Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-11

The first meeting Of the Wheeilns
league schedule was finished last tn,
day night with games between the Oto
Cronies and Bowlers teams, ana siuce
each team has met every otner team ~
the league, sized up eacn Team
strength, noticed their weak anu
strong spots and getting the lay Oh lhe
land in general, an exciting race MAY
be expected, for no doubt the strone
teams will now get down 10 pusihsoo
as they never did before, knowing, do
they do, what they have 10 conpo'o
with as they go along.
Some time ago little dispute arose
as to roofing, and right here II VIII pe
well to explain that the management
will not tolerate such roofing as was
objected to, which caused the dispute
but as long as the rooterS keep paoh
in the seats and mention no halnee
nothing will be said, but III such d
manner only will roofing go. Inc ten
CAPTAINS OF the teams are men OF PROM
inence and we'll known to the DOWNING
public of the city, and to them aiono
belong the credit of the success OF the
tournament as each man knew With
he entered his team in the race ne
would be expected to be Responsible Iol
the faithfulness of his team. Inc
CAPTAINS of the last five teams IN the
race deserve particular credit LOT mo
manly way in which they are cohuuc.-
Ing their teams, knowing all the whiie
that they have no chance or Wlhhlhs
brize. These very teams cause Inc
management the least trou6-e. lno
only thing about the Wheeling tourha-
ment that could be improved upon
would be the placing OF some ol INC
strong players on the weak teallis
thereby making the teams more equal
In strength. But that can never De ac-
eompliShed.
The cash handicaps hung up at vari-
ous times throughout the tournament
are also a large factor in harmonizlng
the players. causing good fellowship ID
exist. and that these handicaps are pc
coming very popular is proven by the
way the bowlers of the various leagues
and the public respond to the invita-
ton to be among the attendance.
The inter-city match games promise
some very interesting contests LOT lhe
future to Wheeling lovers OF the spoIs
commencing in our city January ~,
1899. when the All Wheellngs Will DOW
Columbus on Fette's alleys. First the
All Wheelings will bowl in Columbus
-on December 10Th, afternoon and even,
ing. after which the return games VIII
be bowled in Wheeling Inc apoVe
match is for $3.50 a side, OF which the
$50 forfeit of the Wheeling team Is no"
in the hands of the stakeholder, MT
R. M. Archer, the balance 10 be put up
on or before the day of the first games
Then about week later the Wheeilne
team will bowl the Marietta Stars, after
p which return games Will be BOWED ID
Wheeling on the above named alleys
games between Toledo and Wheeling,
as Manager Fette, of the All Wheelings,
will leave over the w. & L. E. railroad
for Toledo to make match with the
Toledo team for from 5000 to $500 a
side. The above match is almost Ger
tain, unless tho Ohio boys ask for the
earth. In this case the Toledo team
were the challengers. The proposed
match between the Wheeling and
Greater New York teams has fallen
through, because the Empire State
bowlers wanted $75 each day for their
manager offered to bowl them best two
in three for 500 side, or three games
of $50 side each, but as that did not
suit the New Workers the chances of a
match are below zero. After the
Wheeling tournament is closed, the All
Wheeqings will again do battle with
the Cincinnati team, as they asked the
Wheeling boys for another chance to
get even for the Crubbing received q.
the hands Of Our Own some time ago.
but as the match is a long way off, the
sum has not been decided upon.
The work of the Wheeling tourna-
ment teams throughout the first meet
ing will be found below, showing the
number Of games won and lost and
also the averages:
Teams w T. Pct II