The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-03
BASE BALL.

BASE BALL.
III. persistent reports promulgated
be- tho management OF the Cleveland
InsrIcan League team. to the effect
h,t Manning, of Kansas City, had re-
,o,.pd Pitchers PardCe and strickiett
N the lake shores" turns out to be
(opard. and Wheeling win get the
,wo pitchers as agreed TO between
Manning and the Wheeling manage
mont several weeks ago. Manager
Tv,,a on Monday received telegram
trom Manning, stating that Pardee
consents to come to Wheeling, and that
no had got him to sign a Kansas City
contract. Manning also stated that he
had not yet signed stricklett for Wheel
Ipg but expected 10 do 80 in few
days
This will be the best of new3 to the
Wheeling fans, and assures an exceed
InVly strong pitching staff for the sto-
des Just think of 1t, we have only
nine pitchers in sight How is that for
minor league enterprise! And maybe
the bunch isn't a promising one! Poole
and Bates have proven their worth in
the Interstate Pardes was q star
IN the Western league; stricklet. won
the Western Association pannant for
Rock Island; Leon vIau is too well
known to make encorliums necessary;
skopec has been a winner in the Chi
cago City League; Wells was the In
ter.state star in 1898. and Bowman is
the University OF West Virginia star
twIrler OF 80. out OF this lineup 1t
looks like cinch that an invIncible
quartettc will be picked out.
The Wheeling management has lines
gu; FOR another pitcher. He will be
Nos. Last season he was one of the
best in the Interstate Laague-and
Wheeling always was powerless before
bis delivery. Guesses are in order.
Denny" Lyons is the only stogIe who
has reported. Pitchers Poole and Bates
are expected to-day from Cincinnati.
Tickets have been sent to Short Stop
RothermeI, at New Orleans; to Third
Baseman Peauinney, at Galveston, Tex
as; to InGeldcr Dot Ebert and Pitcher
skopec, at Chicago; to Outfielda- Con-
gallon, to Guelph. ontario; to Catcher
Boyd, at Oil City Pa, and to Catcher
Ritter, at Liverpool, Pa Most of the
other players are in the immediate vl-
tinity of Wheeling. Most OF the boys
Will be here on schedule time, Thurs
day April ;. Practice will begin at
Ohce, and the first exhibition games will
be played against the champion Roch-
esters, OF the Eastern league. here, on
April 70 ana Il.
Bowman, OF last years University of
West Virginia team, who is TO be given
trial by Wheeling, is training in Ath-
!etc hail. at Morgantown.
Duke" Dent the other University
pitcher. may be given a trial by Dayton.
Armour is negotiating with the youngs-
ter who Is well thought of by all who
have seen his twIrllng.
Red G!ilIgan, the local player. drew
one OF the first relases of the season.
Riley of Columbus, let him out. Hand
Doe from the Canadian league, will
cover shor; for the Senators.
An.intcrpst!nE report is made by Con-
sA!'Generai wiidman, describing base
ball game held at Hong Kong for the
benefit Of the families OF the men Killed
ana wounded on the gunboat Wheeling
when that vessel fred salute in honor
o. The anniversary Of the birth OF the
herman emperor. The report shows
U'dence or the friendliness the
British residents entertain for the
Americans. THE teams which took
past were made UP OF officers and
men Of .hc Baltimore, wheeling and
A9nadnorE. The committee in charge
o. The game included the governor Of
hong Kong, Sir Henry Black, G. c. NJ.
VI Ficr-AdmIral Sir Edward Seymour.
.'mmanSnE the British fleet; Rear
"amifd Watson, commander-In-chi
0, The American AsIatlc squadron, and
'hfi7 Naval Constructor Hobson was
catcher FOR one OF the teams"
d minor league can not prevent its
o,l' memhrrs from playing farmad tall
,n' by legislation. says the Sporting
Ns"H Tho Interstate League has Dr.
cared against farming, and fixed the
penalty at 500 for each game in which
ARMED player appears This enact.
"''i F in direct conflict with the ma
r'N"I asrremrnt, and hence inopetu-
Wv" Artlrlr 10 provides for the as
"so'nHnt OF surplus players to n club
,.."''r Of any other league party to
, , agreement upon mutual agreement
y."S'" Tho clubs intprcstd." II the
p.I,A''y were Imposed. the offending
''' could not only oyadc thu payment