The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-28
BENNY JEWELL is SWITCHED TO
THE oUTFIELD.
Team Arrives Home From Grand
Rapids Yesterday at $500 O'clock
Two Games Thursday.
BY CARL p. LEArHERMoon

An announcement OF considerable
Importance was made yesterday after
noon by Manager MONTGOMERY. follow
Ing his arrival home from Grand
Rapids. which was TO the effect that
Chester King. who was forced TO come
homo while on the road trip. owing to
illness will be placed at short, which
means the switching OF Benny Jewell
to the outfeld. Ches has been doctor
Ing since he returned from Evansville
and notified Montgomery yesterday
that he was feeling good enough to
jump back into the game again.
King will feel at home on the short
Held, as this is his regular position,
and great things are being expected
OF the husky lad. Benny will most
likely be placed in the center garden
and will keep company with Bull Dur
ham In right and Pete Knisely in the
left Suburb. Jewell has not been go
Ing right since the opening OF the sea
son. and has not only fallen down in
his batting. but has been little of
color In fielding. The Rabbit has been
the pride OF the Wheeling team for
the past few seasons and his many
admirers hope that he will regain his
old time form and made a re-appear-
ance at the short stop position.
The woes and tribulations Of
business manager OF a baseball team
are many and OF a varied nature. but
Everett Robinson's predicament in
Grand Rapids was about the worse
he has been up against for many
moons. At noon Monday. Robby had
but five two-bit pieces in his pockets
and imagine his surprise when told by
the Grand Rapids management that
Il was impossible 20 give him the
Smokes share OF the gate receipts.
owing TO them being attached. The
Smokes didn't get a cent during their
entire stay In the Wolverine city and
Robinson was forced 10 telegraph for
sufficient kale TO bring the team home.
The game scheduled yesterday be-
tween the Smokes and Dayton was
called OF owing TO a misunderstand-
ing as 10 the condition OF the grounds.
Both teams were on the grounds. but
after Montgomery arrived. he learned
that some one had called the game of
and posted up bulletins to this effect.
The local team arrived over the Pan
handle about an hour late and the
boys we're not sorry when they learned
The game had been called, as they
we're worn out by the long ride
Two games will be staged today and
tomorrow afternoon and fans will
have the opportunity OF having two
bargain days IN succession. The first
game this afternoon will be called az
200 O'Clock and the second. immedi.
ately after the first one Is over. which
will be about $40 Manager Knoll
~ the Vets announced yesterday that
Summers will twirl the hrst game and
lack Compton the second Graham
will work IN the first for the Smokes
and Hardy in the second. Welcher
will work behind the bat in both
games.
The Stogies have two POSTPONED
games and one tie game 10 play on
with Dayton. hence the d0Hble-header
tomorrow afternoon. The Vets 20 20
GAINESVILLE from this city.
Monty. although disappointed over
the poor showing % the bows on the
road. is confident that they will give
better account OF themselves in the
ensuing tVentyoue games The pilot
viii not be able 70 get back into the
game for a few DAYS yet. as he is
suffering With two badly torn HRa.
ments In his leg. Durham. is feeling
great deal better and Monty states
that n the pitchers 20 right two
thirds Of the twenfy-onc games win be
added 20 the left side Of the daily
standing