have scored, and that
would have put the Reds ahead"
Capt. Manager Burns made his initial
bow az the head Of the Pittsburg team,
occupying the cOacher's box, Saturday
Tommy moved about uneaSily in the
blue aud red Of the Smoky City. H.
was not at home, aud showed it. And
when his men finally retired on shut
out, Burns so far forgot his new connec-
tionS as to throw his eap up in ia the
air.
The Louisville bleachers seem to have
il in for Billy Kuehne, and yesterday
they guyed him freely. Once he at
tempted 10 pick up ball that had been
returned from the outside and it slip
ped away from him, whereupOn one o.
the bleacherS who had been arguing 6
point as 10 BillY's merits, exclaimed il
loud tones: Hes just that rotten.'
The Supreme Court decision uphold
ing the action OF the Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad in giving a reduced rate
TO parties Of ten or more will prove
good thing for base bali clubs. Hereto
fore they have travelled 1000 miles at a
cost Of 500 per man. Under the new ar
rangementS the cost will be reduced by
SIS per man.
Says Arson: "Pfeffer's down. Co.
miskey's down, Tebeau's down, Strick-
er'S down, and some few Of the Others
who jibed and tainted me, who said we
couldn't hit anything with more fore
10 ii than Goldfish ball, who called mt
q haS-been, q reminder OF dead and gone
base ball"
Perry Warden was very clipper or
the coaching line and was guyed good
deal. what are you straining your
self for; don't you know you are TO b.
released?' shouted a spectator. "Tha,
amt nuthin," replied Perry, adding
better men n mes been released"
Won der Abe has laid Stricken off be
cause he failed TO fine Jack" Glass
cock for attempting daring steal home
10 which he was put out. Stricken re-
garded the play as a proper one and o
course did not punish GlaSscock. Jack
. Crooks is now captain.
Yank Robinson is still on the salary
list OF the club, and is getting himself
into condition at Washington. Robin
son has reduced his weight TO To-
| pounds, and Irwin is confident that h.
! will yet give a good account OF himself
"Umpire Mahoney RENTED the fine OF
$40 which he inflicted on BroutherS last
| Thursday" Mr.. Mahoney is liable t.
Ind himself $40 short on his own salary
next pay day, for by the rules he has no
right TO remit fine once imposed.
The Chicago club is now made up OF
l3 men, and Arson rejoiceS In the fact
He has thrown superstition to the wind,
with the unlucky rabbits foot, and an
/ nounceS that be is going to show his
teeth TO fate from now on.
Uncle Arson has no apologies to offer
TO anyone. "They did say" Quoths the
/ Old man, "that I was so light in III,
head that I'd have TO jump in the lake
twice TO make a splash. Pipe the rid
/ die, and I'm not wet vet"
Arthur Irwin regards his new man
Ulrich, as a great find. He has bee,
/ playing professionally in PENNSYLVANIA.
/ and Arthur picked him up in Philadel-
/ phia. He is very fast man, being able
I 10 run 100 yards inside Of IL seconds.
Lake, one Of the catchers Of the Mil
waukee team, has suddenly disappeared
on account Of trouble with Manager
I Chapman, who is one OF the hardest
managers 10 play under in the business.
The Browns have lost all champion
ship contests played away from home So
far this season, and il might be observed
that they have not won many games Al
home.
An odorlesS whisky has been invented
II will be good thing for some Of the
Philies, Manager Wright won't be
able to detect their drinking.
Says a Chicago paper: Umpire Hurst
was present with his decisions on dis
puted questions, and for a wonder made
no very bad breaks"
Lovett is now the only player in the
League holding out, and he will have
to follow Haddock's example or not pIay
ball.
No club in the country has suffered