Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-20

Houck, q crac K rider OF Cortland, 10 a
hundred-mile bicycle race. According
TO the terms the race must be held be-
tween April 90 and May l.
"Uncle" Arson has been very sick
with the grip, and has been taken nome
TO Marshalltown, Iowa, by his papa.
The latter says ''Uncle" has swallowed
90 many kinds OF drugs and too much
Chicago smoke.
Manager Bancroft says: 81 ran into
Arlie Latham on the street In Boston
the other day and he was attired like 0
prince. He wore a flower In the lapel
Of his coat, but saluted with the usuai
"Hello, old spOrt!"
In order Of effectiveness on last years
records the pitchers Of the twelve CLUBS
range as follows: Boston, PittsoUrg,
Brooklyn, Chicago, Washington, New
| York, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland
Philadelphia, ST. Louis, Louisville.
Joe Acton has notified Farmer"
Burns that he will be pleased to meet
him, win or lose with Mcleod In his
match on March 10, for 81, 900 3 size, In
Chicago, or for as large purse as the
Farmer" can find in San Francisco.
President Stucky, Of the Louisville
Club, sizes up the situation thusly:-
Take Browns record. Fielding, good;
batting, good; base running, excellent,
aud ability as captain, nothing. Take
Pfeffer's record. Fielding, excellent:
batting, fair; base running, good, and
ability as q captain, excellent. There
is not the least doubt that Pfefer Is
needed more"
There is no doubt Of Elmer Fosters
sincerity In stating that he will never
play professional ball again. Since last
fan he has been selling pianos for a
Minneapolis house, and he has met with
success. He says he makes more money
than he can playing ball, and is at home
all the time. He says there is nothing
In baseball for any one who can get into
some other legitimate business or pro-
feSSiOn.
A club is to be organized at Norfolk,
Va, upon the same plan as the Olympic
Club, of New Orleans. Large purses
will be offered for pugilists to battle
for, and one or two contests will be held
each month. Among the organizers Of
the new club are:-Jonn Lewis, OF the
Imperial Hotel, William Jayner, George
La Sale, Mike Haley and others. The
above parties have brought off several
fights successfully, and, as the residents
OF Norfolk appear TO patronize pugilis-
tic contests, ii is the general opinion
that the organization will be success
full one.
A three days cooking main has just
ended at Charleston, ). G. 1t was be-
tween South Carolina and Georgia, the
Palmetto State being represented by
the celebrated Barnwoll birds OF the
Aldrlch breed, and Georgia by the
equally celebrated Athens birds Of the
Rucker breed. For the first time in
six years the Barnwell birds lost their
laurels, Georgia winning the main by
one fight. Another main was arranged
between Georgia aud South Carolina on
the terms Of 81, 900 to $500, odds against
Georgia, and 81, 900 on each fight.
''Pittsburg has secured in young Win
field Scott Camp pitcher who was al
ways one Of those winning fellows call
ed lucky" said Wi. T. Crowell, who
was pitcher in the same team with
him at Seattle in. the North Pacific
League last season. "He has a puzzling
motion In the box, but he relies chiefly
upon fast delivery. If he should start
of with u run Of victories and his heart
does not fail him he is likely to prove
valuable aid to Pittsburg. He is very
much like kid Nichols and Elton
Chamberlain In his actions, and always
raminds me Of those PLAYERS"