The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-23

So much enthusiasm and lntures. Il.
Is shownin tho prospect for professional
base ball in this city during tho suaaon
OF 1895, Is seldom seen so far In al.
vance OF the season proper. Yesterday
Messrs. A. Z. Bnckenberger and viii
White, who arc at tho head OF the
Wheeling end Of tho Interstate league
movement, wero in tho city for ttIs put.
pose OF closing, ii possible, the deal for
grounds. They arc greatly pleased at
the very evident revival Of base ball In.
%tercst, and both feel confident that
Wheeling will be about tho best town
on the league circuit.
Tho scene n. A~IcLaughlin's Yesterday
afternoon was very much "base ball"
B~uckenbercer and Win White wore
il!elc, also "Jack" Glasscock, Sammy"
Nichols and several others. The M.
tional game was the sole topic OF con-
versation, and :he plans OF theNWheel.
Ing management in particular were
discussed and the outlook considered
excellent by all tho "ians."
In the afternoon General Manager
Wright. o; tho Wheeling Railway Com.
pauy. accompanied by Rucksnbergor
ard White, TOOK a look at tho Schmul-
bach property At tho north end OF the
Island HaG at the other sites that have
been mentioned. The frsl.named, how.
ever, is considered tho lest all.round
location. Mr.. schmnibach Was also
seen and promised TO give tho riub his
encouragement. The street railway
company, too, will give the club ssais,.
n C III the event that grounds along its
lins are selected. Another site, one
that has not yet been made known, was
also locked nj Nonn OF the several
sites suggested va secured Yesterday,
hut 8~uckcnherSss will DO here srain on
Friday o! this week, when a decision
will be arrived at.
Both White aud BGcseuba:ger ID.
clare that Wheeling will ba given ~
excellent team, one that viii compare
well with auy OF the teams Of by.gore
dave. White has agreed OH terms with
two players. n catcher aud 4 third base.
mas, aad is negotiating with others, all
OF whom, ii secured. will DO iayorites IN
Wheeling. The catcher who has ac-
ceptcd tcrms," said White. .is Que
OF the best men in the business; has
had plenty OF experience and can line
out the boil rs well rs play his position
I'm TO the notch. The ,hird-basenar is
n cracker jack. and will maze his mark
in the Wheeling uniform"
"Why not make tho nance OF the
PLAYERS publicT' was asked.
"For the very good reason that the
league has not yet been admitted to tho
protection OF the national agreement
and until We get that protection, othe.
clubs could swOop down on us and nab
the good 'uns VIC have un%eartned."
White is after a frat baseman, who
has beer highly recommended to him,
but who has no. had 4 great deal OF ex-
perience. excepting in semi.proiessional
teams. lie played on q team not far
away from Wheeling last season, and
tielded and basted away up. Another
player who may be secured ia a college
pitcher who made his mark last season,
and Is now receiving oilers from the
big eastern universities.
Perhaps the most important position
in n base ball outi. is the c%aptaincy.
Non.playins captains often possess
qualities not seen in the player captain,
hut when the latter i. n good one he is
muchto BIO preferred. This is a position
that will be well filed on the Wheeling
team, as Manager White. himself, will
play short field and captain the team.
White was known as one Of the brainy
ball players in the old St. Louis Browns
days, and. as he has not been summer.
ing at Weston or any Of the other in
sanity centers. he has managed TO re.
tain all his base ball 'horse scuse."
White will be the keystone to wha.
may be Il stone.wall inReld.