The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-31
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wheeling fans nre In anything but a
,,or,for,ablc frame Of mind this week.
TbtIr discomfort is caused primarily by
ns inability to close q deal for new
.,oppd., Tho street railway company
"aIrIals told Manager Torreyson when
=. .a, here last week that they could
n ~, ,ell him definitely as to whether
,ssIr mans for the proposed Belle Isle
wv. ny on Wheeling Island would 70
iSrourh 10 success, but lntlmated that
~ matter would probably come TO a
,IsiNctory contamination this week.
IL the meantime. however TorreyscSA
tas rone TO Pittsburgh. where he Ii TO
hSio conference with President Power,
Wss,rs, Amor and oungman. Torrey'
T,r's mariners IN the ownership OF the
N.yion and Wheeling clubs, and Mr.,
Erjsdell md other Grand Rapids peo-
nis who want TO buy the wheeling
s.s,rhIgc ard transfer the club TO the
,owr, Inn, wasn't good enough for the
Western league. Upon the result OF
,hIe conference probably depends
Wbenllng's further membership In the
,r.rr.stntc League, and to IN unbiased
nriooEer IL appears that the chances
Srn H.Llgh for Wheeling getting the
Srnrk. ont blow. The truth Is that
Tnynrnan and Armorl have all along
h,.n in favor OF selling out their Wheel
Iry holdings, and the Grand Rapids
n"onle are likely, In their desperation,
70 make au offer that Will land the
nytzn Torreyson wants to transfer his
interest In Dayton IN consideration OF
,hc Wheeling club, but IL Grand Rapids
hide The franchise away up, tits likely
'rnrrryson Will be outvoted and Wheel
jrr will be an outcast In the world OF
hass ball-wIth only the dinky-dink
Ohio State league and the resurrected
Iron and oil league as possible harbors
=, rcfuct. an outlook that Is anything
INT satisfactory TO the army OF cranks
wbn have been anticipating a good
team vel! managed during the coming
season.
Secretary Shirley. OF the railway COM
pany, says me outlook for the ball club
securing grounds at the proposed re-
so,s is excellent, and that before the
crose OF the week deal can be closed
between the park association and the
b,il club but the trouble Is that before
his much desired state OF affairs Is
thought about the club may be sold out
hv ATmor and Youngmam The park
association Is to hold q meeting early
his week, possibly on Tuesday or
Wednesday, when the promoters hope
m align their Views on the relative VAL
80 - rerl estate and street railway ia
cl,It!es. It is generally hoped that they
w.. come 10 an agreement before
wheeling loses her Interstate fran
chlse
W. J. Bruner, OF Wheeling. has been
elected by the student body to manage
III. Yves. Virginia University base ball
team for the coming season. He has
been in correspondence with a number Of
college team managers and has the sea-
son schedule well under way. although
the dates OF but few games have been
positively fixed. The Western UNIVERSE
" OF Pennsylvania, Grove City College
Bethany college, Washington and Lee
and Marietta have each promised Man
ager Bruner game and there will be
two games with Washington and Jerer-
son. s.fs5s5 * 3tsis
The outlook for first class team
br!gh.ens daily with the enthusiastic
gymnasium practice. From fifteen to
twenty-five men are DESTROYS OF posi-
tons on the team, many nf them new
students. OF last years team Dent and
Lowe. pitchers: Pratt, catcher; Ander-
son. first base; McWhorter, shortstop:
.Llewellyn, left field: Lawhead, right
field. and Davis center field, are in
sthoo! and practicing to retain their
po3!.ions Whaley; OF Uniontown. and
SEhad and Kincheloe, Of Wheeling, are
the most promising OF the new men.
Application has beer made Nby Prof.
Thomts E. Hodges, on behalf OF the fac
ulty, and Messrs. Lawhead, White,
Crossman and McWhorter. on behalf Of
the four classes. for charter for per-
manent athletic association, something
the university has never had. AS soon
as /: can be obtained the association Will
be organized and steps will be taken TO
acquire and fit up an athletic ground
which may be used for all kinds OF field
sports.
Youngstown will play Sunday ball at
its regular park this year. A game each
Sunday will likely be played land no
doub; large crowds will attend. The bail
grounds are just across the county line
In Trumbull county and are far away
from any houses. Patrons of the game
WHO cannot see base ball on week days
are delighted with the idea Of seeing
Sunday ball.
Speaking o. the Strnbel letter, roasting
Power and the Interstate nngna.es, the
Cleveland Leader has the following per-
t.eE: comment:
Mr., ssroue!'s letter confirms the report
circulated last fall that Beck. Myers.
Gilks, and Blue were simply turned over
10 Cleveland to keep any other league
from drafting them. and are to be re-
turned to Mr. Stro'oel in the spring. Not
W!thstand!nS Mr.. S:rJoeI's vehement as
sGTtiens tina: his club Is not q farm" for
Cleveland. It is likely ,ha: before the
season IS far under way Cleveland will
turn few players over" to Toledo, 10
Keep until they are needed back in
Cleveland, just as these Toledo men were
tn.ned over 10 the Messrs. Roblnson.
ME. Siro5el may not call this process
farming" but whatever he does call It,
Ns!sataes the relations between the two
cluos which have all along bean suspect
cd, ever since the deal Of last fall. MIR.
steooei has good reason TO smile when
ne reads Of "CIeyelard's farm" It will
help HIN quite a bit. even though fle has
Won four pennants In three years.
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