The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-20
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I. BASE BALL.

.,,lon Of the Interstate mag.
e o. .i,cul, permanent by voting for 9
'Ae ~ ..sr agreement. during which all
Ms ' y agree TO stick together, Is the
y. Us, hing tho mngnates did Of the
es' ',,n meeting on Tuesday. This thriv-
W. youpr organization has now pass,
10 enough two quite successful sea
g nnttIns up an article OF ball much
,.,,, Than has ever before been given
:, .. ,se territory the league covers, and
~, !" Indications are that the approach
", ". ,,ason will witness q stlll faster lot
' ~ mos. OF which Will be evenly
,,,,.d thus insurlng an exciting
, ,ars and plenty OF Interest all along tho
,inS The only drawback has been the
.nc.rtain,y regarding the circuit felt
u ..S, nrlor TO tho opening OF the season..
w.; w. tro seasons Toledo has been filrt-,
~ ~" With the Western League, and the
l .sIv reason that II did not jump was
I Tho Wetsern crowd didn't give tho
wni VEINS any encouragement. Now
. ,S,t the five year clause Is to be In
ave. there will be none OF this annual
".ncsr,aInty regarding the circuit, and
"ii a, the clubs will feel more secure In
,SsIr Investment and ready to 60 to-
srsa,er lengths in Strengthening their
isams. Improving their grounds and
otherwise catering to their patrons, the
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public. els5
Tho mex. meeting Of the league Is to
he held in Springfield on March IL, when
the schedule will be adopted and other
business transacted. Speaking OF the
schedule, the Dayton meeting did not
rssul, in Frank Torreyson getting nn-.
nther chance 10 pose as High Sched-
ule Mosul' TO the exclusion OF every
bodr else. Last season he constructed
n schedule that was "beaut" from the
DAYTON point OF view, but It gave other
people cold chllls. Now that Torreyson
il Al the helm In Wheeling, local fans
wouldn't have objected to another dose
pt Here Torreyson's compound. but, the
ether clubs couldn't see 1t that way,
and as consequence q schedule COM
mittee, made up Of Mansfield In the
cas., Fort Wayne In the west. "a and
President Power will tackle the Job and
report at Springfield. itsil s.35
It Is hard to say which team got the
better end OF the Grafllus-Ashenbeck
trade made by Springfield and New
Castle. Ashenbeck Is a fast outfelder
md good hitter. but Gratfius Is good
throwing back-stop and some shucks
with the stick himself. Now. that the
teal has been made, It will follow, that
New Castle fans will place Ashenbeck
away up In the clouds In Class Al. and
equally as matter OF course, SPRING
field will 20 into ecstasies over Graf"
Time alone will tell the tale Of profit
and loss. e3
To..eyson is expected to return to
Wheeling In day or two to close up n
deal for a home for the 1898 club. tits
said the chances are very good for
getting either the Giles or Schmulbach
sites Either would be acceptable to the
public. Wherever the grounds are To-
Gated. II can be taken as certain that a
grand stand with excellent seating IA
cilitles will be in evidence. AS Torrey-
SON says, the public must be induced to
patroaize the grand stand: IL the seats
there are only as good or poorer than
the bleachers. the stand will be prac-
IDEALLY empty. ~