Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-13
TOLEDO A; JACKSON 5.
TOLEDO 6; JACKSON 10.
Standing of Clubs

Wheeling. = - -
Toiedo.'7..S7 % .561 saginaw. 20 30 80 80
Jackson.31 20 .JlT y 'nSst Il. ~ % '"''
The present series of games Will close
the first season in the Interstate
league. Fort Wayne. owing to the Dig
lead which the Farmers took Whle
the other teams were experimenting
with PLAYERS. Will finish in frs; place.
II is possible that Wheeling may come
under the wire ahead Of Toledo, and
the race for second hOnOrs will be very
interesting. Wheeling plays two more
games with Youngstown, and is reason
ablv certain 10 win both. The oppo-
pents OF the ToledOs will be the JaXons,
and they are relied upon TO help Wheel
ing take second place. The home c4uo
made q magnificent squirt after coming
east winning TWO and losing two to
YOUNGSTOWN; taking four out OF six
from New Castle; and six CT seven rom
WASHINGTON. Wheeling has won ten OF
the lase twelve games played, and VIII
win Two more before the close CT tAe
first season. ForJ Wayne IS no longer
the terror of the Interstate CLUBS. FER
sjstenc work, and the liberal ana lnte!-
Egent use Of money, has enabled tAe
other seven teams TO strengthen Won
cs~fully The result has been apparent
in The games of the last Two weeks, IN
which che Farmers have met deIeal az
the hands o. every ,e3m they paved.
The relative strength Of the teams at
rrassnf is hard 10 determine. The sec
Ond season viii open Thursday Of THIS
week. and il Fort Wayne captures Hfsl
place again il will only be after ues-
perate struggle. There IS Let a cup IN
Tie lcague which should fall down De
fore the Farmers for three sualgnC
eames. Toledo is remarkably sTong
in the box. with keenan,. l\5io ana van
Giessn. Whesling's pitchers are snow
i'm lid in splendid form, and. Wheeling
WI 90 after the second seasO- penn2Et
from he lump. New CasGe also has
good Sc. of twirlers. In fielding, Wheel
irg certainly has the strongest team IN
the league, anG Fort Wayne Is not ABOVE
the average. New Castle also has Iast
and cl1an felders. Youngstown stronS
LCint is batting. but the team IS nOe the
superior of Wheeling in THIS respect.
The home club is wei balanced, under
capable management bCth on ana on zoe
diamond. ana has more than nshting
chance for firse place in the second sea-
son. The season viii open With me
western clubs in the east. This will be
tie third test OF strength Between ne
sections. In the ether t%O uhe hOnoTS
fell H. The west This time the western
cams Will ind that cRey are going
against much stronger material Az
any rate. w.-h the advantage OF playing
on the home grounds, the east should
star, the season witch more clubs in the
first division than che vest. Wheeling
opeRs VITA The TWO strongest cubs,
Toledo and Fort Wayne. The home
team should win four OF the six games.
At the recent meeting Of the league
managers in New Casde. a resoluuCn
was ad0pu1d ordering Toledo and sag
NAV To- pay their assessments by the
7th inst. the alternative being The ex-
pulsiol CT one or OC,h clubs from the
league. Saginaw remiJtsd promptly,
and it is likely hat Toledo has also
balanced It's account on the books Of
President Power. The financial IrCI-
hes in Saginaw furnished an excuse fer
the baCkwardness OF that club. but moth
ing of the sort can be urged in jusJifi-
cation OF the tardiness o. Mr. Gunncis.
Toledo is the largest city in the circuit.
and IL the patronage there with Two
sames every Sunday. will not enable the
club TO meet It's obligations. it must
cease TO pose as a base ball city. The
Interstate Directors were in position
10 De firm in the course adopted with
reference to the Two western clubs, IS
there viii be no trouble In filling one or
two vacancies. In anticipation CT the
wtthdrawa, of one club. PreSidens Pow
CT notified Charles SJrOtel, OF Findlay,
10 have his team IL readiness 10 enter
the league a. the beginning Of the sec
ond season. Stro5el brought his Ia
coma team back With him after The dis
bandme1t of the Northwestern
League. and IS very anxious TO get inc
the Interstate. Bay City. Men, is also
knocking FOR admission, There WIS
talk OF transferring the Fort Wayne
team 10 Mansfield, on account Of poor
patronage. but Fort Wayne has prompt
" met every call by President Power.
and as long rs the management pays its
debts and is satisfied with the patronage
the team VIII remain in the Indiana
town. A senSelssS report. evidently in
tended as a joke. emanates from Yc-
ls!O. giving credence 10 q rumOr that
the Wheeling club is 70 be transferred
10 Mansfield in The mac,er Of support,
Mansfield would bear about the same
relation to Wheeling. as Cleveland 70
Chicago in the major organization.
None Of the clubs have made much
money 50 far. but the expenses during
the new season will be lighter than IN
the first. Il cost Q great deal OF money
20 arrange the prelimirarieS and equip
lie teams, and considerable amount