Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-03-20
A BASE Ball RUNOR.
Report That Lew Whistler Has
Designs on Wheeling
And That He Proposes to Look
Over the Local Situation, With a
View to a Possible Transfer of
the Springfield Club-The Ohio
State League Projsct-The ANA
teur Ball Iossers- Gossip Of the
National Game.

A travelling salesman who visits
Wheeling, brought to this city yester-
day an interesting base bail story,
which may or may not be a drum
mer's yarn" but which contains the
elements OF possibility, if not OF prob
ability. The salesman in question is a
friend OF Lew Whistler, manager OF
the Springfield Interstate club, and said
that he had a talk with Whistler few
days ago about base bail matters, in
the course OF which the latter intimated
that he might transfer the Springfield
club to Wheeling Whistler fully I'M
derstands the local situation with
reference to grounds, and according to
the Registers informant he proposes
to visit Wheeling soon for the purpose
Of learning whether arrangements can
be made for placing the team in
Wheeling. Whistler is rather dubious
about the quantity and quality of sup
port which his team will receive from
the Springfield fans, as he finished
last season with a big deficiency, which
was supplied during the winter through
a series Of entertainments. IL Whistler
has club which will not rank in the
first division after few weeks of play
ing, financial losses are certain. In
that event he would like to have mat
tiers so arranged that he could transfer
his club to Wheeling. If this report
be true, it is not likely that Whistler
can close deal for grounds in Wheel
ing. which will be contingent upon a
lack of patronage in Springfield.
Wheeling fans" and Wheeling bust
ness men want something more tangi-
Bile. They might listen to a PROPOSE
ton to transfer the club before the
season opens, however.
The projectors of the Ohio State
League desire representation from
Wheeling at their next meeting. This
city can find berth in the new or
ganization without any trouble, but
the local base ball interests need a
Moses to lead them into the promised
land So far no person has visited
Wheeling in the interests of the pro
posed organization, although one or
two gentlemen have offered to guide
the destiny OF local club. The
trouble with outside management of
Wheeling base ball teams is an abb
normally developed case of porkish-
ness Base ball men come to Wheel
ing expecting liberal donations Of
money, free grounds, etc, ad nauseam.
In return, they promise their more Or
less valuable services as managers, and
they pocket all the proceeds. What
justification there can be for de-
mand of this sort from an outside
source, it is difficult for a reasonable
man to understand. They would not
come unless they regarded prospects
as bright from a financial point of
view. yet they are willing to risk moth
ing and claim all the profits These
negotiations have all the ear-marks Of
benevolent enterprises. and it might be
we'll to suggest that the Wheeling low
ers of the game have determined that
they will eXpend their benevclence
hereafter upon their own fellow towns.
men. Any practical base bah man who
comes to Wheeling with business
proposition backed up by cold hard
cash, will receive attention. Without
the cash, he is simply wasting time.
Wheeling has been wandering about in
the base ball forests for several sea-
sons, but is now "out Of the woods, p"
thank you
The game for the benefit Of the or
phans of Wheeling will be postponed
Indefinitely. Final arrangements were
to have been completed in the Register
Office last night, but Sammy Nichol,
who was to captain one of the clubs,
received telegram ordering him to
report to his team at Nashville Mon
day.
Harry Pritchard, of this city, who
signed with Fort Wayne. has been
notified that his services will not be
needed.
AMATEUR NOTES.
The Peter Greers defeated the Sam
Riffs by score OF 81 to 3.
Jo;ouoIoc from, e20 tn $50 at