The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-11
Sporting Editor "Intelllsencec

None Of the masnates have respond
ed. but several newspapers have taken
up the matter and expressed their sur
prise that Wheeling was given such a
contemplate deal. The Fort Wayne Ga
Zette says:
lar letter from the Wheeling InteliI-
Eencer which says that the above are
the facts and asks whether or not the
league will consent 10 such high-hand-
ed practices? II the Wheeling people
were as anxious to fix matters as the
1ntelligencer article printed in this Is
sue implies, then surely Torreyson's
actions seem hasty, and. in justice to
Wheeling the club should remain in
that city. Tho admission OF Grand Rap
ids will make travelling expenses heav-
Ter. but Torreysor agrees to make up
the difference. With the case. as pre-
scented BIZ both parties. and no way OF
knowing which is In the right, the Ga
Zette will express no opinion, knowing
that the whole matter Is only the busl-
ness OF the Interstate league club
owners. who must profit or lose by the
transfer, and believes that they are
men who will do the right thing, no
matter what action Torreyson or any
body else may have previously taken
The Gazette does not believe that
President Power Is the man to throw
Wheeling or any other Interstate city
down, and does not believe him capable
Of being partv TO underhand work as
concerns the franchise OF the Wheeling
club or any other club. and he did what
he thought best last fail when Wheel
Ing parties would not have only suffered
their team to &c under" but eniiar-
Sered the leagues existence as well. AS
conld be expected. and which Is no
more than right, Wheeling is making an
awful kick on the transfer of her club to
Grand Rapids. The newspapers of the
city are loud in their declarations OF
throw down." and from their presen-
tation OF the matter Il seems that the
West Virginia city has been rather
hardly dealt with and perhaps. has not
mad the proper opportunity to keep her
cluo as she should have had. Torrey-
son. on the other hand, says he has la
nored In vain TO keep his team In
wheeling, and wns forced to take the
action he did. The whole matter will no
doubt, come up before the league meet
inS next week and will finally be dis
posed Of.
a Wheeling attorney was asked yes
teFday |! there Is any Illegally In the
transfer of the Wheeling franchise and
oail club 10 Grand Rapids In the faca
ot the TACT that grounds could have
neeh secured by Torreyson at his own
terms. lie answered that he had
lA0ugAt % this phase OF the throw
Gown and mad partially Investigated the
matter OF legality, and had about come
70 the conclusion that IL n. legal fight
We!c made. Torreyson ct al would be
competed to remain In WneeiinS-at
saSi L Inc Wheeling Base Ball Asso-
'"t'on tCoyle. Harrington and Coyle),
was chartered nnder the laws of the
s.hte' which he believed was the fact.
Ne attorney will make an investiga-
ton along this line.
AZ tao Interstate meeting next Tues
daS II Is probable that signed state
mem 'S'lI be presented to the league, In
Mh'c:l inc owners OF the property de-
sHe" ny 1oTrcyson rs the site for his
unll paris on the Island Will state that
.neE were ready and willing to lease
t"elr property TO him when re was tell
nv NE Interstate magnates he was
IL. raaolc to locate i park In this city.
ney VIII, In fact. state that they had
rp:hc 10 the terms demanded. by Tor
e!soh' IN the face OF this showing. 1t
mag ne that Wheeling vii! regain her
:iahchIse-hut let US hope that Torrey-
son' Armor and Youngman will be lost
N the shnlGe X Such,an ending OF the
controversy Is brought about II they
WEI, were to run the club here after all that
iAs happened II would be worse than
doSe OF Won DIRE Ahc.
nGyS a Youngstown Dispatch:
u Grand Rapids Is allowed to pur-
Gnase the Wheeling franchise by the
w ;!.tpe'-state clubs, It will be because
MAcel'nE cannot support n base ball
Snh' said stakeholder inZthe local
n va, to-day. The only reason that the
i"lr-state territory was extended 80 MS
~ ,HSidde Grand Rapids was The fear
.lat Wheeling might fall down about
w, ~ time the season opened. The only
QUESTION that Youngstown and New
Si%e nave to admitting Grand Rap
.Hs u ny rcaEon Of the long jump, thus
increasing the expense of each club"
tr -----nErr III 81. 49,
n reply TO the Wheeling Intelligent
si letter the base ball, editor would