Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-07
SMOKED ITALIANS" ROASTED,
score PIrrsBURs 6.
COME AGAIN!

This attracted the ey 8 Of hundreds OF
pedestrians and they smiled out loud and
ielt good all over when they read the glOri-
Gus news. The. pool rooms during b
progress Of the game were scenes OF ex'
element, while the crowd on the grounds
fairly went wild at times.
The game was called about $50 and
Billy O.terson was first at bat. Hs hit to
second and retired at first. NichOl hit
ssfe, got second on q wild pitch and third
on Delehanty's sacrifice to Dunlap. Sta
| pleton popped up q fly which Henderson
muffed, scoring NiehOl and giving Stape a
life. Stephans retired the side by hitting
to second and dying at first. Both sides
succeeded in making goose eggs until the
sixth and the game had the appearance Of
last years victory when We shut Pitts
burg out. People wished for rain, but rain
came not. However, In the intervening
innings there was some sharp ball playing
done, especially on Whee!ing's side. In
the third Henderson hit safe and
Carroll popped up 3 fy to Delehapty who
mufted Il. bat Brodie was there and his
assist retired Henderson at second. Fields
then flied out to Brodie, and Coleman
pasted the ball over against right Held
fence and by q double assist by Stephaus
and Delehanty, Carol was caught at home
plate by several feet majority. Although
there were several other exciting points
no score was made till the sixth, when
Rrodie hit safe, got second on Van SAINTS
nit TO third, while Van SAINT got a life on
Naul,s muff. Yak was retired at first
and Brodie and Van SAINT each advanced a
base. Otterson iiied to Coleman VINO
mufed Il, and Brodie went over the plate,
Van SAINT being caught IN his attempt TO
do the same.
In their half the visitors broke the spell.
Flanagan forgot himself and allowed Car
roll to hit one on the nose, which sent IL
over center fence for q home run. Fields
hit cafe and vent to second on Colemsn's
base on balls. @Phey were advanced by
Mani being hit BY q pitched ball and DAl'
tymple's hit 10 right scored Fields, Cole
man being retired at home plate. Dunlap
then died at first and Keuhne tied out.
The excitement at this point ives intense,
al the score was now tied.
Wheeling retired in IN -two-three order
in the seventh. Smith, for the visitors, got q
bass on balls and went to third on Hender-
sons ~twozbasRer. Carol hit q whiskered
one 10 Van Slut, who scoOped it in, but
made a wild throw TO first, allowing smith
and Henderson TO score. Fields long W,
TO Nichol then scored Carol, who had
reached third. Calvin, who went IN In
Colemsn's place, struck out, ant Maui
died at first. The score at this point stood
5 TO ?. and things looked blue for Wheel
ing, but thu way they pulled ont, the next
two innings will tell.
In the eighth Stsphan3 hit sstG aud VS.
taken to second by Brodie's single, but was
retired there by reckless plying. Van
SAINT struck out, and Brodie went home
on a corkiDg drive by Yak, who took
second while an attempt was being made
to throw Brodie ont at home plate. Then
Flanagan walked up and before any one
kuew it, the ball was going over right
fence for q two hagger, which scored
Yak. 0tteIsOn retired the aide by dylng
at first. The score now stood . to :, and
the visitors added one 10 their halt. Dali
rymple hit safe, stole second, got third on
a wild pitch and home on Kuehne's single.
The side then retired.
There was great excitement when
Wheeling went to bat in the ninth, because
IL was hsr last chance and it was necessary
to make two to tie and three to win, but
they got the three. Nicholied OF By hitting
to third and dying at first. Delehanty hit
to Dunlap and got q life on Maurs error
and second on a passed ball. Stapleton
then tapped a eorker to Keuhne, whose
error gave him q life and took Delehanty
home with the assistance Of q beautiful
slide. Stephans then got one where he
wanted it, and pounded u a
I 8 o-bsCger, which took Staps TO
third. Brodie pounded opt a beau;
tiful single, scoring StAP'eton and
Stephans. He then stole second and got
to third on Van SAINTS short hit, but was
left there by Yaik's death at frst. When
these three scores were made the grand
stands and sun seats went wild and the
game couldn't 90 on for q short time. The
game wal ended By Henderson flying out
TO Nichol, Carroll flying out TO Stsphans
and Fields dying at first
Then cushions, hats and wild yells
filled the air and the Pittsburg team went
over to the hotel unhappy, while Wheel
ing people were so happy that they walked
over to town snd hardly noticed the walk,
and the Wheeling boys and Manager
BuckenbeTger were all dacdies.
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