The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-11
mi THE TNTER. sTATE LEAGUE
The Various Clubs Arc Getting Ready for
the SeaSon's Opening.

the Seasons Opening
From all the Interstate league towns
come reports OF the teams getting ready
for the seasons opening. on Thursday,
April 30. At New Castle Manager
Fsatz has succeeded in getting the Sig
nature OF another pitcher. He stands
SIX feet and three and a half Inches
and weighs Just 1893 pounds. He Is from
Kew West, Fla, and Is said to be a
Arst class man. He can span the ball
with his fingers, something that is said
to be unusual. Mr.. Faats has notineo
all OF his Youngstown beaters to be
In New Castle by the 10Th OF the present
month, says the Courant-Guardian. The
work Of fixing the ball grounds mas a.
ready commenced and viii be complet-
ed within a very few days, The suits
will arrive In plenty OF time for the
opening game at Youngstown.
OF the Fort Wayne team, the Gazette
says: Kreger, the Michigan catcher,
will be the best back stop in the league.
The team has 4 Burfelt Of good things
in the out-held. OF course Gray Is
star Of the first magnitude. Sumner ar
rived Thursday, and his appearance,
supporting the excellent reports OF MIN
given by the Cleveland players who
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sures him OF q place. Genet, Hoffman
and Walker are left apparently. to fight
It out, for the other field. The inheld Is
short. Thurston Is on hand at short
but second and third bases are in doubt.
Hamilton Is taking try at second, and
gives some Indications Of playing the
bag better than the back;stopR-. Blake
is at third for the present, and Mana
ger Tebeau 10 In his position u the IN
itIal bag. Carrick and Swain are giving
great promise in the box, and with an
other pitcher. will amply NIL the puL.
The announcement that Youngstown
will play no Sunday games at home
goes" No such games have been play
ed there since the eighties. When the
Tn-state league was In existence
wheeling and Youngstown were play
ing there Sunday when the Law and
order society had the game stopped
and each Of the players was fined $40.
Since then there has been no Sunday
ball through fear Of arrest.
Over at Washington, Manager Cur
ran is hustlIng In great shape. The
Observer says the management OF the
team Is rapidly getting the players In
line and from the character OF the men
already signed the team Is sure to be
a fast one As soon as the new league
became assured MsBsrS Curran and
McKeown began casting about for de-
sirable players and have thus FAR sue
ceeded in landing about twenty men.
The make up Of the team has not yet
been given out, but the men who nave
been secured up to date are as follows:
Pitchers, ]. A. McIivaine, Of Omaha,
Neb,; Robert McCIeary, Martins Fer
~, Ohio; ]. F. Riley, st. Louis, Mo-; and
Edward Beadie, Carrolton, Ohio; CATCH
or, Grant Briggs, Oil City, Pa; first
base, Tom McKim, Pittsburgh; second
base, Jimmy Kuhn. Belle Vernon, Pa;
third base, Charles Cassell. Ashland
Ohio; short stop. Captain CarraH. WASH
ington, Pa; out field. Brock Brown
Martins Ferry, Ohio; Steve Grlthn. Ty-
Ierdale; Thad Troy, Darlington. ONO:
Frank Jones. Butler. Pa, ann EDWARD
Garrison, Pittsburgh,
Applications for trials on the team
nave been received by Manager Curran
from many other men with good reputa.
tons and Il ls likely that a number OF
new ones will be given a chance The
men already signed will report on next
Wednesday, April Is, for practice. ana
work will be kept up steadily until the
opening Of the season
The suits, one dozen OF them, were
ordered several days ago and viii make
pleasing appearance. The shirts and
pants will be Of tan material, with
black caps, belts and stockings. The
sweaters were ordered Thursday and
will be red with a white W. on the
breast. The uniforms are expected TO
be here the first Of next week.
Work was commenced several days
ago laying out and hiking up the dla-
mond ut the fair ground, and u Is ex-
pected that II will be in condition for
use by to-day. The many admirers OF
base ball in Washington will be delight
cd to know that the town is At last to
be represented in II professional organ.
ization and the prospects for good
financial support from the first are fiat