Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-30


Race Meeting at the Far
Grounds-The Race for the Bowl
ing Championship - Other Mat
tiers.
There are boxers and sluggers. The
latter have no business in the Pugihs-
tic profession. They do more 70 bring
into disrepute than all other causes
combined. A good. clean, square con-
lest between men who understand the
science of boxing. is seldom brutal II
they have been properly trained 1t need
not be So But when two men go at
each other in hammer and tongs fash
ion. the contest is just such as would
please those who delight in barroom
fights. The Metropolitan Club has FUR
nished exhibitions of both sorts during
the past week. Marshall and Van
Heest are not to be placed in the same
class as Scanlon and Woods. Both are
very clever. and their exhibition Tues
dav night was worthy a much more
liberal patronage from persons who ad-
mire that form of sport. Billy DooIey
is also a clever boxer, but the club
must put better material than JACK
Grace against him if it wishes to pro-
vide an interesung bout. The eXhi0i-
tion between those TWO men was not a
contest at an. Grace was simply out
classed.
Thursday nights contest showed con-
cusively that Tim Scanlon has no bus
mess in the prize ring. He acted more
like an infatuated bull than a rational
human. He is undoubtedly a strong
puncher. but it requires more than
brute strength to win contests. He IS
sadly deficient in generalship, and if he
really intends 20 go into the ring again
il viii be a long time before he can
enter Woods class. Not that Woods
possesses any great ability for he is
really only a fourth rate boxer He
has done much better work in his time,
than he displayed Thursday, and In
Justice TO him it may be said that he
aid not train for his contest with sean
lon. as ne did not consider it necessary.
He won simply on account of his cool
ness. Scaulon wasted his energy IN
tow or three rounds, and was easy after
that.
The attendance 40 the entertainments
of the club was very disappointing.
Manager Ted Alexander is disguised.
He has received letters from such men
as kid" Layigne. Jimmy Dime, and
others. but DE can give them no encour-
agement It is very probable that
good contest would pack the club house
if the price of admission was cut in
half. 40 any rate it is understood that
this viii -Ae tried as an experiment,
and I'm the event of failure 20 draw a
respectable crowd. the entertainments
under the auspices of the club will be
discontinued.
The spring race meeting Of the
Wheeling Driving Club was successful
and unsuccessful To depends upon the
point of view The races were the best
ever seen on the Fair Grounds. Some
fast steppers We're entered and the
track record for a mile was lowered by
at least two horses The conditions
We're an very favorable. and the medt
ing was successful iuI every feature eX-
opt the receipts There were exactly
2O01 paid admissions during the four
days. When 10 is considered that
something like $1,000 was paid out in
purses. IL does not require a very long
head to figure ont a deficit for the club.
y the members of the club are discOur-
aged after their hard work 90 make the
meeting success. no person will find
fault with them. To is an open question
as 20 whether 10 would be advisable.
from "a pecuniary standpoint. to make
the spring meeting q permanent insti-
hutton. The attendance would prob
ably be better each year. but 10 will be
q difficult matter 90 find men with the
willingness Co sink couple of thou
sand each year on prospect Of returns
in the dim and hazy future.
There is nothing especially new in
base ball circles. The clubs have an
been drawing fairly good crowds dur
ing the week There have been per-
sistent rumors during the last few DAYS
that it is the intention 20 wind ND the
League afer the Fourth Of July games.
This report is denied on the authority
OF Messrs. B0rroWs and White Presi-
dent Liegler is also quoted as saying
that Che League viii flash the season
beyond q doubt and there appears to
be- no good reason why it should not.
The attendance has not been falling OFF.
but has probably shown an increase
during the last six days. A great deal
depends upon the games on the Fourth.
The Twin Cities viii play here on that
day. and with fair weather there should
be az least four thousand people at the
two games None of the clubs have
made any money thus far. but it is not
probabla that any ot them are much be-
hind on the season Wheeling has
Jared as well as any other team. and
perhaps better There is better feel
ing for the home club now than ever
before. There Is less of the disposition
20 critclse. and more willingness to ap-
plaud good plays a few more victO-
ries on the home grounds. and Wheel
sng viii have as many "ro0terS" as anV
Interstate city, although it is TO be
hoped that they Will not follow the ex-
ample of be Uhrichsyille crowds.
The fact that Wheeling is now after
several players should be the best an
swer % the report that the League will
give up the ghost after next Thursday