The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-03
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LocAl Ntllotic sporting Hlhttct5 hnu
projects nre quito numerous these days.
Tho bowling leagues season is drawing
10 close and the interest in this sport
is now greater than ever before. 1t has
boon proposed that supplementary
championship sorios OF eight weeks be
arranged Tor at tho end OF the present
series. which takes place on tho evening
OF tho 22ud, whom the Wheeling Bowl.
ing Club and tho Intelligcncers meet,
Already the interest in tho two contests
OF that evening is considerable, more
than anything else on account OF tho
probability that the Wheeling Club
will need them in order TO win out
either fret or second place in tho race.
The largest crowd OF the season will be
present. The supplementary series,
however, will not probably he arranged.
Tho principal objection is that there is
no great enjoyment in bowling cham.
pionship games, tho strain on the nerves
boihg great Tho South Side and
Wheeling Clubs are opposed TO tho new
series.
As will be seen by tho following com.
munication which has been received
from + G. McClelland, he is anxious
for q skating match with Eugene liNnlic:
II understand Eugene Hanke wants
to skate me five miles. II liauko means
business and will deposit forfeit ut
any newspaper office in Wheeling, l will
show him mean business, and | will
skate him, either in Wheeling or Clevo-
land, for as much rs he wants to skate
for"
As the cycling sport increases, moro
and moro complaint made OF machines
being stolen, 4 number OF Bostonese
have established the Wheemen's Reg
istration company with plenty OF capi,
tai and will insure wheels against THEFT
For 81 the wheel is registered and for
another dollar is insured for the term OF
one year. The new company fills long
felt want among wheelmen and will no
doubt be literally patronized. 1t will
soon be represented in Wheeling and
vicinity
Occasionally talk is heard Of reyiving
base ball in Wheeling, but as yet nothing
has boon done in definite way in this
direction. In the meantime now tri-
state league is being formed. with Zanes-
villo. Canton, Mansfield and other towns
in 1t.
The spring trade in bicycles is open
ing better than was expected in this vi
cinity. Wheeling. which has not been
represented in the jobbing trade since
I. J.. Rose left, will this season DO rep-
resented by George W. Johnson's Sons.
who have gone into the cycle trade ex-
tensively, and will carry heavy stock.
They already have statesmen on the road
in the tri-state radius for their line,
which is composed OF the well known
Triangle and Queen City makes. Their
manager, Mr.. George Peabody, has al.
ready pluced several machines here.
Road racing was quite popular here
last year, and this season will probably
see several such evonts. 1t is proposed
to have a fifty mile road race to DO run
from Cen,reville, Pa, to Wheeling, with
riders contesting from the three neigh
boring states, and such race will prob
ably be arranged to take place early in
the season. II it comes of the riders
will so to Centroville by rail.
A camera club is talked OF by the de.
voices OF that enjoyable out.oi.door rec.
reation. Wheeling has number Of
up.and-up knights OF the camera, and
tho scheme will no doubt result in the
formation OF m organization early in
the spring. Ii possible the club will
obtain admission to the association OF
amateur Photographic clubs and secure
tho loan OF that organizations tine COL
lection OF lantern slides for exhibitions.
Will Greer, West Virginia's profess
Bional bicycle champion. has sent the
following to tho sporting editor Of the
lNTRLLlGEScER:
"Not hearing from my def to Walter
Worls, will ride any bicycle rider in
West Virginia race from ono to ten
miles for $50 to $3.50 side and cham
pionship OF West Virginia.
"WILL GREER"
1t is understood that Worls is willing
to ride Greer, and that he will accept
the challenge for race.
COLUMBIA TIES WHEELING.