The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28
BASEBALL

. lNAo4l a representative team IA pro.
fess.0nal baseball and from prese p,
indications IL seems a. II Il will De
great while before the town will ne.
I gain It's former position IA any cla rs
. league. In 1872. when the famed
twelve club circuit proved iailuI
X viii be remembered that the resui
was the formation at tho beEinns-,
OF this year Of two separate league.
from tho dozen cities when mere la
cluded in Il. The Central aud the
Interstate. wheeling securing a fran.
chlse IN the latter.
With an extremely short mneayC
and most OF the cities having the Tel,
utation OF good Baseball towns. ther,.
was every indication that the new
merger would prove successful. Tn,
league started on In good fashi,.r
the teams being all fairly w.
matched. with the exception O, Ste
benville. which later slrrngthrnea
and FOR while the race was cics
and exciting. Wheeling. youngstown
Erie and Akron all being closely
punched and playing baseball OF an
unusually high class. Bat gradually
"a the season advanced the attend
ance IN all the cities with the excep.
ton OF Erie and Youngstown began
I dropping OF and slowly but surely
the league began slipping. Rumors OF
/ dissolution began TO circulate. and
sure enough the crash came in early
July and with "A suddenness that left
! no doubt that baseball was ENJOYING
J anything but a successful existence
/ In most OF the cities composing the
Interstate. particularly Wheeling.
7 WlArn from N q
ance vas extremely poor.
Previous 10 the disbanding OF the
| Inflated Interstate there were sew.
eral threats made by the local club
/ owners OF transferring tho team TO an
other city. and tenders were being
. continually made by Newark. Ohio.
and jamestown. y. Y. II did not re-
quire very close observation 10 see
mat Tor the season al least baseball
was literally dead in Wheeling. with
hrst class team playing good ball
\ theer was no apparent reason for .he
lack or interest. otherwise than that
the sporting public no longer cared
FOR the game
Game Ended OlsastrousIy.
IL Is regrettaole that the great Ma
tonal sport should come 10 such an
arfimely end in Wheeling Just
: n the city will be represented by
her team IA at best only a matter
ronjecture. but unless there is
public spirited citizen who ap-
lates the advertising feature OF
winning baseball team as well as
Toys the promotion OF this greatest
all games. who will come TO the
pport Of the city with the neces-
tfy financial backing. the prospects,
a.e dreary. indeed
There was much criticism OF
Messrs. Perkins and Irwin. the most
recent owners OF the franchise (this
year II was owned by Perkins alone)
by various persons throughout the
'lty. but Il must be said 10 the credit
u these gentlemen that they were
The only ones IN the entire city who
ere willing 10 devote their time and
money IN an effort 20 give wheeling
The enjoyment OF baseball and show
"a themselves 20 be Of much better
spirit than their detractors For
over twelve years they stood loyany
hy IN" club. suffering big losses dur
ing many seasons when they vera
even but little announcement by
Tho fans. and 10 f. exceedingly doubf-
iuI II any OF the rarrulous ones. who
apparently could have damaged the
team so much better. would have
proved themselves 10 be such good
losers. az Perkins and Irwin Per
kins stuck 10 tho team 20 the very
if.i and only abandoned n when the
Inflated Interstate ceased 10 exist
md the franchise wa5 lost
Started a. Close Of War
wheeling has been o participant n
oa''bal from the very earliest his-
tory Of tho game On this country
Away back IN 1868, just following tho
last days 0f .h. Civil War fhore
Wor" ha ehaI teams tn Wheeling ft-..
formed teams who battIaI notably
ior success ON tho diamond mo
.t'n" was played much different
then. no gloves OF any kind beir z
used and there wa great variance
In The rules from thCra ~ tho r-a4-
'nt day. and the uniforms couefeffr,
az only q BRIGHT rr1 .hi-f and rour g
circular cap ordered from tho Pas.
would ho considered very cruF. I1
fa'- advanced aRc. bat Iu.t Tho cane
fl." pioneer baseball .fs ENGAGED On
.''. OF which they could VOL
t- proud
Or. peculiar feature Of tho re-..
rg..r~ 'ie year $50. was Pho COM
'o.'" or tournament. which 'he var.
."It clubs held sometimes on rafrr.
.af afternoons and holidays. fo d..
'..r.. Pho fn.t players or r.r.
could .-Dr' tho most runs In tf,a
tn1r ra .afc as November % vf..-
ono would Doe fI. end ~ f.
700. 'a. .fHfnu. ''n ..lr club hold
rr' ..r'n-f Hr.Drr f Off PLAYER.
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.r' credited HNI nine .arI
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