Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-13
BOWLING LEAGUE.
AN ORGANIZATION EFFECTED AT A MEETING
HFLD LAST MIGHT.
It VIII Have Membership Of Eight Clubs, Which
Will Contest Once kOn.h-Ihs
RalsS and Officers.

The movement TO organize Downing
league in this city, which was started a
few days ago, took tangible shape last
evening at meeting OF representatives
of eight teams, which was held at the
rooms Of the Press Club. An associa-
ton was formed and rules for the game
were adopted. The clubs were repre-
sented as follows: South Side, DR.. w.
E, Stathers aud Aug. E Marschner;
The Bowlers, Sam B. Harrison; Colum-
bia, Chas. Selbert; Calumet, Harry
Truschel; Wheeling Athletic Wheel
men, G. X. Strobel; in;ClligeReer, X. ID.
Archer; Press Club, Frank Tucker and
Il. V. Ankle.
DR.. Stathers was chosen temporary
chairman OF the meeting After an in
formal discussion of the matter, which
brought out considerable enthusiasm
relative to this healthful sport, set OF
rules to govern the contests was drawn
up and adopted. The organization will
be known as the Wheeling Bowling
League, under control Of q Board OF Man
ayers, composed of one representatives
from each team. Each team will consist
of six members aud four substitutes.
Each club will contest with another
once a week for fourteen weeks, making
the season close about the middle OF
March.
Four place prizes will be provided for,
and two individual prizes, TO DE award
ed to the players making the highest
scores, providing they participate in six
or more games. A committee OF four
was appointed TO select prizes. The
games will be played on Mondays, Wed
DAYS, Thursdays and Saturdays, except
postponed games, for which provision is
made IN the rules. The American 10
frame game will be played, and sn um-
pire and scorers will be appointed
at each contest. The team first
mentioned in each game in the
schedule adopted will select the alleys.
The IntclLigeRcer Columbia and w. A.
W., have chosen Sebert's for their
home alley; the Wheeling Bowling Club
has chosen Wheeling Park, and the
South Side, the Mozart Park. The
other clubs have as yet made no selec-
ton.
After adopting rules, the following
permanent officers were chosen, presl-
dent, DR.. w. f. Stathers; secretary
treasurer, r. Mather Archer.
The following schedule Of games was
adopted:
First IFeel;-Dececemb is, Calumets
va. w. A. W.; December 90, Wheeling
b. C. VS.. Bowlers; December 21, Column
bia VS.. South Side; December %, Intel
Ugencer vs. Press Club.
Second Week-December &c, W. A. w.
VS.. Wheeling B. c.; December 81, Bowl
ers VS.. Calumets; December %, Press
Club VS.. Columbia December so, South
Side VS.. IuteLHgcncer.
Third IFGeE-January 2, Wheeling B.
C. VS.. Press Club; January 3, Calumet
VS.. South Side; January 4, Columbia VS..
w. a. W.; January 6, IRlclltgencer VS..
Bowlers.
Fourth VceE-January s, South Side
VS.. Wheeling B. c.; January 10, Press
Club VS.. Calumets; January II, Bowlers
VS.. Columbia; January 13, w. A. w. VS..
IRteIligeAcer
Fifh Wcek-January Is, South Side
VS.. Press Club; January II, Bowlers VS..
w. a. W.; January is, Wheeling B. c.
vs. Calumets; January 90, Inteiligencer
vs. Colum bia.
Slrh IVeeh-ganuary %, Press Club
VS.. Bcwlers; January "a, w. A. w. VS..
South Side; january 25, Columbia vs.
Wheeling B. c.; January 81, Calumet
VS.. TntelligeBCGr
SeUcntb JVeGk-January %, w. A. w.
VS. Press Club; January 81, Columbia
vs. Calumet; February l, South Side vs..
Bowlers, February 3, M.elLigencor VS..
Wheeling B. c.
Eighh IVcelt-February 5, W. A. W.
VS. Calumet; February z, Bowlers vs..
Wheeling 3. c.; February 8, South Side
VS.. Columbia; February 10, Press Club
VS.. InteUigencer.
Ninth Week February II, Wheeling
B. c. VS.. w. A. w; February Is, Calu-
met VS.. Bowlers; February Is, Colum-
bia VS.. Press Club; FEBRUARY Il, IntelH-
gencer VS.. South Side.
Tenth Week -FebrUery 10, Press
Clab vs. Wheeling B. q; February 2l,
South Side VS.. Calumet; February %,
w. A. w. VS.. Columbia; February "A,
BowIers VS.. InteljigcRcq
Eleventh IVeek February &c, Wheel
ing B. c. VS.. South Side; February %,
Calumet VS.. Press Clun; March l, Co.
lumbia VS.. Bowlers; March 3, MteiLt-
gencer vs.. W. A. W.
TDelfh Weck-March 5, Press Club
VS.. South Side; March 7, w. A. w. VS..
Bowlers; March s, Calumet VS. Wig. b.
c.; March 10, Columbia vs.. Intelliaencer
Thirteenth Week-March II, Bowlers
vs.. Press Club; March Ia, South Side
VS.. w. A. W; March 10, Wig. i. &. VS..
Columbia; March II, Intelitgencer VS..
Cabinets.
Fourteenth Weck-March 10, Press
Club VS.. w. a. W.; March 81, Calumet
VS. Columbia; March 20, Bowlers VS..