Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24

Boxing, Wrestling, and Other
Sports.
Wheeling is stronger in the box TO-
day than week ago, and begins to loom
up as probable pennant winner. The
club made splendid record on its first
trip, and supplemented this with re-
markably good work on the home
grounds, winning seven out of nine
games played. The wisdom of the selec-
ton of Jack Darrah as captain has
been demonstrated several times. He
has not gone to the extremes which
characterized his work last season. but
no person will dispute the fact that ms
"scrappy" tactics aid in swelling the
run column, and demoralizing the OPP
posing teams. Darrah is good Held
general, has the confidence of his men,
and is every inch a ball player himself.
AS to who will be the regular pitchers,
is still an open question. Garvey will
be one; the rest are uncertain. Bar
rett has reported for duty, and claims TO
be in proper shape He will be given
a chance against Fort Wayne. Baker
pitched one excellent game, and john
son showed up in much better form
during the week McGary is still suf-
fering with the rheumatism. name was
given a trial yesterday, and is quite
promising youngster. The team is
fielding and batting well, and when the
pitching department steadies down to
work, the club will be in the pennant
race in earnest.
So far the Eastern clubs have been
playing at home, and the Western clubs
have been arrayed against each other.
Fort Wayne has outclassed the clubs in
the West. and Wheeling has duplicated
the performance in the East The bat
tie For first place during the early part
of the season will be between the two
teams named. The Western clubs
come East this week, and the real test
of strength will take place. Fort
Wayne opening in Wheeling will be an
excellent thing for the home club in the
tie for the leadership, and Wheeling
certainly has at least an equal chance
for two games in the series. Toledo
will bump against Washington, and will
find a strong batting aggregation up
there. Jackson and New Castle are
two Of the strongest clubs in the league.
and will make it decidedly interesting
for each other. Youngstown and Sag
NAV will battle for the doubtful hon
ors. A better arrangemnt of the sched-
ule could not have been made, IL the
situation at this time could have been
foreseen at the time the schedule went
into effect.
The Interstate has been remarkably
noisy for a youngster of three weeks,
Nearly every city has made a kick On
something. but Wheeling is quietly
saving wood" and winning games.
Toldo continues to be disturbing fac
tor. The seat of the trouble out there
appears to be the weakness OF Torrey-
sons team. and jealousy OF other clubs.
Toledo sporting writers profess to see
i'm the strength of Fort Wayne con-
dition of affairs wG;ch threatens the
life of the organization. The other
cities which are bowling about the
Farmers have taken their cue from To-
ledo. 1t is too early for complaint OK
This sort. 1t might not be inopportune
TO suggest to the kickers that they save
their ammunition until Fort Wayne re-
turns from its Eastern trip. But there
are other complaints, and most OF them
fall on the shoulders of the poor UNI
pire. "Tha umpire robbed u.s. is trite
expression, but the fan" whose judg-
ment does not follow the course of his
roofing. takes it with a grain of salt.
ITmpires make mistakes-who doesn't?
If they are impartial. errors should be
overlcoked. even when they leave sore
ness behind. Not until men can be Sc
cured who have several sets Of eyes. the
capacity of being in several places at
one time, and ilfallible judgment, will
the last of the walls against the UNI
pires be heard.
Interest in cycling is still on the in
crease. and more wheels are owned in
this city than ever before. The differ
ent organizations are increasing in
membership, which is certainly
healthy indication. To-day there will
be several runs into the country. In
terest centers at present in the big road
race of House G. Hermann. which will
be given next month, and will be par
ticipated in by all the crack riders in
this section of the country. The list Of
prizes hung up by the firm is very at
tractive. The local riders will give
lantern parade within a few weeks,
which promises to be the biggest event
of the kind ever given in the city. Chief
Consul C. H. Geiger will take steps with
in a few days TO organize State Divis-
ion of the L. A. W., which has enjoyed
quite a boom in membership in West
Virginia recently.
The DAISIES have rolled nine games
in the South Side bowling tournament,
and each Of the team strings has been
above nine hundred This is certainly
a remarkably showing, and if continued
will land the team in first place at the
close of the season, beyond question.
The feature Of the contest during the
past week was the winning of game
from the Harvests by the Apegs, who
are bringing up the tail end of the pro-
cession. The Daisies and Mail Pouch
are in first and second place respective
", with the Carroll Club. Sommer-
nachtsfests and La Bellies tied for third
place. The race is very pretty. There