The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-04

Again another day has passed and
,,,s more II IS the same old story--no
S,,e bali grounds. Mr.. Wright Is try
h, 10 get matters in shape SO that Pres
IS,n: Mckee can close q deal for
,u,nds this week. The other clubs
s,ye united In the aYowal that II the
N, ling middle Is not settled before
No nd OF the week that they viii con-
slpde that nothing can be done ana
that the league Is doomed 20 die a
h5rnln.." out OF all tho sites that nrn
nov being considered. however. there
Il almost a certainty that one location
viii be secured. " II comes 70 the worst
Inc old Irwin grounds will be taken.
This location Is not so had rs 1t ho1
been represented by some people.
II Is not generally known here that
Nj. Mckee. the owner Of the Wheeling
haye ball club. Is also the owner OF the
frcnchlse In Patterson. ". j.. OF the At
Ln,lc association. He has engaged =.
c. Burrows. OF Pittsburgh, who man
a.el Wheeling last year, as manager.
In Mckee has about twenty-five play
rrs on his list, but 1t Is said that the
Ioeal club will get the pick OF the men,
II being realized that Il Is necessary
for Wheeling TO have q team that VIII
constantly figure near the front in orr
der for the club To be successful fipnn-
cally. Unless McKee's plans are dis
arranged by failure. to secure grounds
Nia certain Wheeling will have team
much stronger than that which repre-.
sented the city In the Iron and OIL
hague in the latter part OF last season.
Comfortable Interest Is evineed In the
approaching bowling contests between
picked team OF Wheeling bowlers and
the Linden Groves. champions OF the
east The candidates for places on the
locul team organized by selecting
George Hcrvey, OF Brownies, as cap
tain. and VIII c. Handlan, Of Name
less. as secretary. The boys have also
Eelccted committee to receive the Wis,
ii1ss and net as their hosts during their
stay OF two days In Wheeling. In the
Practice last night a team OF I'VE rolled
a score OF $50 II this work can be
REPEATED during the seriea Wheeling
will beat out the Brooklynites. us the
lrttcr viii labor under the disadvantage
Of being on strange alleys.
4 line oil the form OF the Linden
Grove team Is seen In the averages Of
q The team in the American national
tournament which has just ended IN
Brooklyn and New York. Linden
Grove finished third with a team aver
age Of $50 for FIVE men. The Individual
averages were as follows: Menninger,
isl: Silver. ISL: Thyme, III; Paulsen.
IL: Wfagfieid, fSs. Their high team
score was $50. and the, best Individual
score made during the season was
sllver's 236. II will be altogether sur
prlsIng II Wheeling doesn't make 1t
very Interesting for the fasteners.
Wheeling tnncIers OF pugillsm Will be
interested in the coming fight between
George Dixon and Jerry Marshall.
scheduled to be pulled or In Boston
on March II. II Will be fifteen rounds.
says Charley Zuber: This would seem
to Indicate that Dlxon's illness was not
Of IN alarming or serious nature. u
the champion Is In any way near his
old time form he should secure the de-
eislop over Marshall. The latter rnnka
but as second class. and his American
record IL not brilliant one. Marshall
+ defensive fighter, however, and may
b. able Ia Withstand the PUSHES OF Dix
on Tor fOrty-five minutes. The men have
agreed 10 weigh in at 122 pounds.