Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-07
ST. LOUIS VIEW OF TIE SLUMP


In RaSe Rail Attendancs-aard Times
Are Not Atone RespeRsible-POor
Players, Poor Patronage an Unfaillng
lule.
ST.. LOUIS, August 6.-IIard times
are not alone responsible for th e falling
off in the attendance at ball games in
the West. The financial depression has
some effect undoubtedly, but the real
responsibility lies with the magnates.
what inducements have the
residents of Western cities to
patronize games?" well-posted
base ball man asks. There is not
club in this section that has the least
prospect Ct winning first place and only
one with chance to finish among the
first three. Pl,tsburg and Cleveland
are making a bid for a respectable
standing. but the other three-St.
Louis, Chicago and Louisvills-aro
struggling to keep out Of last place. IL
is only because Washington is outclassed
that one Of them is not at the foot OF
the ladder"
"There is no enthusiasm In ST Louis.
The FREQ uent reverses OF the Browns
have starved out all home feeling In
the Mound City cranks. People 90 to
Sportsman's Park in the hope of seeing
Miller'S men win ohly TO return home
disgusted, swearing that they will re-
main away. The regulars have reach
ed the stage when they do not care
whetherlthe Browns are walloped or
not. They go out from innate love
of the game, and are Indifferent whether
the fine points are brought out by the
locals or visitors. What does an occa-
sional victory mean? 1t does not In
crease the Browns chances OF doing
mora than beating Chicago, Louisville
and Washington out If the ST. Louis
clubs management will provide team
which will maintain q respect
able place in the race, there
will be no com plants about lack
OF patronage ia this city. The
same thing is more or less true OF Chi
cage, Louisville and Cincinnati. The
game seems to be dead in Cleveland,
and II is more than probable that Rooi-
son will sell his franchise to Detroit at
the close Of the season. Plttsburg has
no cause for complaint. While that
club has not made big money, us bal
lances are on the right side OF the
ledger. Poor players, poor patronage
is the unfaling rule in base ball"
BROKE ALL PISTOL RECORDS.
SAN Francisco, August 6.-Smith
Carr, a member OF the Columbia Pistol
aud Rifle Club. while prGcJlcihg 81
Shell Mound park, broke all known
records with the pistol. Carr shot at
an American standard target at dis
lance of so yards, ten shots to a string.
The total number of shots he fired was
100, and he succeeded In scoring 80 or
possible 100, on three different
strings. His total score for 1000 shots
was 959, which also exceeds all preyl-
Gus performances. Carr will not be
given an Official record on his scores De-
cause they were not made in open com
petition, bat all papers here proclaim
him pistol champio of America
Local Base Ball
SUNDAYS game at the Tunnel Green,
played by the LaBelle Cooper SHOP
picked nine and the Riverside Stars, re-
suited: LaBelle's, So; Stars, IL.
Sunday afternoon, on the Tunnel
Green, there was an exciting base ban
game. The Hess s. Lemmons contested
with the Goosetowns. GoOsetown won
by the score oils 10 L. A large CROWD
was out TO see the game.
Samuel NicClS, of this city, the crac6
base bail player, is making a great rec
ord in the Kansas City team OF TIE
Western League. In one OF the recent
games with the Grand Rapids club, the
Wheeling boy made q record. In one
game be came nine times to the oat,
and made six safe hits. Three Of these
hits were three-baggers aud the other
two were twO-baggers. Mr.. Nichols
position in the game is that OF heidei
and is one OF the finest in the Western
League. Mr.. Nichols is brother o.
James Nichols, of the South Side, th'
collector for the Schmulbach Brewing
| Company.
The Etz & Seifert base ball tsam O.
this city went to Moundsville last Sat
urday and were defeated by the Gala