The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-02

books and securing the advertising, Cor
tac score card They viii not ask for
Donations. but will give value received
Tor everything they get No doubt the
base ball loving public OF the Nall City
which now has the prospect Of having
a we'll managed club. will encourage
the owners OF the club as they. should
be encouraged. 80
OF course there is much Interest in
the personnel OF the NaIlers. and Man
agcr coyIe is prepared to state that
the makeup OF the team IL such that
there Is a good prospect OF its factor
In the Interstate race from beginning
10 end. Nearly all OF the players are
unknown IN the Interstate. and
though this may not please somc OF
the crankS at first thought, It is really
source OF strength. Hardly man
on the Wheeling team Is not a strong
hitter and as they have neVGS-heen ut
the mercy OF the Interstate pitchers,
they viii! be unable for q tlHl5 TO play
FOR auy possible weaknesses they have
as batsmen,
The makeup OF the team will be as
follows, subject TO one or two changes:
Catchers-Mesgett and Tot.
Pitchers-Garvey. Campbell, John
son, Coyle and one other. -
Infielders-Flrst base. Tom o'Brien;
second, Verga; third. DoRaghy: short
stop. Deise Il third. Weitzel /; third,
out aelders-Left, McGlnuls:. centre,
Curtis: right McSieen; McSGmara-
This is undoubtedly strong team,
as will be realized when thslr records
are known or Campbell. GaFyeY and
johnson, OF the pitching corps, little
need be said Campbell and GarveH
we're wheeling's crack twirlers in 'S6.
Johnson started with Wheeling but
was released on account Of the uncer-
talnty OF his habits. This spring he ~
In excellent condition md under the
watchf,lI eve Of 50 capable q man as
Harrington, he should be kept,tn good
shape. II this can be accotnpH shed he
Is 4 winning pitcher. CSEle was
known 20 local fans last season
through his connection with the To-
ledo team the latter part OF the season.
He was stacked against Wheeling nine
times while with the Swamp Angels
and was certainly Wheeling's hoo
doo" for every game OF thte nine was
a defeat for the Sailers. He beg0n
his career as 9 pitcher In '92 with Lee
banon, OF the Pennsylvania state
league, which finished In third place.
In 20 he was with the Boston National
league team for time md finished
the seRson with JohnstOwn, which won
the peunant IN the Pennsylvania state
league In ~ he was vita Oil City
and pitched that team to nineteen
straight victories; finished With Read
ing, which captured second place IN the
Pennsylvania league. In 1895 he
signed with Denny Longs Toledo
Western league team, and later was
with Augusta, OF the New England
league. winning sixteen OF twenty
eight gnmes in which he twirled. In
1896 Coyle opened the season with Att
Gusta and Joined Toledo on June &c.
While with Toledo he lost six OF thIr-
ty-siX games.
There may be another pitcher. The
management has been negotiating
with Truchart Taylor, Of Huntington,
who is said to have accepted the terms
" Parkersburs. OF the Ohio.West Nir-
linid league.
OF the catchcrs. Messett comes from
The New England league, having been
with Lewiston (Ne.) last year, when
lc stood third among the catchers OF
she league; he caught seyenty-eight
successive games FOR the LewIstonE
T0,t, the other catcher. comeE.frOm the
Hampton team OF the Virginia league
aE
Of the inhcldcrs. Tom O'BTlen first
bdseman. was with Bangor (AIe) In 96
and 95: In the latter year he led The
first basemcn In fielding antf@led the
league In batting VerEa, tho second
haseman. was with Salem. OF the
South Jersey league. playing second
and short: his team won the Dcnnant
Dousghy, ono OF the men signed FOR
,hIrd base, played with Washington.
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