Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-09
PAST week IN D0VlEROOM.
Swell Opening Of the Summer TOurna'
ment at Mozart Park.
Tho Standing of Clubs and Players
for the First Week-Results OF
Sunday Games in the National
and Interstate Leagues--Chariey
Johnson Here-The Parkersburg
Shoot-Other Sporting Matters.

Among the bowlers the week just pas'
has been a notable one and will go down
=, b;storv &c being a red letter time for
the Knights of the Maple Alleys Inc
Mozart tournament opened most auspic-
;ousIv and that it will be the banneh
league of any season, there IS no oouot'
1rt,o orao+est of enthusiasm and interest
have been evinced, as was shown by 'he
RECOMMENDATIONS of the teams opening the
series The schedule called for per-
fornance .star" or otherwise by the T.
C. c. and the All Alike teams
can4ains Brandt and Weitzeli put their
beads together and concocted scheme
for your life''-a trolley party that was
trolIev partv. A handsomely decorated
.~ was engaged and the famous
..schlichte" militaire band of six pieces
was hired to blow themselves black in
rho face. and in addition to this there
n,as rcd fire .to burn The teams and
their friends boarded the car at Twenty
seventh street. and after a triumphal
ride around the loop" they left the car
al Fortv-third street and went to the
mark. The procession formed at the up
per incline station, with the doughty
captains in front bearing red fire torches,
the meIOuh AiN-NN' eNiAA
then the members of the two clubs and
their friends. The order to advance was
given and the 'pandt' opened up with
''There'll be a hot time.
AS viewed from the hill top the sight
was a beautiful one, and to person OF
vivid imagination it became likened TO a
fiery dragon winding it's way along the
hill side. The glaring torches IN the
hands of the leaders were like streaks Oh
flame and smoke issuing from the de-
mons nostrls The melody 90 of the
band sounded like wall of anguish from
a victim of the monster. The spectacle
recalled the feelings of childhood Gays,
the cold chill running along the spine the
Tightening scalp and raising hair, the
ciammy feeling of the hands, the desire
to scream from very terror. But as the
procession drew nearer the serpent s scales
dissolved into a party of merry jolly
bowlers: the demons eyes We're only
torches of red fire lighting up the BEAM
ing faces of Ciussy Weitzell and Col.
Brandt and the vail of anguish could
easily be recognized as a popular air be-
ing played by the little German band.
On reaching the alleys, the teams soon
got to work, with the result published.
But these teams were not alone in their
celebration for the Old Cronies, not to be
outdone arranged a wagon parade that
was a hummer" After riding around
town and amusing about fifty thousand
people of ages ranging from 2 years to 80,
the party drove to the park. In front was
I'd Lieut. Auber and Sd Lieut.. Wagner,
drawn by the formers prancing steeds.
Next came the mascot, the Very Hon.
Louis Kline, bearing a transparency on
which were printed some very pertinent
mottos and suggestions, such as We
bowl 2s-inch balls" After the mascot
came the main guys and whole
things in Mike Miller's wagon.
When the building was reached, "Bis
Chief Alderman ordered the braves
TO the alley side, and marking up the
names of the fortunate men. commanded
them TO bowl which they did, with more
or less success, as was seen. The other
teams made things decidedly interesting
and only lack of space prevents more
extended mention of their work, but they
will be heard from next week.