The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-21


with 81. Paul now. They arc "Parson"
Nicholson. on second base; Jack
GlasSeock, on frst, and "Bllly'' George
IA the outheld. Already DetroltH sorry
they let Nicholson 10. Sammy NlchOl,
VINO was released To 81. Paul BY Kan
SaS City, has signed with Detroit and
In playing loft regularly. He has recOy-
erred his batting abilities and Is making
himself solid with the Detroit "fsns'"
'Tolly''KRne and "Red" Violet, old
Wheeling favoritcs. are putting mp
rood article OF ball for Burlington, In
tho Western association, Red" Is
playing second base out OF sight and
Kane is on the initial bag.
with Hallowell. Campbell and Carney
pitching good ball. and Truehart Tny-
Tor due on the first OF July, the NailerH
have fair prospects Of cutting a figure
In the Interstate race. The pennnnt
isn't won yet by a Jug full.
Dayton is playing new man, Grant,
at second base, while pot Rieman
has been sent TO the outfield. II Wheel
ing could get Rieman for second base It
would be u ten-strike. The fans" here
seem TO have lost their faith Ia Whaley.
Not only is his fielding away below par
but his batting is poor.
Robinson, Gallagher and Frank Hal
Ter. OF last years Wheeling club, have
been released by the Atlantic league
clubs with which they have been play
Ing. Gallagher is one OF the most pop
ular players who ever wore the Wheel
ing uniform.
When Il has gone out OF vogue TO
roast Claude Coyle, perhaps some
Wheeling people will realize that the
Wheeling manager Is In reality a good
all-round man. HIS work on second
base last week was far and away bet
ter than Whaley's. both In batting and
fielding. II Coylc regalns his confidence
and II viii come with cessation OF
the unjust filings he is being treated to
these dRys-he Will pitch winning ball
yet, and become rs well liked Us he is
now unpopular. Give the man q chance.
He has the stun I'm him to pitch as good
ball as the best In the league, and VIII
do II sooner or later.
With twelve games on the home
grounds. the Nallers ought TO recover
much OF the ground that was lost on
the trip Just concluded. New Castle
and Toledo are hard to crack. but Fort
Wayne and Youngstownshould be given
4 few falls, just for fun
II Prof. Hinton would only be kind
enough 10 invent an automatic umpire,
the Interstate bail public would arise
and cali him-mOst anything he
wanted. Here's your opportunity, pro-
lessor.
Pittsburgh IS said to have expressed
desire for the addition OF "Bill' Taylor
to its base ball nine. Excuse MS, Mr..
Pirate, but there's a town called Wheel
Ing that won't let him go-pOssesion is
nine points, you know. 4ni
Brace up, ye NalIersl A few ol6an-
cut exhibitions OF tho game andu the
"cranks" will be at your feet. and
here's tip-the base hit route is the
shortest and easiest in the case Of Miss
Wheeling.
In position number the weather IS
bad-but It's n gale at the tail end.
That's consolation, anyhow.
HaIlowell may pitch In this amer.
nOOn'B game Hickman Is slated TO
twlrl for tho YiBitora. It should be a
great contest. Hallowell'B performance
in holding the leaders down 10 two hits
In seven innings stamps him as q prize
Easton's release seems to dlsplease no.
body, but Curtis has many friends who
were sorry 10 hear that he had been al
lowed to 60 They claim that he was
always in the game and that even
though he had slurnped in hitting, he
had batted harder and helded better
than McGinnis. Curtis wired to Fort
Wayne last night. asking for berth.
Curtis Is a good player and good fell
low personally, and should not find II
q difficult matter TO catch on.