The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-31
BASE BALL MATTERS,


says Youngstown dispatch: Man
aEer SlSlblc received q letter from third
DasemaH link, or Nicola, In. Tho man
ager has agreed upon terms with BIZ
Taylor, OF Pittsburgh, who last season
played with Paterson, n. J. a deal IL
on to trade Fitch and IIormeIster for
HiI60y, OF New Castle. II the trade IS
made Gilboy will play first base. The
latter Is anxious 10 come to this city,
but whether the New Castle manage
m=nt Will consent 10 part with him re-
mains for future determination.
Young Mdcklin, seventeen year-oll
youngstown boy, who made such n phe-
nomenal record ny pitcher with the
Youngstown Athletics, will be given u
trial by the management next season.
Those who have seen him work say that
he Is one or che coming crack pitchers.
a number OF other players who are anx-
iorS TO play with the local club may also
be given trial.
The Toledo correspondent OF the Sport
Ing Lfc has the following In to-days
issue; Manager Charles j. Strobel came
into town quite Unexpectedly lnSt night
lie incidentally had few things 10 say
about base ball. Since the season closed
Manager StrObei has been sojourning In
Findlay. where he has business Ven
turr. His mission IN Toledo is to sign
Pitcher Scott, the left hand phenomenon
VINO puzzled every team he nan up
against last season. He vii! Ill out
nicely In next years team. Pitcher
Reidy. who WAS with the New York
Giants IL part Of last season, has al
ready been signed for next season. Stro-
bel thinks he will trade Keenan,, as he
~ T.. ii.
ingEon y0ungster. Freddy" GIlboy, who
played left field last season for New
Castle, may be secured in his stead
Manager Strobel thinks Toledo's
chances for breaking into the Western
League next y-ur We're never brighter
lie would not say much FOR publication.
but admitted that he was being aided
by Brush. the Cincinnati magnats. who
never lost 4 point In his life Indiana
polls and Minneapolis were TO have
dropped out and Brush and GOoduow,
the respective owners OF the teams, were
behind scheme 10 TeorganIze q new
league with Toledo and Omaha for new
members Brush came 10 the aid Of
Strobei and promised him great things
for next year.
Since this story came out II has de-
v"lOped that the other mugnates did not
lhht RlnulS 10 BRUSH scheme and in
fact sat down on him good and hard
Then President Ban Johnson, NJ the
Western League, sent message to Nick
Young. asking protection for Toledo and
Omaha In case indianapolis got too
naughty.
This is another point In Tolcdo's favor.
for II Brush lnJeS in his fight with John
son II will help Toledo into inst base ball
company for next season. No matter
which way the tide turns Toledos chance
will still be good for admission into one
or the other Of the major organizations
1t may be called the Western League, or
II there Is n disruption one OF the organI-
Zatlons Will probably be Known as the
American Association. SirObel will
start out with IL pretty fast team and
with the addition OF Scott. ReIdy and
Gilboy, together with an old Columbus
catcher, whose name he does not want
10 mention. Toltilo will indeed have an
exceptionally strong team. Brush and
Strobel are In constant communication
with each other and there will be sur
prise for all local lovers of the game
next season. StrObel will be the guild
Ing hand In the Toledo team.