The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-25
WHEELING is STRONG.


On Paper the Local Team Looks
Stronger Than any Other Inter.
state League = Personnel Of the
Eight Teams FOR 1900.
The makeup OF the eight teams of
the Interstate league this season Is
promising OF a season OF Arst clase
base ball. Without exception, the teams
are lining up very strong on paper. Last
Sear the Interstate race was the clos
est In the country, only few points,
separating the four first division teams,
and the entire eight fighting at all
stages for the rag that eventually went
to the Daytons, 1t Is not TOO much 10
anticipate an equally exciting and In,
terest!ng pennant race this year.
On paper. apparently. no team looks,
quite SO srtong as Wheeling. Taking
the thl-d-place Springhelds o. 'gS as a
nucleus. the Wheeling management has
added strength with every change that
mas been announced In the makeup OF
the team, Either Kihm or Myers will
be fully as strong as Whistler at first
bass. for Instance. Second remains un-
ifih1ypSqged. with Maizena, on guard. At
tfhqrt field. there will be scrap be-
rtYeen Bammert and Woodlock and from
refo:ts received here It Is not q fore
gone conclusion that Wcodlock , will
win out even II he is so badly wanted by
Whistler for Syracuse. At third.
BILLY" Niles will I'll every require
ment. In the outaeld the management
has five men to pick from. OF course
Manager Lyle will play right field. and
for the two other positions Eagle, Dur
rett, Dobbs and Donovan will fight 1t
out with the chances favortng Eagle
and Dobbs. In the pitching department
there is little change: the Quartette who
performed so nobly for Springfield last
year, Dolan. Wells. Crabll and Poole,
are with Wheeling this year. and In ad-
dillon Is Harry Kane. the ST. Louis
south-paw who ought to add strength
to the team. In the catching depart
ment, there are three candidates for the
two position, Cassaboln. of thc'I Mobile
Southern league club last season; Hunt.
OF the Southern and Iron & OIL league
In rs, and Tom Campbell. with Fort
Wayne the past two seasons.
The lineup of the eight Interstate
teams this season will be about as fol-
lows though there will be the addition
OF player here and there and the
dropping of some no doubt:
WHEELING.
Catchers-Hunt Cassaboin Campbell.
PItchers-Wells, Dolan, Poole, Crabill,
Kane.
First base--Killm o: Meyers.
Second base-Mnzsna.
Third base-Niles.
Short stop--Woodlock or Bammart
Ou;helders-Lytle. Dobbs, Eagle, DON
oVan. Durrett.
MANSFIELD.
Catchers-Daw. Belt. Quinn.
Pl;chers-MllIer. Kostal. Smith, KEEL
lum, Wills. 90,
First base-IIudson.
Second base--Werrick.
Third base-Fraac!s or Keenan,.
Shoct-st5p-Lowney.
OutGetders-Fiourney Beecher. Brott,
Tromley.
YOUNGSTOWN.
Catchers-Trcs:. Donovan.
MISUNDERSTANDING Roach. Hey
man. Herberger.
First base--Ganzel.
Second blSe-Truby.
Third bQse-Peadcr.
Short-stop-Be:te.
Outiielders-Van Buren,. Connors. Nc
Creole.
GRAND RAPIDS.
Catchers-Cote unl Salts.
pItcher5-Camphell, E*ler Harper.
Lindsey. Kennedy, Wolfe
First base-Turreysoa.
Second basa-liealy.
Third bnse-iarking.
ShOrt-stJp-Ealdois,
Ou;ielGers-Craac, 1Icmphit!, Brad
ley.
NEW CASTLE.
Catchers-Grafiius. Barclay, Downs.
Pitchers-SmIth, Mnnehan. Welsh.
Murphy. Pearson.
First base-Wulsh.
i. Second base Miller.
:. Third base-BObby Cargo.
+. Short ston-Natress.
: nutnelders-Narde:u Ashenback, Far
rsh. .t.
TOLEDO.
Catchcr-Arthur.
fredericksburg. Wlltsc, Blue. Gates,
Bishop, Ferguson, Butler.
First base--Mrers.
Second base-lcck
Third base-MCDOnough
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Outneldcrs-Right field. Hartman;
center field and captain. GitkcsJ left
field. Smith.
DAYTON.
Cqtchers- leighton, Latmer, Dono-
hue.
pltchcrs-Morrs. Hcaly. king.
Lyons, Curtis, Carter, Fuller Strcaker,
Brown.
First basc-Iclman.
Second baSc-SalmOn
Third basc-Ddwney.
Short stOp-Hnnu.
MISREPRESENTATION Miller, Frank.
FORT WAYNE.
Catchcr-patterson
pltchcrs-BrOdic. Herr. Rlcman, Vor-
com Mitchell.
First baSc-Giasscdck.
Second hnse-Cannavan
Third Dase-F'l0od.
----------
BASE BALL.