The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-21

WI NIhhu ithpluH, WHICH mas uut II ONE
year franchise, and perhaps II other
change. which Il Ia not necessary to
incntlon al proscnt.-Tolcdo blade.
or tho Fort Wayne Farmers, three
have been plao,d on tho reserve list OF
INC Cleveland club. They AFRO Powell,
Criger and Tcbeau.
VIII tho gontlemuNly sporting editor
or tho Toledo Hladc, Bee, or any other old
pnner published In tho metropolis OF tho
MaumcS swainps. kindly explain to tho
Einlirator BY what right the game OF
sunday, September 49,. IN Included IN tho
ohamntonshlp %peirontaEe tablet Thu
Ylnuicator finds that the Toledo and
wheeling teams played their twelfth
championship game on Saturday, the
game OF Sunday last. making the tlilr.
Noenth game contested by these two
clubs. Tho first three were played at
Wheeling June l6. t7-nnd IS, followed by
q series OF four more az Toledo, begin
ming with one game On July 81, another
on August |, and twonn Sunday, August
:, after which three more gRmes were
played At Wheeling August IS. 20 and 70,
n then come the final SORES of three
Eanes at Toledo, September II, IL and
IL, making a total OF thirteen. One OF
these games Is nn exhibition games, but
II IL counted In the percentage table OF
championship gamcS,-Youngstown VIM
dIcator,
An Improvement in scoring Ia suggest
o by Tim Murnanu, who believes that
the official scorers In the major league
cities should meet next winter and strike
some agreement that would prove Ratls-
factory TO the players and public. Chris
Won der Abe. who was recently Inter-
viewed on the subject, said: "vot ! tInk
or uniformity nit scorers? Now, vot do
reborters want nit uniforms on? Are.
icy stuck on derh SHADES, and do they
want to show ONT Let der players ware
uniforms. but not der reborters."
When Billy George steps up TO the
plate. throws his left foot up In the air
and takes n swing ut the ball with one
OF those big bats OF his the funs all hold
their breath until they see wheiN the
bull IN going 10 land. He Is certainly a
natural hitler, IL there ever was one. unl
II lS a chilly day when he does o get his
"~binGoet," ms the Gladiator culls thcm.-
Columbus State Journal.
Centre Fielder Belts, nj the Wilkes
bnrre team IN the Eastern League IL said
to be fast enough for the big league. lie
Is some shnltes as Il pitcher. Exchange.
Is this u old friend sir. Belts who wore
a Wheeling uniform II the days OF the
Trl-State Leaguef
When CrRer was In Cleveland recently
he was theg guest OF Jesse Burkett, Cicve-
lands star batter, who presented him
with Il OF the best bats In HIS collection.
Criger uses this bat and says that Is why
his average Is so good.-Toledo Bee.
at was expected that the Mud Hens
would win from Dear Brother George
us Tebeau is credited with saying. while
here recently. he would do his best in the
interests OF Toledo" This IL a fair sam-
pie OF the rot enanatlng from the pom OF
the Juvenile base bali paraKrapher OF the
youngstown Hlndlcator since his team
shot the chutes. HIS headline reads thus:
Keeping In Llne-Fort Wayne Standing
Ing In with Toledo TO Help the Mud
housekeeping out 0 Schema" Such
comment Is not worthy OF recognition.
1t Ii published merely TO show the spleen
OK the p~enny-a-liners who grace YounHs-
town journalism. And this. too. after
Toledo won one OF the hardest fought
games OF the year, 10 0. The YoungS-
town ~paragrapher should throw away
his hummer and geta pile drlvrr.-Tole-
do Bee.