The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-17

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While the Interstate ma.nalcs were
busy in an cHrno,t cndeavor TO I'LL tho
gap caused By tho withdrawal OF Can.
ton, resulting in tho working up Of an
organization In Warrington, Pa, tho
news cnmo Of tho drOpo Mansfield. and
then matters looked dubious. llowev.
or. after consulting with tho various
mnGna,cs, it was decided to go ahead
with the six remaining clubs, al! Of
which are fro tested aud will more than
probably finish tho season.
The circuit, then. il: Wheeling.
Twin Cities, Columbus, in tho east; aud
Lima. Findiay and Ken,On in tho west.
President Xe.lcr IA getting out the new
schedule and i. will probably DO made
public tomorrow. Hereafter tho visit.
Ing teams vii! play only two games. IN.
stead OF three a. heretofore. Wheeling
will open the season az Columbus to.
day, Twin Cities at l.itaa and FindIay at
kcn!on. uudcr tho new arrangement,
tho old slate i, wiNod out aad all clubi
are on an equality to-day.
Although the now schedule is not vol
out II Is learned that Weddings Iamos
this week n:e NJ iniluws: Monday ami
Tuesday, at Coluinbus; Wednesday aud
Thursday. ut Lima; Friday and Satur.
day, NJ Findiay; Monday and Tuesday
OF next week, At ken:On. The team
will then return home aud play in turn
all the teams OF tho league.
It's not too much to expect that the
half dozen clubs that now comprise the
Interstate will be stickera. With two
such kIcEers As the Mansfield papers
out. President Iiegler can now rcst in
security, and the league itself is better
of without a town so afflicted Mans.
field, formerly, was good town aud
never gave up until the tiaaliiy was
reached. That the place has changed is
due TO the unreasonable attitude main.
tanned by the newspapers there.
The st. Louis Browns were to have
appeared here on Wednesday. but the
new schedule provides for the appear.
ance OF the Wheeling team nj Lima on
that day. so it is presumed that the dato
with the Browns will be cancelled. This
will be disappointment to the fans
who We're anticipating the battle with
Buckenberger's Germans. Some other
day, perhaps.
Columbus finished seventh in the
race while the eight club circuit lasted,
and the unheavealy Twins were first,
bus yesterday The new series was START
ed in5Columbus anu the Statesmen by
wa!lopiug the Twins taxa first place,
with the Twins at the tail end, where it
is generally hoped they will remain.
There were on v shrce PLAYERS on tho
Mansfield team o! insists" tina, any
body desired in par.icuIar-P.incc, Nc.
Cleary and Somers. The fra. and the
last named have gone TO Columbus,
where Princes many Wheeling friends
firmly believe he will be iayori,e.
Manager V hlte was anxious to secure
the Martins Ferry boy. McCIeary, to
help out Anderson, McDorgOl and Kane
in the box. and teIecraphed him from
UhrichsviIle on Friday. bu, his tele-
gram was not answered. Finally 4
representative OF tho club was sent to
Martins Ferry and it was found ,hat
McC!eary hal just signed with Twin
Cities. Bob" would liked to have come
TO the Wheeling CLUB. but Twin Cities
got ahead OF "BlIy" in some wav.
What became OF tina, Friday telegram
sent 10 McCleary from Uhric!svile?
Secretary Z, Il. Barrow,, OF the
Wheeling club. last night returned
from Washington, Pa, where he Ind
been making arrangements for the en-
trance OF that town into the league in
Canton's place, accompanied By Mana.
ger Dave Curran and others They will
insist that Washington be admitted to
the league, and Harrows says tina; this
course should he taken. Sir. Burrows
ana the Washington people have al
IeaGT enteTc,! into communication with
PresIIen. Lc.,cr. Ii possible tho
WashiHgtonians VIII buy ont one OF the
siz clubs now in the league.
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