Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-04
The WHEELING PLAYERS.
Men Who viii Represent This City on
the Diamond, If
Ball Tossers Who Have Signed
Contracts With Manager TOrrey-
son-Gossip Of the Interstate.
Results of Bowling Games Last
Night = Boxing Contests-Other
Sporting Matters.

Wheeling has a base ball club to-
day. 1t may represent another city
tomorrow. This is not likely, how
ever, as the situation relative to the
grounds under consideration presents
a very favorable aspect, and will
probably be arranged satisfactorily be-
fore next Monday
Frank Torreyson has been improv-
ing his time during the winter months,
and has under contract team which
looks very strong on paper. He also
has lines out for another battery
an infelder and an outfelder. With
so many players on the team, there
will be some wedding OUT before the
championship season opens, and It
will be a case of the survival of the
fittest." The only members of last
wears team who are under contract
for the coming season with MIR. Tor
reyson, are Campbell Taylor, Dona-
hue, Jessup. Justice and Bradley, a
quintette of very promising players.
Jessup and Justice have never
played in this city, having joined the
club just before the close of the
season while it was on its western
trip They put up gilt-edged article
of base ball. The team already signed
is as follows:
Pitchers-Wm. Campbell, Sisters
vile Billy" who gives promise of be-
coming one of the crack twirlers of
the Interstate this year; Nick Altrock,
of Cincinnati, one of the crack twirl-
ers of the Blue Grass league; w. A.
Sanders, of Morristown, Tenn,
Southeastern league star Of the first
magnitude; James Lucas, of Wheel
ing, who showed up strong last year;
Chas. Hutton, of Grand Forks, N. D.,
a crack-a-jack whom Columbus, New
Castle and other teams tried to land.
Catchers-John Donohue, of last
years Wheeling team; H. j. Jessup,
who caught for the team at the close
OF the season.
First base-Herman Davis, from
near Cleveland, O., who will play his
first professional engagement. He is
strongly recommended, and was nego-
tiating with a representative of the
New York club when Torreyson land
ed him, the New York man approving
his plan of a trial in minor or
ganiZatiOn.
Second base-P. R. Healy, last year
with the Burlington, Ia, team, of the
Western Association.
Third base-Wm. Taylor, Little
Billee," whose work everybody adj
mires.
Short stop-Maurice Justice, who
played a brilliant game for Wheeling
at the close of the last base bali sea-
son.
Right field-Ed. Bradley, last year
with GAINESVILLE and Wheeling, sure
Conner"
Centre f1eld--Charles Hemphill, with
Saginaw in 1896, and one of the crack
outfielders of the league.
Left feld-Wm. Hunter, of Piqua
O., who has been playing semi-profes-
sional ball for three years, and is well
fitted by ability and experience for
fast company
Utility man-John A. Jobe, an in-
fielder, who played last season with
Knoxville, Tenn, in the Blue Grass
league
The statement that Sunday ball will
be played in Youngstown is authorita-
lively denied by the base ball people
in that city. Nevertheless, it is I'M
derstood that Sunday games will be
played in town not far from that
city. If the Supreme Court decides
iavorably to the Cleveland club, in a
case which is now pending in that
court, it is more than likely that
Wheeling will have Sunday ball, the
games to be played Gu the Ohio side
Of the river.
There are several parties in Grand
Rapids who are after the Interstate
franchise in that city, and negotiations
owe popSipu wit h 10th tho Whaplip o.