The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08
TWO or TIE FASTEST TEAMS d
TKrS LOCALITY PLAY uNDEH
NAME OF BAUERS.
WIN. should Be One Of ths Best Ever
Gathered Together in This City
and Nats Good Escord.

bali club during the present season. Inc
champion Stroehmann team Will De no
more. This club has now united WIN
the fast Bauers and will play under tho
name Of the Bauer club during the sea-
son. Last year these organizations were
considered the best in this section ana
both made enviable records. meeting al
OF the fast teams OF the staee INC
Stroehmann.s had a wonderful club and
while tho Bauers had the best team In
a long time it fell little shy OF the
excellent work OF the former.
Stroehrnann's Strong.
Last year the Stroehnann oasepah
nine held the undisputcd championship
Of the valley, having met and oeteateo
all the fast Mines Of this vicinity Inc
team finished the race in the 1ncef-C1S
League on top and 80 far out IN front
that no team had chance at any 1une
during the playing season This ofgani-
xation is composed OF some Oh the oese
bah players ever developed IN thAs cry
and the boys have been playing together
for a span Of some eight or more sea-
so1S Last year was the first tirne II
nlayed under the name Of StroehHann
and tr former years. 1t was known as
the Hoishcusx which Is more tara1lsaT 70
the fans and everybody knows Just wha1
that bunch did. Huntington was dereat-
ed In a series the pest two ON on three.
McCorkeys were handed the same as
we'll as the Bauers. these clubs beng
the strongest in this vicinity. Beila1re
was also waIloped.
B9ueE5 Past
-rba Ra,>ers started the year with a
noo- bunch Of players and it seemed as
tba SUNDAYS advanced the team came
rnto IT'S ovn and made name Tor itsell.
Many stars yyero added to the lineup ana
the more they played together the oet-
fer the results were. During the inter-
c>ttv !I,easue season, the boys did not
Dlsy very we'll. Manager Jacobucc VIII
drew his club from the league. secured
,he services Of several OF the pest men
IN this section and the boys went IKE
house ATTIRE. and made quite q reputa-
+io1 me Bauers by virtue Of defeats
over the ScConkeys and the Martins
Ierr- Athletics. laid claim to the valley
>title for the Stroehrnanns were defeated
nv the latter club ParkerSoo1g was
met at the down river city and IN this
game the fast Banefs came to the 'front.'
and won the sympathy of all the rams IN
the city. After making such poor
showing in the league. the boys were
willing workers and determined to snow
what they could do. Up to- the time she
moi the Bauers. Parkersburg had not
a
host Of college athletes and some former
central 1eaguers The Sunday before
.hs locals were met Parkersbur8 de-
coated the strong Norwood Club. OF
Harrisburg by the overwhelming count
of ITO. Parkersburg fans we're netting
: TO l on their team and When the
Rauers took the field the game sure dd
look like a walkaFSaS farkersourG
started off with two -talltes nut tnat IL
all she could get until the Bauers had
secured a sufficient lead and won the
contest by the score OF b-4 III what was
termed the greatest exhibition seen on
thn cronnds in many year. Parkcrs-
hnrr the following week trounced the
St,oehrnanus by the score Of IT, and
also went through without losing any
nore. Critics in this city gave the
Peuers the credit for having the best
team in the valley.
stars Available.
Roth mines have suffered by the draft
and enlistmcnts. but not enough to him
dor them from having classy nine in
The field The Rauers have lost Butler.
rho Lisk brothers and several substi-
,utes. None have been taken from the
S,roehmanns. The club will be picked
from the following men: WEIGH. B"ro.
rear.cy. Ncuhardt. Connors and Shep-
herd Of the Strochmanns. Roam. tsosncy.
.Heidd bach. Noel. Dugan. Toight and
Matthews of the Baucrs. Salisbury
and Jarvis OF the fast Baltimore d Ohio
club and Buckholtz. a now man IN the
: civ, who played in the Threc-Eyc Lea
guc last season.
These men are all available for the
nine and but few will be lost in case OF
another call W'clch and Salisbury are
,he only ones likely 70 be called. DuGan
Noel and Jarvis are all youngsters and
under the age. while Hero. Pearey
ronnors. Roam. Heidelbnch and Weight
arc married and have been exempted
C;osney had been at Camp Sherman for
TWO months but was given an honorable
discharge. All these men are exper'
enced at the game and their ability is
not 70 be questioned. With any kinc
NJ breaks and q goodnstart. wonders art
-rnec,ed from this excellent array al
talent.
Play Under Bnuers.
Mrs, Druscilla Bauer. the well known
East End grocer. will finance the ciut
this season AZ she has done in the pas
three or four years.
Mrs. Haucrs is perhaps the greatest
woman fan in the state and has Away:
taken an active part in athletics. Fol
the past few years she has placed thres
teams midgets. juniors and the seniors
in the field and all have been equipped
with .he Aest TO he had. This season Il