Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-04-15

played his first professional game with the
Coss Club ofDetroit, and in '85 he was with
Sandusky; in 's6 with Adrian, Mich, and
in 's7 with the Mansfield club. Besides
being good back-stop he is good batter
and base runner.
YESTERD GAME.
How the Forest City Boys Disgraced Them
selves.
Again Wheeling met defeat at the hands
of the Cleveland Association team yester-
day, but it was q narrow escape for the
visitors The most prominent feature Of
the game was the kicking and blufiug Of
the Clevelards. They play at least one
half OF the game with their mouths, snd if
any ball team ever made a holy show Of
itself, the Clevelands.. did yesterday, to the
utter disgust Of the spectators, Of whom
some 700 or $50 turned out 10 witness the
game.
Naturally, people would imagine that
such city as Cleveland would insist on
having gentlemanly ball team, and that
Is just where they get left. No club that
ever appeared on the Wheeling grounds
ever made such a disgraeefal spectacle
of itself. There are some men in the
Cleveland team who are disgrace to the
profession, and they showed it in the two
games played here. Pete Hotaling yester-
day abused Manager Buckenberger in
most ungentlemsnsy msnnsr5 'snd showed
every evidence of being tough. IL
was only because Mr.. Bucken-
berger is q gentleman that
Hotaling escaped having his jaws
smacked. Mexican showed what he is
made of on Friday, by running into
"Curly" Lemons while he was in the act
of fielding ball and knocking him down.
1t is sad that such men should be allowed
to play in professional teams and endanger
the popularity of the national sport.
An attempt was made yesterday after
noon by one of the players to steal ball.
Anyway, Officer Watson went ont into the
left field and compelled Gilks 10 hand over
ball, which he had in his pocket, aud he
looked heartily ashamed, although we
give him the benefit of the doubt, az il il
suspected that Hotaling led him into the
act by turning the ball over TO him. Ho-
falling seemed to feel that he would he the
Fl rst man suspected, and he was.
7 Al II Il.
made by the umpire, Jack Sheppard, in
favor of Wheeling, and there was, as
usual, vigorous kick from the whole
Cleveland club. Captain Faatz went up
to toSheprard, and in a fit Of Iaze used
the most abusive language he could lay
his tongue TO. 1t was simply disgusting
and at the close of the game Officer Watson
arrested him, and after accompanying him
to the Mcclure House, where he changed
his uniform for his street dress, took him
to the City Building. Manager Williams
and Manager Buckenberger both went
TO the building where FOotz was
compelled to deposit SIS for his appear
ance at court Monday morning. Fastz
seems to be quite gentleman off the ball
field, but the language be used to young
Sheppard both on Friday and yesterday,
was everything but decent aud gentleman
ly. Had he man TO deal with, any thing
like his own size, there would very prob
ably have been scene on the grounds,
and some one would have been hurt.
The managers of the Wheeling Base Ball
Association do not purpose TO allow any
such language to be used on the grounds,
nor any other language that will Insult
patrons of the game. Wheeling base ball
lovers are respectable people, and any play
er Offering any insult by word or deed, will be
summarily dealt with.
Manager Jimmy Williams, OF the Cleve-
lands, said last evening that he was ex-
ceedingly sorry the affair bad occurred
and be admitted that Faatz was in the
wrong. Manager Buckenberger also ex press
ed bimself as regretting the incident very
much, but that Fsstz deserved what he
got. The spectators were very indignant.
and expressed their disgust in very plain
terms The Cleveland club has bad repu-
tation throughout the country, and Pitts.
burgh papers gave them big turning
over. II is understood that Hctaling
skipped out early last evening, "a he heard
q rumor that a warrant would be ifsued
for him. The club left for Columbus,
where they meet the team OF that city
to-day.
The game, yesterday, was a good one
but Wheeling ought to really have been the
victor, assisted by the errors Of the Cleye-
lands. The home boys, however, were not
fortunate in getting their few hits together.
The visitors got one run in the first, after
Wheeling had been retired with one man
on third. Hogan hit safe and stole second;
Mexican died at first, giving Hogan third,
whence he went over the home plate on
Hotaling's single, who was retired at first
by McGlone's out on foul tip.
Only three Wheeling boys got to the bat
in their half of the second. For the visitors
Albert pounded out two bAgger over the
fepce and went TO third ON Q paased ball
Gilks got life on ball and Albert went
home on wild pitch Gilks stole second
and scored On Fsatz's single and Brodie's
error. Faatz died at third, thinner flied
out TO Brodie and 0berlsnder died at first.
In the fourth, amidst wild shouts, Wheel
ing tied the score. Delehanty hit safe and
scored on Stapleton's twobagger. Lem
ons flied out TO second. Van SAINT bit safe
scoring Stapleton and taking Van SAINT 70
second Brodie's sacrifice took him to
third and he scored On Wild pitch. Al
though Yoik went to third and Flana.
gan got life Wheeling made no more in
that inning.
In the seventh the visitors made tWc
more. Albert tapped out another two.
bagger and scored on Gilk's fns thsee.