Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-06
Sporting Matters.
Some Facts in Regard to Minor League
Base Ball.


Saturday, Night Games in the
South Side LeaEue-Other Sport,
Local and by Wire.
A delegation Of prominent Sisters
vile men dropped into the Register OF
Zee last night to discuss base ball.
They stated that the oil metropolis is in
earnest in its efforts to break into the
Central League. and that the movement
Will assume tangible shape within the
next few days One newspaper has Of
fered to start a stock subscription with
$50, and a number of lovers Of the game
Will take hold Of the matter and boom
il eDergeucally. They were Of opinion
that team would be Well supported.
and based this opinion on the fact that
the oil men, who form a large proper
ti0n Of the population Of the city. are
liberal patrons OF legitimate sport.
Sls-erSviile claims q resident popula-
ton OF 5000 and a transient population
which is very large. The promoters Of
the scheme say no difficulty VIII exc
perielced In raising the necessary
funds, or In securing q location for q
ball park
Assuming every claim made by the
Sis-ersvile gent men 20 DE true. would
il De q wise move t0 admit Sis-ersyi Re-
into rhe organization Lovers of base
BAH who desire 10 elevate she standard
Of that sport in -his city. viii oppos
Sis-ersville for the same reason chat
they Will oppose Twin City, Warren,
and Tiusviue-bccouse the towns are
100 small To- suppOr, clubs in che Cen
tral League. 10 is conceded Jhac Sis
tersyille is q more desirable town than
Twin Cities. and in the event of q con-
TEST between the two communities for
rl- eighth place In the circuit. Wheel
ing would no doubt support the claims
oil Sistorsville. But such towns as
have been mentioned win undoubtedly
weaken the organization. A few weeks
agO the promoters of the Central
League boosted that their Organiza-
ton would open the eyes OF the
major league magnates.' What With
Twin City. Warren, TiUsvile ana Sis
tersyille2 A formidable a-gr cation
OF towns. truly. Their combined pop
ulauon would Dee less than that from
which the Wheeling club viii derive its
suDport. It IS evident that some plans
have misccrried.
The zeal Of certain sporting writer's
I'm behalf of Sistersylle has gotten the
better of their Judgment. They are
falling over themselves il their efforts
20 set that town into The league. one
local paper which considered the eppii-
cation of Twin City for an Interstate
franchise last year as TOO ridiculous to
De- considered seriously, IS now OUT
spoken in boosting the claims Of the
oil metropolis Vet the population Of
Twin Cities exceeds that of Sis-ersvile.
Another paper. which presumably has
a first mortgage on all the base ball
knowledge and wisdom in this section
Of the country. and whose Judgment sc
would have the public 20 believe intal-
hble. refers 20 the Register as "a paper
Of the knCcker' variety because. for
sC0th. the Register had the temerity 10
argue against the admission of Sisters
vile.
Those who are advancing the claims
OF small cities for Central league franz
chlses might employ their cine 10 good
advantage in studying the lessons c.
last season in the Iron and OH and
Interstate leagues Wheeling was the
only city In the latter organization
which finished the season and the only
nf-r- rr-rfsh finish r.T rt-frn a Irrrrl.. -r.