The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-16
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Whose I,cappcarancc Upcn tho Basc
Dali Map Depends on Circum.
& Stances - Columbus and Wheeling
tho Programme. 4
yrheellng's temperance upon the
Base ball map depends upon many
shinss; the Nall City Is one OF the
lawns whose fate viii be decided when
Die kings OF the National League shall
have made their decisive moves. i
il Cleveland retires from the National
league, the situation will be simpllaed
Until the ST Louis. Cleveland deal can
s be arranged, IT aeems unlikely. that the
Western and Interstate circuits can be
aet,led upon. The Western will doubt
less corral Cleveland II Robson goes
o3St. Louis, leaving Columbus out in
''tfo cold; likewise. tho Interstate Will
lake on Columbus and Wheeling IL the
sCievetand- Columbus deaf goes through
after The ST. Louls-Cleyelanl deal IL ef-
fected. Is yri IS ~
..sThe Interstate was called to meet to-
5rpoIToY, at New Castle, buti President
Power has called the meeting off, and
States he will call one when the aItua-.
stion ID not so clouded-meanioS time
swhcn It will be possible to. occupy the
columbus territory. now controlled BY
tho Western League. With Wheeling.
columbus, New Castle and Youngstown
IN the cast. and Dayton. Mansfield, To-
lcdo and Grand Rapids In the west, the
Interstate would have n circuit to draw
ttoI@ Columbus might not look with ia
sror upon Interstate ball right at the
start, but not many days would be re-
duired 10 satisfy the fans OF the Ohio
capital that the words Interstate"
and l"'slow' are not relatively close to
each other: In fact. they would discover
what they are In cutter Ignorance OF
tno4--thc fact that the Interstate plays
Fan article OF 2 bail that Is In reality
faster than that furnished byy the West
ern Leagues National cast-offs Made
4 up OF young blood, Interstate teams
are furnishing the National with more
4 recruits !. than the Western Jack
Glasscocls and Sammy Nlchol, who
have been playing In the Western sew
{ srai years, admit that the Interstate
is a faster organization than Ban
Johnson's league.
Ska Here IN Wheeling fans, are hoping the
franchise middle will be cleared before
the. Interstate. meeting Is held. Glass
ssehise hot-foot, and Mr.. w. B.. Howell
7 % also nm eager applicant. and both
think they will have the winning hand
,1'fhen the showdown comes. For the
p zpod OF the game here 1t would be n
food move " the two interests could be
d Brought together. Last week. Glass
tnck made an effort to do something
elong this line. but after days nego-
Nations, Mr.. Howell said his arrange
snents In another direction had pro-
crossed SO far, that he could not Join
fprces with GlaSscocis. This Is disap-
poInting, but 1t would not be surprising
the Interstate maGnates would Insist
lnon an amalgamatIon OF interests be-
lore The franchise. is granted TO any one,
|1Nith an ante-season fight on hand, suc.i
BITTERNESS might result that the success
4pf the game would be endangered.
Already there Is unusual interest
Reyinccl In the movement looking to
sSHcfl.ng's temperance IN professional
Base bail, and with n good team, well
3mrnaEed, Inc prospects for SUCCESS
sHcm very bright just now, /. and will
kdpulGless brighten. TO 4 greater degree
aetnr the franchise IS secured
Ia Gasscock and Nichol arc boil, popu-
.f1ar here. and n team with which they
are connected would undoubtetIly.-'play
q fast game from start 10 finish. Wheel
.sinS :ans remember Giassc6ck's (, great
+ record MS first .bnseman ana captain OF
the Wheeling team Of the Iron and OIL
II League OF 1896, Whlcl, 'wrestcd the nen-
pant from Warren after ore OF the most
desperate struSslea on record On the
fothcr. hand. Mr.. Howell seems entitled
20 consideration. for lie It was who came
ssto the front last summer. when there
a secmed to e chance for Wheeling to
s9succeed Springfield In the Inter State.
&and oil but got the franchise. He was
q so sure he had the franchise that he
Il placed advertisements in the daily pa
pers, stating there would be games here
the next day. But almost al The twelfth
4 hour, the Springfield people, rescued
their club from difficulties temporarily,
md Mr.. Howell had his hard work and
considerable, expense for nothing.