The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-09

PARSONS who Keep VI Nltn bue bVSu
.,'rr, n literature have read THE 81
,s,c, OF Dean Maitland"
THE silence OF Charles I. Mckee" IS
che main trouble with the base ball
rranks these days.
us Is far worse than Charley Kerr,
n Ias, seasons Wheeling base ball
team There was a boy who spoke
,r.l,e A week. once. during the series
Nth Warren, when the Iron and OH
,sspue championship was wObbllnG in
me scales. Kerr actually got out on
,.s coaching lines and broke oft iR
lid song II was haif-hour to be
Trmembered SOME OF the "taHs al
most went into a trance. and one ad-
n,irsr OF the Michigan lad Is said 70
nave sone up to the office and planked
Jown an extra quarter for the en-
tertaInment extraordinary.
nut Kerr Is a bowling maniac COM
pared with the Pittsburgh man. Know
ing that the Interstate leagues very
existence Is waverinE In the balance,
and the other clubs are getting impa-
rient at the unsettled condition OF AZ
t,Irs In wheeling. he allows 1--WE days
"a slide by without turning n hand.
II was given out that the Wheeling
grounds question had to be settled be-
fore the sun had chased itself across
The horizon OF Saturday, March :, 1885,
Well. as anybody knows, "old Sor' slid
Ints home base on schedule time and
still Mckee remained tongue-tled up In
the Smoky City, when he should have
b4ep here showing the fans" that he
was In earnest in his Intention 70 close
a deal for grounds. As matters were on
hst Saturday Il looked as though there
would be no ball club here. And II Is
NcKee's fault that this has to be said
Saturday evening the writer had u
conversation over the long distance
telephone with President Power of the
Interstate league. at Pittsburgh. MIR.
Power said that from what he could
learn Mckee had come 10 the conclusion
10 drop Wheeling. For some reason he
telt that the Irwin grounds were not
suitable. That he came to this con-
cluslon Is probably due TO the senseless
vaporings Of a Wheeling paper that
seems determined TO knock out every
chance for base bail in Wheeling. This
paper has said that the Irwin grounds
are unsuitable, cannot be made sultas
bic and that the club would not make
money there. Every one OF these asser-
tons are untsnAble. With the extra
ground that can be secured the park
would be larger than parks In many n
city: with a new sewer the ground can
BE- drained nicely, and with the rapid
street car service that the street rail-
road people will give. the ball patrons
can reach the grounds In Just three
minutes more than were necessary TO go
10 the grounds on the Island last year,
When asked whether or not Mckee
would be able to take away the players
who were slated for Wheeling. Mr..
Power said he could not take them.
They belong 20 Wheeling so long as
there IL an Interstate league. and can
not be transferred to the Paterson club,
Of the Atlantic association, which Is
owned by Mckee and BarTOws. When
asked "A 10 the future Of the Inter state.
MT. Power said that although II was
unfortunate that Mckee had retired.
he would make a supreme effort to keep
the organization alive and start the sea-
son. He viii eRdeayoE to have q club
organized in Wheeling this week. Mr..
Wright, Of the street railway company,
vas In the IntellIgencer office at the
time. and also talked TO President Pow
er o. tn, situation here. He was eS-
trefnely anxious that the Wheeling end
q the league should not flicker and said
he was willing TO concede almost any
thing the club, whoever takes hold.
should require. This being true. II Is
quite possible that the situation win
brighten greatly within the next TWEEN
ty-iour hours. The only thing that is
greatly feared Is the possibility OF To-
ledo Snd Fort Wayne deserving the
league 10 take berths In the Michigan
organization. HHtellIgeneer dispatches
printed elsewhere tell OF Toledo's and
For Wayue'S determination TO stay in
the inier.state)