The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-31

The Central base ball league, which
will IN a measure take the place OF the
Iron and on league, after incubatlns
10. some time has at last materiallEed,
The league viii be composed of CIsht
clubs with teams located In this city,
New Castle, Washington and YOungs.
town. as previously stated IN this
paper The remaining franchises will
20 10 East Liverpool, Twin City (Den-
nlson, o., Bradford and Celeron
Jamestown, N. " The meeting for
Organization will probably be held In
Youngstown the second week In Ianu'
airy. .,.,..,.,..
one with the exception OF the Celeron
club, which Is located at jamestown,
y. y, Mci(eesport would have been
much more to the likins OF Wheeling.
II Il to he hoped that some measures
will BE- taken TO keep the league Intact
until the close Of the season, 80 as not
10 have q repetition OF tho miserable
ilukes in the Interstate and Iron and
on organizations Of last yenr.
OF the new clubs 70 be admitted, Cele-
ron and Twin city were members OF the
Iron and OIL league. The Celeron team
VIM Be controlled by n. L. Brodhead.
who owned the tenn last year. MIR,
Brodhead Is known In business way
as the Celeron Amusement Company,
He runs q summer resort on Lake
ChautauQua, and no wants the base
ball team as an attraction. During the
two months the team played last year
Il cost Mr.. Brodhcad over $1,000, but he
will start with the season and carry his
team 70 the end. The Twin city team
Will be owned by stock company,
headed by President Myers. Bradford
Till also be controlled by q stock COM.
pany, AL these clubs have good
grounds.
East Liverpool VIII have a stock
company. There has been no league
team at East Liverpool for several
seasons, but It 81 known as one OF the
best base ball towns OF its size in the
country, Ind has since supported Q
strong Independent team. The old
Crockery City grounds were fixed up
last year at an expense OF over 5000,
and the club has secured them.
The reason MeKeesport was left out
in the cold. says the Pittsburgh Times,
was that the other towns are better To-
Gated for circuit purposes. The Wheel
ing, Twin City, Washington and East
Liverpool teams will be within sixty
miles OF each other, and local feeling
will help the game along. The rivalry
between Youngstown and New Castle
has amounted almost TO anlmoslty In
past seasons. and Jamestownand Brad
ford will doubtlssS have their own little
differences TO settle. The jumps will
be short which Is q great factor In the
expense account. The league will APP
ply for protection under the national
agreement IN Glass i.
New Castle rs already getting a
move On" The stockholders OF the
bail club will hold u meeting shortly
after the first OF the year 10 elect OH
GERS and make arrangements for plac-
Ing a first class club In the field II "a
the intention OF the directors TO secure
first class players early In the season
and not wait as they did last season
until nearly the end to get Q winning
club. An effort will be made TO get
Va Thompson. OF Pittsburgh. the last
season manager, to reconsider his deci-
sion not to act as the manager OF any
club next season. He will at least be
offered the first bag. Tom o'Brien, the
left fielder. viii be re-engagcd II posi-
BILE. as win be Torreyson. George Smith,
and several others, including Dan Mon
roc, the pitcher, who won the game
from RO9IOn