Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-07-23
YOUNG BLOOD.
IT HAS A GREAT CASH VALUE JUST At
PRESENT.
Hard Times BoOms the Gans-Msn Rush TO the
Theatres and Base Ball Grounds to Forget
Their Business Oarss-vOaylOr Thinks the Bos-
tons or the Philadsphias VIII Win This Year.

There Is one commodity at least In
this wide, beautiful land Of the free and
the brave for which there is quick,
ready sale and cash paid on delivery. l
refer to the article known as young
blood" on the base ball counter. Strin-
Qeney in the money market makes no
manner of difference In the buying and
selling of this article OF everyday sum-
mer use. The magnates Of the National
League are of that select few who have
plenty of money at their command this
year. Their collections are all right
! and their business booming. 1t Is not
tho money end Of the deal that bothers
them, but rather the scarcity OF the
commercial article. There is probably
only one club out OF twelve which
doesn't want one or more new players.
The BostOns could use another pitcher.
The New YOrks would like 10 get two
pitchers and an outfielder, or a third
baseman who could relieve George Davis
and let him return to his old position In
center field. The Brooklyns want only
one new player-another pitcher-but
they want him as bad as the Indiana
man wanted quinine every spring. The
Phillies are the single exception OF con-
tentment. Harry Wright seems to have
a genuine happy family, with which, as
a whole, he is quite satisfied. The Bal
timores would take another good out
fielder If they could find one. The
Washingtons need pitchers, the Pitts
burgs a pitcher, the Clevelands an out
fielder and a pitcher, the Cincinnatis an
outfelder and pitcher, the Louisvllles
a pitcher and catcher, the Chicagos q
second baseman, pitcher and an out
fielder, and the st. Louis club anything
that is in the market.
Most Oi the activity In this trade lies
In the territory of the Southern League.
Every club down there has one or more
good young players whose possession is
coveted by some one or more OF the
rich, strong Northern CLUBS. A few
choice players have already been pur-
chased by the National League clubs
from their Southern contemporaries.
The Chicagos got Mauck, the Clncin-
natis PARROT, the Baltimores Long and
Reitz, the New Yorks Stafford, Ger
mon and Wilson and the Philadeldhias
| Vickery. Just now a dozen applica-
tiOns are pending from National League
clubs which want to observation-disclosures
stars and pay for their releases under
the provisions of the national agree
ment.
The first Western trip Of the Eastern
clubs of the National League has end
ed, and with the trip the season of 1898
is Just half finished. Two of the East
ern clubs return leaders in the race, and
the advantage they now have will be
very hard to take away. The two clubs
are the Philadelphia and the Bostons.
1t is an even chance that one Of the two
will win the pennant. Their only COM
petitors who seem to have any chance
at all are the BrooklYns, Plttsburgs and
Clevelands. The Brooklyns' collapse
on the Western trip was a heavy diSap-
pointment to their many friends. The
dump came'When their two erstwhile re-
liable pitchers, Kennedy and Stein,
were overworked and weakened.
~-Phe surprises in the League so far
have been the unexpected strong show
ing made by the Philadelphia, the sor-
rowful weakness Of the New Yorks and
the great squirt Of the Brooklyns when
| they raced neck and neck with the lead
ers so long. The Phillies are an eccen-
trio team and have never passed a sea-
son without great rally. Heretofore
they have made it sort OF roller coast
or performances rapid ascent followed
by an equally quick descent. Last sea-
son they broke the winning record with
10 successive victories and then lost the
ad vantage by sudden rapid slide down
the toboggan chute. This year their
playing seems to be more evenly bal
anced, and they work together after the
manner Of winners. They will have the
hardest kind Of work, however, to beat
out the Bostons. That team doesn't
squirt, but it is running good, steady
pace. which will be very hard to check
mate.
Another late surprise has been the
extraordinary good work OF the Louis
viles on their home grounds against
the eastern clubs. They have won over
60 per cent Of the series. Such are
some Of the beautiful uncertainties Of
the great national game.
The fact that the Southern league
| clubs for the most part are willing to
sell the release Of their best players to
the northern magnates Is not an assur-
| ing sign that their seasons schedule Of
games will be played out. That league
made a mistake in not letting we'll
enough alone at the end Of last season,
when their eight members finished the
race without single disbandment.
The league circuit should not have been
INCREASED to IL cities. A ~ club cir
cult has never worked so we'll as one Of
eight clubs.
The increase In batting under the
five feet additional distance is aptlY
shown by the announcement that
Thompson, Of the Philadelphias, was
the first National League player to
make 100 base hits. This feat he ac-
conplished during the second week in
July. The 100 base hit mark hereto
fore has been reached about the last Of
August or the first Of September.
The most disappointed man in base
ball today is John Montgomery Ward.
Indianapolis Constantinople Arson is
not in it with John Montgomery in a
measurement of individual gall cups.
Uncle is used TO 1t. His soul is callous
with years Of disappointment and
blasted hopes. But Ward set out this
year under the most promising circHm-
stances OF his professional life 10 win
fame and flattery as baseball general.
His failure so far has been of colossal
proportions. He has not lacked for
players, but it has been a sort Of Dead
sea fruit season to him. He sings the
ancient song OF hard luck and robbery
by the umpire, but it falls as fat on the
tympanums of his would be worshipers
as those other musical chestnuts, TIA
BOOM" and Daddy Wouldn't
Buy Me q Bowwow.
l mentioned the fact few weeks ago