The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-08
SCHOLASTIC BASEBALL SEASON
is BEGINNING TO SHOW INTEREST
MANY SCHOOL TEAMS Are scHEp-
uLED TO PLAY THIS
AFTERNOON.
week Has Been Devoted TO Hard work
on Part of Youngsters, and Several
Good Games Are Booked


Practically all scholastic baseball
teams IN Wheeling and vicinity will play
this afternoon. In several instances AZ
willsbe the nrst game Of the season for
the teams. but Triadel phia. Cathedral.
Moundsvillc. LinSly and Union teams
have already opened their season with
games during the week. The ones to
break into the diamond pastime this af-
tsruoou will L.. Wheeling High. Elliott
Commercial school and Bird - port. ALI
CollcgtanS OF Renwood and Tyler coun-
y High school
Although tho weather has been any
thtng hut right for baseball practice,
the coaches OF tho different high school
teams have been bustly engaged in get
ting their men into shape. Linsly has.
during IN" week. played Triadelphia.
cut daily on the Island ball park.
Coach Holden has been out with the
Thorn Al work ON Bridge PARK. the ISL
and. In addition To- the held practice.
all the boys haV" been doing ssymnastic
work and are declared 20 b. In fine con-
squads are rounding into form, and in
dlre,i2 are tha, some Of The he b st
a number OF years viii u" out.
Wheeling Moundsvtne.
The opening game for the Wheeling
High school chall team will D.. pias "a
to-day at Moundsvilie, ON the Firth
street grounds. MoundsNille Will be a
sim proposition for the locals. as prac-
ticaIIv their entire team h. couposed OF
members who played last year. while
Coach Holden. during the past wees.
has had to develop practically a new
team. but fortunately there was plcn-
~ Of material. The probable lineup as
announced last night by Coach Holden is
freeze. !. z. Downing. G. E.; g. Wagner.
p. z: Cotton. Sb.. Wood. =. -. Ritz. Oh:
Jacobucci. III. Schwalb, G.; Rosenberg
Linsly-hiddle bourne.
Iuel.- Tpgfttuf. viii pIuy n. second
game of the season to-day. This contest
Will be staged on the Island ball park.
Tyler county high school. The Middle
bourne boys have the reputation Of al
ways having q strong outnt. and this
season they are reported TO be exceed
ingIN hca.v with the stick and also "A
fast fielding team. Hamilton and Phil
lips viii form Tho Linsly battery for
to-day'S game. Kitchener viii be- shift
ed TO risht and Russell TO second base.
Tho game will b. called az ESQ o'clock.
Eriott-Bndgeport.
The Elliott Commercial school will
officially open tho season this afternoon
when they play bridgeport on the ISL
and Bridge paIN. Tn, strength OF these
teams is unknown, as they have yet 10
show just how they viii act when un-
ever. they arc VOL matched and should
put up'a good game.
on-Couegians.
Tho Union Hich school will play the
second contest Of III" season TINS AFTER
noon hen they meet the BenwOod All
Collegians. Yesterday afternoon they
held praCtice session ON the Bcnwood
hall mark This will be- the opening
game FOR tho collie gianS. but as they
have a fast aEEve cation, they expect to
take the high school boys into camp.
following players in M" game: Muir
uhy. g.. .. Lewis. 2h.; Candy, y: Stew
art. IN; Fish r. e: Dean, 9. = q. Morn
ingstar ] T.: y. Morningstar. T. f.; Da-
Nid. 3b Thomas. e.. 2.