The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-19
NHBELING'S BALL TEAM
Again Defeats the Champions Of
the IntenationaIs.
THE ASSOCIATION OPENS
It's season-cnnton knocks out Pitts.
bursh-Thc Game ON the Island
a Good onc-GcncraI Base
Bail Gossip OF Interest.

The Wheelingball team again defeated
the Torontos, the champions OF the In
ternational League, at Island park yes
terday afternoon. The Torontos are
most assurcdly playing in hard luck;
since leaving home they have not been
able to capture single game, and the
result is that there is well defined feel
ing Of disgust at Toronto, while the team
is in anything but happy frame OF
mind.
Yesterdays game was one OF the most
enjoyable that has been played at the
park since the season opened and the
small number that witnessed it felt
more than repaid. In the first place,
there was no kicking and everything
moved along MS smoothly as though
every play had been prearrangcd. See.
ondly, the umpiring by Lemons, one Of
Whecling's pitchers, was prompt and
practically faultless; there was not a
complaint on that score, which was a
most agreeable change. The third ele-
ment that made the game good one,
was the exciting Cioseness Of the contest
up to the eighth inning.
Knauss, who has been under a physi-
clans care, made his appearance in the
box again ard increased the good i'm.
preston he made when lie shut Buffalo
out. The seven hits that the visitors
made off him were mostly scattered. II
the leit-hander keeps up his good work
he will be prime favorite before the
season is over. Smith, OF Pittsburgh,
whose friends waited Horace Phillips to
sign him for the Pittsburgh team, pitched
good game for tho Torontos, with whom
he has sigled. His action is good, he is
us full OF tricks as an egg is Of meat and
bids fair TO become q valuable man.
Both men had good support from their
back stops. The Wheeling team played
in good form all through and were fortu-
nate in getting their hits in together.
Toronto made her runs in the third
inning rs follows: Thaver got his base
on balls. Kearns hit hot and safe to left.
Smith struck out. Burke hit daisy to
short centre and Thayer and Kearns
reached home. In the ninth MCLaugh-
lin first at bat pounded out atwo-bagger
and went to third on passed ball, and
then reached home on Hartnetts hit.
Wheeling scored first in the fourth.
Nichol struck out. Delehanty reached
first by. reason OF an error OF Rickley's,
stole second in q daring manner, making
n grand slide, and went home on fine
hit by Stapleton to centre field, making
another pretty slide on home. Stapleton
got from second home on Brodie's safe
hit, having stolen second. Brodic got
around to third, where he was unfortu-
nately left. In the eighth 0tterson first
Mt bat reached first on an error Of Nc
Iaughlin's and stole second. Delehanty
hit n hot one to middle and got to sec
ond, and followed 0tterson home on
Brodie's two.bagger. In the ninth Yak
got his base by being hit, wentto second
on passed ball and home on 0tterson's
hit to Burke and Burke's wild throw
home.
Rickiey on third for Toronto did very
poor work. One Of Delehanty's errors
was IN inexcusable one. 0tterson is
coming to tho front in style that
pleases his friends. The score furnished
by Mr.. English is as follows: