Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-30
LOCAL SPORTS.
The Diamond, Track and Oar In this
Vicinity. -.

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Vicinity. ..
Betting is two to one on the Standards.
There are eighteen base ball clubs in and
about Wheeling.
The Jennings, OF Pittsburgh, VS.. Stand
ard, on Friday and Saturday.
Police Gazettes No. 2, beat the Rough and
Readies, yesterday, to 2, on the North
End Green.
After a tough contest OF ten innings, yes
terday, the Police Gazettes beat the Oscar
Wildes, by score OLA to3.
Johnny Dunn, a Bellaire boy, played
with the Standard base ball club at Wheel
ing during their games with the Crockery
Cifys, and is pronounced number one
player.-Belldire Independent.
The Fearless base ball club, of Washing
ton, played a match game with the X. 7.
Kennedy club, OF UDiontown, on the Trini-
ty grounds. on Monday. The score stood
is 10 in favor of the Fearless.
The West Alexander correspondent o.
the Washington Reporter says: The Smarty
base ball nine, of this place, knocked tine
persimmons, on Saturday last, OF West
Liberty, w. Va, nine by score OF l6 to IA
and they were not the bosses Of this place
neither.
The boat race between Ed. Morgan, OF
this city, and Joseph Habbertield, ofWheel-
ing came off in this city Saturday evening
at & O'Clock. Morgan won the race by one
and half lengths. The men were both in
good trim, and the race was exciting, they
Keeping close to each other over the whole
course. The stakes were $3.50 side. A
la rye crowd of people witnessed the race,
This is one triumph for Steubenyille.-
Steubenriile Gazette.
The Liberty Stars and Jennings mines
met in contest for the Martell gold medal at
the Exposition grounds yesterday. The
superior batting defeated the jennings by a
score OF IS to5. About five hundred peo.
pie witnessed the game. In the series for
this medal, the Jennings have won two and
lost one; the East Liberty Stars have won
two lost none; the Allegheny Stars have
two ties to play out and have lost one, and
the B. d. Woods have lost two games
Pittsburgh Telegraph.
Steubenvilie's great attraction this week
will be at the Hilltop Driving Park. The
trotting, pacing and running meeting opens
on Wednesday and continues three days.
Over Seventy-iive horses have been entered
for the races. Some of the fastest stock in
the country will be present. A. Mccall, OF
II. Bovce, of the same place, Walter Clara
]. and Felix Horses have been entered
from Cincinnati. Parkersburg Wheeling,
Portsmouth, Maysville. KY, Mendoza, Ill.,,
Wabash, Ind Rochester. \. v, and Quincy,
jill. The track is the finest half-mile in
eastern Ohio, and from present indications
the races will be we'll attended. Already a
large number of horsemen have arrived.
The purses for the three days amount to
5000
hereby challenge Peter Pretty, of the
Blackmore boat club, of Pittsburg, to row
two or three mile race, in best and best
boats, for $500 or $500 a side. Will meet
him at Sheekey's place. in this city, on
Friday, September LIST, ut O'Clock P. NJ.
JOSEPH HABERFIELD.
To settle several disputes as well as bein ,
matter of interest, just now, We reprint
the correct scores of the games played BY
the Standard in 1877: