The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-11

He pcrSlStS III HIS SlolT1 LOT W OOu.
lock and Maizena,, but Nick Young's
Dictum is Supreme and Whistler
VIII Whistle for All thu Comfort
He Can Extract. tjgfe
Lew Whistler has some admirable
traits; nobody on the Interstate cir
cult will deny his ability as bali
player. and personally the St. Louis
veteran IS an ornament to the national
game. but when 1t comes to the ques-
lion Of zeal for the club he manages this
year and loyalty to the club he handled
70 well last season his present zeal for
Syracuse carries him into disioyalty to
Springfield and the Interstate league.
As Is we'll known, he claims the services
OF two OF Wheeling's fastest players,
shortstop Woodcock and Second Base
man Mazcna, in the face$$of the fact
that both are under reserve TO Wheel
ing formerly sprlngfleldJS and that
Nick Young has recently verified
Whceling's claim by ruling that they
were reserved In due form.sS Upon re-
ceiving Youngs letter the other day
President Howell wrote Whistler, ask
ing him to keep off the grass" Last
night he received the following reply
from Whistler: go.
ST. LOUIS, March Q, 1899.
". B. Howell, Esq, Wheeling; w. Va.
DEAR slR-Your fsvor";tot hand and
duly considered. Don't SEQ how you can
claim either mans servcSs.-~t Both men
signed with Springfield wahtsthc under
standing that they should notsbe reserved
for 20. ana ! gave them written agree
mcnts to that effect. You have had ex-
perience enough TO know that should YOU
give one Of yottr players such an agree
ment that you could not hold him for the
following season, and that 1t would hold
good, ! was secretary and manager OF the
and release whoever saw fit and to make
such purchases and arrangements as l
deemed necessary for the best interests
OF the club. l also cast Snrlngileld's vote
doubt convince you that had the author
ity TO sign my PLAYERS exactly as l saw
I'll. Yours very truly,
LEW WHISTLER.
Mr.. Howell simply laughs at the
claims advanced by Whistler. He does
not advance single argument in sup
port OF his alleged claim. Whistler HIM
self played with Springfield. in '9S. and
the officials Of the club agreed not to
reserve him, and the agreement was
carried out. But with MaZcna and
Woodlock the case was different; their
contracts do not release them from the
reserve clause. and at the end of the
season they were regularly reserved by
President Houck, of Springfield, and they
were part Of the outfit Wheeling nc
Quired from Springfield No outside
agreement. if there Is SUCH can have
any weight, and IL Mr.. Whistler wants
the two Wheeling players so earnestly
he had better go about acquiring them
In the proper manner-by purchasing
their releases. II Mr.. Howell cares TO
let them go. which is doubtful, for Wills
tiers cagcrness TO secure the pair
is certainly striking testimonial to
their promise as ball tossers. and good
ball tossors is what the Wheeling man.
aGcment and public want.
The New Castle club has selected
a manager to succeed Pop" Lyle in
the person OF Pat Wright, 4 Western
Association player, who managed
Peoria last season until that city flick
cred. when ne went to St. Joseph and
finished the season. He wifi play first
base for the Quakers The New Castle
team. up to date, is composed of the
following:
Catchers-Grafilus, Barclay. Downs.
Pltchcrs-Smith. Minnehan. Welsh,
Murphy. Pearson.
First base-Walsh. ~
Second base-Miller. l~ !, =,
Third base-Bobby Cargo.
Short-stop-Natress. tas
outiield-Nardeau, Ashenback. Far
rell. -a.,-'
Wheeling fans are trying to think OF
a name to dub their new ball team
Why not call them the "Howlers," pro-
vidinE Mr.. Howell does not object?-
Grand Rapids Herald.