The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-24

TOLEDO, Jan. 2&-The meeting to
o-r,pI.e the Interstate Base Ball
Ts,rue will be held In Toledo. Tuesday,
rsSruary 4. could not get things In
.b,pe for the meeting before this date.
ONLY one city is now needed to complete
The elrht.club circuit. In addition to
the seven now In. Toledo, Wheeling,
Dayton, washington, New Castle, San
dusSy and Fort Wayne, there are APP
rllsatIons from several other towns TO
be acted upon. We want the best and
GOOD men only. J. W. GUNNELs.
Ntssrs. A. C. Buekenberger and
George L. aIoreland, of Pittsburgh,
were in the city yesterday. for the pur-
rose OF looking over the ground with
reference to their engaging in base
ball venture here this season, Buck"
seems to think he can handle two clubs
IN two leagues without q conflict of In
terests, something in which very few
people share his belief. He is to man
asc Trenton in the Atlantic Association,
where he has taken several players that
were billed TO wear Wheeling uniforms.
and thinks in addition he can preside
over the destinies OF Wheeling In the
base ball way.
AS predicted by the Intelllgencer.
Ruckenberger did not find the path that
leads to a new base ball park anything
like bed OF roses" on the contrary
IL is very much a by-way OF thoJns.
He also found that the street railway
people favor the ownership OF the club
by local people. The home govern
ment" sentiment as to the base ball club
would not be so strong, probably, were
II not for the connection OF Buckenber-
ger with another club. In fact, II is
known that II he were 10 give uP his
Trenton interests he would be able to do
business in Wheeling. As the matter
stands, however, there Is strong oppose
ton to Buck" being connected with the
club. q
Buekenberger told a well known local
enthusiast who has been connected with
past efforts 10 give Wheeling profess
sional base ball, that he was willing to
retire and let the local people take the
club. II BackeRberger means this the
problem Is solved and there Is no doubt
that the Wheeling people will so ahead
and give the town good team In the
new Interstate league. The local
movers, by the way. are In a better posi-
ton to secure grounds than any outside
syldicate-and the ground question Is
the key TO the situation.
In letter to the writer, Mr.. j. w.
Gunnels, OF Toledo, who Is the head and
front OF the new Interstate movement
says that he does not propose TO 30
blindly into the movement. He says
that Toledo Will be represented II n good
league can be formed. He believes that
such league is possible and Is doing all
he can for II. He expresses himself MS
we'll satisfied with washlnGton and her
hackers. He lntimates that no meeting
Will be held until It Is pretty well as
sured that the prospects are good for
eight well backed clubs In eight good
cities.
According to an evening paper, Buck
cnberger made a discovers" yesterday
atteraoon-thut some Wheeling people
had the nerve 70 set up a movement for
. club without consulSas' MIN. III
they want the club, he said BE would be
willing to waive all claims % II, II they
would come out and ask Tor IL" Is an
extract. Why should they ask Bucks
consent? The field is surely open until
franchises are given out. And as the
league hasn't organized yet, most GER
tairly no franchises have been given.
II local organization should Reformed
and have u representative at the lengue
meeting who could give assurance OF
ample backing md that grounds were
secured. It Is hardly probable the league
would award the franchise 10 a man
who already hes one team on his hands
tn another league and does not propose
10 give his personal attention to the
club. but goes into II merely as specu-
!at0n on the strength OF WheeiinE's re-
patatIoR MS good base bah town.
That's about the situation In u nutshell
and very probably the local people will
be reprcssnted nt the meeting-provid-
lag 0. cuurEe. TINT the grounds ques-
ton Is settled satisfactorily.
Although the local club idea Is not yet
IN shape 70 be dudded q fuil-iedged
movement" those CONNECTED with q
are moving and will probably be in
shap" To say something OF their plans In
a Few days. The base ball public cnn
nest assured that the town will have
club II there is good league formed ut
Told.