Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-18
BASE BALL NOTES.


Catcher Robinson has signed with
Baltimore.
Catcher Rannsy is at the Tewksbury
asylum.
Fred Lake has signed to catch for the
Wilkesbarres.
The veteran Jack Rowe Is clerk in a
cigarstore in Buffalo.
Grant Briggs will catch in Oil City,
Pa, under Guy Hecker.
McGarr is Keeping in condition in his
electrical job in Worcester.
John Ward is back In New York and ,
the reporters will have picnic.
Tom Cotter will not play base ball
this year, but will 90 into business in
Waltham.
The Eastern League will play ll2-
So away for each club.
The Buffslo club had to pay rental OF
50, 100 last season. Unless better terms
can be secured this year, new grounds
will be obtained.
Lincoln and Burrell, the Minneapolis
battery, formerly Of Fall River, have
received their advance money from the
former club.
The Boston club has an opportunity
TO sign well known college pitcher,
who would doubtless add to the strength
Of the club 10 the box.
The Eastern league is still on the
anxious seat about Albany. Presi-
dent Fassett seems to be the only,
one there who has the backbone 10
keep club in the field.
Cincinnati is geeful because almost
every Sunday will be taken up with
a championship game when the club
PLAYS in West in the coming campaign.
The Boston club is becoming more
localized this year. Tucker Mccarthy,
Bannon, Connaughton and Ryan are
all Massachusetts, men, and Duffy is a
New Highlander.
Manager Selee thinks that the Bos-
tons were very lucky to pick up such a
psir OF good catchers as ConnAughton
and Ryan without being obliged to pay
anything for releases.
The Cincinnati grounds will have
the large seating capacity OF 1000
this wear, and there has been war OF
words with Philadelphia which has the
larger seating capacity.
Frank Leonard vii probably devote
all his time to his business this year, as
there Is little likeiihoou OF the esta6-
lishment OF New England league CLUB
within reaching distance Of Lynn.
1t is said that Eddie Won der Abe, the
son of the st. Louis president, Is re-
sponsible for the non-slEnlng OF Harry
Wright to manage the club. The mat
ter will be settled at the league meeting
this month.
Fred Doe is not booked for next sea-
son, but there will be plenty OF room
for a pitcher with such head SIS his.
He was one OF the foXiest pitchers In
the New England league last season,
and an excellent all-round player.
Manager Seelee found, upon HE re-
turn, a letter from Murphy Of the New
Yorks, asking for a chance to play In
Boston. Murphy did not hear from the
Boston manager, who was In Hot
Springs, and thereupon signed with the
New Yorks.
Arson began his career as member
OF a professional league as third base
man of the Rockford (Ills.) club. Dur
ing his professional experience he has
confined himself almost entirely to
playing that position, catcher and first
base.
Pitcher Mike Sullivan IL working
hard in the Boston University law
school. and will soon be sull-hedged
lawyer. He young man, and, de-
spite the hard luck he has had as
pitcher, he is a good man Is the posi-
ton and would be power In winning
club.
One OF the funniest incidents OF that
meeting of two-thirds Of the rules COM
mittes in Cincinnati, was when It's
chairman expressed the hope that some
one would frame a rule for him on
sacrifice hitting. Still the League
keeps making farce OF this committee.
President Byrne places himself on
record against base ball hippodromes In
this way: "If Baltimore or any other
club signs Jim Corbett. II will lower the
game in the estimation OF the public.
While Corbett has undoubtedly helped 10
lift pugillsm from the slums, his PROBES
sion is illegal 10 this country. lie IS
already under bonds TO stand trial for
an alleged violation OF the Florida avs,
and is practically an outlaw Base bail
Is legal sport. To mix pugillsm with
base ball would be bad blnnder. While
| doubt very much wbethe the league
would take any official action
IN nreventinQ Corbett from playing ball.