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

The grand game of Base Ball be-
tween the employees of the Register
and I.TELLIGESCER offices came of,
Saturday afternoon, on the Island, as
previously announced. The result
we'll, we won't speak of that the score
shows 1t plainly enough.
The Register men went to the grounds
in "bus"-one of Shallcross Il Terry's,
while the less fortunate INTELIIaENCER
men footed it over.
Arrived upon the grounds, the follow
ing neat little speech WAS delivered by
Mr.. Philo. l.. Kimberly, Captain of the
Second Nine of the Baltic b. b. c.
Umpire chosen for the occasion:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: We AREAS
senIbied O-day for the purpose of wit
Messing display of science and skill
in contest between the gentlemanly
operatives and attaches of the two
newspaper offices Of our city.
AZ you Hre aware, the Register office
ompIOye eos, some days since, addressed
- communication challenging the IN
TELLIGENCER otfice forces TO meet them
for the purpose of testing, in II friendly
engagement, the respective merits of
the opesntiv yes and attaches of the Two
Offices AT game OF base ball. The
game having become national in its
character, and popular with all grades
and classes of society, who can doubt
the propriety of our friends, the print
crs. in suffering themselves to be seized
with the widespread current, when II
is sweeping over the land like a lorna
do. Amer being seized, what course
could they pursue but the one adopted?
Such being the case, the challenge hav-
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nothing was left to be done but to select
from among the great number of good
looking gentlemen in the two establish.
ments the material for their respective
mines.
nm forced to remark, by way of
compliment, and know the ladies
will sustain me in II, that both offices
have done themselves credit in select
ing good looking gentlemen to repre-
sent them on the field to-day, be their
merits Hs base ballists good or bad. All
other preliminaries being satisfactorily
settled, the gentlemanly mem beers of the
Rssulute Base Ball Club having kindly
come forward and rendered use of
grounds, &c. for the occasion, all things
are, therefore, complete and i'll readi-
ness. The time having arrived, as
agreed upon, Tor the great event OF the
season, ii is my especial pleasure TO be
able to announce To this large, enthu-
dicnce that the play will begin in
very short time.
As 10 the probable result OF the
match, / can say nothing, except that 1t
is, like many other great events, in the
hand OF the capricious goddess, For
time. The players are all here, each
and every one of them looking fresh,
hale and hearty, and eager for the con-
iest-eighteen good and true mortals of
athletic strength and manhood, two or
three of them, perhaps, II little on the
old fogyish style, the hand OF time hav-
ing been laid somewhat heayi-
ly upon them. The prospect for
great Ieats and superior skill
in the progress of the game are
good, and feel assured in promising
10 the spectators here assembled. n rare
exhibition of the true OlymPians ardor.
In the national progress of this match
1 predict that many new kinks and
points will be introduced, that to the
younger players present will be sug-
SesIive and useful. In a very brief Pc
Rod the play will begin, when Swing
ing around the circle" will be the order
of the moment.
The duty of acting as umpire on this
occasion has dsvolved on me by special
request. 1 have to announce as such,
that will. be governed in making my