Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-02
TIE SPORTING WORLD


han Ball Gossip.
Manager Rlckenberger announced
ttN plans hse been arranged 20 .ske
the Pittsburg Club to Cuba for . six
weeks trip next fall. The only hitch
apparent is a claim by Kelly, oil Mobile,
who recently took team there, that ne
had lease on the best grounds in H2-
vana, but this viii not thwart the
scheme. The trip will be handled by
Manager Buckenberger and Billy Earle.
The latter can talk Spanish with any
one and was with Kelly's club. Tho
men-ffteen in number-will sign spe-
cial contracts.
Ifany Of the League clubs intend to
unload any nayers they now have I'M
der contract, it would be an injustice to
keep the players vino are 10 60 In SuS-
pense till the latter part Of April or the
LIST Of May, as by that time most OF the
teams will BE- completed throughout the
country, and the chances Of securing
engagements will be exceedingly limit
ed. PittsbU-g is doing the right thing
by Maui.
Chairman Byrne, Of the Schedule
Committee, says that ali the talk OF one
club or the other getting the best OF u
on the schedule is fOOliShDeSs. "Wny
should we do such a thing? IL Is CO.
partnership business this year, an even
division Of toe receipts, and II Is an OBJ
ject for us TO satisfy everybody. No clue
will get the worst Of IL.
When Leonard d. Washburne, the
brilliant young newspaper writer on the
staff Of the Chicago hltCr-OcCOn, was
killed in a railroad accident, Edward =.
Willard, the English actor, was the first
to volunteer his service in making up q
matinee for the bentit OF Mr.. WASH
burne's widowed mother.
Each club viii have a Saturday at
home and abroad with each other clue.
''In order 20 do this, say Byrne, I'VE
had TO prevent the BrOOkiy club from
playing an extra Saturday game IN
Boston. We wanted TO be perfectly
fair in the matter"
It is certain that some of the seven
teen Chicago men will be turned LOOSE
but how many is a question that Will
not be determined until the team is
down 70 hard work. Fourteen men VIII
probably be the limit.
Sam Morton has served his partner
ship In the saloon business in Louisville
with Fred Pfeffer, and returned to Min
neapolis. He confidently expects to Sc
cure the Minneapolis franchise In the
Western League.
A good guess as 10 the opening games
would be as follows: P.ttSburg In Louis
VILE, Chicago in -. Louis, Cleveland IN
Cincinnati, New York IN Washington,
Boston in Baltimore aud Brooklyn IN
Philadelphia.
Mansfield and Tarentu@ are disap-
pointed because Manager BuckenberEer
gives the Allegheny club Of semi-profes-
SIGNALS a game and ignores their re-
quests.
Charley Reilly has reported in Phila-
delphia. He says he is anxious 70 get TO
work. A let-down in the play Of any Of
the infelders is likely to take Reilly of
the bench.
The guarantee to the visiting team IN
the Eastern Association is 20 De SO.
The association requires q deposit OF
81, 900 in cash, and yearly dues OF $3.50.
st. Louis wants a pitcher, Baltimore
an outfelder, New York a catcher ana
Philadelphia a pitcher, and PittSourg
an Out6elder and third baSeman.
The Professionals beat Hot Springs II
10 6. The boys are practicing daily and
hope TO do up Uncle AnsOn's ChicagoS
on March =.
A New York special says; THE
League will in all probability discipline
both New York and Pittsburg."
The New York club has not made en-
nna and ont nlrar for kallY.