Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-17
A REVIEW OF SPORTS.
Interesting Events of the Week in
Athletic Fields.
The Interstate League of Base Ball
Clubs, and the Wheeling End OF
It-Condition Of the L. A. w. In
this State-Bowling Contests-The
Gun Club Shoot-Other Matters


Gun Club Shoot-Other Matters
Wheeling lovers of base ball have
been given an opportunity during the
past week to form opinions concerning
the strength or weakness of the CLUB
which represents this city in the Inter
state League. 1t is not putting 1t TOO
strong to say that a resolution OF ap-
prevail would receive the unanimous
endorsement of the fans" When 1t is
added that local patrons OF the game are
somewhat fastidious concerning their
team. this declaration becomes more
significant. In hard hitting and Clean
snappy fielding, it is unQuestionably the
strongest club which has ever represent
ed Wheeling in a base ball organiza-
ton. Unfortunately there is one weak
spot. The pitchers are not up TO the
standard. In this department the team
is inferior to Manager Barrows' aggre-
CATION of last summer. with hane,
Conover and Brodie, the club Would
win four games out of every flve played.
Most OF the work thus far has developed
upon Johnson and Baker, and neither
has done any remarkable work. They
must show up better. Garvey promises
we'll, and will be tower OF strength II
he continues in his present form. bar
rett, McGarver and McGary, are not IN
form. Whether they ever will be IS a
matter for conjecture. They have GER
tainly had sufficient time to get IN
shape.
The fielding and hitting which the
team has been doing will win MAJOR
ity of games, even with bad pitching.
At least half the players have batting
percentage of 400 or better, notwith-
standing they claim to have been roast
ed by the official scorers away from
home Wagner's work in the games here
has been phenomenal, and his record for
last season justifieS the prediction that
he will keep it up. All the other play
ers are getting their eyes on the ball In
a manner which cannot but please the
fans" The outfeld is the fastest in
the league, beyond question. Nor is
there a stronger infield. The error
column does not always tell the true
story of a fielder's work. The Wheel
ing players go after everything, and
put that quality of ginger" into their
work, which is indispensable IN win
ming games.
An analysis of the work of the re-
spectiye clubs during the past two
weeks. shows that Wheeling is the
strongest team in the east, and Fort
Wayne in the west. The two CLUBS
named are the present leaders in the
race AS to which Of the two is the
stronger. only the future will deter
mine. It begins to look like the battle,
for the next few weeks. at least, will
be between Fort Wayne and Wheeling.
The Western club has had the advant-
age in two respects. First, the Cleve-
land players who we're EARNED" got in
to shape while the team was at Hot
Springs and second the club has play
ed a larger number of games on lts
home grounds. All things considered,
Wheeling has made a better showing
than any team in the Interstate
At last the efforts 81 Chief Consul
CHI. Geiger to form West Virginia di-
vision of the League ofAmerican Wheel
men are to be rewarded with success.
He has worked earnestly, and with
commendable determination, often
without encouragement. The member
ship has taken squirt his spring
through the lower part of the State,
and particularly in Parkersburg, where
and l.. A. w club has been organized,
the only one in West Virginia, with
a membership of half hundred, COM
prising many of the most prominent
citizens. 1t will not be longer than two
weeks until the new division is an as
sured fact. Interest in cycling matters is
on the increase, and the three local or
CARNATIONS are swelling their member
ship weekly. The big road race next
month will be the stellar attraction of
the summer from all indications. On
Decoration Day and the Fourth there
will be a number of races, for which
valuable prizes will be hung up.
The race in the South Side bowling
tournament is interesting for the start.
No club has perfect record, and only
one, the Apegs, has lost all its games.
The Apegs will bear the same relation
to the other teams as the Press Club
has in several tournaments. 1t will
have "cinch" on tail-end honors from
the start and will serve only to swell
the averages Of the other teams The
Apegs have put up about the poorest
work ever witnessed by club entered
in local tournament. The Daisies are
at the head of the list with the Bloom
ers. The Richards have done remark
ably well. taking the high alley score
in one game. The Carroll Club is COM
posed of excellent material and will not
long remain in its present position.
Summer bowling is a feature at the
Mozart, and is as popular as winter
bowling at the Musee
The first tournament of the Wheeling
Gun Club will be given at the grounds
on the island on Decoration, and Will
attract some OF the best shooters in this
section of the country. The organiza-
zion has 4 larger membership than any
club ever formed in this city. and the
weekly practice shoots are well attend
ed. There are no better marksmen than
the old members, and the new blood
is showing up well, there. being mark
ed improvement during the past few
weeks in the work of several very prom
Using members. During the Decoration
Day tournament there will DE match
race between the local club and the ST.
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