Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-02

TESTS AND BOWLING GAMES
OFF TERDAY-OTHER SPORT
Mr.. w. B. Howell is a very busy
man these days. He finds it is not a
snap to be an Interstate base pail
magnate. He has been training LOT
lust such a condition of affairs as ex-
lists lust now. Acting under the ad-
vice of a noted specialist, he has sue
ceeded in dropping "a pounds OF
averdupois, and will soon be down 10
fighting weight. He remarked facet
iously last night, that he thought ne
might hold down first base himself,
to insure the job being done properly.
Mr.. Howell is fairly flooded with
letters from players who are AMBITIOUS
to appear in Wheeling uniforms.
Every mail yesterday brought batch
of letters. They came from men VINO
wanted to fill every position on the
team. If all their representations are
true. there are several hundred I'M
signed stars in the country that the
National League magnates should put
lines out after Some are pecullar IN
penmanship and construction, puC
thew are all alike in one PARTICULAR
the writer's toss all kinds of bouquets
at themselves.
eve need a good first baseman,
two pitchers, and a catcher, 10 COM
nlete a very strong team" said Man
ager pop Lyle, "and we would hRe
to have one left handed pitcher
Every team should have one le't
handler to put against the 'southpaw
batters."
Manager Lyle says the Interstate
was much faster last year than ever
before, and he had great faith IN us
future The fact that the stars OF the
season of 1897 did not shine last year.
is regarded by Lyle as proof OF the
superior quality of last season S play
ing.
".Jack" Glasscock has received two
offers to manage Interstate teams our
ing the coming season, and Will ac-
cent one or the other within a lew
DAYS. One offer comes from fort
WAYNE. The published statement that
Glasscock has made a bit for Fort
WAYNE is not true Sammy Nlchol
has received his contract from Indian
apolis, and will play with that team
during the coming season.
Frank Torreyson will get warm re-
ceptiOn when his team of insists pays
it's first visit to Wheeling. Torreyson
is sore against this city, and opposed
the admission of Wheeling at the re-
cent meeting of the Interstate mana
gers. His grievance lies in the TACT
that the fans" in this city would not
suDDOrt the fake article OF base pail
which he supplied. Torreyson is great
only in his own conception or hlmSelI.
He has a smattering OF information
on the national game, but is given 10
dyspeptic attacks because ne CANNOT
realize a fortune every season out OF
minor league base ball. 1t is a safe
guess that he will never be accused
of going ever the salary limit with any
teams which he manages.
At the National League schedule
meeting in New York yesterday, the
report of the directors, recommending
expulsion Of st. Louis from the organl-
Zation, was placed on file by a vote
of to A. 1t is thought probable that
a twelve club league w<ll be the out
come, and that st. Louis will remain.
No action was taken on the recon-
mendation that the powers of the
board of discipline be extended. 1t
was reported that ?Ir. Freedman would
sell his controlling interest i'll the New
York club for $65, 900. This was
denied by Freedman, who asserted that
three times that sum would not tempt
him.