Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-10
A GLORIOUS VICTORY.
Ths Finest Ball Game Mhesl'ng
Ever Saw.
Five thousand People Witnessed the Stand
ard Defeat the Pittsburgh Browns
Ia a Fine Game
Score 4 to 2.

Fully Eve thousand people Watcneu the
Standards, with odds against them and
croakers crying them down, turn in and de-
feat the c. s Browns yesterday, after The
best game of the season. The grand stand
was packed full, the quarter stretch was
lined with q dense crowd, and the trees
outside the enclosure were heavy with hu-
man fruit. The Browns showed up
IN BEAUTIFUL FORM
with their handsome uniforms, and looked
such q fine set Of men and good players that
their stock went up rapidly, and odds OF
SIS 10 SIS and $40 to 81 were laid on them.
The Standard played its full team, and many
of its friends were cautions and thought it
overmatehed and kept their wealth in their
rockets, especially after Barley shook his
wise head and thought they would be
beaten. Still considerable money was put
ont and many Pittsburghers having backed
The long end" will 90 home broken. Quite
= number Of the Fancy" from the Smoky
CITY appeared on the grounds, and were
willing o. bet, and before the game began
the grounds were quite lively and betting
went freely on.
The S1ANDAhp TEAM
was not in the best condition i'm the world.
Laird was sore and stiff and did not feel
much like facing the heavy batters OF the
Browns, but he did the best kind Of work.
However, Sullivan played and his presence
was an encouragement, though his work
with the stick was not his best by any
means. He played second, Motfat taking
first. Miller short, and Rosenberg third.
The Browns laid off Bohn and Downey and
substituted Sawhill and Callahan on second
base and middle field. Sawhill IS deaf
mute, but is up TO his work in an astonish-
ing way.
THE GAME
was won on its merits, and the Standards
deserve all the glory of the occasion. Some
few errors were made, but as a whole il was
q hard and fercely contested game. Joe
Rhees, by beautiful hit in the second inn
ing, after two strikes br ,ught in two runs,
earning the second, anu perhaps winning
the game.
McNichol umpired, and the Standards
won the toss, sending the Browns 10 bat.
Ardiner led of with u daisy clipper TO CEN
tire. Heinlein sprained his ankle getting
after il, and the batter got to second. West
bstted a bounder TO Laird, who cut off Ard
liner. running TO third. On the first pitch
West started to second, but Barkley cut
him Off wi h aneat throw to sullivan. The
rest WAS easy. Arundel struck three times
III the wind.
sullivan opened the Standards inning
badly BY striking out Barkley and Laird
in succession were thrown out at. hrst by
White The play was rapid aud decisive
on both sides and elected much applause.
Second inning-White batted TO Miller at
short and died at first. Sulliyan's tumble
of Ross grounder gave him life. but
Meister struck out and Sawhill batted down
the line 10 Moffat and died there.
Rosenberg batted to second AMI got first
on bad throw. Motiat flew out % SawhIll
Miller struck three times and Ardiner
muffed il and making poor thrOwtD sec.
ond, saved both men. A passed ball al
yanctd both men base, and safe hit by
c. Heinlein over short scored Rosenberg,
amid great cheers A. Heinlein flew out
TO Callahan, and Miller should have come
in sfter the catch, but he had left his base
snd missed his chance Rhees then got in
a daisy grounder between first and second
and brought in both men. Joe got the
round be deserved for his boss hit. Sulli-
van struck out. The game now stood TO
0, end the vast crowd WAS greatly pleased.
Third misunderstanding fumbled FrOSt's
hit to third. Callehan flew out to MOtfat,
and Frost got ambitious, and was nipped
playing of first, By Barkley's throw. Ar
diner went out at first by Sullivan.
Barkley hit to White, who made his first
poor throw to first giving Sam life. Laird
struck out and Barkley got to second, and
n passed ball advanced hin. to third. Rpsen
btrgs hit was fun bled by West and Bark
ley scored. Rosenberg going to first. West
nnufIed Moffat's fly, but Arundel got il to
second and cut Rosenberg oil. Then Miller
flew out To MeiSttr.
Fourth Inning-West, the heavy batter,
hit 10 Laird and died at first. ArundelS
q tficult fly over second was taken by Sui
livan. White was thrown out ut first by
Miller. This inning was quickly and
neatly played.
c. Heinlein went out at first by Sawhill.
A. Heinlein pasted safe beauty To lett.
RI ees hit to White and forced A. H-iniein
out a. second and was caught there himself
Fifth Inning-ROsS hit a safe single To
eft. MeiSter drove straight to Laird and a
double play at first caught both men.
Sullivan hit direct TO first aud died there.
Barkley flew out to Callahan. Laird hit to
short, but tumble gave him life. RoSen-
berg hit q short safe one over second, adj
NaLvIug LAIRD base. but Moffat fouled out
and ended the inning.
Sixth Inning-FrUSt sent a secure hut to
lett and got second ON tumble by Bark
ey. Callahan hit to Laird and caught
trUSt between second aud third but he ran
he bases skilfuliy and secured his third
Arciner flew out to A. HeiRlein. West hit
% Miller and Callahan forced Frost of of
third. Barklry catching him. Callahan had
IuuChed third and then ran hack - seSoId.
ard after y great kick was giyen his base
Arundel then hit past first and flied the
hss,s RhiIe bit a tong TWO bsSer to right
az brOught in Callahan aud West. Then
r. 81 few out to LaiTl
Rt,stnherg got his base on balls. A
H.inlelu HIT TO second add forced Rnsen.
berg our at second. e. Heinlen fou rd Oat
/, AIGiner and Rhees flew ont Ia Stshill.
Seventh Inning-C Heinlein made a rat
Ting go' catch of MeiSter's high fly To left.
~aWhIll flew out to RheeS. This WAS JOe'S
tir>t one and he gut a round of applause,
loud, long and continued. Frost struck
on.
sullivan fouled ont to Ardiner. White
muffrd Barkley's bUundPr 10 third. Gala
han dropped Laird's high fly and threw
Bark'ey out at second Rosenberg flew out
a. Ross
Eighth Inning-Callshan hit to Laird and
died at frst Rosenberg made a bad throw
of ArCiner's bOundcr and gave him life
West hit safe TO left and sdvSnced him
base. Arundel hit TO sullivan AMI went
out 1T first on a close decision, advancing
The other men a base. White hit 10 Sulh.
van. who carried the leather to first and
yndtd the inning without run.
Nutist flew out on a foul to- Ariiner.
Miller fouled out To Ardiner and q. Helm
Icin struck out, endin: short inning.
Ninth inuing-Nirh the score two to
four, against them, the Browns came in far
their last inning. Ross fouled out tD
larkl,y Mei>ter drove pretty single
past short aud got second on passed ball
Sawhill gat out 10y Laird tn first. Frost
dew Oat To Laird and ended the best game
If the season.
IA. score is as follows: