The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-12
BASE BALL

Manager Frank T'orreyson, Of tho
Wheeling Interstate league team, has
not been heard from directly recently,
but u Is learned that no Is pulling
quite an armful of wires, to each OF
which Is attached a promising player,
and the result IS pretty sure TO be q
frst class team for Wheeling. or course
the Wheeling base ball public would
be better pleased II the management
would give It q line on what he Is doing
for the old town, but perhaps II is real
" better to work under cover FOR the
present and until he has sent the con-
tracts to President Power in good form.
Torreyson got together the second
place Dayton team last spring In Just
this style, and II he can duplicate that
performance for Wheeling, the fans
here will show their substantial appre-
clation. During the past two seasons
this town has been handicapped with
second division teams and other disad-
vantages. with. the result OF poor at
tendance and 4 depreciation OF Wheel
ing's true standing as one OF the best
minor league towns In the country.
Now that there Is prospect OF fast
and well managed team being put in
the field the coming season, there Is
sure to be an awakening OF interest all
along the line.
There Is still some uncertainty re-
gardlng the circuit OF the league, which
will'not be dlspelled before the meeting
OF the Interstate maglates at Dayton
next Monday, and possibly not at that
time. Toledo Is the point Of uncertain
ty. There Is no doubt OF the desire OF
the Swamp Angel" magnate to jump
Into the Western league, and It remains
to be seen whethtr the committee OF
the latter on the eighth franchise will
accept Strobel's overtures. II 1t does,
there are three towns and possibly 9TH
ers that will snap up Toledo's member
ship. Akron, Ohio; Terre Hautc, Indl-
ana, and Grand Rapids, Michigan. have
filed their applications with President
Power. The Grand Rapids people are
preparing for the contingency OF their
being dropped from the Western. There
Is only one objection to the Michigan
town In connection with membership in
the 1nter-state-and tina: Is the long
jump from the other towns OF the cir
cult, which are comparatively we'll
punched. A higher guarantee for teams
playing in Grand Rapids would obviate
this. ~
Jack Glasscock, reserved by st. Paul,
and Sammy Nichols, held by Detroit,
both Wheeling boys, have been endeay-
oring to secure their releases, so they
might be able to purchase the Wheeling
franchise from sTorreyson, but so far
they have not accomplished anything
on that line. Glasscock's ability as a
hitter and collier" make him valu-
able man on Comiskey's team, so the
local fans do not entertain hope OF his
success In breaking away from the
Western organization, and the same
statement applies to Nichols, who has
played better ball since getting away
from, Kansas City. Three years ago,
Glasscock and Ed Barrows-later
president of the Atlantic league-gave
Wheeling the fastest team the town
ever had, not even excepting the ia
nous team OF 1855. managed by Buck
cnberger and which TUNED out such
stars as Stencil, Delehanty and Bro
die. There Is no doubt Glasscock as
captain OF the Nailers Of 1885 Is prop
osition the fans will warm up to in fine
style, and the hope IS general that Tor
reyson can secure the services OF the
old man.