The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-09
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WheslinEs baseball games viii D.
played ON ths August Breitenstein fleld
az Martins Perm. This vas decided ~
q nesting Of the directors o. the Wheel
inE Annette Association. last night. IN
the Indian room OF the Elias club.
President a. g. Whitaker. % the ssso-
20 close the deal with Mr.. Brsitsnstein
this Afternoon SIR. W. A. Marshall Sas
named q committee Of one 20 employ an
.nEinssr % 60 over me nsid ana s g,..is
and erectinE a ErandHtand.
The club viii have the lease OF ibis
field for a number of years A. a reason
looks GOOD FOR IL MsnaEsr Pop
Sehrivsr said last uiKht that he would
have his team out for yracuce April 4.
Play Ball" the manager % the Wheel
ing club o. going 10 90 some
a grandstsnd viii b. erected ON the
mtisS ~ ,s a' isss d a' ,he club SisT 20
range for seating AT least 1000 people Ia
both the srandstand and blcachers. A
large PARKING place Tor s a., o., vii
be among the finest minor league parks
In the country.
The field " w'n I,,I L9es tsSI.in. between
eight and ten acres " ground. almost
perfectly level. IA T. located at the
streets. at the end OF Peasl street. care
Of the Wheeling Traction Company pass
on both sides % the para. and ths reSu-
ice both to an from tho park.
The men have taSen account OF the
schedule and find that 4; takes the zane
tenstein field a. n did 10 run 20 the
Island park This direators said last
Island park was a ca. every twenty
minutes, where a man can get "A ear
every seven minutes 90 this park. or a
proportion OF three cars 10 one.
Ball fans can 60 - the game on the
regular Rayland and bridgeport cars.
and ON both lines u the Martins Ferry
that the players will not be hAmpor-d by
sunlight 4 system OF underground
the grounds in perfectly dry conditi9n.
IL a. the Intention TO make gradual
slope. allowing the surface water 10
drain Co a point where Il can be col
Good Players.
man al times. although Ss ioosepsd IN
last night 20 say that he had tiucs out
for players that would be closed NJ
be the word from now on. with every
member 81 the directors pulling Tor
some individual mode % Advancement
As soon as the schedule OF the Central
League ts received the season ticket
books VIII be placed on sale. solicitors
VIII be placed at work soliciting ads
from IA. various business concerns OF
the city and the valley IN general.
Persons connected with the club. feel
lnhl the Huhurban towns are all part
OF Wheeling anyway. AMI the fact that
the ball park b. 90 b. located across the
little ohio. does not necessarily mean
that % h. removed from the reach OF the
baseball fans. There are more reasons
than one why the move 81 selecting the
BrCitCnstsin field should BE- considered a
good one. How dry { pm"
\ proposition was submitted 20 the
club last night by the Tair Association.
but the fact that sunday ball playing Is
not permitted here, made The proposition
Objectionable
one thing the club desires the CO.
operation 81 all baseball fans In the dis
triCt There H. no duub., now. but what
there II TO BE- team here. aud 90 put IL
the way Schriver did Wen bring home
the rag"