The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-09-16


ne National Base Ball Association. So
"a ae applicable they will be observed
and enforced. As We expect more than
ordinary points au questions TO arise
in the progress of the game, il may be-
come necessary to look TO higher au
thorilies than the National Base BAN
Association, in which event We give, no 10
tice now that we will be governed py
-. ~ -. a,,,,,.,a,,t,i.s On nh. spot. In
ali decisions which we may make we
hone and expect TO give the prisoner
the benefit OF the doubt where one
exists. ,,.,,,,,,t,.
~ the spectstors. When il becomes
necessary 10 applaud players on the
s,round playing OF the game, please 90
% auicEIy and as audi6ly as possible.
The necessity for this request, / think,
Is 30 apparent TO all As 10 need no e&-
planation from me. However, TOT rear
that it may not be fully Understood and
appreciated. take occasion to remark
that the players on both sides have
come here for the purpose OF vaDqnlsh-
ing or being yaDquishsd. Their motto
l., dut UiHceTe dut DIOg-i.
Tomorrow IS the Sabbath day
Therefore, much time spentin the con
fusion of long confused applause, ire
quently INDUCED in, may result in pro-
-
10 necessitate our remaining on the
ground over Sunday.
/ cannot close without impresslng on
you the importance of keeping Dack
proper distance from tue Ane OF the
ba SEES. II is necessary at All tunes that
the catcher have clear ana open st :s.n.
of ihe position Of men on and running
the bases, this he can only have Dy
your observing this request. Ia add
;lon TO the above, 1 am advised by our
medical al wiser and attendant that no
obstruction should be allowed TO pre-
vent Il free and open circulation OF pare,
fresh air. trust, however, this Will all
be so apparent TO your better judg-
ments as to insure the Observance Oh
this request without further sugges-
ton or remark from me.
Gentlemen, We are now ready. The
play will begin without further cere-
mony. Players, to your positions
After this, Capt. Osborne, OF the Reg
fsteT nine, ana Capt. Rippey, of the IN
TELLIGRScER nine, tossed up copper
for choice of positions. The Register
won, and chose the field. The players
then took up position, and the game
commenced. II was watched through
out by large number of spectators, Of
whom the fair sex formed the major
part. Many were the daisy cutters"
the SKY scrapers," the runs" the
"outs," the lilies" the fouls" and
other things too numerous to mention,
which nil up the base ballist's vOcab-
ulary, each one bringing forth rounds
Of applause or groans OF disappolnt-
ment from the interested specta-
tors. In short, the two mines
the excitement of the occasions;
in the stirring lang uage of the I'm
pire, "they were seized by the current
which Is now sweeping over the land
like tornado" And as the Umpire
pertinently inquired, after being
seized what more could they do
nothing but suffer themselves TO be
swept. But all things earthly must
come TO an end, and the game, con-
Quoted amid the widest enthusiasm,
and with varying fortunes, was closed
by some brilliant playing OF the Regis
Ter nine on the last inning, placing them
TWO ahead. The Umpire announced
the result, and the victors were vOcifer
ously cheered and shaken by the hand
by their numerous friends on the
ground. After which they got into
their bus" and rode back to this side
OF the river in triumph. The ISTELII-
GENCEH men didn't say much, and
trudgcd OF the groundas they came, on
foot.
In the evening both victors and van
pushed, and invited guests, repaired TO
the Sprigg House and pHrtook of a
splendid supper. which those well
known and popular hosts. Messrs
Edwards s. Conant. had prepared in
their best style and regardless of ex-
pense. After the exercises of the after
noon, there was, of course, no Sinking.
Every man did his duty bravely
and we'll. The solids and liquids with
which the table grosned, disappeared
as if by magic. But as fast as one
tempting dish or seductive fluid van
ished, another took its place.
1t is an old saying that "whatever
goes up must come down." on which
we venture to improve by remarking
that whatever goes in must come ont,
and the natural result OF all this eating
and drinking was GLOW OF soul" on
the part of several OF the party, which
both delighted and instructed the rest.
However, for want of space we must
refrain from giving TO the world any OF
the witty or wise things said on the &C.
casiOn, and wind up our report by in
wiling particular attention to the