Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-08-13
LOCAL sPORTs.
The Diamond, Track and Oar I'm this
Vicinity.


The Buttermilk and Coopership Stars
played game, yesterday, the former win
ming by a score of 6 to .. The individual
scores are as follows: DECENTRALIZATION,
/ Hazlett, /; He'll, /; Hazlett, 1; Flynn, l;
Herman, 3; Fritsch, o. DruShell, 2; Out, 2.
Stars-Devln, O.; Bailey, l.; Barney, 2;
Stubb, /: Flynn, o; Artz, o; Murphy, o;
Sweeney, / Bowman. l. Geo. Habig scored
and Louis Baker umpired.
The Steubenville and Standards will play
here on Tuesday and Wednesday.
1t is suggested the Standards wear sun
flowers on their breasts. .......
The GAINESVILLE creek team will play here
next Friday.
Laird's balls have an outward and up
ward curve and are hard to hit
il Sam Moffat would only smile occa-
sionally, all would be well. But he stands
out there solemn as judge.
Harry Wright's prediction that Provi-
denee would win the pennant seems likely
to be realized.
Ja,k Glasscock distinguished himself at
Philadelphia, recently, by making four bad
errors in one game.
The Riverside base ball club will play
the Ohio club, of Bellaire, on next Satur-
day, for one-half dozen balls to be given to
the winners by the Cigar Makers Assem-
bly, of knights of Labor. ....s
Martin Thornton, the restaurateur, is
| confident Filan won because he got his
meals at his place. Martin does set up good
| food.
Harry Jones and Major Joy. both Cres-
| cent Iron Works men, rowed Skif race
| on the Ohio, last night, above the suspen
| sion bridge. for purse of $50. The race
| attracted some little attention and drew
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men to the waterside. Joy won the race
and pocketed the purse. b.. .....
| Powell Philip and John SingArwait ran n
hundred .yBrd foot race on the Island, yes
,erday evening att O'Clock. When aboat
half through the course Singerwalt stun
| bihd and Philip shot ahead and won the
race by two yards The purse was $50.
Ladies should bear in mind that nothing
but what is eminently proper will be said
| or done at the base ball games at the Fair
Ground, and they may attend with perfect
propriety.
Heinlein should see that his shoes are
more secure the next time he plays. 1t
mars your running, Andy, TO have a shoe
come OF half way down to first.
| A lady writes TO know who is the best
! booking man in the Standard team. Well,
| there are nine of 'em who think they could
! answer tndL uucSNlOu' Jul We udNS W give ~
| up.
A sudden furore for sports seems to have
struck Wheeling. Base ball, racing and
rowing are all being vigorously prosecuted
James Hooper did not come to time last
night. ID. {, Cochran represented him at the
meeting held ut Sheekcy'S saloon. Ritz was
I present and negotiations proceeded with
great promptncSs. II was agreed to allow
| Hooper $50 for expenses and he agrees to
row over the upper course. September I'd
was selected as the day and $500 a side AZ the
amount The articles of agreement were
duly signed. sealed and returned, and a de-
posit of so placed in the hands of John
| Sheekey. The only point in the articles is
that no guide posts shall be used.
W. B. Howell presented the Standards
with the block Of marble for the home plate.
In reply to a question we will state that
the regular price of admission in other
cities TO base ball games is twenty-five cints.
and fifty cents for reserved seats.
Reader: The Providence team is ahead
in the League race. and the Cincinnati in
| the Association match.
Yesterday brought fine weather for sports
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