The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-01
WAS SUCCESSFUL YEAR FROM
STANDPOINT OF LOCAL SPORTS

considerably by the fact that the annual
HAate huAl was ueIn here
during the early fan. This saw the.
greatest gathering Of golf enthusiasts.
tho elimination and championship
matches We're ones that likely Will so
down ln sports history as being thc most
exciting and spectacular ever played on
the links OF the local Country club. The
result Of the tournament brought an
other championship 20 Wheeling. when
Julius Pollock defeated william Rownd.
another Whceliug man. for the highest
honors. Alexander Cunningham. dircc-
tor OF golf at the Wheeling Country
club. entered tho National Tournament
FOR professionals. held az Chicago. and
finished IN fourth position in a wide
field Of competitors.
Racing interests Many.
During tine summer. motorcycle. auto
mobile and horse racing were again
popular. The local motorcycle Club
staged many races. both on the state
fair grounds and on tracks In close prox-
unity 20 Wheeling These were an sue
c-ssful. and the 350-mile endurance run
OF the local Tub opened the way for
road racing and other speed events
here. Automobile racing proved popu-
lar and one Of the most successful races
I'm recent years was staged on the state
fair grounds.
The horse racing at tho state fair was
declared the best ever seen here. Five
days OF this aroused the enthusiasm in
horse racing 90 such an extent that 90
Is likely thar another wear viii see
the biggest racing card ever attempted
az "a state fair. In connection with the
state fair and the races. the promoters
Of the big exposition staged "a horse
show. the Ike OF which was never before
seen In this vicinity.
Taken from every angle it viii rcadi-
ly be- seen that no time iu the history
of Wheeling has more interest been TAX
On IN sports OF all kinds and present i'm
dicatlons point that The year OF 1916 Will
see an even greater advancement than
did the one just passed.
stoRfes Back In League
After being Isolated from tnc circles
of professional baseball for nearly two
seasons. Wheeling again came to the
front and placed a team in the Central
League. The StoCi,S. while NOT MAX
ing an excellent showing during THO -yl-
son. played good ball lf times and served
Co keep tho National Taet.me alive here
during the year. IT. might Doe added. Boz
connection with the return az baseball
here. that the promoter uf tho club 's-
rnriguced much trouble ln their first -sI-
SON and 10 was with considerable die
fculty that suitable players could poo
gotten and this was NOT accomplished
until late during che season.
\ot alone did the problem OF players
az considerable cost and was ON. OF the
principal obstacles Zoo the way OF get
tins the team iu fhc race.
During the Central L,lET season
there was many DBL 200 the lineup
81 the Stocie team. Ec-inniur early lu
the season the aggregation tItt had been
gathered together to represent ~tngie-
town played good lalI and promised tu
civ, the fans some real amusement dur-
lux the summer \ batting slump. which
hit iH, team early. wrought havoc with
fh. chances Of remaining iu the first DIE
vision. This soon nece--lfatrI getting
now players and in this the wanaEsw.u-
was very successful Their most roe
novned recruit was none other than