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

but as the matter now stands It viii
have TO rest with the bowlers at the
other end of the line whether or not
a fair deal Is made In tile distribution OF
the stake. They certainly are aware OF
the number Of pins they scored while In
this city. as they had representatives
here to act In that capacity, and any
word they received from anyone ex-
tceptlng 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, ac-
cordlnE 10 The kilograms he received
from this city on the date OF the games
played here he had decided the match
In favor OF Wheeling. If Mr.. Archer,
who acted us stakeholder In the match.
had waited until he received the official
scores OF all the games before he paid
tile money to either side. he would have
saved deal of unpleasantness on both
sides, Tor as the match HOW 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 q
chance to set forth his views on the
matter. 1t certainly looks verr 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 itNwith the mo-
ney end. will prove themselves t.uc
sportsmen by not retaining what Is
rightfully not theirs. Mr.. Archer stated
In his telegram that. Collin acknowl-
edged defeat" but, as the writer was
witness 10 Mr.. Archer leaving the
bowling alleys before, the bowlers went
away. this will hardly stand, as Her
man states that she acknowledged de-
feat to no one. The Columbus party had
oil the hustlins they were capable OF to
make the train after the games and
this fact alone was one OF the causes OF
the ENHANCEMENT.
The State Journal refers to an "on-
cial score" There really was no ON
clal score for the games ut 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 letter OF
instructions TO see that the official
scores were forwarded to the stakehold-
err. Mr.. Needham did telegraph the
scores to the Intelligencer In the Of
flee OF which the stakeholder Is en-
ployed. III the absence =. of official
scores, duly signed bE the officials act
ing at Columbus. the stakeholder COM
pared the scores sent the Intelligencer
with those appearing in the State Jour-
nal. and as they were Identical md
unqucstioned by anybody. he consider
ed them correct and oflicial.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 1nteili-
gencer, and asked Mr.. Needham which
was the correct score. NJ. Needham.
according TO Manager Fette. answered
that Columbus had lead of 185 pins on
Its arrival at the Wheeling alleys, and
that Wheeling would win II it overcame
that lead in the event that games won
were tired. ALSO according to Manager
Fette. Mr.. Needham said that the los
score was official and correct 1t was
upon that basis thnt the games at
Wheeling were rolled and upon that
basis Wheeling won By nine pins.
The stakeholder could not know that
protest would be filed nearly day
after the conclusion OF the last game,
and had no excuse for withholding the
stake after that. Could lie 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-
feat OF his team. and all the Columbus
players and rooters tacitly admitted
their defeat. II they had won, would
they have left the alleys without even
asking for count of pins or for the
money at stake? Certainly not; r
II mistake was made IN sending the
scores from Columbus. 1t Is unfortunate.
but how can It become known at this
time that mistake wds really madec
There is no evidence OF a mistake 80