Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-03

Spitched part of last season In the Can
adam League, and who was for a time
with the Toronto club While MEM
Der Of the latter organization he held
buffalo down to six hits Manager
Strobel has also received letters from
Stanley Arthur and Babe Myers. The
former is working in gold mine at
Victor, Col, but will be ready to quit
by the time the season opens. Myers
is, working al his trade, that of harness
making, at Bellefontaine. Strobel has
now seventeen players engaged for next
season, and is quite confident that he
will be able to pick a pennant winner.
The Chicago club will save $500 this
year by not having a captain. This
sum was always given the captain in
addition to his regular salary.
Fred Pfeffer. formerly second base
man of the Chicago team, is III New
Orleans. He has fully recovered in
health and is anxious to return to the
diamond. If he can't get d berth in the
major league he will try the Western,
and if unsuccessful there will try for a
position on the league staff or UNI
pires.
Chris Won der Ahes attorneys have
filed an intervening petition in the
case of the Mississippi Valley Trust
Company VS.. the Sportmen's park and
club. Won der Abe asks that $4,000 adj
vanced to the club during 1898 by him
be declared a lien against the Sports
man park and club property to be con-
sidered before the claims of the Missis-
sippi Valley Trust Company.
Manager Watkins, of Pittsburg, has
forwarded list Of signed players. The
list includes Patsy Donovan, Fred Ely,
Jess eTannehill, J. ]. O'Conner, Louis
Lepine, Tommy O'Brien, William Hof-
fer, Sam Lever, E. E. Rosebrough
John Rothfuss, Jimmy Gardner, Billy
Schriver, Jack Mccarthy, Tom Nc
Cre.ry, Clarence Beaumont, Theodore
Guese, Arthur Madison, Frank Sparks
and Henry Reitz.
Bob Leadley's shortage at clerk of
Detroit's police court is S10,16S
Gus weighing writes from Louisville
that he has been offered a half interest
in a thirst-quenching emporium in the
Falls City and may accept. AS delv-
er in bo0zology on the patrons side
of the bar Gus was a large and vocifer-
Gus success before he shaded the damp
numbers on his menu.
There will be twelve teams in the
ball league next season." says Tim
Hart.
Says the New York Sun: "In making
the exchange of Demontreville for Dab
len Manager HanlOn had in mind one
thing. He wanted to get third base
man for the new Brooklyn team in case
the pending deal goes through. 1t is
almost certain that McGraw will not
play in Brooklyn unless he is compelled
to do SO, and as Hanlon believes that
McGraw will be better suited if he can
remain in Baltimore, it was natural for
him to secure an able substitute
Many base ball men believe that the
154 game plan should not be readopted.
They point to the fact that the season
opened so early last year that many
players were incapacitated because of
the cold weather in the northern cities
of the circuit and the clubs also lost
money because Of rainy days The
length of the season was also found
fault with when the games in October
were drawing less than 1000 persons
per day, and this point is also being
use das an argument why the last gong
should be rung on the first day of Oc-
tober.
The meeting of the Interstate base
ball league will be held at the Hotel
Pearce, New Castle, Pa, on Tuesday,
February 14th.
PITTSBURG, Pa. February 2.-There is
a possibility of a combination between
Baltimore and Pittsburg base ball clubs
in the event of the Baltimore Brooklyn
deal falling through. A few days ago
when Ned Hanlon left Baltimore for
| Brooklyn he was quoted as saying that
! if the Brooklyn people did not close the
| deal at once, it would be called off and
Baltimore would open negotiations with
| d western club. Pittsburg is a western
club and this taken in conjunction with
! Hanlons visit to President Kerr last week
| has started the report with some show of
| authenticity When Mr.. Kerr was seen
| tonight he was evasive in his replies,
| but admitted that in the event of the
eastern deal falling through he would be
glad to meet the Baltimore owners and
discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of a deal with
Pittsburg on the same basis as that
which they are trying to arrange with
Brooklyn, which is shart and share alike.