Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-26

The Harvest Home was the Mecca
for the bowling fraternity last night.
Members of all the leagues and others
who are interested in the wholesome
snort braved the mud of Caldwell's
run. and We e not discouraged by the
fact that the electric lights, for some
unexplained reason, We're not burning
during the early evening in that sec
ton of the city. There was crowd OF
several hundred, including fair
sprinkling OF ladies. Manager Fette
had provided seats in such manner
that all were afforded an excellent
view of the pins.
The Wheeling team won first blood
In the contest for the purse OF $500.
The local players found no difficulty
in taking three straight games, and
they were not required to bowl any
exceptional strings to gain the vic
tory. In fact, Cincinnati was easy.
Mr. Kuppinger will probably be kept
very busy to-day in explaining away
his assertions that the Wheeling team
would fall easy victims to the Cincin-
natl aggregation.
1t was shortly after eight o'clock
when the captains of the opposing
clubs got together and agreed upon
some minor rules to govern the con-
tests. There was slight change in
the personnel of officials, owing 10
some tardy arrivals. The crowd was
impartial during the first two games,
and bestowed its applause without stint
whenever good plays were made, either
by Wheeling or Cincinnati representa-
tives. There were some very pretty
plays, notably deliveries which made
seemingly impossible spares. Mr..
Schad appeared to be favorite with
the crowd, and was applauded each
time he delivered a ball.
1t was truly unfortunate that an ar
gument arose to spoil what would
otherwise have been a very friendly
contest. AT the beginning of the third
game the manager of the Cincinnati
team stopped the contest, and produced
a tape line, with which he proceeded
TO ascertain the circumference of the
ball which was being used by Steven
son. 1t measured % inches, which is
just one inch more than the regula-
ton size, as provided in the rules gov
erning bowling contests.
Then there was a squabble over the
rules. The Wheeling team agreed to
discontinue the use of the ball. but
Cincinnati ccntended that Stevenson's
scores should be eliminated from each
of the first two games. This was re-
ceived as a preposterous claim, as it
would have given the visitors two
victories to which they were not fairly,
entitled. AS might have been ex-
pected, the advantage of a ball larger
than regulation size was exaggerated
by the Cincinnati players.
Referee MCGOWAN was finally APP
pealed to, and decided very properly,
that he had no knowledge of the use
of the ball and that the scores would
stand. Sheriff Richards made the an
nouncement, and the crowd applauded.
The Cincinnati manager stated that he
had been watching the ball all even
ing. If this be true, his plain duty was
to call immediate attention to the fact
hat it was not a regulation size ball.
One of the Cincinnati players
also complained that the pins were
not regulation" and asked Mr.. Fette
# he would use a. set of regulation
pins tonight if he wired for them.
Upon receiving an affirmative reply,
he promised to telegraph for the pins,
but it is not likely that he will do so.
Campbell had delivered his first ball
in the third game when the contention
arose regarding the illegal ball, and
it happened that he used the ball in
dispute. The referee decided that q
'goose-egg" should be his score for the
first frame.
FIRST GAME.
Wheeling made a very bad start
IN the first game, but played a strong
uphill game. passing the visitors on
the fourth frame and maintaining the
advantage to the finish. Campbell
was the first Wheeling player to make
go" and was roundly applauded.
Both sides were in exceedingly bad
luck, in splits and the failure TO
make spares ratified the Cincinnati
players. Following was the scores: