The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-26
THE AMERICAN GAME.
The Standard Club Defeated BIZ a
Washington Nine. "a

| washington NInes
The train which left the city Saturday
At ais A. N. Tor Washington, Pa had on
board an unusually large and lively cargo
Of living freight. The occasion OF the
crowd Of passengers was q match game Of
base ball which was TO be plsyed between
"our boys in blue" and the college nine Of
Washington. The pleasant wcalhCr made
the morning ride very pleasant snd en-.
joysble one, compromising to o certain
degree for the loss Of breakfast which the
early departure Of tho train caused some
Of the lszy ones.
AT LITTLE WARRINGTON.
After q three hours ride through the
hills and dsles, dressed up in Nature s
most approved Fall styles, the excur-
sionl's landed ct Washington depot,
where the College nine were waiting to
receive them.
After receiving due attention al the
hAuds ofthe courteous propdeton Of the
Valentine and Fulton in the way Of "a
Equsre meal" the two "nines" wendell
thar xay to the Fair Grounds, where the
game was TO be played.
As there was considerable interest
taken in the StandArd-WAhington game,
and ss the Wsynesburg and CsroDsburg
clubs were TO croas bats, q large and re-
spectacle crowd otspectstors were present,
Including many Of Wshington's iairest
females, which Of course had tendency
10 put the boys on their metal.
Everything seemed to unite 10 make
the game unusually brilliant and well
contested, but we are forced 10 the pain
Iul duty Of recording that neither nice
played as we'll IS ordinarily.
THg GAMR CALLED.
The game was called at l2M, with the
Standards st the bst, Mr.. Woodward, oil
the Bethany nine, having been elected SIS
umpire.
Speidel was the first man to the bst,
and was retired by Wilson capturing his
Idy. LOOMS was thrown out by the
pitcher, and Junkirs was done for by
Bowman taking his foul, thus retiring the
"Blues" with a blank.
Bowman led Of for Washington BY
striking st the ball three times and going
to first or pass ball, 10 second on an
overthrow and home on smother pass,
showing ST. the ststt that the Standards
weak point was behind the bst, and
which no doubt earned them their defeat.
Wilson also took his bAse on q third
strike, the ball being mufied by the
catcher.
Wilkinson WAS thrown out g. first By
Junklns, and Harding caught out on q tou!
bound By catcher. Wiley struck 8 good
tair'ioul and took his fist, but was left
by Acheson, whose fly was well taken by
Wilson. Score 9toO.
skceED INNING.
Berger opened the rcxt inning with q
grounder TO first, ard was retired.
Mcneil knocked ball st his feet and
inside first easily, 10 third on 8 pass snd
home ditto, making the first scoIe Tor the
"Blues." PenberIon's fly was captured
BY Acheson. Carson knocked hot liner
between lett and center, walking sround.
Richardson's fly wss badly mufsd by
Kennedy, sending Carson to third, and
then home on ball thrown to second.
Wilson took his base On three wiies, and
10 second on pass. Speidel knocked q
nice one between right and center, bring.
ing home Richardson and Wilson.
LOOMS bstted 10 short stop, and forced
Speidel out at second, which retired them
With tour runs
Rice took his bAse on three Wides.
Kennedy's msjestic form next appeared
st the home plate, and he succeeded in
getting TO his first on three strikes and q
pass, Rice coming home. Rslston wss
thrown ont at first by Speidel, who
plsyed his position in Truly professional
style,
Bowman met lively one psst second
and came in On 8 pass.
| Wilson was nearly thrown out st 1st by
JuDkiDs, Wilkinson closed the inning
with foul bound TO Loomis, who was
assisting Carson behind the bat Score
5 to4.