The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-10
Other Interstate Games.
BASE BALL COMMENT.

The Wheeling team arrives nome
from Mansfield this morning, and this
afternoon opens a three-game series
with youngstown. For the Wheelings
Parvin will be on the slab, and for the
visitors either Roach or Mcfarland will
oaiciate In the box. Youngstown has
iust been taken In hand by Jimmy
McAleer, the former star Nauonal
league outflelder. TRULY remains with
the Team as field captain. The game
will be called at 3:l5 O'Clock.
The schedule calls for double-header
Friday between Wheeling and fouhgs-
town, but there will be only one game,
the two clubs having arranged 10 play
a championship game at Canton on
Sunday, August 81. For TINS sa , W
curslons will be run from Wheellns anu 9nu
Youngstown. and record-Drelkl
crowd is expected, as each city VIII
doubtless endeuvor to have the larger
crowd az rooters on hand. Either the
wheeling & Lake Erie or the Cleveland
Iorain & wheeling will run an e&cur-
sion train from this city for the game
Two weeks ago the manager OF the
nennant winning club Lancaster CLUB.
ofthe Atlantic league. offered to bring
his entire team to Wheeling: but on hc-
count of the necessity of breaking Tue
Interstate salary limit the Wheeilhs
management declined the oher. now
they're sorry.
Mr.. Howell Ia after several Atlantic
league players, and expects TO land
some OF them to-day or Tomorrow.
Among players he Is now negotiating
with are First Baseman Sam Laroque'
Sbnrt-Etop I.eahy and Pitcher Miner
nil NJ tho champion Lancaster team
Air Howell has invoked the assistance
Of President Ed Barrow of the Alan
dc in securing these players Ihe
wheeling management was also AFTER
Catcher Doom. late OF Springfield p1t
he declined to sign anywhere TOT TINS
season.
pitcher wilhelm, OF the champion
1apcaster team. OF the Atlantic league
was one OF the Bethany pitchers sew,
ernI years ago. He has been secured
by the LoulsvIlles. a 3D.
Eddie ZIuram. one Of the veteran
backstops Of the Interstate league Is
plnyInR with Greenville. Pa. team
that hasn't lost n game this seasoh'
ZInram received an offer from Dayton
few days ago, but refused It.
Tuesdays Wheeling Mansfield game
ended in a squabble. Says a Mansfield
dispatch: In the absence OF regular
umpire, Manager Nicholson, Of Wheel
ing, and Pitcher Smith, OF Mansfield
umplred. A continual wrnngle foloweu'
which was intensified In the last In
ming, Umpire Nicholson contendlng that
the third man had been put out for
Mansfield in the last half Of the NINTH
according to the score below, and Um-
nIre smith declared the game forfeited
by Wheeling, and there the game rests
until passed upon by league officials.
Manager TorreysOn, OF Springfield
has signed John SeIgle, late Of the Day
ton team, ms third basemnn. ana Jack
Dolan. OF Springfield. as twlrler. Eddie
Maizena,, over whom Wheeling maze
such Il fght, Is Mt Springfield and he
may be signed to play second
A Youngstown dispatch says: James
II. McAleer this afternoon took possess
sion OF the Youngstown Interstate
club, the deal being contaminated NJ
noon to-day, the officials Of the club
turning over the franchise, pIuptIl lt''
and team. McAicer on taking charge Mt
once appointed John ]. O'COnnor secre-
tary and treasurer. who will take
chnrge Of the finances. No other
changes are Mt present contemplated.
Harry TRULY VIII remain as captain n
he desires TO continue with the club,
NcAleer will direct the players from
the bench. and Will accompany them on
their trip through the circuit. II is be-
lleycd the change WIN make the club Il
success.
The disbnndlng Of the Lancaster. Pa,
team Of the Atlantic league, gives the
Mansfield Interstate team four good
men, McVey, late manager Of that team.
an outfclder, who In II resident Of
Mansfield: Buttermorc, 0utneldcr,
Ward, second basemnn, md Wentc,
cntcher. This Will ncccssltnte the re-
lease Of severnl OF the present members
Of the team. but II has not been decId-
cd who they will be. Second BuEemnn
Quinn. who has been sold TO Chicago.
IL not the only Mansfield player who IL
wanted In faster company Louisville
and st. Louis have both made offers for