Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-28
WE WIN AGAIN.
A GRRAr sLUGGING MATCH on THE ISLAND
PARK, YESTERDAY.
Wheeling Pounds the Ball a Little the Hardest and
Wins the Second Game From Toledo
Other CAMS.

Wheeling played in hard luck yesterday
at various times, but she got there inst the
same, after q very hard fought and well
earned battle. 1t was undoubtedly the
greatest exhibition Of ~slugging ever seen
ON the home grounds, both sides pounding
the pig skin in a manner that was startling
to behold. Both teams fielded in splendid
shape, the errors with the exception OF
two on the visitors side and two on the
home side, being bases on balls. Flanagan
and Yak were in the points for Wheeling,
aud Cook and Beck for the visitors:
Flanagan has been i'll for some time and
he could not control the ball with his
usual dizziness. In fact it was found nsces-
sary to put him in right field at the com.
mencement of the eighth inning and put
Benny Stephans in the box. Ben. surprised
his admirers and the visitors by striking
out four of the six men who went to the
bat in the two innings, and won for himself
a warmer place in the hearts OF the base
ball public.
Cook and Beck are said to be TOledo's
best battery, but the home sluggsrs got
onto Cook in fine shape early in the game
and kept it up pretty we'll throughout.
Toledo went to the bat and they made
three scores TO start with, on account OF an
error of Stapleton's. Drischell got q life
on q hit TO Dslehanty which retired Sales
at second, and after Rseder had died at
first Walsh hit to Dslehanty who threw to
Stspleton. The latter muffed the ball and
Drischell went home. Wheeling made one
in her half by Nichols safe hit and Dele.
hanty's two-baggsr, which would have
been q home run had not tie ball struck a
buggy. -,
The visitors made two more in the third
BY a base on balls and a home run by
Reeder. Things began TO look o little
blue, but the boys pulledsout inItheir half,
and by q base on balls, a wild pitch, q safe
hit, two steals and q wild throw, Otterson
Nichol and Delehanty went over the plate.
In their half OF the fourth the visitors
blanked and Wheeling occupied the field
for about half an hour, during which time
they got in six runs, On six safe hits, q
passed ball and O wild pitch. In this in
ming the six runs were made, and not a
man was out, but the next three at bat
retired in one, two three order.
In the fifth, the To!edoes made three
more, assisted by two singles, q wild throw
and a home run. In her half, Wheeling
had the bases full and not a man out, but
bad luck prevented a score. With two
men out, Wheeling secured another in the
sixth on Stape's single and Brodie's two
Dagger. In the seventh, the visitors again
girded up their lOins and added two, start
ing with a home run by Drischsll. Walsh
then got a base on balls, stole second and
scored on B~ottenus' single. Wheeling got
another in her half, Van S mt hitting safe
going to second on a wild pitch, third in
the same manner, and homo on Flanagan's
single. Stephens struck out two Of the
visitors in the eighth and the other died at
second. In Wheeling's half, Nichol got a
life on being hit by q pitched ball aud
scored on Delehsnty's three-bagger, and
Del. went home on a passed ball.
The ninth recorded two more strike outs
and a fly out for the visitors, and the game
was ended. Following is the official
score: