Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-11
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.
BASE BALL NOTES AND GOSSIP
+ ABOUT GAMES, AND
PLAYERS.
Something About the Leading Clubs
and Their PIayers-ISan johnson
: and Hurt-A Pitchers Change of
Mind. t-t

Meaney, of the Marion team, leads
| the Western Association in sticking
with an average Of 1854 Cupid Childs,
the old Lacquer, now with Toledo Is
going 302; Walter Wilmot, 294; George
| Miller and Harry TRULY. 2S9; and Dan
Lally, 283. FRANK Killen. the old Pr
rate, is first among the pitchers with
Bob Talbot and Jouett Meekin at the
bottom.
Manager McPhee. of the Cincinnati
club. is trying to get Pitcher Wright, OF
the Dayton club. Manager Armour.
bowever, has an exaggerated idea Of
Wrigbts worth.
j. Chesbro relieved Poo.e in the fifth In
ming The Wheeling boy seemed to have
speed and curves. but he could not
fool the Chicago batsmen, though he
tried hard enough to do so. Chesbro
was more successful. and pitched clever
ball.---Pittst.~g Post.
Jack Powell, the Covington boy with
che Washington team, formerly with
New Castle, is paying a remarkable
game at second for the Senator'S. He
probably will be retained permanently
on the infield. -
| The Columbus club has released in
IL der Wy1ette.
Tom Needham. OF the Dubois team,
has signed with Wheeling.
A Columbus writer says that Latham
has the umpires of the " estern ASCOT
alton all skinned.
A Mr.. Holdeman has purchased the
Marion team, and is now lne sole owner
of the concern
The once famous pitcher, "~umpus'
Jones, is IN Columbus, nearly blind.
His health has failed, and he Is IN
destitute circumstances.
The ayton team OF the Western, As
ISOLATION may be transferred. The av-
! erage attendance for the past few weeks
has been about $50.
The Old Soldiers have been caught
in a boycott on, the car route to II ~
view Park, and the Dayton club Is suf-
fering in consequent.
If Gochnaur, the Dayton short stop,
is not with some major league club
next year, it's because he will be over
looked Gochnaur is playing the great
est ball of any shortstop in the Westrn
Association. ..sr
President Strobel of the Toledo club.
declares that there is not the slightest
chance for the season in this organiza-
tion being cut short. He says. further,
that the withdrawal of the Indianapolis
club was a benefit rather than detri-
ment to the association.
Forfeit money for both Jack McClel-
land and Eddie Gardnr has been posted,
and all arrangements have been com
pleted for their 20-round contest on
Wednesday, August 81, at Kittanning.
i Kennedy having refused to meet Dom
oyan. arrangements are being made to
/ get a good man to box Donovan on
the following evening. Efforts will be
made to get Charlie McKeever, Myster-
tTous Billy Smith, Jimmie Handler, or
Jim Judge.
Eddie Gardner, of this city, and Kid
Davis. of Denver, were matched last
night at Johnstown. Pa. to fight 10
rounds before the Wjndber, Pa, Park
Athletic Club for $3.50 purse, so and
40 per cent. The men will weigh in at
! 124 pounds.
While Smink and Sporting Editor
Diekerson of the Grand Rapids Demo-
crat had a battle royal on the grounds
at Grand Rapids Monday. Dickerson
| in his comments of the Sunday game
with Toledo charged Umpire Smink
| with giving the game away. The un-
pire took umbrage and II the Demo-
Graf can be relied upon, got a good
thrashing for making his protests
against the criticism. Smink has had
a merry chase in the Western Asso-
| citation this season. He has been
signed and released by three different
managers. including Marion, and fin
ally accepted the task of an umpire.
Smink has many friends in Marion,
| but they will be forced to believe that
he is a dirty ball player II he keeps
IN his present tactics when he comes
to this city Friday to umpire the series
with Dayton. 80.
President Ban Johnson, of the
American League, has suspended first
bassman Hart, of the Baltimore team
indefinitely for mis- assault on Umpire
Haskell in Baltimore Monday. THIS
is the first time player of the Ameri-
can League has struck an umpire, and
1t is an offense that can not be over
looked" said President Johnson. Il
am waiting for more complete re-.
ports from my umpire before taking
final action in the matter, but 1t is
certain that the act Will be sufficiently
punished" This is the same Hart
| that jumped the Wheeling tam.
+, Pitcher Vasbinder, of the Marion
| Western Association team. who was
signed by James McAleer. has re-
turned to Marion. The twirler with
! the Teutonic name came to Cleveland