The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-24

The New Castle papers are busily at
work in throwing journalistic missiles
a, Me,srs. Gunnels. OF Toledo, and My
a., OF Fort Wayne. for their alleged
,h,ov.down OF the Interstate league
a, its recent meelng in Wheeling. This
q the height OF inconsistency. In the
ace Of the fact that New Castle was
an. o, the clubs that aid. not attend
che wheeling meeting. thereby causing
,bs dIsruption OF the organization, II
ts funny, TOO. Had New Castle and
younrstown been on hand. the lntelll-
rrncer has Il from Mr.. Gunuels, whose
word Is as good a. anybody's In New
cSstle or out OF Il for that matter,
soih Fort Wayne and Toledo would
nave remained with the Interstate or
rhnIEation. This talk OF throw
downs" and "the double cross Is silly,
and does not 20 down the craw OF those
who know OF the Wheeling meeting.
PoSsIhly Mr.. Myers did want TO so over
"a ire Michigan league, but with New
castle and Youngstown on hand with
,hslr $500 each, and with Wheelings
and strengthened by Mr.. Delnplaine
SsSon,inr interested in the club, he
would have had no loop-hole for eA-
cane. as Toledo would have refused to
follow In Fort wayne's desertion. The
New Castle newspaper men should
hunt Tor another seape-grace for the
sarelessness OF their own club In not
attending the meeting here last week.
Present prospects for the base ball
league are not bright, to put Il mildly.
Mr.. B, D. ]. McKeown. OF the Wash
ington club, was in the city yesterday
afternoon and said that he had about
given up hope OF seeing a good league
FORMED. He had not heard from Presi-
dsnt Power lately, and could see no
flint OF brightness In the cloudy hori-
ION OF Interstate base ball. Wheeling.
too, is not a sure thing even II league
Is formed. SIiverman and Moreland
alone, II Is bellevd, will be unable TO
make the thing go. and Mr. Delaplaine
saws he will enter no league that ~
made up OF western Pennsylvania and
eastern Ohio villages. So the base ball
cranks may as we'll prepare themselves
for a famine. speaking from the pro-
tessIonal base bali point Of View.
The enterprise OF Colonel Statler
IN bringing the esatern bowling cham
pIonS. the Linden Grove team, OF
brooklyn. 10 WneelluE. may eilu ~
dlsastrously in a financial way as his
venture In having Champion Billiardist
Schaeter appear here over a year ago.
The tickets for the games are going on
very slowly and there appears to be a
painful lack OF Interest. Every bowler
in the city-and there are hundreds
should attend these contests, which will
he well worth the price OF admission.
Walk up, boysl
From Wheeling and vicinity many
ball players 80 to play in the Western
league, the RtronESEt OF the minorA.
Sammy Nichols leaYsS to-day for Kan
Fas City, and the others follow In a few
days. Here Is a list OF the local players
in Western league teams and their
work last year:
Nichols, Kansas CIty-Battlng aver
age. .35s: fielding average, $50.
Nicholson. Detroit-Battlng average,
.3iS: fielding average, .s29.
George. st. FACILITATING average.
400: fielding average. .9l2.
Glasscock. ST. Paul with Wheeling
last year)-BattIng average. 40; field
ing average. .9Ts.
Ball, Minneapolis with Wheeling
last yeart-BattinB average, $50. field
ing average, .s9I.