Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-13

Col. Nathan Fiel, Of this city, has
been interviewed by a reporter Of the
Pit,sburv Dispatch about his recent trip
TO the South and sporting matters gen
orally. Here is what the Dispatch
said yesterday:
Note" Fell. the well known local
sporting man, who has been making q
book at the St. Louis races during the
winter, was in the city yesterday on
his way to Wheeling. While sOjourn-
ing at St. Louis. Nate visited Hot
Springs. 70 see his old friend Harry o.
Price and he also saw the Pittsburg
base BAH players who were there. Dur
ing @ conversation 5Ir. Fell said:
Let me ten YOU that the PittsburS
rau PLAYERS 0t Hot Springs are all right.
I1ave taken en- interest in the national
game and the players Tor many years,
and ] must say that I was never more
interested in the work of any players
In my life than I was In the work of
Bcckley. Ely. Lyons and Killen az Hot
Springs. Nenefee Of course was work
ing there. also. but he did not impress
me favOrably. He is a me young man
and may come round an right.
But Beckley was never as lively in
his ESe. He attracted the attention Of
every visitor I'm Hot Springs. and his
playing was simply wonderful. Phys
ically, ne could not De i'm better condl-
ton. Ely is the picture Of health and
visor. and let me say chat he is an ath-
lete. He showed the boys how TO play
the position OF short stop. Why at
times his work was absolutely wonder
full. He is ready 20 play phenomenal
ball now. I'm him the PiJsbUrs club
has certainly secured the best short
stop in the country
II paid considerable attention to
Denny LYONS. He is somewhat heavy,
but is Dlaying splendid ball. and in q
few DAYS viii De I'm frst-class condition.
He is taking the best Of care Of him
SELF. OF course. booze was entirely
absent from the players. This is alb
solutely true because every one or
them is trying his very best to get into
class condition. Eillen is as tull
OF earnestness as he can be. He looks
q little thin and shows more or less
sign OF the bloOd-pOisoning he suffered
from last year. But mis- arm is all
right and ne will pitch good ball. Judg-
ing from his work THAT / saw l have
great faith in him this year. You can
rely ON the fact that he would do any
thing TO pitch winning BAH this year. "
Speaking of winter racing IN ST..
r.oris. Mr.. Fell said it. was remarkable
the amount OF interest the meeting on
rI| UlHsH US NJ q
had attracted. He said that although
tba track was It-le more than three
cightS of mile in circumference, and
the horses an outlaws the average dairy
attendance would exceed 1900 persons.
As for the books. they are run on q 81
and 50 basis, and the game is q hard
one. At present they are under one
management. with not much prospect
of a golden harvest for the proprietors.
Won der Abe and the FOresters. how
ever. are making nice thing or Jhe
meeting. According to those most IA
-riliar with the venture their profits
are fully $4,000 a week. and or this
amount Won der Abe gets at least one
third
At The conclusion of the winter meet
inc n is the present intention Of the
management TO inaugurate night rae
ing. by electric light. The experiment
has been tried in ST. Louis and proved
successful on O track much farther re-
moved from the center of population
Than the one I'm question. All things
considered. Mr. Fell was OF the opinion
that Won der Abe struck il rich when
he allied himself with the jumpers and
struck. q source of revenue that would
much more than square all Of his re-
cent base ball losses.