The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-09
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Base BALL.

Manager coyIe was q dIsEultel lndl-
,,5,,ol Yesterday afternoon. Before he
Ind gathered his Matters heTefor prac-
,,ce the weather had been finei. but Just
80 soon as the boys reported. tho wealth
A. bureau began to ny the storm lags,
and there has been nothing but rain and
lots OF 1t. II Is not SURPRISING that he
Is disguised -;as
rhis afternoon a game Is scheduled at
the island park between the Wheeling
team and q team OF professionals or.
SsniTcd BY George England; the one
armed player, who was one or the iron
nd OIL umpires In 'g5. The weather bu-
S.Su SAYS there will be cleae weather
iris afternoon, and n It IS at al posi-
Ne. there viii be a game. which will be
called OF $3.50 o'clock, with the teams
batting In the following. order
Whsellng-O Brien, ID: !Aylor, IS;
LyOEs. So; Curtis, CT: Mcnamara. W
McStceu, RI; Kress, %; MeSaht' c. Kerr
Quest and Baker, pitchers
EngIand's PROFESSIONALISM opag ,SOs
McKiu, 10; McMitien. 2b;. Harktns, q;
YsaEle. II; Hart So; PENNINGTON n;
Mitchell, c: Johnson, England ahu
woodward. pitchers.
II the weather prevents atEams this
afternoon,lt Is confidently expected tnHt
me weather will clear so that the teams
can play ON Saturday. haE'
t4ssl1.
rhras Wheeling players reported last
evening. They are Messitt OBrien anu
LYONS. All OF the men appear 20 oe IN
excellent condition MeSsltt looks IKE an
deal man for bncR-stop WORK. II
zane IS played this afternoon the fans
will no doubt turn out nuinerousy W
slEe up the team that Is TO represent the
town this year
The board Of directors Of the. Spring
field Interstate base ball team mas 90
ciaed on white suits for home Enmes,
gray for travelling. TtS e1nloluun
Games YIN begin with game with
Wi,,enberE College. Saturday. April II.
rThsre viii be two games with Colum-
nus on April 10 and 20, followed BY two
more with Marietta on the sd ana 2tth'
which leaves three days between the
last exhibition game and the hrSt
sShsduled game. with Dayton on April
n lack Farrell, who has been signed
"a Mid down abort field, was the 0rst
"a arrive. He played with New Castle
Pa, last year. and wHs nth In heldinE
among the shOrtstops. having record
OF eO7 in elghty-eight games played
pitcher Win Mercer. who is some
whit OF n philosopher. thinks that the
li;ilr stocky. dumpy men are the hard
81, hatsmen TO pitch TO, and the most
difarun for the umpIses 70 watch He
coffg ChIIds, OF the Spiders. as one OF
me bsSt illus,rations "It these dumpy
men are weak on low ball" continues
Mercer, land you attempt y feed them
knse-hiEh delivery, the chances are that
Won WIN put the bali up a few inches
from the ground and Eet ball called
on YOU Then when you Try 20 give
them a high enc you put i above their
shoulders. childs, Of the spiders, ls tne
hardest batsmAn l ever Nln business
win His fat little shape Is deceptive,
and az he stands at the bik he " short
or Of stature than he really looks Per-
haps that's the reason he is such re-
liable hitter, Take batsunsu of his build
and AZ the mold Of Geler, OF the Phil
iles-chunky. round cupids-and they
will Invariably get more bases on balls
than batsmen with more inches lacked
on to their height Tail fellows l'ne ~!
LANCE are easy to pitch 90 anu y theS s
are weak on high BAH you can teeu
them on that kind OF y hall ana se'
away Whit very often. ...
Manager strobel, Of Toledo has been
lnportuned TO sell Left Fielder smith.
shortstop Hartman and Catcher Babe
Nyers. 0f the Toledo Interstate team
10 me Columbus Western League team,
bat declined to negotiate Columbus
claimed the leGt-handed pitcher, George
Keib, bat President Young notified Co
IumbuS 10 leave him alone, as Mr. sHo-
hers reservation rights would pc pro-
,acted Keib had already pnwittingl!y,
signed a Columbus contract, but VIII
play here with Toledo. He Is a very
promising young pitcher
The Toledo team has arranged for
the following exhibition games before
Inc season opens: AZ home With the
saginaw team OF the Michigan League,
Saturday and Sunday next Away from 1n
home: Al Indianapolis, April l6 and u.
Grand Rapids, April Il and "; Terre
Haute, Ind. April IS and ~, and at
home with the Cleveland national
League team. on the 20th.