Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-04
'TNIXT EAST and WEST
We're the Principal Contentious at the
Interstate Meeting,
But the Eastern Clubs Fared Very
We'll - Schedule Committee to
Meet This Week - The Ground
Question-Local and Telegraph
Sport, Of a Miscellaneous Char
acter

we're dJ udSStlS pOlllS III llAC AOiS'O
meeting of representatives of the Inter
state clubs. This fact became apparent
to the representatives from the East as
soon as they arrived in the city, and
the result was a general understand
ing on the part of the representatives
from Wheeling, Washington, New Cas-
tie and Youngstown that they would
stand together on all matters affecting
their common interest The Wheeling
representative was made the spokes-
man for the East, and he gained nearly
if not every. point tor which he con-
tended. One reason for this was the
fact that the Eastern teams asked for
nothing which was unreasonable or
unjust.
jackson and Saginaw came from the
Michigan league with all kinds OF Wild
western nerve. The two cities have
combined population OF something IKE
175O0O souls from which TO draw Their
patronage. Notwithstanding this, they
asked for a $50 guarantee in all other
towns. and $35 guarantee i'm the Mich
igan towns. This provoked a lively
discussion. as might have been expect
ed. The East kicked like Texas mus
tang. and showed. among other thlngs'
that i'm the old Tri-State, Wheeling gave
a $40 guarantee and received 500 away
from home. The matter was finally
COMPROMISED by fixing Uniform guar
antee OF $40.
The question of percentage privilege
stirred up another ruI?pus. the West
ern teams wanted the receipts divided
equally The fight over this point last
ed more than an hour 1t WAS finally
fixed at go per cent. to the home team
and 40 per cent to the visiting club.
The visiting club it WIS agreed, Is 10
nav for its transportation to the
grounds. This means that Wheeling
will ride. and some of The other clubs
Will walk.
The point for which the western
clubs put up the stiffest fight was di-
vision of the Offices. The handwriting
on the wall pointed TO the election Of
Charley Powers for President, and they
had a Mr.. Lynch from the wild and
wcolv Mmhar regions fer vi - they
we're desirous of creating a sinecure
Mr.. Lynch gained prestige in the base
ball world by accompanying Spaldings
All American team in its famous tour
of the world. rms scneme was 80 ut-
terly nonsenslcal thaI w heeI'Hs lIil ... ~
ened TO pack up lts doiI rass anu QuIl,
No other organization mas II neCeSSaly
TO have more Jnah one oHiVidi H0d"'
and it was the best Judgment OF the
eastern teams that II would III oecolhe
the Interstate to assume any cheap airs.
After a long Wr3nSle foWeIS was
chosen high-muck-a-muck OF me oIsau>
ization with All the aulIlorIlS y, ne
qures. ana ME- .IullnellI; " : ~, -, WeS o
made wee preSluei'l' NJ a.Iiratior ".a ,,.,
or sudden CeIhlse oi WI U|oiS' ,I,,.. T,'e
Powers Is heai'hy sorI OF lell0" e6no M nv
salary unit was pldceu d1 %ooU l,,it ,,i+
sum VIII not pa! lOl a. -.
1T is Just mere ihaJ Ile managers u" INN
the other eye.
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Inc scneaule ColllinIO'eg u'u Nv. Nv.
pleJe lJs WORK pelCIo "uJo,'i ..i us .,,.-s
was oehnl'ely uecluS,'' no"1,Ii' 1a.t 'i
the eastern cluDS VII open NJ wv" -, 80
other, the western CluDs IL IN. IN li,',-'
ner. lhe western cluo9 VII ,,iIil -, tac
east. The schedule VIII can lO' -. ~
games, and the season VIII open Nl@S
I'd. President Powers went 10 Wdsn-
ingtOn to confer with PresloehO 1ouhS'
of the National League, about the new
organization. When ne returns ne
will call a meeting Oh the scheuule con-
mittee. 1t VIII ProoaDIY oe neiu oIi
Tuesday OF next week dC rI'OSpui 1 -
Wheeling or Washius MI. .. Uu.
nells, VINO Is hleliloeI VI .ne .oiiIliI',
tee, VIII De repIeseIl'eu OS D'S Lnl,, Il,''.i
club Will play elgh'eeh games VIZ"
each other cluD.
The Interstate IS IN many respectS
the strongest organization Win "illcn
Wheeling has ever been cohnecIeu;
This is certainly true Oh the hnahcial
backing. Each representative deposit
ed S4OO as a guarantee that II VIII re-
main throughout the season. Guaran-
tee funds are not new ideas. In Iacl
10 league has ever been organized
without this precautionary provision.
But it is fact that THIS Is the hrsL
time in any base ball organization OF
which wheeling has Deen MEMBER
that the money was actually deposlIeu'
There has heretofore always been
hitch somewhere. and while the state
ment Is ihVarlaply sl'SI ouC ma - la
necessary TO make concessions TO some