Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-11
LOCAL SPORTS.
The Diamond, Track and Oar I'm this
Vicinity,

The Charles s. Browns spent YESTERDAY
in the city. This week they will go on al
! Eastern tour and they expect to again eros
bats with the Standard, later in the season
This week the Standard will start out or
| its first trip. The CrOckery City, of Eas
Liverpool, the Jennings, of Pittsburgh, anC
the Neshanoc, OF New Castle, will be in turn
tackled.
On Saturday the Bandannas, of this city,
] went up TO West Alexander and defeated
the Smarty by a score Of Is to ,. The los.
| ing nine set up the dinner at the Wheeling
| house.
Joe Haberfield, of North Wheeling has
| made race with Keehler, of McKeeS port
| On Saturday, at the Island track, there
was a foot race between Merit Lewis and
| John Herbick, of the Creek Mill, for a
| purse of 800. Lewis won with ease in the
announced time of 1015 seconds.
The racing programme for to-day, at the
fair, is as follows:
First race-Trot for horses owned in Ohio,
Belmont. Marshall and Brooke counties.
Purse 800, best three in five heats.
/. James Mendefl, Wheeling, W. Va, en-
tiers b. M, Luccerne.
?, Frank Evans, Wheeling, w. Va, enters
b. g. Forester.
8. W. II. Handlan, Wheeling, W. Va, en-
tiers &. $. Mambrino Eagle.
4. George Clark, Wheeling, w. Va, en-
5. W. G. swearington, Wheeling, W. Va,
enters b. m. HoOSier Girl.
Second race-Bicycle race for home club,
three in five, half mile heats. First prize,
Excelsior cyclometer; second prize, Nc
Donald cyclOmeter.
On Saturday afternoon the boat race be-
tween Hooper and Altmeyer took place on
the BraddOck course At fifteen minutes
of five O'clock the men started Hooper
took the lead and kept it for about 100
yards, when Altmeyer passed him. After
they had gone about two miles Hooper
turned around and came back to the start
ing point, but Altmeyer rowed over the
course and came in in % minutes and 10
seconds. After the race was over, there
was quite a kick made by the hackers OF
Hooper. They claimed he did the right
thing when he turned back, because the ar
tiCleS of agreement read that each man
should have but one guide boat follow
him over the course, and Hooper
claims that Altmeyer had three guide
boats, and that was the reason he turned
back. He claims the race, but the ref
cree seems to think different, and de-
cided in Altmeyer's favor, and Hoopers
friends say that Altmeyer cannot get the
money, as they will not allow it to be
turned over to him. The referee, Eph.
MOrrisssays: IF / would decide against
Altmeyer, the people would all say that |
did not do what was right with the men,
and my decision and my final decision is
that Altmeyer won the race. Why if every
man that ever rOwed a race in his life
would come up after the race was over and
say that the articles of agreement called
but for one guide boat, there would he no
boat races at all, because everybody who
ever rowed a race always knows that there
are four or five boats tat follow them all
over the course" All the bets were de-
Ciared in favor of Altmeyer, but the Hooper
men say they will have revenge. They also
claim they will challenge Altmeyer before
the season is over for 81, 900 side.
There was a very good game OF base ball
PLAYED at Martins Ferry between the Ma
tionals, OF the North End, and the Oscar
Wildes, of Martins Ferry. The Wheeling
boys, as usual, came off victorious, the
score being 10 to 10. BY the way it is
really surprising the number of good
amateur clubs that are in this city and vi
Cinity. at is an i'll wind that blows no one
any good" is illustrated by this and other
facts if we may call the strike an i'll wind.
1t is q potable fact that the health and
strength Of our young men and boys have
been greatly benefited by the loaf" The
puny lads that come languidly out OF the
mills and workshops, are now rOsy-faced,
bright-eyed and ready for any kind Of sport;
and when the mills start they will be
ready to go to work with renewed strength
and yigor. In this way, if in no other, the
strike has been n benefit TO the city