Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-22
MoORES VS.. COLTS.
Capt. Emblem Gives the Colts 81

Capt. Emblem Gives the Colts Side
of the Controversy.
ro the Sporting Editor @" the Register.
Sir:-In regard to the Colts and Tom
Moores' match / would like to say a
few words in reply to the article in
Wednesdays paper. The Colts never
asked the Tom Moores for a match at
any time, but the Moores like to Gre
ate the impression through town that
they are the only bowlers in town.
The fact Of the matter is simply this:
The Colts have shown themselves just
a little superior to the Moores, which
has created a good little bit of feel
ing on the part of the Moores. The
last time the Moores and Colts met
IN the Musee alleys the Moores bet
some money with outsiders and the
Colts defeated them, consequently they
lost their money, and did quite a good
deal of Dragging about what they
could do to the Colts, and offered to
bet a certain amount that they could
beat the Colts, the amount mentioned
being 81 to IS, or $40 to $50. One of
the gentlemen hearing them talking,
called their bluff, and asked the Colts
If they would bowl the Moores in a
contest and the Colts consented to do
so under certain conditions. which
were as follows: To bowl three games
on the Musee alleys and three games
.ef-Fette's alleys, and if the games
split even, the total number of pins
to count, the team with the greater
number to be declared the winner.
The match was made this way so
far as the Colts knew, until the last
few days there were rumors that in
stead of the total pins counting the
teams we're to roll an extra game
on Fette's alleys, which was an unfair
advantage, as one of the Colts does
not roll on Fette's alleys, and the 9TH
ers roll very seldom except In League
games, which at the most is only once
q week; while the Tom Moores are at
home on Fette's, as that is their head
1uarters, and they rolled on them be-
fore the Colts knew anything at all
about the game.
We found out for certain Tuesday
evening that the extra game was to be
rolled on Fette's instead of the total
pins counting, and we at once refused
to roll outside those conditions, as it
is not a fair and square deal. One
other reason why the match is off was
that one of the members of the Colts
positively refused to roll at Fette's
alleys, but we made the proposition to
our hacker that we would roll five men
and a blind on a five-man team. The
Moores would not listen; they were
only too glad to get out of the match,
rs they are just a little nervous about
their reputation as a bowling team. If
this was the first time they had made
the bluff, were called, and got out of
it under some circumstances known
only to themselves, l would not reply;
but I am tired Of such bluffs, and now
in the name Of the Colts, l hereby
challenge them for a match of six
games on the Musee, Of Musee and
Fette's alleys, to decide the champion
ship of West Virginia, which we, the
Colts, claim on account of the average
now held by them; and from the fact
of having beaten the former cham
pions out for first place in the seasons
league. The Moores will please accept
this challenge or keep quiet and not
make any more bluffs, as they are get
ting stale. The match to be for the
championship of the State only; no
side bets, as members of the Colts are
opposed to betting. #
A. N. EMBLEM.
P. S.-The writer has no knowledge
of the Colts challenging the Wheeling
Club on Tolbert's alleys, so l think
their acceptance a little premature.