Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-28
A REVIEW Of SPORTS.
JspWOrth's Budget Of Gossip About
Athletic Events.
The Interstate League = Some
Changes il the Wheeling Club.
The National League Race-Bowl-
ing Matters-A New Star in the
Pugilistic Firmament - Other
Matters.

MaJUerS.
The Interstate League is certainly
one of the strongest minor organ1Za-
tons extant. The crash of dissolution
! is already being heard from other
parts of the country, but there is not
even an evidence OF financial weakness
in this section. The principal trouo-e
thus far has been with Saginaw and
| YOUNGSTOWN, the two tail end CLUBS,
and there has never been any real
danger that either would withdraw.
The difficulty in both clubs has been
due to dissatisfaction with the man
agement. The owner Of the Saginaw
club has failed to keep his promises
and redeem his obligations, but the
! base ball fever is at 4 white heat IN
Saginaw, and President Power eXpe-
rienced no trouble in organizing a STOCK
! company, thereby insuring the perma-
nency Of the league as at present or
ganized. Youngstown and Saginaw
might reasonably have been expected
to grow little 'groggy' on account OF
the weakness of the teams represent
ing the two cities, but the patronage
has been of the paying sort, at home.
Youngstown is one Of the best cities IN
the circuit in this respect, and is only
second to Wheeling, which is the best
city in the league beyond question.
This assertion concerning Wheeling
has been frequent boast, and is taken
in some cities with grain of salt, yet
is capable of easy proof Wheeling has
never dropped out of base ball organ
ization, although several years the sea-
son has wound up with a financial de-
felt 1t was the last city in the old In
terstate. and in the Iron and Oil as
well, and continued to play ball after
the last named organization had given
up the ghost Findlay and Bay City,
Mich, are knocking for admission to
the league, and both will be candidates
in the event Of a vacancy, but present
indications leave no room for such a
contingency.
The proposition to divide the sched
ule to provide for two seasons has car
RED by an almost unanimous vote of
tie managers. The present season will
close about the middle of July. This
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all probable, for one of the strong clubs
TO finish ahead of Fort Wayne. 1t was
the strength Of the Farmers, ard the
difficulty in taking a game from the
Indiana club, which is responsible for
the division of the season. The move
is a wise one Fort Wayne may win
the championship in both seasons, but
it is not at all likely. The Farmers
had the advantage of preliminary
training and consequent good team
work when the season opened. The
Interstate project hung fire so long
that when it became an assured fact,
there was little time left to organize
the different clubs. Taking Fort Wayne
as the standard, all the teams have
since been strengthening, and this will
continue until the close Of the present
season, while Fort Wayne will have
practically the same team which played
in its opening game with Toledo. To-
ledo is now equally as strong rs the
Farmers, and with it's new material the
home cub will be in shape to give any
OF the teams an argument for the pen
nant. 1t is a fight for second place in
the first series; it will be a fight for
first place in the second.
The Wheeling club has profited by
the disbandment OF the Northwestern
league and has signed several Of the
crack players of that organization. The
original Wheeling club, outside of the
batteries, was as strong as any team in
the league, but there was dissatisfac-
ton and consequent Indifferent play
ing, which caused the loss Of so many
games on the western trip. This is
confessed by member Of the club, who
poured out his tale Of woe into the ears
of the sporting editor Of this paper.
The cause of the discomfort IS not
known. but its existence is apparent.
Under the circumstances, the manage
ment is probably doing a wise thing in.
securing new material. The Changes
to be made have not yet been announc-
ed, but it is given out semi-ofiicially
that there will be new faces in almost
every position. The star first and
third basement of the coast organiza-
ton will wear Wheeling uniforms
Glcnalvin will hold down second. Every
Wheeling "fan" knows "Glen," and his
presence on the team will inspire con-
fidence. Wagner will undoubtedly be
retained. He is by many persons con-
sidered the star all-around ball player
Of the Interstate league. 1t is not likely
that there will be more than one change
in, the outfeld. The men who will be
released will be without exception as
strong as any playing similar positions
in the league, and they should find no
trouble in securing places. The man
agement made a great catch in the
pitching department, which has been
the weakest spot in the club. All the
work has fallen to Garvey and Baker,
who are good, conscientious workers
but with so many errors behind them,
il is not surprising that they have be-
come diSheartened.
There were a number Of postponed
games last week in the South SIDE
bowling tournament, and it is difficult
IN make any predictions with any de-
gree of probable accuracy The Carrol
cub stands second in the race. having
won two-thirds of its games. but it has
plave0 nine more than the DAISIES,
the leaders. When the Daisies catch
mn in the number of games played, 1t
is probable that the margin OF lead Will
he cut down considerably. The race for
third honors is very close and eXcit-
ing among the Boomers. Richards,
sunshine. Mail Pouch and Harvest.
There is a difference Of but .055 points
between the highest and lowest or this