The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-21

Wheeling people who gave financial
assistance to Messrs. SllvermRn and
Mcreland. Of Pittsburgh, when they
were here the fore part of the week en-
deavoring to establish club in the In
ter-state league. were gladdened yester-
day when they received letters from
Mr.. suverman enclosing checks for the
amounts OF their subscriptions. Mr..
Moreand also sent to the hotel. where
he was stopping while in Wheeling, the
amount due. This places tho pair in
better light before the community.
The future Of the Interstate league is
still uncertain. with the accent decided
Is on the "un." President Power Is
said to have very little confidence In
the present attempt to make up six
club circuit from towns in western
Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. Mr.. L.
s. DelaplaIne. who was ready 20 take
the Wheeling franchise Wednesday af-
ternoon. says he is not willing to take
chances in a league with lot OF Jim
crow" towns In Il SllVeFmaa and
they will find the - decidedly up
Hill work. Wind doesn't talk In base
ball any more than It does In any
other business enterprise.
The Pittsburgh Leader has the follow
ing: There Is silver lining to every
cloud. In spite OF the rude Jolt given
the Interstate league by the deSestloR
Of the Toledo and Fort Wayne clubs.
that organization has not given up the
ghost. Yesterday kilograms were sent
10 q number OF cities asking them to
take the places made vacant by the
withdrawal OF the two western teams.
The answers received are most favor
able. and a meeting will In all probable
ity be called at an early date to put the
league In good working order. Erie and
Bradford have been invited to come in.
and the chances arc they will do So
This would make a much better circuit
than the one originally agreed upon, as
the jumps would be much shorter. Erie
being only IS miles from New Castle.
President John A. Mckee, OF the New
Castle club, was in the city yesterday
and made the announcement that that
club Is In 10 stay. and viii do all In It's
power TO make the Organization a sue
cess.
The Pittsburgh Base Ball Club won q
remarkable race Thursday, landing
John Wagner. the heavy hitting In
fielder OF the Wheeling club. capturing
him from under the very eyes of Mana
ger Torreyson. who was trying to trans-
fer him from the defunct Interstate
league TO the Michigan state league. II
truth were told, there was little spite
work connected with the deal, as wRg-
ner.is considered the heaviest player in
the league. which went under nj
Wheeling. George L. Moreland. OF
Pittsburgh, manager of the Wheeling
club. was so angry ut the work OF Gun
nels in the Interstate league that he
asked the privilege OF signing Wagner
for Pittsburgh before Torreyson could
transfer him to the Michigan state
league. Moreland and Torreyson met
on the train. both going to Carnegie,
wagner's home, this morning. More
land knew the lay OF the land, and by
short cut beat Torreyson To WnEner's
home, where in i've minutes he had the
third baseman's name to a Pittsburgh
contract. Coming out OF the house.
Moreland met the Toledo manager and
shook Wagner's Pittsburgh contract in
his face. Wagner will probably be farm
cd out.
An advance copy OF the Reach oficial
Base Ball Guide for 1896. has been re-
ceived by the Intelligencer. This an
nual compendium OF base bail litera-
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