Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-19
GEORGE |. NORELAND
Is the Name Of Wheeling'S Base Ball
Manager.
Had Charge Of the Steubenville
Team Last Observation-Disclosures
Has the Franchise - Bowling
News and Notes-Other Sporting
Matters.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Pittsburg, Pa, January 1S.-Manager
A. C. Buckenberger, of the Trenton
club, returned from the East this after
noon and at once made arrangements
with George l.. Moreland, who got to-
gether the Steubenville team, which
afterwards went to Warren and won
the Iron and Oil League pennant, TO
take charge of the Wheeling team next
season. Buckenberger has been grant
ed the franchise in the new Ohio League
for Wheeling, which should set at rest all
doubts as TO who Will run the club next
season. The popular manager and
Moreland are hard at work with Mr..
]. w. Gunnels, of Toledo, in organizing
the new league, and when it is ready it
will be a slayer. A meeting has been
called for January 30th, but the place
has not yet been announced.
Buckenberger and Moreland will
visit Wheeling during the coming week
and make all arrangements 10 get TO
work and get the grounds ready. The
report thai the old grounds cannot be
had is not bothering Buck" as he has
an option on It for a number of years.
MOreland, who is TO manage the team,
has had considerable experience and
Wills get better team together for
Wheeling than it has ever had before.
He IS already negotiating with several
good men and it is certain that he will
get two or three of the young blood from
the P.ttSburg team. Besides he has
four other players that he can get from
another league club when he wants
them. Wheeling should have no fear
as to what kind of ball they will have
with Moreland as manager. as he IS a
hustler from away back. He was re-
sponsible for the organization that rep
resented Ohio last season and with Gun
nels assistance he VIII get a good league
together this season.
George Moreland will be remembered
as the man who was very active in
organizing the Interstate League, and
who looked after the SJeubenv.le fran
chise in that Inflated organization. He
mus, be credited with getting together
the strongest team IN the Interstate
League HIS wide experience and
knowledge Of base ball players VIII be
invaluable in securing a team to rep
resent Wheeling. Steube1ville did not
show the proper appreciation of his
efforts, and perhaps the manager was
unw!se N locating the park IN d hole,
enabling the fans" to witness the con-
tests from the surrounding houses. He
subsequently transferred the team to
other Ohio towns, with no better sue
cess, and some Of the players found good
places in the Iron and OIL teams, notably
Warren. The two Wagners and
"ToOts' Barrett, whom Buckenberger
has captured for his Trenton team, were
among his players. 1t IS a matter for
regret that they are not to come to
Wheeling. Of Mcrelald's ability as a
manager, little can be sad, as his eper-
fence last season resulted disasuously,
but there can be no question. concern
ing his ability to get together a team
Of good players. He IS energetic, and
with proper financial backing, some
thing which he lacked last season. it may
be said that Buckenberger's selection 5
q pOOd one