Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-12
SPORTS AND SPORT.
NEWS AND GOSSIP CONCERNING THE PEOPLE
WHO CREATE
Amusement hr the Poblio-Inisresing Base
Ball Gossip-Ths Best FLY Of the Ssas'n-A
Few Words Ab21i Pugihss-Gsn-
srai Sporting News


~,sb and so completely that players
..',b Grievances have not yet had time
-, -ecover their breath. To one who
S.s nassed through the turmoil and
-t-ifs between the leading organiza-
,,o,s the fight OF the Union AsSocia-
.;,D the American Association troubles,
.ba Brotherhood war, and all the side
,.,,ss growing out of them, this un-
uspsl calm in base bail circles Is great
rsIief. though 10 may be omlnous IL
viii be a blessing 90 the national game
= things can be kept running as
s,,ootblv as they are going now. IL will
49, millennium base ball sure enough.
Although il is early ia the season.
..T-f+ ba, progressed far enough 20
Give a fair idea of how the consolidated
7-,,DIrstf5p is going 90 work. Reports
fr9m alI over the country show that the
ot,ardapce in every city has been bet
,er ON the average, than it was last
season. and the weather has been very
,r~cb against drawing crowds. Patrons
tbe game were growing weary or so
r,rcb trouble and were losing interest
which the new order of things seems TO
bs revivirg. New faces are seen In all
the teams, and as rule the games
have been as exciting as could 0e eX-
neeted under che weather coud .uonS.
John Ward. who is one of the most
ob>ervant ball-p.ayerS in the country,
and VINO, 10 viii DE remembered, was
one of the head ceuters of the Brother
hood movement said last night that so
fqr this season, be has noticed a better
attendance aud "a healthier interest IN
tbs game than mas been the case Tor
long time. He does not think the twelve
club idea viii last many seasons; but he
does not anticipate any more trouble
some outbreaks. The great fault of the
fyeIve-club idea is che extra expense 90
the clubs, made necessary by additional
travelling, and the loss OF a great deal
Of rest 90 che players. To the twelve
club schedule the players get only one
nights rest 40 note. ia three, except
when they have % .ay-over on Sunday.
That makes 10 about as trying as travel
ing with d circus or "a oue-nlSh t-staud
theatrical company.
Very few people have am idea OF the
enormous amount of money the Broth
erb0od war cost. Severa. base ball men
who were iu the thlcy of Che strife were
talking 10 over last night, and summing
the whole thing up DC was found that it
cost the Investors ou both sides au ag-
rregate of 100000. It's hardly likely
that men with money could be induced
20 speculate in such expensive FUN
again.
To looks rather odd 20 see JOhnRy
Ward playing second base. The change
from short field 20 second base may not
seem sucn a radical Que; but it requires
thoroughbred ball player 90 DO 10 sue
cessfuly. There is great difference
iu the throwing as well as in the way
balls 90 10 him. one of Wards priuci-
pal reasons for changing was the cOndi-
ton OF mis- throwing arm and another Is
tine fact that he secured an efficient
iu Tommy Corcoran. lie Is
satisfied with the change.
10 is a strange, an mprebcusib.e
thing, that after all these years OF eX-
perence the base ball legislators are un-
able 90 draft a law that can be plainly
Interpreted by an alike. With the regu-
larty OF the League meeting one or
more laws are always passed, w0rte0 so
anonymously that they may be inter
preted 90 mean one thing or another,
according TO the inclination of those
Affected. Such lack Of thoroughueSS i'm
wording the laws is liable co be the
cause of considerable trouble before the
present season is finished. The cloud
Is a. present no bigger than a mans
hand. bun 10 NAV assume large enough
proportions 90 seriously affect che peace
and serenity which now reigns in the
base bali world
TGeIaw referred 20 is that regarding
the playing of postponed games. Twice
has 10 caused argument this season that
is known of The law seems plain
enough to some of tine legislators, who
interpret 10 20 mean that postponed
game shall be played of, II possible, on
the following day. while others do not
see TO i1 that wav. JOHNNY Ward could
4 fused 90 play TWO games tue following