Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-01
A REVIEW OF SPORTS.
JepwOrth'8 Weekly Budget Of GOSSIP
Pertaining to Various Subjects.
The DISARMAMENT Of the Iron and
Oil League, and Some Circum-
stances in Connection With 1t.
Pugilistic Matters - In Bowling
Circles.

Every person must concede 10 the
fourth rate clubs in the Iron and OIL
League their right to withdraw from
the organization if they feel so dispos-
ed, but when in so doing they make an
unjust attack upon the remaining
clubs, the right of establishing de-
Tense cannot be denied. Oil City has
manifested its jealousy of Wheeling in
more than one way, and very frequent
ly. It's parting shot was clearly
proven to have been unjust, if not ac-
tually made up of falsehoods. There is
also something peculiar about the con-
duct of the clubs which have with
drawn. They have all reorganiZed in
dependently. and will finish the season.
The experience of every base ball man
ager in the country proves that team
will draw better as a member OF an
organization than when playing indie
pendently. Is it possible, then, that
Wheeling's winning sfeak, and the
LIKELIHOOD that the despised Inter
State team would capture the pennant
had something to do with the with
drawal of Oil City, Franklin, ct al.
The present series of games between
Wheeling and Warren is exciting con-
siderable interest in Pennsylvania and
Ohio towns. The home club has made
a magnificent start. winning the first
two games. and should now experience
IN, Ii fxfrA Of 20
naming five games. Warren fans
admit that they expected their team to
have a walkover in Wheeling, but they
are doomed to disappointment. War
rem has no license to defeat the home
club. and if the two teams are COM
pared In point of playing ability
Wheeling will certainly not suffer. In
fact the present club is the strongest
which has ever upheld the base ball
standard for this city. There is no
weak spot Warran is almost certain
TO lose the majority of games in the
series, and this statement is nat a re-
Election on the ability Of the club. The
team puts up quality Of ball almost
fast enough for the National League.
and the Wheeling club realizes n slang
parlance. that it must be ION tie jump"
until the last man is retired in the
ninth in order to win
Wheeling has played seventeen con-
| secutive games on the home grounds
and has suffered but one defeat This
is a record seldom equalled by any club
and a record which should induce the
local lovers of the national game to lib
orally patroniZe the remaining games
to be played at the Island park. The
management has been under heavy
expense, and has maintained a strong
team through the season. and every
fan" would like to see Il large balance
on the right side of the ledger when the
books are balanced up for the season.
Next year Wheeling will be in a bet
ter organization than either the Iron
and Oil or Interstate Leagues. II is
very probable that during the winter
months all the plans viii be completed
for tri-State organization OF ten clubs
including Erie, New Castle and Wash
ington, in Pennsylvania; Wbeei,ng.
West Virginia, and GAINESVILLE, Column
bus. Dayton, Toledo and two other
cities in Ohio.
Billy Dooley, the lanky Californian
who has participated in number Of
bouts under the auspices OF the Metro
politan Athletic Club, was Knocked out
in the fifth round at Washington, D. 9.
To the credit of Dooley it may he said
that he was not in good condition for
the battle. He did not start training
until within twelve days of the date,
and was not in such prime form as his