The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-02

In the seasons work Of the National
League, just closed. Wheeling players
and players who made their debut on
Wheeling teams figured right ut tho
hsnL Alocsl crank last evening called
the attention OF the writer to the TACT
that three players who played on tho
same Wheeling team, that OF 1855, this
season lead their respective teams in
bs.lng, Investigation provoa this to
bs a fact, Dslehanty, Whooling's Old
second balsman. leAds the philliss aud
j, second to "JsSss" BurkStt pl the
premier balSman Of the league; Stencil,
who caught for Wheeling on tho same
team, Leads the Pittsburgh players in
hitting, aud " alter Brodie, who occu,
pied LETT garden on that famous team oil
IS, il the top,noteh batter Of tho cham'
pion Orioles. And to crown all native
Wheeling player, Burkett, OF the Cleve.
lands, carries OF the 1895 batting cham.
plonShip OF the entire league.
1.-THE remarkable success OF tho C!evo.
lands has been much duo to the exCsl'
lent batting OF Jesse Burkett, who now
lsais the league in that imporlan. iea.
tura, brought tho young man ont in
1855, when was manager OF the Scran.
ton club, OF the Eastern League Gays
Sam Crane. "JRck Glasscoek wrote mo
that he had younCster up IN Wheeling
who wGS good leit.handed pitcher. and
thought, with proper development, no
would become a cracksr,iack. | wrote
Glasscock to send him on and | would
rive him q good show. Tho salary Tor
which he offered TO como was not n
match on what he is receiving now, for
Jesse came TO me green cuuutry boy.
After l had played hin few
tlmes saw he was conner aud
pushed him forward At every oppotIu'
nifty. lie was not the batter that no is
nov. but he could get down to trst
quite as quickly, although the bunt was
not so much in vogue, lie picked out
good balls aud very seldom struck out
He was an excellent fielder In his posi-
ton, and have seen him shed tears
after defeat, he took 1t so much to
heart. On the FoulSh OF Jnly OF that
year the ScrantonS were playing the
WilkeSbarres. Tho game was very
close aud BuFkett was striving his Ut.
most to win. Suddenly whilO deliver.
ing 4 swift curyo his arm snapped with
a noise which was heard ali over the
ield. brushed over to him and found
that his arm was broken Just above the
elbow. That settled Jesse's pitching
that year, although | kept him through
the season.
'The. next year he went to WorceI.
ter, and in 1890 GlasScock signed him
for the indianapolis club. John b. Day
bought several OF the Indianapolis club
from John I. Brush for $4,000, and
Burkstt was included in the bunch.
with RuIie. GllIIcock, Bassstt, Boyle
and others The New York club tried
MIN a. pitcher at first, then in tho
field, but he gave no particular owl.
dence OF hiS future great ability, either
a. batter or fielder. and he was lot 20.
Tho Cleveland club secured him, and
he has since developed into tho prize
that he 10. The New York club would
now pay almost any amount to secure
him again, aud It Is not beyond the pOs-
abilities that ho might wear Now
York uniform next year, together with
several others OF the wouderiulSpidoFI
In the foregoing sketch Crane omits
ous phase Of the deal by which Bur
ksu was given = chance on the Scra1'
tons under his management 1t seems
tina. BurKott through extreme nervous.
ness made a "holy show" Of himself ia
the frat two or three games alter join
ing the PennSylyania team. Crane,
thinking DO had been imposed upon,
got hot and wired GlaSscOCk at Indian
apois, telling the great short.'top what
he thought OF him. Gla,Scock, who, OF
course, had been acting in perfect good
faith, Immediately autographed Crane,
stating that he would guarantee Bur.
Eeit TO show up we'll and that he would
nay the expense Of giving him thor
olrh trial Had II not been Tor Jacks
faith in the boy, Crane would no doubt
have released him, and perhaps tho
present day league star would never
have shown with his '05 radiance.