The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-29

Yesterday there were no developments
"a tho base ball grounds situation.
~ Was there ever before ball club
80, had TO struggle through such a
.Sorpy path merely to get chance to
-,vc few hundred dollars, or lose
T+rhaps more than hundreds7
Nit"
sesmuSach said; You get another
guess"
rse,ne eyes on the state fair grounds.
Some other day. perhaps" said the
Rsymanns,
And now all that remains is the Giles
ate II the good people who own that
rrouerty have desire to alleviate suf-
t.rinr on the part OF depressed base
hall public they will say ''ycs" or mo"
and say 1t quick. This awful suspense
:. worse than fiat refusal to allow
the club to play there.
II Is hoped that In the event OF the
rGies grounds being out OF the question
Tr Mckee will not decide to quit the
Ssme here. He said the other day that
he would not consider the Irwin
"younds, on the South Side, because he
could not see a show for the club TO
~ successful financially there. II the
base ball public sees that no other
grounds can be secured, the Intelligen-
Ger can promise the owners of the club
that It will be well patronized there.
The public is hungry for base ball nnd
will not object 10 these grounds, seeing
that no others can be secured. In tnct'
the Irwin park Is not so far from
The center of Wheeling as Is nearly
cult In many a town the Irwin park
would be considered very convenient OF
access.
The boxing entertainment tonight
under the auspices OF the Ozark Athletic
club at It's club house In North Benz
wood promises to be largely attended
and very interesting. In addition to the
bouts between Lewis and Fiunegun,
Sweeney and Och. and Koran and Nc
Keever, there Will be q four-round bout
between Johnny Parry, OF Homestead,
and Jim Otheilo. OF Pittsburgh, the
trainer OF Jerry Marshall.
Bicycle riders ana persons who are
looking UP wheels with the idea OF
Joining the wheel ranks. are continue
ally asking themselves why II Is that
BICYCLES remain at the 800 mark when
1, Is well known that the actual cost
AZ building a high grade machine is
only so or thereaoouts. The question
IS not hard one TO answer.
To begin with the demand for blcy-
clsS on the part OF the American public
Is now greater than Il has been before.
Last year 10000 American made wheels
were sold In this country and still the
demand was far IN advance OF the sup
ply. This year, says wheeling job
Der. the American manufacturers Will
put on the market no less than 100000
machines. II Is anticipated that this
number will catch up with the demand.
and then the question OF reduced prices
will be IN order. OF course so long as
the manufacturers cannot make ma
chimes enough for the demand they
will not think OF cutting prices,
Hut next fall II Is thought the prices
will take a tumble. The general opinion
Is that the high grade machine will be
sold for s75, perhaps less. There Is no
question that they can be made TO sell
az that figure. and as the mnnufactur-
ers are Inclined to do away with racing
teams, extensive and expensive ad-
vertlsIng. and other luxurIeS, tle rider
will get some OF the benefit in the way
Of lower prices.
The growth OF the bicycle industry IN
this country within the past i've years
Is something wonderful. Then there
we're eight or ten American makers with
an output Of less than 10000 wheels.
Now there are nearly 200 makers who
produce in et1is year OF grace the stu
psrdous number OF 100000 machines.