Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-17
THE DOCTORS nowNEu,
And the Legal Lights Garry or
the Prize
Ia Yesterdays Base Ball Gams.--onIy
Seven Innings PISsd--A Sc
rious Accident.

Notwithstanding the intense heat Of yes,
terday afternoon about three hundred gen
tlemen, With spripkling of ladies, repaired
to the New Fair Grounds to witness the
friendly contest at base ball between q
nine Of assorted lawyers and miscells-
neous collection Of past grand medical
students, equal In number. The profes-
sionsl gentlemen were little slow in reach
ing the field, and those already on the
ground proceeded to while away the time in
knocking flies" This prelude was brought
10 g sudden close, however, BY serious &C
eident. Some one knocked high hy, and
DR.. j. c. Belleville and Bickel Sheppard
started for it together Both gentlemen
were looking up at the descending sphere.
and unmindful of each others presence
they came together
WITH GREAT FORCE,
both falling to the ground. The Doctor
Jumped up unhurt, but Sheppard lay still,
and on friends going to his assistance it was
found that he had sustained fracture of
one of the bones of his right forearm. The
injured man was conveyed to his residence
in DR.. Myers buggy, which had been brought
on the grounds from q vague, underlined
feeling on the part of Its owner that an
ambulance would be necessary before the
day was over.
Fina' y, s0out o'clock, the capiairs of
the two mines, having succeeded in con-
scripting enough men to fill all the posi-
tons, called the players into the field, and
the game was insugursted The clubs, as
they were constituted when the game was
called, were as follows: Doctors-Charley
List p, Heinlein c., Belleville b., r. T.
Reed b., Hustled S., Morris f., Garrison
c f., Frasher IF Lswyers-Elson c., Nc
Nell D, Allison b., Cowden b., Gilchrist
b., Hesrne s., Dovener E., Smith f.,
Boycerf
FIRST INNING.
The LAWYERS went first to the bat. Elson
went out on three strikes; Cowden made
clean base hit and reached second on long
fly by Hesrne; Allison struck out on foul;
Mcneil brought Cowden home On high
ly to left field, but the side went out on
hy BY Gilchrist to Belleville-one score.
The doctors went to the bat with high ex-
pectstions, but were retired in one, two
three order, List going out on foul, Helm
lein on q fly TO FIRST and Bslleville losing his
scalp in trying to steal second.
SECOND INNING.
Dovener, Smith and Boyce went out ic
side OF minute.
r. ]. Reed was first to bat for the doctors,
but retired on foul; j. B. Reed and Mo,-
ris followed on flies to first.
THIRD INNING.
This was q corker. Elson st Tted n
and was awarded first on CO led ball Co -
den went out on ay to Heinlein; Ham
hit long fly which gave him second aud
brought Elson home; Allison likewise sent
q low fly away over Garrison's head, bring
ing Hearne home and taking second him
self; Mcneil also made second, and Allison
scored; Gilchrist sent fly to Garrison,
Who muffled it in great shape, allowing Nc
Nell to score; Dovener went out on fly to
first; Smith brought Gilchrist home, and
then the side went out by Boyce failing to
make second-Five scores.
Garrison went to the bat first aud was re-
tired on 8 foul; Frasher sent a long fly to
left field and got to first; List succeeded
with the willow, and while he was
pounding the air Frasher stole second; List
finally hit ball and got to first; Heinlein
sent high fly where no one happened to be,
and reached first, thus filing all the bases;
Hustled hit a clean lick and made first, the
others moving around one peg aud allowing
Frasher to come home; Belleville got to first
and List home; r. j. Reed then hit two
Dagger, Heinlein scoring; ]. B. Reed went
out on foul, and Morris out on q nice fly
to CoWden-Three scores.
FOURTH INNING.
Boyce stepped to the home plate first and
made first on long fly to left field; Elson
came to the bat next, Boyce in the mean,
time going out in trying to steal to second;
Elson hit foul tio and retired, to be sue
succeeded by Cowden, who made first on
daisy cutter to center field; Hesrne hit
long fly to center field, and Cowden came
home; Allison came to the bat next, but
the side went out, Allison being caught
while trying to steal second-one score.
Garrison went out on foul; Frssher biz
fly which Dovener captured, and List
went out on ay to Hearue,
FIFTH INNING.
Allison fell heir to first on called balls;
Mcneil sent q rafting dsisy-cutter to left
fed and reached second, Allison skipping
to third, where he forget himself for a mo
ment, and VAS put oaS while watching some
boys playing with bat; Mcneil scored;
G,lchrist reached second and went out
Doventr got to first, but sent the side out
on fly to Husted-one score.
Heinlein went to first on high fly, which
Smith muffed; Hustled went out on a foul;
Belleville reached first and sent Heinleiu to
third, and thence home; Belleville worked
around to third and started to slip in home
but was caught and got back to third with
infinite trouble; r. j. Reed made first, but
J. B. Reed and Belleville went out-one
score.
SIXTH INNING.
This resulted in a cypher for both mines
On the lawyers side Hearns went out on
strikeC, Allison on fly to List aud Mcneil
on strikes
Morrison got to tirst but Allison trsmpsG
on his corns, and when the doctor lifted his
foot put him out; Garrison and Frssher
both retired on strikes.
SEVENTH INNING.
Gilchrist went out on strikes; Dovener
succeeded in getting first on balls, from
where be managed to steal around home.
while Garrison was doing his great act Of
crawling on his hands and knees after q
ball; Smith and Royce struck out At
this point Dr. Belleville was taken sick and
was stretchad ont in the shade with q ve.