The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-20

Tho planning aud smoothing.down Of
two bowling alleys, in itself appears 4
very innocent and harmless proceeding,
but when William Fotty planed his
"lfarvcst Home" alleys Il fcw weeks ago
he stirred up a genuine full.iledgod tenn.
pest in n teapot, and as Il consequence
tho conclusion OF the first season Of tho
Wheeling Bowling League is marked by
watling and gnashing OF teeth, 90 to
speak. Tho alleys were planned just DO.
fore the two games between tho Press
Club aud South Side teams we're played,
and 1t was claimed at the time that the
alleys wcro changed go rs to take away
the condition approaching n "lcad pipo
cInch" by which tho Press Club, uu.
doubtedIy weak on other alleys, would
not have the advantage OF putting balls
down IN tho cutters IN tho nIlcys aud
making strikes and spares almost TO tho
entire exclusion OF breaks. When those
games wero played Captain Paul Roy
mann, OF tho Wheeling Bowling Club,
then n close second 10 the South Siders
in tho race, entered Il protest with the
secretary 10 the board OF managers OF
the league, claiming that the alleys
Should not have been tampGred with
until tho close OF the season. Tho
South Side boys claim that tho change
in tho alleys hurt them as much as any
n else, and that 1t does not Affect the
Fn1f1lt nj fbn ran, To- Nl,n Nr,uv In H.
least.
Inst night tho Press Club and Wheel.
ing Athletic Wheelmcn played On the
fotty alleys, and before the game was
plared, n OF the players OF the former
team entered a protest, claiming that
the Same conditions existed in this in.
stance, as in the case Of tho Press Club
Wheeling games. These two protests
together with the one entered by the
Press Club against the games won by
the lntellicencer team. when the tor-
mer teams players failed to appear at
the time agreed upon, will be consider
ed at a meeting to be held Immediately
alter the season ends next Saturday,
n tho prospects are that the gather
ing OF tho clans will result in n scrap
tguratlvely speaking. OF course-tho
outcome Of which is problemat!c to the
extreme.
A PRETTY RACE.
The last week Of the race for the pen
nant shows up with as pretty q contest
as could DO desired. The South Side
and Columbia leans arc almost neck
and neck for first place, and three clubs
are punched for fourth place. Column
bla, II game behind their opponents,
plays Calumet this week on their own
allcys, while the South Side club bat
Ties with Sam 'Ilarrison's Bowlers at
Wheeling Park. Columbia should win
two. and the South Siders may do the
Same, but they hardly expect to win
more than n OF the two games.
Tho ~1ntelligcnccrs ere still in fourth
place, but one club at least is likely to
tie them-.hc Wheeling Athletic
Wheclmen. The newspaper boys play
the strong Wheeling Bowling Club Sat
urday evening, and if they lose two
games, as is likely, will be tic with the
W. A. W. gang. If the season ends this
way n plaY.of will DO necessary, with
chances in favor OF the wheelmen; they
have been bowling in great form lately.
Outside OF the clubs named the others
will finish as follows: Wheeling Bowl
lngC Club, third; The Bowlers, seventh;
Pres: Club, eighth aud winner OF the
"boobY" prize.