The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-14

paper w HlSu ptlilttu 'tUe nEOlts vi bile
games at Columbus different from the
other papers, in which he goes over the
controversy In detail, and comes 10 the
conclusion that the Wheeling team
really did not score sd In the second
afternoon game there. The letter Is
given in full below:
DEAR SIR:-From what saw OF the
Wheeling gentlemen who rolled on the
Ar-Wheelng team in this city on Decem-
Der 20, Lam convinced that they are genu-
inc sportsmen, otherwise should not
take the time 10 write this letter.
When the Ohio State journal came out
VIII the announcement Inst WEDNESDAY
won tho match between the All-Wheeling
club and the }All-Stars. OF this city, by
'nfne pins thought nothing Of tho mat
ter until about 10 o'clock. when the scores
for the games played over at Wheeling
1t was then that learned that the Jour-
nal had made q mistake, but with true
newspaper instinct. which you can no
doubt appreciate, said nothing about the
The, Dispatch was published. Having no
doubt that, MS stakeholder for the event,
you are interested In knowing how there
comus to be n difference. of opinion in the
matter, take the liberty, of writing you
and laying the complete scores before you,
OF The Dispatch OF December e. contain-
Ing the complete scores OF the six gaines
roHHd In this city on the previous day. /
also enclose an Ohio State Journal OF tho
same date. F-' .7.,-E'
As soon as 1 discovered that there had
been mistake, my next move was TO dis
goYer where II Ind occurred. My efforts
Veto soon rewarded by finding that tho
Journal had made n mistake OF ten pins
ihdthe score OF Stevenson in the second
afternoon game. giving him li9 pins. when
he, only made 1872. The score In The Dis
patch shows the game by frames. This
scorc WINS set up from the original score
sheets, which were kept during the pro-
gross OF the game. and there was no
'chance for an error. as II was always kept
To correspond with tho scores OIL the
board. The Journal did not copy their
scores from the board. but took them
PEELED to walt at Collins alleys for about
twenty minutes after tho games were COM
pleted while the sporting editor OF the
Journal made the copy. You will readily
gee BY comparing the two, the JonrHa!
shown in The Dispatch e., tho same num-
bel. of spares. o.. the same number OF
splits %. and the same number OF err
rors 81. So far they correspond. but tho
sporting editor Of the Journal must have
misunderstood the gentleman who was
reading them or TO him and got the total
as 49, Instead Of 139.
Following the scores OF tho Columbus
games IN The Dispatch you wifi find re-
capituation, showing tho Individual and
team scores and the Averages for the SIX
games. together with the total pins nnnde
by each player and the total pins made
by tile two clubs In the six games. 1t will
be seen by this table that Columbus had
city than did did Wheeling. This makes Co CO.
lumbus win the match by the narrow mar
Gin OF two pins.
As sporting edlto- of Columbus paper,
you will appreciate the interest which l
error appears tn the games which were
played In this city. On account Of the I'M
portance OF this match ] took unusual
pains TO sc- that the scores published by
my paper were absolutely correct. and
am prepared to say that the scores which
appear In The Dispatch OF December q
are tho correct scores OF the games played
In this. city. It Is unfortunate that any
error should have occurred; when the re-
suit OF the contest depended on SO few
pins. but right Is right. and am sure
that the Wheeling. gentlemen viii agree
with me that, II Columbus won the match
by only half pin &c such thing werd
possible), they would be entitled to the
matter your careful consideration. Very
respectfully yours.
49, E. S. BARNARD.
Sporting Editor Dispatch.
II will be noted, Mr.. Barnard states,
that. Mr.. Necdham copied the scores
J from his score sheet. On the other
lhand. Manager Fetfe says he called the
scores TO MIR. Needham off the score
board. not off the score sheets. Mr.,
Barnard, It Will be noted. does not claim
to7phssess any Official" score sheet, II
Is rot Impossible he Is the one who
made the mistake. Without the ORIG
1SAL score It seems impossible 10 set
tie the controversy. AS the mat
ter stands, the money Mas paid over
TO Wheeling upon Columbus admission
ofHdefcat Mr.. Collins statement in a
Columbus paper that he did not ac-
knowledge defeat cannot be taken SER
iouslF. for nobody asserts that any
member OF the Columbus tenn was OF
anT opinion except that they were
beaten. The only Columbus newspaper
man who accompanied them here wired
his paper that his team had lost. At
the conclusion of the last game here.
JoseDhy said to Collin. "Wcll, isn't
that tough luck. TO lose by nine pins"
This was heard by several persons.
Then, the stakeholder approached Col
lin and asked II he deemed 1t neces-
sary 10 30 over the scores OF the entire
series 10 ascertain the exact figures bS
which Columbus had lost. The exact
language OF Mr.. Collins reply was not
given In the 1ntellIgencer out OF consid-
Grafton for him. but II Is here given,
since he has seen ut to enter denial:
ITO hi with the money"
He then turned away and entered a
hack that was In waiting for his party.
All the Columbus men knew they were
defeated, and held no other opinion un-
~ the Dispatch OF the next day entered
Its claim that they had really won.
Even II there was n mistake in the
score how can It be proven? Certainls
the matter Is out OF the Shareholders
hands, una ns the Wheeling players
Unite tn tue direct assertion that they
uid win larry ana squarely, the matter
Is closed. Bowlcrs and the public gem
orally regret that such IN unfortunate
controversy has arisen. and would like
TO see II settlement that will satisfy ev-
erEbody. but how to arrive at ono Is be-
yond anyone's power to bring about.
seemingly. Columbus admission OF de-
feat ut the end OF the last game, their
acceptance of the l05 lead on which
they came 10 Wheeling. their protes.
oIly nftec' an interval OF nearly twenty
four hours after the series had been I'm
ished-all these things make their pres
emit position untcHabic.
That Columbus rcallr did give up Is
seen By the following from the Colum-
bus Dispatch; tl
1T so happened that when the gaines
over at Wheeling were completed Il was
found that the Ait-Whcotings had an
advantage Of 1l3 pins in the games
played III that city and, according 10
the way the Official scorer" OF the
All-Columbus club had It figured out,
Wheeling had won the match BY nine
pins. and he SO informed his paper,
while the Columbus A!l-S,ars accepted
his word nMlI returncl 10 this city