Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-22
SPORTS and SPORTING.
Various Matters Of Local Occurrence or
Local Interest.
The Appearance Of Maher Saturday
Night - Padden Has Signed a
Pittsburg Contract for Next Sea-
son-The Nameless Team Strikes
a Snag - Foot Ball and Other
Sport.

Considerable interest is being mani
tested here regarding the coming ap-
pearance of Peter Maher, the Irish
champion, and his pugilistic combina-
tion. They will give an exhibition at
the Opera House Saturday night, and
the theatre will no doubt be packed to
the doors. John J. Quinn will be down
from Pittsburg to-day, to remain I'M
Ill after the exhibition has been given,
and the pugs will come down to-mor-
row. There is almost as much interest
shown in Young Critic, who has never
been in Wheeling. Critic has never
been put out. and many experts pro-
nounce him without exception the clev-
crest man who ever put on gloves in
prize ring. He knows and cares for
nothing but pugilism. 1t will be re-
membered that he was brought to this
country from Australia by Ted Alex
ander, who was recently manager Of the
Metropolitan Athletic Club Alexander
trained him for his first fight in this
country which did not come off on ac-
count Of police interference.
A number of the local admirers Of
Maher will tender a banquet to him,
and the members of his party, after the
entertainment at the Opera House. 1t
is not yet known who will box with
Critic, but ii is positively announced
that he Will be here.
The Nameless bowling team struck
a snag last night. Their record Of sue
cesive victories was broken by the
Muses.. and but for poor work the lat
ter team might have taken three games
The Muses. went Eat 'em" from the
start. and succeeded in winning the
firas game Fly a handsome margin
Neither side did creditable work. as
suming from the position which both
| occupy in the race that they are TO be
considered as competitors for the Musee
championship. The scores follow:
Nameless-Campbell, 1856, 1T, 10y;
Wells. 100. 1914, 151; Manning, IA, 129,
| 1875: Carenbauer, 143, 1884, 1876; Hall, 100,
147. 1856; Handlan, AS, 139, ISL; totals,
SAC. $40, 91S.
llusee-Lamb. 14O, 124. 1876; Laird,
| 1914. 121. 1913: Day, IA 140, 161; Weitzel
1852. 145. 1913: Wood, 1914. 140 151; Stat
Ter. 1873. 100. 1875; totals, 917, $50, 8l4.
"Dickev" Padden, of Martins Ferry
has affixed his signature to PittsDurg
contract. and he viii wear Pirate uni
form next season. Last nights Chron-
icla-Telegraph has the following COM
pl,mentary notice:
THE contract of Richard Padden
the new second baseman signed by the
Pittsburg Club has been received
Pittsburg signed this man just in time
for the Brooklyn Club had Will White
of Bellaire, o., engaged to secure his
services for them
Jack Glasscock the veteran shortstop
| is an intimate fr I'd Of Padden, and he
declares the Martins Ferry man Is one
of the best young players he has ever
/ ran across. He is strong at all point;
/ Of the game. and excels B!erbauer IN
a number of ways. He is especially
plucky and will stand up and put ball
1 on a base runner at second base. nc
matter # the runner slides feet first
While the Pittsburg Club management
has repeatedly said that Padden's en-
gagement does not mean Bauer's release
it is believed that Bauer will have to
show better form than he did last season
to retain his position. The veterans old
| failing. that of t.midity in touching base
runners. cost the club more than one
game last year, and it would not be sur
prising if Padden displays anything
like league form he will be perched on
base No. 2. Manager Mack at times last
year was so exasperated by Bauers
nerveless acts that he offered s. for
every man touched.
At Fette's alleys last night, the La
Bellies won three games from the Nov
ices without much trouble. The Nov
ices appear to have been well named,
as a glance at their team and individual
strings VIII show. In the first game
the La Bellies came within q pins of
1000 score. The scores:
Novices-Ebeling, 143, 100, 1913; G..
thinner, 40, 152, ia; Mckinley, 112,
40, 100; Hores, 155, III, 1871; Snauber,
104, 1876, 146; Clark, 131, 121, 122; totals,
1855, rs. 1855.
La Belle-Seamon, 165, 1914. 1877:
Wiedman, 100, 12S, 1875; A. Baker. 158.
16S, 121; Smith, 1874, 1914 146; w. Baker.
1cA 100 100. piocr-sr o,a. 1eO 100 1-c