The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-24
THEY ARE DELIGHTED.

Springfield Players Glad TO play In
Wheeling this ScaSOn-.iu Eucour-
aging Letter from "Bllly" Niles.
Whistler Is smooth.
Tia: the old Springfield players are
delighted with the opportunity to play
IN Wheeling will be seen from the fol-
loving encouraging letter received yes
,erday by the Wheeling management
.,om Billy" Niles. the third hasemdn
.. the team:
SPRINGFIELD. Ohio. Feb. 81.
Friend Pop:-I read your letter TO
Jack DOlan. and will say that all the
loys are tIckled To death to get away
from this town and go 10 Wheeling. |
Wis 90 manage the club this year. and
vas In correspondence with all the boys.
and am pretty sure would have had
Il hard time TO sign all or them. as they
were begging me TO do something for
them so as 10 get away from here.
Whistler Is going 10 make n big blufi
10 take Maizena, and Woodlock. but am
onto mis- game. He Is going to say they
wcro rot to be reserved. and has prOba-
by written papers TO thai effect this
winter and dated them back, but I
Know they p"rc reserved. and II makes
20 difference. rs III. president OF the
team has 10 sign such papers. and they
don't hold good unless he does.
There Is one thing yet you don't want
10 overlook. You know there Is base
hall law that each player reserved must
ic rendered a contract by March /. and
e not he Is at liberty 10 go where he
Pleasrs. J know the players reserved
~ y =,
contracts. Their addresses are: John
Farrell. Cnvington. Ky: John DObbs.
Chattanooga. Tenn: Ike Durrett, Rock
Vile. Ind: Ed. Maizena,. Nashville.
Tenn; Mike Woodlock. 81. Louis Mo:
William GrailIus, New Castle. Pa; Milo
Wells. Townnda, Pa: Ed. Poole. NAL
rF-H. Ohio: Dolan, Bruce. LeEgc. Crl-
ldi and myself are here in Springfield
Oh lack (Drlar) Is tIcklcd ut the idea
- going some place where pay days are
rot 50 far apart as they were here last
season..
You will find one Of the incest sets
@! boys In the old Springfield team you
ever played with: no drinkers. and all
OCULAR gentlemen. With decent treat
n"at here we would have won the PEN
rar' In 4 walk. You can take the same
team this year and win. Yours truly.
WILLIAM NILES.
4; will be seen that Whistler Is
very smooth individual! and is likely 10
make q desperate effort to secure the
services Of Mazcna and Wdud!dck with
on. even so much as saying by your
'glvc. Mr.. Howell but as Niles points
out Whls:ler has nothing on which to
base a claim for the Two players and
will undoubtedly fail in his attempt.
PsesldeR, Howell sent contracts to
the following players last niNht: Ma
zcna, secord-basemaa: Woodlocs. short
stop: Dobhs. outfelder. ana Wells.
pitcher These are the players Whose
addresses he had not secured from
EOTcs when he purchased the Spring
field ;ancaise and players. Contracts
had been sent several days ago 10 the
other reserved players.
The Wheeling management last nigh.
received i letter from Edward 5.
iiouck. the president OF the Springfield
club He says he and the other trus-
sees have been in hot water since their
:etuTr from Wheeling, bu; that they
are united in the firm belief that they
id the best thing possible under :hc
circumstances. EOuCH adds tina; the
NaeeiinC people mus; no; pay any at
tr'.Iion 20 published statements tina;
:H4g be made as cCmiH; from him and
iE" other trustees. Houck also promises
that the Wheeling team will be greeted
ug many Springfield admirers wheIev-
% they PLAY in Dayton.
Jack Glassrock yesterday received
:orna! Offer from the For: Wayne club
- the Interstate league. They offer
I'm sl25 a month TO :nlnaG. the clue
and play first base Jack has not Yet
:Tll"I. bu; Il Is likely he will accept.
soon a. he can secure his release
.rE1 -. Paul. Glassc0ck's host D.
Wtscl!Hg admirers will hope he may
bslHme u feature in the Interstate cir
raj; ;his season. and 4; j. safe to say
rs Fort Wayne team would be great
ca"i-G card here--aad IN all the
Cher cities on the circuit.
pr~s!den; Howell. wrote to President
Power yesterday. inviting the league 10
hold It's schedule meeting here mex;
month.
The Wheeling management will prob
ably give Ensbinder. the promising;
y7gac twlrlcr from ClGiz. Ohio. n trial
IL las been highly recommended. He
has an offer from Worcester. tMIss.),
LIs prefers 10 play nearer hls home.