Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-22
BASE Ball DEAL CLOSED.
THE WHEELING RAILWAY COM
PANY TAKES THE INTER-
STATE FRANCHISE.
CLOSE CALL FOR THE PLAYERS
who Would Not Have Reached CO.
Iumbus Yesterday, But for the
Holding of the Train at Benwood
Junctfon-Thefr S aIarie are
Guaranteed-No Sunday Games
VIII BE Played Here.


VIII BE Played Here.
The Wheeling base ball club was in
Columbus yesterday ready to play in
accordance with the Interstate sched-
ule, but it was a close call. They were
kept on the anxious seat all morning,
and when affairs had been satisfactorily
arranged it was about time for the de-
parture of the only train which would
place them in Columbus in time for
the afternoon game.
There was a hurried packing of grips
after President Power had broken in
upon the assemblage and announced
the news between his gasps for breath.
He stated that salaries were guaran-
preparations to catch the B. & o.
train. Some of them reached the de-
pot in time, but their number was not
sufficient to constitute a team. Prompt
action was necessary and prompt action
wa taken. Arrangements were made
for holding the train at Benwood
Junction, and the players, took a street
car for Benwood, and then transferred
to the Moundsville line.
President Power took up the base
ball question in the morning where he
left off at two o'clock. He held a
conference with Mr.. Paul o. Reymann,
who was negotiating for the team with
a view to establishing the ball zs3rk
east Of Fulton, on property for which
the w. & e. G. company held an OPP
ton. For some reason Messrs. Power
and Reymann failed to agree upon
terms.
A little later President Power and
others entered the Offices of the Wheel
ing Railway Company in the Exchange
Bank building, and held a short con-
fernce with representatives of the
road. 1t was all arranged within a
few minutes, and the railway company
agreed TO take the club, and finish the
season at the Island park.
1t was arrange that first baseman
Tom Turner would take charge of the
team for the present, and may be re-
tanned permanently in that position.
The salaries of players were guaran-
teed. 1t was with this understanding
that the team depared for the Ohio
capital.
Representatives of the street railway |
company are authority for the state
ment that no further effor will be made |
to play Sunday games at the Island
park. The failure of the effort to play |
Sunday bali at Youngstown and Wheel
ing will necessitate a change in the
Interstate schedule, and President
Power will issue a revised schedule
within a few days. The receipts from
Sunday games are absolutely neces-
sary to the existence of the Interstate
League, and the new schedule will ar
range for the Eastern clubs to play in
the Western towns on as many Sun
days as possible. Base ball people
think there is hope for Sunday games
in Wheeling, but in Youngstown the
players have been indicted and con
victed for the offense.
There was some tall hustling for the
Wheeling franchise on "Wednesday, and
a number of parties had the managerial
bee in their bonnets. 1t is said that
one gentleman who was negotiating
with parties who agreed to equip a
park east of Fulton, dropped the mat
ter like a hot coal when be was in
formed that "all we want for rent will
be the grand stand receipts 1t is
small wonder that this deal was de-
clared Off. On a good Sunday the
grand stand receipts would be $3.50,
and with an average week day attend
ance of 500, the receipts from the
grand stand would not be less than
$50 or $50.
President Power returned to Pitts
burg yesterday afternoon, tired but
happy over the solution of a yexatious
problem.
Pop" Lyle, who looked after the
team, is out of a job. but should find
no trouble in securing a berth else
where. Pop" deserves credit for keep
ing the team at the top, just as he
must be given credit for getting toge,l-
err the pennant winning New Castle
team. He was not personally popular
with some of the local patrons of the
game, but the genuine fan" prefers
to judge a managers ability by the
standard of results rather than meth
DDS. The club still leads in the Inter-
state race, and while in that position
cannot be a loser financially, even
though Sunday games are not played
1T home.