Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-26

represent Wheeling in IN contests with
he Brooklyn club on Friday and Sat
nrday. Some ten or fifteen men werc
selected originally. and most Of them
have been practicing. and viii be in fine
mettle when the time arrives for the
contests. The teams chosen are as fol-
lows:
Friday night-Usel,on. O'Neil, Bow
lin. Turner. and Dahinden.
Saturday afternoon-Campben Bow
lin. Headlan. Han ONeu. Dahinden.
Turner. Stevenson. Whitaker and Usel-
ION.
Saturday night - Hervey, Scott,
Campbell. Handlan and Stevenson.
The personnel Of the teams is subject
10 change. as is also the programme Of
contests. There viii be seven games,
three on the first night, and four on the
second. i'm which the competing clubs
wfl be composed Of five men each. In
addition there viii be one and two
men contests on both evenings. On
Sarukrdav afternoon. teams of ten men
each viii play.
The alleys are being fitted up with
numbered seats. with accommodations
for $50 persons. Seats are on sale at
The Nusee. and a large number have
already been checked. a glance M the
+taleu-" named above is sufficient TO
form q very high estimate of the abil-
.-v of the teams which will look after
.he local interests. TIE Linden Groves
viii be under the disadvantage Of
bowling on strange alleys, and the
Wheeling BOYS are confident that they
wulhaye tOaverage better than110 pins
Der man in order 90 win a victory. The
visitors are a tride scared over the
work done by Wheeling players. and
lot without reason. That the contests
4ill be clsee and interesting, goes with
3ut saying
The Wheeling Gun CLUB is prepar-
ing to- open its new grounds on the
west side Of the Island, and will prob
ably give its first shoot on or about the
S-h Of April, OF which due notice VIII
De given Matches win be shot with
the Heron Hill Gun Club. of Pittsburg,
and with the FairmOnt Club during the
summer. All who have subscribed as
mem bers TO the club are requested 10
pay their initiation fee 20 the secretary
and treaserur. J. A. Penn. within the
next week. so that no delay may De Oc-
casiOued I'm pushing Che opening of the
grounds. A meeting OF the club viii be
held at Neil & Eu.ngham's Office
Thursday evening. April 2SJh. az S
o'clock. al which an members are ex-
pected 20 De present TO transact i'm
portant business. Am spOrtsmen wish
ing 10 join the club are invited to at
tend this meeting and become mem
bers The initiation fee is S.. which,
90 is thought. win De an the expense
members win be put to- to- form and
sustain the club.
The local dealers I'm bicycles are pre-
pairing fer an unusually large demand
for wheels. as the wen stocked store
rooms and display windows indicate.
They say that the inquiries for wheels
justify their large investments. House
&Herrmann yesterday unlOad6d anOth-
or car of bicycles There are more
dealers than ever before, but the com
petition has NOT affected the prices of
high grade wheels. There is. however.
a competition in the matter of offering
attractive terms 20 purchasers, which
puts the "silent steeds' wiJhin the
reach of every person.
Tt begins To- look Ike the Interstate
has given up the ghost Even such san
Euine persons as Ge0rg- NCreiaDd.
whose ComplacenCy would not be dis
turbed by cyclone, must acQuiesee in
this inevitable conclusion B. ID. j. Nc
keoWn. the Washington oil man and
patron of sports. was In Pit.sburs yes
terday. II IS credited with saving that
the outlook for the formation OF the
league is gloomy, and NE processes TO
think that Wheeling would DE an UNI
certainty. even If enough other towns
were brought into line.
Denver" Ed Smith. the heavyweight
pugils-, is again managed by Pitts
bJrshors. John Quinn at noon receiy-
cd a letter from Smith. who is now I'm
Cincinnati. Denver" wanted Quinn 10
take charge OF him and match him
agains, any Of the top-n0tchers. Quinn
turned the letter over 90 Buck COrne-
lus who wiz proceed 90 set on q match
Cor Smith with ChCynski Ia claims
there viii be no difficulty iD getting q
purse. Three years ago. while under
the management of Quinn and Cornell
ius. Smith won his mem0ra BILE contest
with Joe Goddard in New Orleans. Il
was a savage encounter and ring vet
Grams admitted that &C. was The roulss-
fight they had ever witnessed Goddard
started ugly tactics. and Smith beat
him at his own game The Pi-sburgu
men received check for $4,000. saws
the Chronicle.
"Smi d can whip ri ZsimmOns cas-
lily. said Quinn &c noon.
Peter Makers ewes are nermare0rlv
affected A physician has ius- written
90 Quinn thar the red lining of the
lower lid of Peters LETT eve has com
pletely disapp as a result, of the
poisonous substances received at Las
Cruces. Y. VI. This is an on-holmaric
affection which in few years VIII com
pei Maher To- don spectacles.
Jim Han has returned TO the ci+v
having completed ARRANGEMENTS f9r
contest between Dec Payne and Dick
O'Brien
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