The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-17

would appear chat the proposed Ohio
base ball league has a fairly bright
prospect OF success, With six cities
settled. Il should be an easy matter to
get the other pair. But though the
league looks to be q go, the situation
here in wheeling Is stiI rather cloudy,
To begin with. there IS uncertainty as
to several matters. First, the park
question is in as bad shape as It was
last fall; second. the question OF owner
ship OF the club is not determined;
third, the question whether or NOT
wheeling cares to play second fiddle to
tie New Jersey village Of Trenton, and
there are others"
As TO the park Il can be stated
authoritively that only two sites Will
be under cdnsldCTutIon-the old park
and the State Fair grounds; there are
no others available. As 70 the FIRST II
Is true that on account OF differences
last year Mr.. Schniulhach will refuse
20 lease his ground to Me5STs- hucSen-
berger and BarroWs. Then. as % the
state Fair grounds u Is learned that
the management viii require security
for the entire seasons rent before they
VII. make the necessary changes IN the
way Of fences, diamond. etc. As the
life Of any minor league Is somewhat
uncertain II Is doubtful whether the
owners OF the ball club could give this
security.
REGARDING the second questioa-owIi-
erShip OF the clnb-the uncertainty tia;
hiss been spoken Of Is very dense. From
the plans OF BuckenberErr Il would
seem that BaTTows Is not ~ come 70
Wheeling this year Buckenberger, OF
course could not come, as he Is owner
and manager OF the Trenton club Of the
Atlantic association. Who then. IS 20
run the club? There's where Colonel
Echo gets in hts work. "Who?''
The third questlon-Dces Wheeling
caro- 50 play second hddia TO Trentuny
Most alphabetically 20 II Atessrs.
BuekenbeFges and BGTroWs think they
will meet with q warm reception here
in the fsse { their recSnt actions they
are laburfng under hAtiucinRtion that
viii b., dispelled IN short order. At the
close OF last season there were num-
Der OF players in the Iron and OIL league
whom Wheeling was TO have In " the
sequel 3 well known. Buekenberger
got the Trenton franchise and signed
players that It had practically been
aBreeQ R0ulQ war NAESAtt4lo -,
this year In the face OF this. Bucks
administration would not be very popu-
lar.
What Is TO be done2 Is the most i'm
portant question. II Is a question that
has received the attention OF many
bali cranks lately, and the conclusion
arrived at Is that the Wheeling club
should be local OrEnntZa tion-the ma
jority Of the stock owned right here at
home. Il has been proposed that the
Wheeling Railway Company's general
manager, MFR. Wright and Mr. Henry
Sehmulbaeh, owner OF the old ball pERk
site, get together and start the hail roll
ing by each making a good sized sub
Scription, practically enough 70 insure
organization Of the club, and then eau
on local people for the balance.
II is said that Mr.. Schmulbach VIII
build the park again In the event OF
club Being organized on these hneg ard
1t is known that the Wheeling Railway
Company stands ready to substantially
encourage the scheme. With these
facts presented there should be an early
start toward forming o Grub. The ONO
league will meet In two weeks local
representatives should be. Pfespt to see
that Il Is built on lines agreeable to this
city. Messrs Sehmulhach And Wright
Ehuulu take tne ihiklduFes
As to i players manager. there Is
plenty OF material. in the dispatch
printed In this paper yesterday morn
Ing, reference was made 10 q manager
whom Buckenberger said would come
to Wheeling. Il Is isa-ncd that this
man Is George J., Moreland. OK Puts
burgh. who was 20 successful last year
IN getting together q winning team Tor
steubenville, which. however the peo-
pie up there did not appreciate. More
land or another good man cla easily be
secured 10 manage the team.
nut there Is one important feature
Don't whit until the sca5ou is almost
At hand
Wheeling and the surrounding com
nunIties turn out ercdItloie bunch OF
ball players In the varlUtis base ball
leagues every spring. Wheeling, on n
small scale, Is like Cincinnati and Phil
ndeIphia. cities that have the reputa-
lion Of turning ont more bali players
than any Others. Here n d practically
complete list OF the local players and
the clubs and leagues where they 50:
Jack Glasseock-coiumbuH, Western
sammy NIehols-Kansas City. West
PeTE Kennedy-Brooklyn. National
Billy eeOrse-st. Paul. Western
Nike -HaalstOa,- rsnnsyl-
' George IsSt %Sss,lske-carbondale, Penn
Bob wsstiaEs-Hazle,on. Pennsyl-
WIN Whits-Dailas. Texas league.
folly KGne-Dailas, Texas league,
Harry Pritehard Dallas, Texas
Dick Padden-PIttsbursh, National
Ducky MInnehau = Dallas. Texas
Jesse Burkett-cleveiund. National
league.
It's pretty difficult to tell where Jack
GiaSacock will play next reason. The
st. Paul Pioneer Press insists that Co
inIskcy has secured his signature to Il
Contract: he has beer billed as the cap
tain OF this years Quincy team, and
Tom LOTUS has his autograph 90 a
piece OF paper which calls for his pres-
eree In Columbus during the playing
season Of 80. says the Cincinnati Com
Inerclai Gazette.
brooklyn Handicap Closes.
NEW YORK. Jan. 10 -The Brooklyn
handicap for $4,000. for -year-olds
and upwards. closed yesterday with the
following nominations received UP 20
this evening: Bcimnr. Ben Brush.
Bright Phoebus clifford. connplEspur.
Counter Tenor. Dorian, DR.. Rice. Ele-
roy. Emma C., Flora Thornton. Forget.
Governor sheenaD. HnlmA, Hand.
spring. Henry OF Navarro, Horupips.
Keenan,, King Arthur II. Lake Shore.
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