Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-04

A meeting of the club that is to play
against the crack Linden Grove Bowl
ing Club, Of New York, was held at
the Musee Alleys last evening and an
organization was effected. The follow
ing named gentlemen were present:
Messrs. Bowlin, Hevey, Campbell,
Hall, Turner, Stevenson, ONen, Usel-
ton and Handlan Mr.. Dan Bowlin
presided over the meeting. VIII Hand
Ian was elected secretary. and Mir. Geo.
Hervey was unanimously elected cap
tain. The challenge OF the Linden
Grove Club was accepted and COM
mittee on Rules and Regulations was
appointed to perfect arrangements as
TO the rules under which the games
viii be boWled. On this committee the
chair appointed Handlan, Stevenson,
and Campbell
To receive the visiting bowlers on
their arrival in the city the chairman
appointed ONeil. Turner. Hall and
Handlan. The only difficulty seemed
TO be the name by which the Wheeling
team is to be known, and it was finally
decided that no action i'm this regard
viii be taken until the next meeting
OF the club to be held at the Musee
Alleys next Saturday night. All pres
ent seemed to be very much interested
and will take their first practice, as
club, after the meeting Saturday even
ing. March Ith. Then look out for
records. As a starter. a team of six
last night bowled a string of 1880.
AS stated in the Register yesterday,
the base ball ground question will have
10 be settled finally this week The
managers of the different clubs are in
predicament just now. Manager Tor
reysOn. of Toledo. is running about
with his pockets bullying out with adj
vance money. and his players reaching
out for their respective punches of
the green goods. If they are put off
after this week. there is danger that
they Will aftiX their autographs to con
tracts to play elsewhere. The New
Castle management is in the same
boat. while Manager Curran. of Wash
ington, has stopped signing players,
and is consulting his base ball COM
pass for the purpose OF ascertaining
where he sis at Fort W'yne is run
ming a Cleveland farm but even the
smile on the cOuntenance of its man
aeement. is assuming the features and
the proportions of a grave yard grin.
Manager Mckee has the signatures Of
a well satisfied lot of colts. who are so
mucilaged on Wheeling that they would
play here for their board and cigarette
money, but one of them has notified
him that he will hunt a job elsewhere
If his advance money is not fOrthcOm-
Ing before Sunday.
All this tends to increase the gravity
of The situation and to emphasize the
necessity for prompt action. If Wheel
ing drops out the Interstate goes up
the fUe. II IS too late to strike up a
Irritation with other cities Mr.. Mckee
viii be down again this week. If he
fails to come 10 terms with the owners
of suitable grounds. it is "al off. -
and Wheeling viii be the loser. Mckee
has an option on comfortable berth
I'm another league. and he would be
foolish to waste more time on Wheel
ing.
One after another of the suitable
sites have been taken up, only to be
dropped Everything is gone but hope.
There are but two locations that come
mp to the requirements-the Schmul-
bach and Giles properties. Mr.. Schmul-
bach may have a slice of ground about
400 feet square left. after he constructs
his race track. and this may be secured.
TLis is a probability. Mr.. Cilles asks