The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-09
MUST ne MApr
TO NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
NovEMDEE 20.
Local Fans win Hoid Meeting IN a rev
Days TO Decide ouestton-May Ne
In Central League.

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VIII Wheeling be represented In the
, baseball world next season.
This Is the question that IL upper
most i'm the minds OF local fans at this
time. and unIl after the meeting OF
the National Association Of Basebali
Leagues. 20 be held In omaha. <eb. be-
ginning November 20. the question will
hall club owners viii gather and give
Information concerning the circuits.
playing dates. elc.. for the 1915 season.
officers must know what teams or
cities win make up their circuits.
IL Wheeling IL to be represented in
the Central league or any o.her league.
something must be done. and done
quick. \ meeting OF loyal fans was
which President Louis Heilbronner OF
the Central league. was present. and
s @s aIs S tSs Pleins saxs. Wnee. a
cusscd. Nothing definite was done at
that time. but IL was planned to hold
another meeting soon TO further con-
slider the question.
To Meet Soon.
\ meeting was TO have been held ten
days ago. but due TO business matters
compelling several OF those Interested
from attending. the meeting was not
held. y meeting will be held. however.
made TO get together and decide on
some definite ARRANGEMENT and give no.
report may be made at the Omaha
meeting.
wheeling Was AT one time considered
one OF the best baseball cities for its
sixe in the country. but gradually
slipped back until during the last two
years OF professional baseball there was
barely any attendance AT ali at any OF
the games. There were days when not
20" spectators We're in the stands at
many fans now that those days are
PAST and that the placing Of a team i'm
TINS city now would mean the re-estab-
hshmcnt of the game to It's old-time
popularity.
Two seasons. or practically one and
"A half seasons. without baseball An
public. or fandom. has been compelled
TO do without the game. only I'm an anna
Is thought that professional team in
a league such as the Central would re-
NiSe the interest, provided. however;
nanagcment and was made up OF at
least fairly good players.
Must Act Soon
The time II now ripe for acting. The
time is short TO take such action. But
eleven days remain m which TO decide
whether the city will be represented on
the baseball map next season. aud those
backing the efforts know that they must
get busy and act fast. In acting fast.
however. does not mean that they must
act so quickly as TO render all oppor-
tunity to profit TO slip by. as II Is not
necessary. There will be plenty OF op-
portunity 10 secure players after n de-
cision IS reached. There are many
players on the big league rosters that
players in other teams not In the big
leagues that will be changed. sold or
let out entirely. A team in this city
would have the opportunity TO secure
some OF these players IN addition a.
necessary. 10 trying out some local ma
terial, much OF which Is good and which
would likely make good II given an OPP
portunity.
Just what the plans are for the or
gaming of club here II not known. II
l. generally understood, though that
the promoters are DESTROYS of establish
Ing a stock company and permitting
fans in general TO purchase stock II
such is the case IL Is believed that the
venture would be assured OF success as
all stockholders would be anxious to
reap a profit on their investment and
would encourage the game TO such an
extent that the public would be enticed
To go
The plans will be outlined at the next
meeting Of the club, and IL T. n safe
bet that something worth announcing
VIII be dons. Local fans will wait with
Interest this announcement aud will
hope that IL Will be favorable for the
placing OF professional team In the
Stogte city.