Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-03-04
BASEBALL NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Gaffney will not be league umpire
this year.
ED" Swartwood, the former Brook
Ign fielder, will be the fourth National
League umpire appointed by President
Young.
Anson's inield will be Decker, first
base; Camp, second base; Irwin, short
stop, and Dahlen, third base.
The Chicago's most recent engage
ment is the brother to Second Baseman
Camp. His name is Winfield Scott
Camp and he pitched for the Augusta
club last season.
Director Talcott offered Arson IS, 600
for the release OF Dahlan. 'Anse" told
him to make it 500, 900 and he would
accept the offer
The chances OF the New Yorks going
south next month are not so bright as
they were The Southern League clubs
are slow in getting their teams tOgeth-
er.
Manager Ward received. Shorty"
Fuler's contract. This leaves Amos
Rusie the only New York lamb outside
Both President Soden and Manager
Selee declared that the Boston club
would have no use for the services OF
king" Kelly this year.
TIE Chicagos have twenty-three play
ers under contract, including seven
pitchers, five catchers, seven infelders
and four outfelders. Seven Of them
will not be permanent timber on the
nine.
Ansoa will not play on his team this
year, unless the newspapers Insist that
he cannot play good bail any more. In
that case he will put on uniform and
show the world that the newspapers are
wrong.
The Pittsburg club held q meeting in
Jersey City and elected w. w. Kerr,
president; P. L. Auten, vice president;
Frank Ballet, secretary, and w. j.
Teuer, treasurer.
Mr.. Tslcott offered President Ruch-
sthhl, OF the Louisvilles, 50, 500 for
Grimm's release. Mr.. Ruchstuhl de-
cared he would not take $4,000 and let
Grimm go. He could not afford to part
with the player who was such q great
favorte IN that city.
Mr.. Soden says that under no circum
stances would the Boston club trade
Long for Mexican or any other player.
There may be much better short stops
than Long" said he, "but Hermann is
is such a favorite in our city that II
would be suicidal to our clubs interests
to part with him.
II
badly injured in the Lake Shore Rail-
road accident last year, will be able to
resume his place on the team this year.
He was recently married to a Chicago
woman who has $50, 900 IN her own
right. Besides this, Jimmy. got 81
600 by way OF compromise with the
railroad company.
President Hart and Manager Selee
compared notes and the result was the
discovery that the Chicagos paid SO 90
more in salaries last year than the Bos
tons.
Pitcher Gleason announced that he
would more willingly remain In ST.
Louis this year II Harry Wright could
have been engaged TO manage the
team. Asitis, be will refuse to play
for Won der Abe.
The Brooklyns and LouisVilles cou
not agree upon terms for Richardson
release to tia latter club. The Brook
lyns demand larger cash sum for
"Danny's" release than the Lou isvilles
are willing TO pay.
~ played my first professional games
of ball in 1870 and 1871 for the Rock
fords, OF Illinois," said A. c. Arson.
AT that time received 500 q month. In
1872 l signed with the Atlantics for
$3.50 for the season. That was long
jump in my luck"
Arson says that the Philadelphia
club made him an offer TO manage their
team before they released Harry
Wright. "Of course told them that
was out OF the Question, and took oc-
casion at the same fine 70 assure them
they were making mistake in letting
Harry go" said he.
Manager Irwin is working hard to
effect trade with the ST. Louis club
for Pitcner Gleason. He offers Won
der Abe, Thurner and = cash bonus for
Gleason. Won der Abe offers Gleason
for Thompson and cash bonus Of
l1EBo Sic
Manager Irwin tried hard 10 secure
the release Of Morgan Murphy from
Cincinnati. Comiskey offered Murphy's
release 10 exchange fer the services OF
Turner and the PhillIes' young catcher,
Grady. President Reach, however. does
not like TO part with Grady. as be be-
lieves the younEster is q coming star.
After the engagement by the New
Yorks Of Farrell and Meskin, Treasurer
Talcott offered Arson the option 70
double their five hundred bet or declare
It OF. Bot Arson declined TO do either.
LET it stand where Il Is, was bis re-
ply, though be mitted privately that
Farrell and -in's additiyn % the
New York tee ed fifteen per cent
70 the streng Giants.