The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-05
.WHEELING'S FRANCHISE
In tho Newly organlzed Interstate
Base Ball League to Let.
sWAS GIVEN TO al. BUCkGNBERGER
but as lilo Has Como to Vt. Louis TO
Manage tho Browns, Ho VIII Hnvo
TO Give Up Iils Pians TO Como TO
Whecllug-Two Applicants for tho
Franchise, but n Wheeling Man Is
Waited : Last Nights Bowllns
Games. n

Although Wheeling was recently nd.
nitted 10 tho circuit OF tho nowly or.
ganizel Interstate base ball league,
thcre has been u degree Of uncertainty
as to who was TO take hold hero, In fac,
twas not known to whom the franchise
belonged. Tho lNTELLluGScER sporting
editor received tho following seliex
planatory letter from George l. More.
land, Of steubenville, who 10 to manage
the team there, In which he says that
Al. BuckenberGer was to have the fran.
chise, but he having signed with st.
Louis. he Is now out OF the question.
The letter follows:
when was at tho meeting In Col.
umbus, discovered no one represented
your city and that no word hat been re.
ceived from thore. So | telegraphed to
A. Y. Buckenbergsr. who lie one OF my
best friends, asking him II no would
take the franchise. His answer was
YES he would take it and put team in
your city. But since' that AL has
signed St. Louis con,rac.. | wrote
him letter last Tuesday bu. that night
before my letter arrived at his residence
lie had left for St. Louis and OF course
I ldid not 20. any answer. So that Ia the
way it stands just Mt present. Buck will
likely DO homo Sunday and am going
up to see him. | received letter from
Billie White, Of Bellaire, who wanted
(. the franchise, also from John F..
Roschie, OF GAINESVILLE. who wants the
same. am in favor OF Wheeling
man getting the place now tina: Buck
can not go there.
about the league in general. | can
say it will be go and we will without
doubt have the best league ever or.
ganized in this state. We have Colu,n.
bus, with Nlilt d. West, the old ball
PLAYER, at tho head OF it. He will be
assisted by George Rhue. another old.
timer. Canton will be managed BY the
Messrs. Goble Bros, OF Grand Rapids,
Mich. Mansfield will be run bv Burns
Brothers; Hamilton by George Beech.
man; Akron will be managed by NJ. b.
: Mexican. brother OF Ed Mexican, o!
Cleveland. Dayton has no one yet to
hiauaSe thc icaui, uuk TWO well known
people are after the franchise, iuclud.
ing the gentleman who owns the
grounds.
In regard to your own city explain.
ed that, while will have charge OF this
city. We will be under the national
league protection in Ciasa B, and with
salary limit of $500. am positive
every ono will make money. as the
towns are hot for base bali. It is now
nearly six years siuca good league was
run in these cities. Ihave the franchise
for your city, and should Buck give up
the idea OF putting 4 team there / will
turn it over TO a good, reliable party"
Wheeling is surely ripe for another
experience with professional base ball,
and local people who wish to encourage
the national game here should at once
enter into communication with Mr..
Moreland. " ho will be ,in shape to con.
slider offers after his conference with
Buckenberger tomorrow The season
Is approaching and Wheeiing's manage.
ment, whoever it shall prove TO be,
should ge. down to the work OF .ecur.
ing good team at once