The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-13

but as the matter now stands It will
have TO rest with the bowlers at the
other end OF the line whether or not
Il fair deal IS lnnde In the distribution OF
the stake. They certainly are aware OF
the number OF pins they scored while in
this city, us they had Representatives
here to act In that capacity. and any
word they received from anyone ex-
cepting the official scorer OF the match
cannot be held as official Word was
sent to the stakeholder yesterday to
walt for the official figures OF the entire
twelve games before he paid over the
money, but lie sent word back that, nc.
cordinS to The kilograms he received
from this city on the date OF the games
played here he had decided the match
In favor OF Wheeling. II Mr.. Archer,
who acted as stakeholder In the match,
had waited until he received the official
scores OF all the games before he paid
the money TO either side. he would have
saved deal OF unpleasantness on both
sides. FOR as the match now stands, the
victory Is IN the hands OF the Columbus
team. while the money that should ac-
company the victory is resting in the
hands or pockets OF the losers. Mr.. Ar
cher has promised TO write a letter ex-
planning his stand on the matter, and
all criticism Is withheld until he has a
chance 10 set forth his views on the
matter. II certainly looks very bad for
the locals. as there IS no chance for
them to get their rights unless the
bowlers who have participated In this
match and came out of it>with the mo.
ney end. Will prove themselves tcuc
sportsmen by not retaining what is
righlfully not theirs. Mr.. Archer stated
In his telegram that. Collin acknowl-
edged defeat. butsas the writer was
witness TO Mr.. Archer leaving the
bowling alleys before the bowlers went
awaS. this will hardly stand, as Her.
man states that yhe acknowledged de-
feat TO no one. The COLUMBUS party had
oil the hustllng thcS we're capable OF 10
make the train after the games and
this fact alone was one ofthe causes OF
the ENHANCEMENT. ~
The State Journal refers to an "ofl-
clal score" There really was no OH.
cial score for the games at Columbus,
on which the controversy hinges. Mr..
Ncedham acted for the stakeholder at
those games. the latter being unable to
attend, and was requested In n letter OF
instructions 10 see that the official
scores were forwarded to the stakehold-
er. Mr.. Ncedham did telegraph the
scores to the Intelligencer. In the Of
flee OF which the stakeholder is en-
ployed. In the absence OF official
scores, duly signed By the officials act
Ing at Columbus. the stakeholder COM
pared the scores sent the IntelIigencer
With those appearing in the State Jour-
nal. and as they were Identical and
unqucstioned by anybody. he consider
ed them correct and official, in that they
were sent by. the man who had been
delegated to act for the stakeholder.
Before the evening games last Tues
day, 1t seems that Manager Fette heard
that one OF the Columbus papers. the
Dispatch. had printed the score of the
second game at Columbus different
from what had been printed In the
State Journal and sent TO the Inteili-
sencer and asked Mr.. Needham whicl,
was the correct score. NJ. Needham.
according to Manager Fette, answered
that Columbus had lead of 1O5 pins on
its arrival at the Wheeling alleys, and
that Wheeling would win II 1t overcame
that lead in the event that games won
we're tired. Also according to Manager
Fette, Mr.. Needham said that the los
score was official and correct 1t was
upon that basis that the games at
Wheeling we're rolled and unon that
basis Wheeling won By nine pins.
The stakeholder could not know that
a protest would be filed nearly q day
after the conclusion Of the last game,
and had no excuse for withholding the
stake after that. Could he also be eX-
pected to wait for an official score" o.
games played on December &c. which
had not arrived on January 10, and
which the Columbus team did not even
bring TO Wheeling with them? Mr.
Collin did In effect acknowledge the de-
feut OF his team. and all the Columbus
players and >ooters tacitly admitted
their defeat. II they had won. would
they have left the alleys without even
asking for n count OF pins or for the
money at stake? Certainly not:
II a mistake was made In sending the
scores from Columbus. It Is unfortunate,
but how can 1t become known at this
time that mistake wds really made:
There Is no evidence OF q mIstakc,-s 80