Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-04
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About $500 people were present when
Sullivan appeared In the white and blue
uniform of the Athletic Club. Before the
applause which his appearance evoked had
died out the game began with the Athletic
team in the field. The Sullivan strsddled
the pitchers plate in . graceful Colossus
OF Rhodes pose. Then he bent over like
crab and sent the ball whining at the Tar.
set-a dysPeptic member Of tho picked
nine. The target dueked and tried 70 set
ont Of the way, but the ball struck his bat,
elanoed and hit the private boxes twenty
feet above the catcher's head. The 6ulli.
van evidently wondered Why ths catcher
didn't scale the wall like cat and make .
catch.
The Striker
was kept 80 busy dodging the ball that he
was called out on strikes The first ball
that Sullivan fired at the second batter
took effect on his left leg and destroyed his
usefulness, for he struck weakly after that
and finally popped up Q short fly and was
caught out. The picked nine succeeded in
scoring one run before the side went out.
While the crowd cheered the Sullivan
seated himself upon a bench in the shade
of the grand stand and the crowd above
gszed in silent admiration at the top Of his
skull.
Two men were out when the Sullivan
sauntcred over TO the plate and picked up
bat. His expressive countenance was
wresthed IN an ill.knock. him -out-in. four.
rounds smile and his movements were
''gsllus" beyond description.
strikinx ssvaxely as sheBalt.
II foot ball had been used there Is no
telling how far the Sullivan would have
sent il booming through space. As it
was, his bat whistled above and below the
bali and he looked so savseely at the
pitcher that that performer dropped him
an easy one. The Sullivan drove il
nearly TO second base, but was put out
while gslloping to iirst. Although the
Sullivan has the noble and digni.
fled gait OF q Clydesdale csrt-horse, his
feet interfered occasionally, and experts
believe that he might wear trotting boots
with good effect. In the next four in
nings the picked nine did not score, and
the sullivan was 20 delighted tbereat that
he executed an elephantine double shuttle
before the grand stand. During the third
inning q member Of the picked nine pop.
ped up high one. The Sullivan ran for
1t. - did the one.hundred and forty
pound shortstop.
when 70 Few Yards Apart
both mon stopped and the bail struck the
ground between them. The sullivan can
tered slow ~ back to his position and fred
the lal 20 viciously at the next striker
that he WAS compelled 10 drop in order to
avoid being cut In two. The Athletic
club made three runs in the second inning.
two in the third, Elk in the ionrth. two in
the fifth, one in the sixth. one in the sev.
enth and we're whitewashed in the eighth.
The picked nine made run in
the first and another in the sixth.
The Athletics had II all their own way
and did all in their power tu make il pleas.
ant for sullivan. All balls were carried or
tossed to him, and the pitcher Of the
picked nine gave him the easiest kind Of
balls to strike at. He did not distinguish
himself AT the bat. however, but he made
several rms, the picked nine preierring to
let him score rather Than humiliate him
by putting him out. The score when play
stopped was Athletic 10, picked nine =.