The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
Word to This Effect Rseelvsd Yester.
day ~ Owner varneIi. OF the
Fort Wayne Club.
PLAYERS WILL BEGIN
REPORTING TO-DAY
Other Interesting Gossip Of the Clubs
n Players In the Central
League.
(Bv JEFF.)


III II ever did rain down In old
Ctncy. Ohio. let FER come down In tor
rents next week. inc Wheeling may
have a chance TO see the Detroit club
play here. and that is the only chance
the local fans have.
Owner c. II. varnell. Of the Fort
Wayne club. received a letter yester-
day from President Frank J. Navin. OF
the Detroit club. stating that the
weather in Cincinnati is very promis-
Ing. and that the series would not be
called on. as the grounds were being
placed In the best OF condition for
the battles between the Reds and IT,
gers. However. IL Indictment weather
puts out 4 front so as TO prevent the
Cincinnati management from getting
the grounds into further condition.
the Detroit club will come to Wheel
ing. That's a little consolation, but
Old Man Rain has been here toe long.
n has likely liked to the tropics
for the summer months. It's a disap-
pointment, and no question about Il;
but we nave Brooklyn here next Sat.
urday and Sunday, and that's some at
traction.
Owner c. II. Varnel departed for
Fort Wayne last evening TO complete
all arrangements for spring training.
when his battery men report there
tomorrow. Pitcher Gibson. OF Elm
Grove. left last evening for Fort
Wayne to Join the pitchers In their
work.
The Wheeling players will begin
drifting into the city to-day. as the
regular training season in old Smoke
villa will anrnunanan fn-mnFr0vV and ~
enough report this morning Manager
Goat Anderson may take them out
TO the ball park and workout before
the main squad arrives. During the
preliminary work the fences at the
park will be placed and other i'm
provements made 10 make everything
accommodating for the fans here.
The most disappointed baseball bug
IN Wheeling is no doubt Looie Buch-
valid. lieutenant. OF the local police
force. When Looie found out the De
troit games would probably be post
poned. he almost quit baseball and
Looie and "Ty" Cobb are great friends
and Looie wanted TO see the Demon
Slugger play. Looie received a photo
OF "Ty" from the champion batsman
during the Yuletide season two years
ago. a. a ADIASNudS present anu
Looie has it hanging in his parlor az
home. II Detroit would have played
here a delegation OF fans were to
visit the Board Of Control today and
ask h members to have the crema-
tory whistle blow 1--WE long blasts to
please Looie. as the police lieutenant
believes "Ty" should have a great
salutation from the City of Wheeling.
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twenty-five players have reported
90 Manager Charley O'Day. in Spring.
field. and the working out has al.
ready been started.
Team OF hitters is what the Can.
ton club Is after, but they will have
10 have more than hitting power in
the Central League.
Catcher Monte Weeks. Of the Grand
Rapids club. will not report 10 Man
ager Ed. Smith until his week.
Weeks has been wlntering in Elm
Grove, and has been swinging the
paint brush so lively that his arm Is
in good condition, now to peg 'em
down to second. lie was supposed
10 report TO Grand Rapids last week.
but owing 10 a slight attack OF ILL
ness, he could not get away.
Manager Kelley. OF the GAINESVILLE
club. expected Red Schultze 10 be
the mainstay In the box this season.
Second baseman Elmer Benson.
has Joined the Dayton club. he being
one Of tho last 20 report.
Catcher Neneman. Of the Fort
Wayne club. who has been w~lnterlng
In AcMechen, will leave this morn.
Ing for Fort Wayne. 20 work out
with the battery candidates.
Jack Donovan. former out8elder Of
20 the Wheeling club. and Albert Nett.
zel, another veteran, both OF this
city. pick Pittsburgh 20 win tho pen.
ant In the National League this
year.