The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-25
BASE BALL COMMENT.

Ted Sullivan. who has ben scouting
among American League clubs this
season, looking for prospective Ma
tional League talent. was in Detroit
recently. to confer with several of the
Indianapolis and Detroit players. He
closed deal with Manager Stallings
by which Roscoe Miller. the big Detroit
pitcher, will go to Chicago next season.
/ He is after several other men. and had
a talk with two or three of the Indian
apolis men.
at looks as II there was an overflow
Of yellow journalism In Cincinnati just
now. I am pictured MS an emissary
OF the Cincinnati club to land Joe KEEL
ley. That is not true. and is, out OF
my province. I've never been COM
,missloned by either Mr.. Brush or Mt.
Lloyd to see him I don't know that
Bob Allen will resign. During morn
Ing Of tanning at Hawley's. while gos-
slping about the story. said: IF Bob
steps down and out, why don't you
make a try for the place. Kel?" That
was all that happened.".-Frank Ban
croft.
President Ebbets. of the Brooklyn
club. declares that there Will be u law
passed at the coming league maeHng
to place 4 limit OH the number OF play
ers reserved by each club. The limit
vii lbe small. probably not more than
ten or twelve players. THE various
clubs In the league are carrying too
many players" says Mr.. Ebbets. land
an the best talent Is concentrated in
one or two teams Carrying SO many
pleysr costs an enormous sum Of money
and is responsible to great extent for
the losses that have. been suffered by
the various clubs"
President Hart, of the Chicago team.
Is man OF ideas-although the practic.
ability Of some of his Views Is doubt.
ed. Games have been dragging so in
the major league that Hart suggests
change in the rules whereby three
balls entitle a batter to a base Instead
OF four. as at present. 1t seems rs
though that would lengthen the game,
as the pitchers who could put them
over would be hit hard. while the ones
who failed to locate the plant would be
filling up the bases. and make long
games with numerous runs frequent
occurrences.
1t is understood that several OF the,
National League magnates have at
tempted to secure options on American
League players. but With little success.
They wanted to tie up the, American
League owners 10 n conditional agree
ment, In which they promise to take
players at the close OF the season. pro-
vlded their showing from now on was
up to Il certain standard. and to have
the privilege OF withdrawing from the
contract II they did not fancy the show
Ing made by the players In the last
month OF the season. The scheme has
not been kindly received. III
.T don't see what is the matter with
us when we play that Chicago team"
says Connie Mack. 1T Just seems as
II we can't win. Look Mt the ball we
put up at Kansas City. So far We
have played them seventeen games and
we have taken flfteen. The last series
we got four straight. On the other
hand the Blues have been rs success
full, II not more so. than any other
team when II comes TO playing Comis-
Keys men. It is one OF the peculiar
features OF base ball. Flow Is 1t that
one team invariably loses when playing
another and wins from nine that can
beat them Is more than I can under-
stand"