Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-14

day games, and that leaves but hve
clubs on the list.
A crank tried TO shoot Pat Powers in
Jersey City, Wednesday. He thought
he was an ex-umpire.
Mark Baldwin is running against
many snags in his suit against Won der
Abe. Who is putting them there?
Charley Camel has been occupied this
winter in experimenting the building
Of new house in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Harvard men do not give much cred
ence to the report that Yale Is waiting
TO secure evidence against Highlands
Tor professionalism.
shannon, SutclIife, Griffin and E!tel-
jorg, who Jumped the Omahas last
year, are still without engagements.
Willie Walter Veach claims TO have
discovered liniment that will knock
the Charley Horse Into cooked hat.
Jimmy Ryan writes from ST. Angus
tine, Fla, that ne Is In prime condi-
ton, and will report for duty on March /.
The Phillies now have five pitchers,
Wilfred Carsey, Of last seasons Wash
ington club, having finally come to
terms.
There is row over the Western Col
lege pennant. Evanston won but Mad
son claims that she employed profess
siona.
Clarkson's friends say that he has all
his old-time speed and cunning. IL he
has, with SWEETS, Nichols and Staley
to back him up, Boston may win few
games.
This will be the chance OF Glasscock's
life. II will be the first time in his
career that he will have started in the
beginning of season and handled the
captaincy reins.
On paper Boston has walkover.
They are even stronger than they were
a year ago, and yet Chicago, with Co
miskey'S stars, was considered the COM
ing champions Of the Players League.
Mark Baldwln's suit against Chris
Won der Abe for false arrest has been
carried over until the next term OK
court, which opens the first Monday In
March. Baldwin Is being worried out
of his case.
Ward has a nice job on hand. Brook
Ign has but two men signed, VIZ: Joyce
and Con Daily, and Ward has to sign
the balance under limit laid down by
the directors, which is $4,000 less than
last year.
Manager Bancroft, OF Cincinnati, ran
into Arlie Latham on the street In Bos-
ton the other day, and he was attired
like prince. He wore flower in the
lapel OF his coat, and disputed the claim
that Jimmy Peoples was fresher man
than he.
Catcher Clark, of the Buffalo and
Washington Clubs, who died Tuesday,
always played remarkable ball. He
made a catch. at Exposition Park
one game which was of the wonderful
ordsr. He was qniet young man and
players liked him. He was buried at
Brooklyn to-day.
Eddie GIenn's death will recall the
little fellows connection with the Pitts
burgh club in 1886. Some Pittsburgh
ers found him In the Richmond club,
where he was brilliant fielder and hit
ter, but when he joined Pittsburgh he
went TO pieces. aud never was strong
man. Horace Phillips used TO say: TITS
q pity Eddie always hits that ball, but
can't get it safe" He had varied ca
reer after leaving Pittsburgh.
Milwaukee stockholders are at law as
a result OF their Jump to the Association
last fall. The club was financially dis
tressed and Gillette borrowed $500
from K. NJ. We'll, with Iyerson and Bart
lett as securities, pledging himself for
So, 200 worth OF stock. When the money
came due Iverson and Bartlett had 70
nay. Recently Gillette went 10 Hot
SPRINGS, Ark, to dispose OF property
there, and Iyerson and Bartlett heard
nothing from him, so they concluded u
get possession Of the $1,000 worth oil
stock by process OF law.