The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-30
BASE BALL.

saturdays OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Good Games Booked for This
Week.
Despite the threatening weather, per-
hans five hundred people we're assembled
at the Fair Grounds on Saturday to wit.
meas the game of ball between the Stand
ards and Buckeyes of Columbus, D. A
GOOD start was made by the home club,
who scored one the frst inning and re.
tired their opponents the first and second
inninps with two whitewsshss. But the
standards became badly ratified IN the
third inning, and their playing was
noticeable Tor the great number OF errors
committed, which gave the Buckeyes
eight rurs, before they were retired. The
fourth inning was commenced, but the
heavy rain coming up, which prevented
further playing during the day, time
was called. At the close of the play the
Standards were at the bat, with two men
out Great disappointment was mani
tested at the abrupt termination OF tue
game but 80 the elements cannot be con
trolled by human agencies, j. PiuVlus,
ESQ can alone be blamed. The score
| stood:
Innings, ........-......... z
Standards-.-................ ....---- ..'".
buckeyes
Tue lovers of the sport, however, Will
have ample opportunity the presen'
week to witness several good games OF
ball. To-day and tomorrow the Erles
of Erie, Pa, who arrived here yesterday
morning, will play the Standards anc
the Buckeyes, who 60 to Pittsburgh
where they play the Allee henies OF
Monday and Tuesday, will have another
set.to with the Standards on Wednesday
PERSONNEL OF THE BUCKS AND ERlEs
In conversation with the managers o
the Buckley and Erie clubs, yesterday, th'
,o.iowing facts in relation to the players
their positions in the CLUBS they are nov
with, and the clubs they were with las
year, were obtained:
This club is composed of MessrF. Talley
catcher; Rssler, centre field; Hertert
first base; Curry, second base Fisher
third base; Phillips, pitcher; Smiley
short sto ;; Thompson, right field; Dillon
LETT field. Last year Talley was catcher
in .he Q licksteps, OF Wilmington; Kiss
Ter centre fielder in the Actives, OF Read
ing; Herlert first Daseman in the same
Curry, second baseman IN the Y lcksteps
Fisher, third bsseman in Hsrisburghs
Phillips. third basemsn in Braddock', o
Plttsblrgh; Smiley, short stop IN Quick
steps; Thompson catcher in the Bndg e
ports, of Br dgeport, Conn; Dillon, lei
lie der in ih5 Actives.
BUCKEYES.
The "Bucks" is composed of Fleet
centre fielder; Burke, short stop; Booth
right field; Magner, left field; Spense
third base; Sullivan, first base; Barne
catcher; Strict, second base; Mccormick
pitcher; Callihan, right field and ctsng
pitcher. Last year Fleet play ed secon'
base in the New Havens, OF New Haven
Conn; Burke, short stop in the Buck
eyes; Boorh, right field in the Mutusls
of New York; Msgner, left field IN tn
st. Louis Reds; spence, third base II
the New Ravens; Sullivan, first bsS
IN the Ithicas, Of lthlcs, N. Y; Barnle
catcher in the Buckeyes; Strict, seconc
base in same CLUB; Mccormick, pItche
in the Pattersons, OF Patterson, n. j.
Cal!ihaa, pitcher II the Buckeyes.
OTHER NOTES.
Wilkinson, owiag to broker finger
will rot play with the Standards 20 d"y
In the game to-day, Oh tue part of tn
Standards, it ls probable that Junkin
will play on first base, MotfetL on second
Barclay rs short stop, and Tom Wllsoi
IN left tielI This change is necessItate(
IN cons, quence OF Wilkinson being una
bic to play.