The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-18
' THE NATIONAL LEAGUf..


meeting OF representatives Of cities
nas;rinp franchises, has been called for
%,.c,r.atl on wednesday. February 3,
S'r tho nurDosc OF discussing plans aud
.r,bablg 10 organize the National
EowlIpg League, with clubs In eight OF
,,ye,ye clties. on the plan made-public
No wheeling bowler last weak. The
,,,,, has been received with almost
!nIversal favor, tire only paper falling
- eco rs advantages being the Gin
oInrau Commercials Tribune, whose
bowling writer IN yesterdays issue,
saws he cannot see how bowling on dit-
,erent alleys can. be at all exciting or
Interesting Receiving the scose on the
cIlnvs Including the score made in
.,,rh frame by the opposing teams,
IyouId surely make the contest eNciurs
and the absence Of the opposing team
yyould. ON Vhc Contrary, add TO Inc eN-
An effort s. being made to make a
special arrangement with either vac
Western Union or Postal telegrIapn
COMPANIES. for serving the various
TInbs With the score of Ganes In the
national League IN detail. II tbs can
he done the contests will not back +
element IN the least.
The official call for the Cincinnati
meeting Is as follows:
DEAR SIR. = Responses received
from howlers and newspapermen In
several eastern and western cities IN
dlcate tina; the time Is ripe FOR an ear
nest EFFORT to organize National
bowling League on the lines mentioned
bv the writer a week ago. A cdh rs
hereby made for meeting o. all In
tarested IN the project, at p. ln,Wed-
rasdov February 3. in che Palace Hoo
lei Cincinnati when II Is earnestly
hoped there will be q representation
sufficient to launch the league within
the month.
In the meantime 1t IS desired, tAat In
each city the sentiment OF the bowlers
he sounded with the object OF having
delegates selected 70 attend the Gin
Cinnatt meeting. IL any city cannot
send representatives. though desiring
membership in the league, Il would be
well TO make a written application TOT
membership clubs desiring member
ship, that are unable to be represented
PERSONALLY, SilOulu AutHOTlLt suitlG hAiI
10 act for them. II is suggested that
proxies he given 20 Mr. Samuel kafpf.
editor OF the American Bowler, Of
New York, who will attend the meeting
on behalf OF New York and BROOKLYN
1t has been said that games played
under the plan outlined. and on which
the National league Will probably be
organized, would lack excitement I'M
less the score Of the opposing. team Is
received at frequent intervals. The
writer IS now in correspondence with
the telegraph companies. in an en-
deavor 10 have favorable rate made
for n service from the alley side by
special operator and instrument. IL
this service cannot be had n reason
able rate, the league Will probably at
least arrange to have scores wired at
the conclusion Of each frame,
Kindly interest your boTlers In the
National League project, and IL posi-
BILE get from them their decision,
whether Or not they will enter the
proposed league. II is important that
this Information be received before the
Cincinnati meeting. for II the league IS
a go" the schedule should be con-
structed at that time Give the writer
this Information at the earliest possl-
BILE moment