Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-24
SPORTING MATTERS.
Gossip Of The Interstate and Other
Base Ball Matters.
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ynwT-<s
The Clubs All Making Preparations
for the Opening Of the Season.
News About Pugilism. Bowling,
Cycling, and Other Sporting Mat
ters, Local and Telegraphic.

Out in Mansfield the management,
the press and the fans" are manifest
ing the proper spirit. The fever is run
ming nigh, and Mansiit "a will be one OF
the best towns in the league, with a
team when will WIn a majority of Its
games. Manager Strouthers is having
troubles of nis own, however. He has
not vet secured location for his ball
park, and if he has signed any players,
he has not diviulged their names.
Mansfield will open in Wheeling, and
Wheeling will finish the first series of
three games with a percentage of LOCO.
Later in the season Mansfield may not
prove so easy.
The Fort Wayne base ball uniform
will be maroon n color, with black
caps. black stockings and black belts
The lettering will he white.
Youngstown row has seventeen play
ers signed and only one of the number.
Musser, has mustache.
The Interstate League has been ad-
mitted to protection in class B,the cities
of the league aggregating over 100000
population. President Power was noti-
fed Of this by President Young Satur-
day. who also acknowledged the receipt
of the dues required by the national
agreement.
Manager Stroble, of Toledo. has add
ed First Baseman Herman S. Juntgen,
of Kansas City, to his team. He play
! Il &c and
stands six feet five inches, a veritable
giant.
Interstate teams would do we'll to
keep their optics on that Wheeling in
field. 1t is a beauty. O'Brien, Kress,
Taylor, Lyons-a bouquet Of ball play
ing talent seldom duplicated in
minor league.
The only element of uncertainty in
the local club is in the pitching depart
ment. Observe that uncertainty is
the word, not weakness"
While it looks cheap. the plan of the
MANAGEMENT OF the Wheeling club 10
board it's players In an institution run by
itself when they are at home. is all right.
It is what the greed and inconsiderate
conduct of some players in the National
League will force the magnates to do
when ther teams are away from home.
There will be a chain Of boarding houses
run by the league in all Of the cities ~
which 1t is represented by a club. 1t Is
safe TO say that if ever the scheme Is put
into effect. tn, )all player will find himself
in less gorgeous places of shelter than he
now occupies when he goes abroad, and
the meals furnished him will be Of char
acter to make him play better ball than he
does now. The Wheeling management un-
Willingly have opened the way for the
magnates Of the National League to save
thousands of dollars in a season.-Pitts-
burg News.
II will he gratifying news to Wheeling
fans" that Frank O'Brien is back on the
staff of Interstate umpires. O'Brien was
one of the very few officials who gave
general satisfaction last season, but he
was forced to retire on account of poor
health. He possesses knowledge OF nc
game. and the requisite nerve to en-
force his decisions.
Manager Torreyson has signed another
man. making twenty men now under con-
tract. The latest man to he secured Is
Charles Michael, pitcher. who was with
the Reading. Pa. team Of 1895. and Is pro-
nounced a very promising man. He gave
his attention to bicycling last year instead
of ball playing but now comes back TO his
first love.-Dayton News.
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