Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-06-26
SPORTS AND SPORT.
HARRY WRIGHT TALKS ABOUT THE TWELVE
CLUB LEAGUE.
Dixon in Fine Trim for His Fight To Morrow
Night-Big Bicycle Race at Louisville.
FizSimmons Wins Two Races.
General Sporting News,

New YORK, June 2j.-Harry Wright
Is satisfied with the progress OF the sea-
SON thus far, and he looks for an early
revival OF the old-time interest in base
ball after the injuries sustained by
the National game during the last three
years through revoltS," he said TO re-
porter, "it could scarcely be expected
that the public would at once show the
same enthusiastic spirit as In former
years. The people are, however, study
ing more carefully now the position or
the clubs, and the successful ones are
commanding more attention as the sea-
son progresses.
THE people have to study the make
up of the teams on account OF the
shake-up of the players, and many OF
them have been dissatisfied with the re-
lease of some OF their fayorites. Others
have been disappointed at the failure OF
their favOrite club TO take good posi-
ton, but as the season advances and
crowds become more centered the
crowds will increase. at least such Is
the indication from the way things have
been going on so far. do not share In
the fear that some base ball lovers en-
terrain that tue twelVe-club League Will
have to be abandoned after this year.
don't think when the season ends that
there will be so many OF the last six
clubs with percentages so small as to
make them appear inferior TO the 9TH
erS. The double season, | believe, will
surprise most base ball patrons in this
respect.
For instance, there is ST. Louis and
Baltimore, both strong aggregationS,
but at present very low down in their
percentages and occupying the two last
positions When the second season
opens in the middle OF July ! expect to
see them 90 up among the leaders, anG
some Of the clubs that will occupy posi-
tions in the first division when the first
season closes will likely drop into the
second division, and thus things will be
comparatively equalzed. | am opposed
10 Sunday games and do not expect TO
see them played in the East al any
time. My opposition is based AS much
on business reasons as on moral Scru-
pies. think in towns where Sunday
games are played the weekday games
suffer, particularly those scheduled for
Friday, Saturday and Monday. Many
people who would attend on those days
| notice go to races or something else,
knowing that a ball game will be pro-
vded for their amusement on Sunday.
The regular attendance on Sunday does
not make up for the falling off on week
days"
Duffy leads the League in stolen
bases, with thirty-three to his credit.
Big Dan Brouthers has scored seventy
FIVE hits already this season.
Not one of the Brooklyn players out
side Of the batteries has percentage
in batting OF less than 2l5.
BostoD's strongest point is her base
running, as the team has stolen over
twice as many bases as oppOneuts-l4l
to 53. 1t has also made twenty more
sacrifice hits and scored ninety-Seven
more runs. Three opponents have out
batted Boston In their series, viz:
Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and ST. Louis.
Boston has already won six Of her series
in the first half
The complexion of the New York
team has changed greatly since the be-
ginning OF the season. In fact, new
faces come and go so rapidly that the
wearied ex-crank is unable to keep
track OF them. The latest addition is
Eddie Burke, who has been zealouSly
warming q bench for the CincinnauS
ever since be was turned down by Cap
tain Comiskey for getting into a drunk
Ell fight with Catcher Jerry HaTriug
ton. Gore, who has shown distinct evl-
dence of late of the approach of old age
and general decay, has been laid off and
his place taken by one Harry Lyons,
member OF the former Philadelphia
Eastern League team. At the present
rate the New Yorks will be in no better
condition TO begin the second series
than they were at the commencement of
the first. Cheap players do not neceS-
sarily mean money in the pockets OF
the managers The New York team as
at present constructed does not deserve
Il higher place than that which il Occu-
pies. "-ECcHiRg sun.
Providence is the only Eastern League
club outside OF the State of New York.
Its great distance from the nearest point
in the State, which is Troy, makes it
very doubtful if the other clubs in the
League can stand the expenses OF going
that far merely to play two games, as
when coming West, Providence plays
in each Of the seven cities that are COM
paratlvey close together, but each of
these seven cities when playing in Prov
idence has to go that distance merely to
meet one club.