The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-19

ruin.
proycrbIal kite,
For, Wayne made the move that end
ea IN dissolution and Toledo was forced
TO follow suit.
But Mr.. Power will not allow Fort
WAYNE and Toledo to figure in the melo-
drama. WHO killed the Interstate
lie will make another effort TO organ
lie Il league that perhaps VIII be bet-
Ter organization than one with the ONO
and Indiana towns figuring as mem
bers.
Yesterday afternoon the special meet
ing Of the Interstate League OF Ease
Nall clubs. called to convene in the Me-
Lure. this city. was held. The following
mngna,cs were on hand: J. ". Gun
rals. Toledo: William Myers, jr., Fort
WAYNE: u. %. ]. McKcOwn and Dave
Cu-TaH, Washington. and Harry Silver
man and George l.. MOrcland, Wheel
irE. President Charles Z. Power, OF
pittsburgh. presided. The meeting was
short and sweet and disastrous. ending
II. the withdrawal OF Fort Wayne and
Toledo
rnrw IN the meeting Il was shown
that Messrs. S!lvcrnan and Morcland
Acre unable to put up the $500 guar
grtar hat this difficulty was soon adj
tus,et by the transfer " the Wheeling
franchise To Mr.. Louis :. pelaplnine, Of
Wheeling. who offered to dsposit u cer-
tiled check for the amount named.
Then NJ. Myers raised the point that
Ncw Caste aud youngstown were NOT
represented. President Power replied
mat lie held the proxies OF both clubs.
which had h"cE tcicSraphed him during
the morning. '.'his. however, did not
satisfy the Fort Wayne man, VINO M
sisted that The 500 guarantee OF each
and ever r.uh should he Deposited. II
was St9tc,l thu. the New CSrti9 people
lad lFkeG that the president draw on
theri .ir IN" guarantee. hut this did no!
ri, the Indiana man. Youngstown
tiCEruphed that Mr.. Anderson, the
hacker OF tile ciu6. was unable to be
present on account o. another business
cngaS emc!t Then Mr. M?er' regis
tered another l,lCiS, ard 6huDGucSd MS
Irlauiibn ~ !olning the N'chiSaG stats
league. THIS SteL was necessarily iol-
LOVED by Mr.. Gunnsis. OF Toledo. who
was governed by the action Of Fort
Wayne.
Thus the Interstate league was
placed in a very bad situation, Mr..
Myers defended his action BY Sayins
tina: Il had been thoroughly under
stood that every club was TO attend the
Wheeling meeting prepared 10 put up
tie 1900 guarantee. whcH two clubs
failed tc appear, he concluded that he
could bcs, protect his id;erestS by tax
ing the opportunity OF Joining the Mich
lyan organization, which now ircludeS
lansing, Jackson, Bay CITY, saginaw
port Huron and Kalamazoo, In nddi-
ton 10 Fort Wayne and Toledo, From
q business point OF view he cannot be
really blamed, and Mr.. Gunnels OF
corrse. could not remain on the Inter
state wi.h Fort Wayne out.
Youngstown and New Castle are to
hIame for the critical petition In which
the Interstate IeaGJs Is now placed
They should have been represented In
pcrson Yesterday afternoon. Had this
been done the league would have been
all right Then. too. the weakness OF
the wheeling end Of the lea que hetot
AF. pelaP!9lBe agreed 10 take bold was
not ultogethrr reBsSuIiRE and no doubt
Influenced the Toledo and Fort Wayne
maEnateF. But back or all this there "
another phrsc that was probably the
real motive OF Myers ~ drawing out OF
the Interstate. II VIII be remembered
the Interstate league. at It's meeting In
pittsburgh. few weeks ago, passed
resolution restricting the passage back
and forth Of players between the Fort
WAYNE club OF the Interstate league
and the C!evclands. or the National
league. Al the time President Robson.
Of the CleVelandG. said that the rule DID
not suit him. President P6Te" replied
that the rule was made solely on nc
count OF the fact that Fort Wayne was
merely an adjunct and training school
NJ the National lenEue clun. Mlthout
doubt the dropping out OF Fort Wayne
WAS caused by this rule, particularly as
the Michigan league Is willing to MAKE
almost any concession IN order 10 secure
Toledo and Fort Wayne.
The meeting Of the league adjourned
atJ o'clock For a time y looked ms
though the Wheeling, Washington,
Youngstown and New Castle clubs
would have to 10 10 the wall. How.
ever, all Of these clubs have consented
N rcmnIn as they are until Mr. Power
has q chance 10 secure two towns IN
EASTERN ohio or western Pennsylvania
10 M the gtp caused by the withdrawal
% the Toledo and + ort Wayne people:
Mr.. Power has five towns on his list ana
thinks he iF reasonably sure OF securing
two. no an 10 insure tho formation Of
sII-cl,;b league. They are ZaneBvifte.
on City.FrankIln. Ccloron. Akron and
ChrlchIviIle- Denlson tTwln Cities)
The Twin cities people. by the way, say
they arc willing to put up forfeit to
insure the playing out OF the season.
Out NJ these fve places there should be
no great amount OF troIble In getting
two towns. with any two OF them the
Interstate league circuit will be more
compact than with Toledo and Fort
Wayne figuring ns members. Perhaps
the desertion OF these two places Is
blessing In disguise.
The rnngnnteg were getting out OF
town mn fast as possible last evening.
President Power and MessrS. Sllverman
and MorelRnd went 10 Pittsburgh Rt
800 r. m. ATnssrS. GuhnrlS md Myers
departed for the west half an hour later.
and the two Washington magnntea re-
mnln"d over night In wheeling. Mr.
Dclnplnlne, II IL said, Etnnda ready 10
back Wheeling In new Interstate
league. Until Mr. Powers secures the
two necessary towns TO complete the
circuit cycrythins Will be In doubt.
Ncusrg siivcfmaH and Mornlhnd Of
the Wheeling end Of the Interstate or.
gnulzatlon. lett for Pittsburgh last
evening Mr. sIlvcrmnn asks that the
statement bc made 10 the public that h,
SIR return tho cash Etihg"riP'ions Or
Hil WHO subscribed during the pant week
III ir'!nated TINT the money would be-
refunded io.ihy or tO-mOrroH. IN,
action " Morcl1nd, In leaving thu hotel
here where he had been stopping, win
ont paying his bill. and telling the hotel
rl"TF. after ;hr league had gone 90
I'"roR late yesterday afternoon, that he
w5F going to Pittsburgh 10 buy uni
'mrms Tor tho club. iF uu"rr to ray The
least It may he there iS II plnuslblc OK 70
p'Nultinn. The hotel man would likr 10