Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-15

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0rleJ Dorsey, Win MsNabb. viii CasIea
chas. Graves, Jim Day. Frank Ball Chas
O, Roemer. MAnhali White, John ScheiE
base, VIII Rolf, VIII Lukens, Chss. BosIeyi
Bob Spencer, Jim Caldwell, Frank Warden
Win Exley, Bob HaAse, Geo. Whitaker,
Lon Linch, Fred Spel1mAn, Chas Bodley,
J. Martin Wayman, Fred Smith. VIII Della.
plain, Louis Delsplain. Joe Woodmansee,
Harry Franzheim. Fred Fisher, HAIRY
Travis, Will W. Irwin.
Miss Martha nightingale was the fortu-
nate possessor Of tie little piece Of paste.
board that drew for her . beautiful par OF
Raymond club skates at the Capitol INK
yesterday morning.
The Wheeling polo team. which west
over to Zanesyille Thursday IN charge Of
Mr.. John HandlaD, express themselves as
highly delighted With their trip. The boys
say their reception in zanesvillle amounted
to an ovation, and that the Zanesyiilisns
went Wild over the games played in the
/ Palace rink. At the matinee and evening
sessions the rink was packed by an excited
throng of spectators to witness the games,
which are reported as being intensely inter
esting. The honors are evenly divided be-
tween the two cities, both clubs having won
a game. The GAINESVILLE boys will probably
come down the latter part Of this week to
play the return game, and there is doubt
but they will receive royal welcome from
the Wheelingites.
Saturday is essentially children day
at the different skating Kinks, and those es-
adjustments are always packed by throng
Of exubersnt juveniles.
Tomorrow evening a grand carnival will
be given at the Capitol rink, by number OF
popular young gentlemen, which promises
10 be a very pleasant affair. Messrs. JOS
eph Duncan and Thomas Shaw are on the
Committee OF Arrangements and they know
well how to get up an affair of this sort
The Shakespearean Carnival, which has
recently excited so much talk in the city. will
take place at the Capitol rink on Friday
evening, March 81 the characters to be
taken from Shakespeare plays of Ham.
let" "Othello' and "As You Like It." 1t
is the intention to tableaux the principal
scenes in the above mentioned plays and
the best amateur talent in this city will be
employed to properly deliniate the vsrious
characters in the different plays.
The skating craze having entirely over
come the human species, it has finally
struck the species canine. Mr.. G. n. lay
lor, the Market street oyster man, has con-
structed pair of skates out OF cotton
spools and is teaching his wonderful Scotch
terrier dog, Pug to skate upon the newly
improvised roller skates. The dog seems to
enjoy the sport hugely and manifests his
pleasure by barking vigorously. Mr.. lay
ior will also try to teach his educated cat
Dumps" how to "scoot' around on the
dizzy rollers.
The game Of foot ball at the Capitol rink
last night, proved to be a very funny and
exciting affair, and finally resulted in Il
draw, each team winning two innings. The
teams were respectively captained By
Messrs. Rice and Lamb, and proved to be
very evenly balanced, both doing very effec
tive work.
The Capitol Rink Football Club accepts
The challenge Of the Island Rink Club, and
will play them at the Capitol rink, Wednes
dsy evening, March 18th, and then plaI I
return gene at the Island rink, and third
and final game, the time and place to BE-
named by the club winning the SECOND
game. This acceptance is made by d: Il
Storm, Captain Of the Capitol Rink Club
Crowded houses greeted Mr.. Will d. Dan
iels at the chapline Street rink yesterday at
ternoon and evening, and we'll were they en-,
tertsined. So much has been said about MIR
Daniels graceful skating that it is almost
useless to attempt to say anything new.
Suffice it to say that he is undoubtedly the
most graceful and accomplished skater that
ever visited Wheeling. The Chapline
Street rink will have some great attractions
this week.
The Alhambra Palace rink, on the South
Side, is nearing completion. 1t is an i'm
mense building and will ell up big part Of
the South End
Clarence Dorsey and Charley Redman
will skate race at the North End rink next
Wednesday week for prize.