The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-06


This telegram was received at the In
te.,igencer office yesterday. II means
considerable for the future OF the Inter-
S,sie league. An answer was ut once
sent 10 the effect that though no
grounds had yet been leased, there were
ihrse sites available and one OF which
would probably be leased by President
Mckee before the week closes. Later In
Inc evening A special dispatch was re-
raIvad from Toledo stating that both
fort WAYNE and Toledo clubs will enter
Inc Michigan state league 30 soon rs II
becomes certain that Wheeling Is TO
slcker, However, II Wheeling's troubles
are bridged over this week both Fort
WAYNE and Toledo win remain in the
Interstate, which has a circut OF
greater strength than the Michigan.
The sentiment in the two western cities
Is seen In the following from the Fort
Wayne Journal:
League dies ere the spring sunlight
shall have shown on the twirlinS
sphere, the promise r. good for base
ball In Fort'wayne during the coming
season. II Wheeling falls to secure
grounds, az will probably be the case,
The league will go TO the wall. as some
Of the cities will not remain In the cir
cult II the West VirEinian's. give up.
However, the outlook for club In an
other league is good, as Mr.. Meyer has
been impOrtuned from the first 20 place
q club In the Michigan league, The Inter
state aggregation offered more fatter-
Ing Inducements, but II that matter
peters out. Michigan still remains. and
in all probability Fort Wayne will be
represented there. Mr.. Meyer received
TNNlnl6
would joIn the Michigan league In case
Of the failure Of the Interstate, and
accordingly wrote TO President MUMMY,
asking for Information as TO the salary
limit and other matters. He received
a telegram last night stating that the
salary limit had been placed at 81 900,
and that the Wolverines would be only
TOO glad to take in Fort Wayne and
Toledo. President MUMMY wanted Inn
mediate assurances, but Billy will not
give a definite answer until the fate OF
the Interstate League Is settled beyond
a doubt. The Michigan league has Sc
cured protection from the National
League In class B, and promises fair
for the season. Kalamazoo, Saginaw,
Muskegon. Lansing and Jackson COM
prise the league. and Fort Wayne and
Toledo would not be far out OF the way.
Is being awaited with anxiety by the
Cranks. who are wondering what pros.
poets they have for indulgence this sea-
son"
Several years ago Frank Richter. OF
Philadelphia, had pet scheme. known
as the Millennium Plan" which was TO
be n panacea for all tho Ills and al
legged evils OF professional base ball
In nutshell Il provided for the pooling
Of all the players In the National
league In order TO make all the teams
Of as near equal strength Us possible.
The greed Of the clubs that would not
protit by the idea doomed It to defeat.
RichterE scheme. however. would work
well In the proposed summer bowling
league that Is to be organized by the
Mozart Park Association In the near
future. Already II Is announced that
the Mozart team Is practically form
ed with SIX players who are the best
In the Musee winter tournament. That
this team will beat any other in the
new league ic practically settled in
advance. This is all wrong and In ad-
cltion takes away much OF the inter-
est that would otherwise center in the
tournament. The same thing Is true OF
the Brownies and one or two other
teams in the Musee league and TO this
Is aScribed considerable OF the failing
on or interest in bowling here In
Wheeling, The lntellIgencer would
suggest 10 the Mozart Park people the
advisabillty Of forming the teams OF
their league by n pooling OF players
az outlined in Rlchters plan. Let all
bowlers who wish TO participate. re-
port their names TO Secretary Handlan.
lie would then grade them In order OF
their averages and allot players TO
teams 10 that all would be OF nearly
equal strength. But some say teams
should be made up OF congenIal per-
F9Hs. That is true and this plan would
not prevent that being done. In the
past, however, this "congenIar cry did
not prevent some teams being made
up on queer lines. socially. In fact,
there are not few instances where
'conIenial" players were laid on the
thelf simply because they deteriorated
IN their play. II the Mozart people give
THIS suggestion sober thought they will
see It's advantages. not tho least OF
which would be 4 tournament that
should be exciting from start to finish.