The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-04

Tho Stnndnrd.nrtrolt Gn,ur-A Hume
lI,.a.. IL.

-'fr sermon on linse ltali.
The game between the Detroits and Stand
ards yesterday closed the base ball season IL
this city, md ended in the defeat Of the honit
club by scote Of 10 10 .. There arc man,
who profess 10 be dlssusied with the holnt
nine, yet the same persons never stop 10 con
slider what has been accomplished In the past
and under what unfortunate circumstances
the Standards played toward the latter end
Of the season. Come people were.so nnrcason
able US 10 believe that our amateur nine
organized late In the seas0n-coul1 cope
with professional clubs. We hyae this tc
sny for the gentlemen who have composed
tho home nine, that they have Away.
behaved rs gentlemen, which Is ni0re than
can be said for tho unreasonable audience!
that have by compliment witnessed the
games. Tho fault. or rather the misfortune
oil the Standards In the recent games WI!
that Laird and the two Ileinlcin's were com
PEELED to leave to resume their studio!
at college. This weakened the home Mint
most perceptibiy, amd with the loss Of thcst
men they should have cried quits" and
ended the season with tho most honorable
record my amateur club ever attained. II
their credit, however, be IL said that havint
engagements with the Deroi,s they deter
mined to Ill them as llOnorably rs they could
and when people who have no pecuniary H.
terest In the club express their disgust they
should remember that cilze Is In other elite.
literally pay for the amusement that |:
served up to them, and oiten-vcry often
have TO swallow worse doses than ever the
Wheeling club gulpel down with wink OIL
a Sriniace. y larity, II is said, makes good
beginning In looking after home affairs, md
We see no reason why the axiom
should not apply In the case OF the
Standards. We cite three gaines wher
the Standards played rs good US could he OK
shamrock and Browns. Do the people forget
these? The ungrateful do, and damn Al,
amateur nine because they can't beat \
league team. The reporter thinks they did
admirably considering the disadvantage.
they worked under and that all the hoOtin,
they have received should DO turned Into
sl'outs Of praise.
We close by remarking that tho home clul
showed wisdom In closing the season whcl
they did, especially when such unreasonable
results are expected Of them-thcy SHOULD
have closed with the Allegheny game. Tia
they have earned an honorable record is no
10 be denied, and II next year there Is con
tinuatlon OF the fever We hope to SC the sam,
nine OH the diamond. and our word for IL /
will take Il mighty energetic team TO maxi
them bite the dust.
To the chronic growlers and misanthrope.
We would say, II y6u want = professiona
team show up your shekels. Then YOU cur
have one. and not till then. In the mean
time don't growl soinfcrnnlly.
The INTEL GENcgE takes this occasion o
saying that while it may have criticized III,
players sometimes, It did so for the good o
the club. und not because il held camily to
wards any individual player. Its lInal wor,!i
are, well done amateur Standards, and al
though your star has set beneath a cloui
this season, may it rise us bright rs the ligh
OF the sun next year.
Finally, thanks, gentle friends, for III,
amusement you hare afforded us, and may
your future be Il thousand times brighter thar
that OF the chronic grumblrrs.