Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-14
BASE BALL RRIEFS.

Turn out for the last game of the
season.
All the Interstate teams will rest to-
morrow. THE second season will open
Thursday.
Ou.felder Thad Troy, of the Sisters
vile club, saw yesterdays game from
the grand stand.
With Zinran behind the bat and
Cooper in the outfieid, Youngstown Will
have a formidable team.
Youngstown is getting revenge. Yes
terday's victory was only the third in
eleven games between the two clubs.
Youngstown is finishing the season in
a blaze Of glory. Youngstown and
Saginaw are now lied for tail end hon
oIS.
Campbell will be the Wheeling
pitcher in to-day's game. 1t is likely
nat a number Of Sistersyille fans will
be up TO see his work.
Cooper adds strength to the Youngs-
town team. He is a good outfielder and
a strong hitter. Cooper lost many
friends in Wheeling last season, when
he went TO Warren after signing a con-
tract to play here.
The local management is determined
to sift to the bot,om the misrepresenta
tiOns concerning the conduct of the
Wheeling crowd at last Tuesdays game
with New Castle The blame will be
Placed where it belongs.
A local IAN" sent a communication
10 pAe sporting editor of the Register, in
which he suggests that the following
batting order for Wheeling would pro-
duce better results in future games:
Gallagher, Wagner, Shaw, Shields,
Whaling, Whaley, Bsbb, Rickert, and
pitcher.
The game this afternoon will foe
called at three O'Clock, TO enable the
Youngstown players TO catch a train.
1t VIII be the last game o. the present
season, and should BE Witnessed by a
big crowd. The visitors have shown in
the two games here that they can play
ball, ana they Will give Wheeling an
ether lively argument this afternoon,
With Space, their crack twirler, in the
box.
President GunnelS has surprise up
his sleeve which will be sprung when
the second season opens. He proposes
to have winning team, one that will
win games 10y ball playing and not by
bull doing and kicking tactics. He is
Vle most enterprising and liberal mag
nate in the Interstate league and If the
weather continues good. will quit the
season with small balance on the right.
side Of the ledger.-Toledo Bee.
Magnate Gunnels, of Toledo, is very
foxy" but there are others among
the Interstate managers. He has not
ye, put up his guarantee of $500, ard
mas notified Presidents Power that he
cannot do so before August 10Th Gun
nels is still looking after berth in the
Western league, and is holding off in
tire expectation Of a vacancy being de-
clared in that organization. This is i'm
line with his conduct ever since the
opening Of the season. He is pursuing
rule or ruin policy, but is very much
mistaken IL he thinks the withdrawal of
Toledo will cripple the league. He will
very likely be compelled TO put up his
money or get out CT the organization,
Guncels has al kinds o. money, and
his scheme at The preSect time is trans
parent FinGlay is READY to come INFO
THE organization if Toledo drops out
Presidert Power is taking a vote by
wire On the action of Gunnels. The
local management voted TO compel him
to pay up the guarantee money or drop
out at once. 1t is therefore not certain
that Toledo viii open the second season
with Wheeling.