The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-09
TIE TRI-sTATE LEAGUE.
What the csisnSas JOgrnAI Says la D,
Tense OF the HAmo-NotSs.


What the CsisnSas journal Says Ia De.
tense Of the NAmo-NotSS.
The Columbus "stats Journal" has the
following in regard to the change Of name
of the Ohio Lssgue: "There seems to be
an objection from various sources regard
ing the change in namo OF the Ohio
League to the Tri.ssate Lssgus, and az
the estate journal" was heartily in favor
Of dropping the name Ohio, when It's Gig.
niacancs was entirely misleading, 1t is
proper that something should be said By
this paper regarding the change. Til.
State may not be the best name that could
have been selected. There are objections
to It, inasmuch IS 1t is somewhat awk.
ward, but 1t certainly is significant. The
name Northern has been suggested, and
We are free to confess that that sounds
much better. But as opposed to Ohio
Tri.State is every way preferable. The
Mansfield "News" Rays thGt the original
intention was to have an Ohio League and
that this intention should be carried out
by gradually returning TO only Ohio cities
That may sound very we'll, but Rs long Of
sufficient Ohio cities do not come to the
front with any assurance Of supporting Q
League 1t Is imprRCticable.
"6uch cities as Columbus, Toledo sud
Wheeling would not be content with base
ball "a furnished by inferior clubs, and
that is what the whole thing would
amount to II Ohio were alone relied upon.
The larger cities do not want to be ham
pered and It 10 not unlikely that the time
will come when they will unite with the
larger cities OF other States, and form Q
very strong organization. There are citiet
in Indiana that would do we'll in the
League, and unless the Ohio cities that
are now in make come show Of being self.
supporting, they will In time be dropped
ont. There Ia no claim made that Ohio
has not sufficient cities large enough in
population to make the League success
but the assertion is made that they have
not the requisite base ball enthusiasm.
Tri-State was our choice for name sim.
ply because We had heard Of none better
bat ainCe the meeting last month other
names have been suggested and they are
very appropriate. The propriety Of again
changing is questioned, however. Atany
rate never adopt the name OF single
State for Rn,sf1aiE that resches,beyond Ii
borders"
The "Stato Journal" has always been
fair in its treatment OF clubs outside Of
Ohio, but there are several ANAL fry Jour
mails in that State who imagine that the
existence Of the League depends entirely
on them.
NOTES.
The Lima uniform will consist OF com.
bination Of nsvy-blue and old gold.
News from Lima 10 to the effect that
Manager Harrington has signed eighteen
men from which to pick his stars.
W. A. Calhoun, OF East Liverpool writes
to :"sporting Life" to say that W. F. Irwin
Is not the first base ball pitcher with one
eye. He had a man named Sullivan in his
team some years ago who only had one
eye, and that was q daisy. Seems as
though we have heard Of Calhoun in these
parts.
Mr.. KetCham, the President OF the To.
ledo club, is young millionaire and di,
videB hiB time between q stable OF fancy
horse-aeah and the finest steam yacht on
the Great Lakes-the speranZR. Mr..
Ketcham Is also commodore Of the Ohio
Yacht Club. The officers, directors and
stockholders are all heavyweight citizens,
and give the club prestige at once.