Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-07
BASE BALL NOTES.

Fred Pfeffer is in New Orleans and is
thinking of going to Atlanta and organ
izing a team there to go into the Southern
League.
Willie Bill Mains, who was one of the
stars Of the Kelly Killers, is running a
bat factory this winter at Sarcarop, Me.
Jimmie Collins, the crack third baseman
of the Bostonst has a nice winter job in
the City Treasurer office at Buffalo.
Harry Staley, formerly a star with the
Boston and Pittsburg teams, viii pitch
for the Richmonds next season.
Contrary to Manager Selees wish Out
fielder Frisbee, late of Kansas City, will
be given a thorough trial by Boston.
Jack Crooks, the ball player. has be-
come a commercial traveller. He repre-
sents a large cigar concern, and is said
to be making a hit on the road.
Frank Connaughton, who was suspend
ed last season by Kansas City, wants to
play second base for Baltimore. Con-
naughton, in his time, has been turned
down by Boston and New York
Charley Powers, of the Pittsburg
Leader, making" suggestions for
changes in rules, gives the following
among other things: ANY umpire fail
Ing 70 stop at 4SdSt SIX peer SIdSSeS per
game in Cincinnati will be subject to dis
missal without appeal
Does base bail pay? Freedman and
Hanlon draw salaries of $4,000 each.
Watkins has a three-year contract which
calls for $A5O) a season, a score of play
ers are paid in excess of 81, 400 for six
months services President Youngs in-
come is 5000 a year, Ban Johnson's
stipend is $500, and so on.
The managers of the Amherst College
base ball team are after Charlie Nichols,
the Boston pitcher, to coach the nine this
spring Although no specific terms have
been agreed upon, Nichols says that it is
very likely that he will go to Amherst
before the National League championship
season opens.
Ted Sullivan is back from Cuba, and he
takes the same view of the situation there
that John Considine did when Corbett
was talking of going to Havana to open
a cafe. Sullivan says there is no money
there now. and it would prove q losing
venture to take ball teams to the island.
Burt Jones, one of Connie Mack's finds,
who was on the sick list, will be given
another trial by Pat Tebeau. He has re-
ceived orders to report at Hot Springs on
March /.
Charlie Camel. the ex-catcher of the
Bostons, may play first base for Wor-
cester. He did not play last year.
Hanlon is said to have received $4,000
for his services as manager of the Orioles
last season. This figure seems rather
high for these days Of economy, and prob
ably is far above the true mark.
Walter S. Woods is the latest Colonel
to5sign a. contract for the coming season
Director Dreyfuss received a letter from
Woods yesterday containing an inclosed
contract. Woods is in Portsmouth, N H
He is the pitcher secured from Chicago.
A short time ago Joe Corbett could
have been secured for less money than
Cincinnati paid Breitenstein. He was
offered to the Chicago club but Presi-
dent Hart could not see his way clear to
expending money.
ut was in Worcester Mass. that
Charlie Bennett started says Manager
Bancroft. II managed the Worcester
team that year and bought Bennett from
Milwaukee His contract called for 81. 900
for the season, large sum in those days.
He was touted as a great catcher ana a
greater thrower. When it came to the
test it was found that he could hardly
throw to the pitcher. The club directors
told me to release him. Bennett. however,
pleaded hard TO be retained. He was will
ing to play in the outf1eld at SO a month,