The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-13
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
VERY VI. UNFORTUNATE

In the Controversy that has Arisen
Over the Result of tic Columbus.
Wheeling Bowling Match The
Stockholders Letter TO J0scpliy.
Very unfortunate is the controversy
that has arisen over the outcome OF the
intcT.cty match at ten.plns between
the ll-Wheclings and Columbus All
stnrs. In yesterdays 1ntelligencer TIC
| request OF Manager Josephy, OF che
Columbus club, that the stake, 5000, be
withheld. was printed, and further the
statement that tho stakeholder had paid
tho money TO Manager Fette, OF the
Wheelinss. at the conclusion OF the last
game Tuesday night, when none OF the
Columbus players even intlmatci that
Wheeling had not won out. Yesterday
the stakeholder sent the following let
ter to Manager Josephy:
WHEELING. ian. u. 1899.
Mr. ". j. Josephy Manager Columbus
All.Stars. Columbus, Ohio.
DEAR SfR:-f have received your te'e-
grain, in which you say. According to
correct scores Columbus has Two pins the
Last evening 1 wired In reply that the
lead OF 10j pins with which your team
came to Wheeling was overcome by
Wheeling here, and That tho match was
won by the latter by nine pins. N ~.
At tho conclusion OF the sixth game
Tuesday night ] first copied the score, md
then approached Collin captain. believe.
OF your tenn and asked II he desired 10
go over the scores Of the twelve games:
been won by Wheeling on aggregate pins.
and then left the alleys and entered a
hack, with the other members OF the
Columbus team, TO BIO driven 10 the BAL
tlmorc G. Ohio station in time for tho
midnight train. No other Columbus player
spoke to me OF tho result: In fact, all OF
them had left the room. and none OF them
even spoke, OF there being any doubt OF
Eeedhan. sporting. editor OF the State
Journal. Of your city. who accompanied
you to, Wheeling and witnessed all the
games. wired his paper that You had lost
figured II out. Had there been any doubt
in my mind. or had any Columbus player
entered an objection. J should have with
held payment OF the 1900 from the Wheel
inE manager. ! had no doubt. and YOU
Fette tho check. which he cashed tho fol.
lowing day.
The scores OF tho six games which were
PLAYED ln Coumbus were wired to me by
them. agreed with those In the State
journal OF December e. | had no reason
10 doubt their correctness. They gave
Columbus, a lead Of lO5 pins. The games
In Wheeling on Tuesday resulted in
Wheeling scoring ia more pine than Co.
lumbus. As each team won six games,
Tho match was decided by tho aggregate
pins. ''G 81 :. q
In your telegram you do not enter Into
r. hp%,, Tot, hoo, Ia.
Two pins. But even II there has been a mis-
take In some quarter, l must insist that
my duties have been fulfilled. and that
YOU should have entered any protest I'm
game. low could know in advance that
YOU would cnter'a protest nearly twenty
four hours after the conclusion of the last
and deciding game? Any further commu-
nication, you, may have on this subject
should he addressed to the manager Of
the Ah-Wheel!Hes. 10 whom turned over
the check. Hoping you havc found ere
this that rollr protest Is unreasonable,
remain, respectfully, n.
Il. NJ. ARCHER, Stakeholder.
Wednesdays Columbus. State Journal
contained dispatch from Wheeling,
signed by It's staff representative and
sporting editor. Harry Needham. In
whtch he admitted the defeat of the
team here. The story was headed "By
Sine Pins the Wheeling Bowlers Win
the Match with Columbus" and STAGED,
further, THE Columbus team lost the
match with Wheeling Tonight by q
margin OF nine pins. With the
games SIX TO FIVE in favor OF Columbus
ard total pins on the series tie, the
sixth game started With determination
written on each ones face Excitement
n ~ !, ft,n VI.
two Gien rolled, the game was any
tody's. y margin OF nine pins separated
me teams at the finish and the match
went 10 Wheeling"
In the face Of the above admission OF
defeat, which was tacitly shared In by
all the Columbus players and rooters.
not one OF whom even suggested anv
doubt OF the result. Yesterdays Column
ous State Journal has the following:
There was a most unsatisfactory end
ing TO the match games at Wheeling
InesdaS evening, Ipasmucli as The re-
suit was credited to the team from the
west virginia town. when 1t really be-
ionsed TO the Columbus All-Stars. 1t all
happened through j misunderstanding
or the number of pins that Columbus
ma the advantage OF their opponents
alter the first SIX games had been play
cd. The result Of the games as pub
Ashed In The State journal gave
Wheeling ten pins more than they made
IN the second game and this was not
The official score, merely q COPE taken
hastily at the conclusion OF the third
game Of the series. The boys went to
Wheeling with the Idea of having 105
pins the best OF the first six games,
whereas the advantage according to the
official score shows 1I5 pins. Wheeling
scored 1l3 more pins in the last six
games than Columbus which rightly
gives the match to the team from this
city by margin of two pins. Had this
fact been known by The members OF the
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