The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-21
GUNBERT'S FAREVELL
Performance in the Td-State
League and
WHEELING GETS A BENEFIT.
The Kickapoo Tribe Again Meets
Defeat Here-Jaekson Braces Up
and Wins Game-what the
Other Teams are Doing.

The GAINESVILLE ball team commenced
its second series with the Wheeling team
at Island park yesterday afternoon and
suffered the same fate TINT has beiailen
it on the occasion of previous games
here. This time the visitors were de-
ieated by score of5to4. Up until the
last two innings the audience OF about
700 people did not take much interest,
but in those two innings nearly every
spectator was keenly alive to the situ-
alton which was very predetermined
one. The visitors lacked one run OF
tieing the score, and il they got that one
| it was pretty certain that they would
win, for the home team had ceased
to hit Gumbert and errors Mt important
stations had somewhat shattered their
confidence. Much depended on Morri-
son in those two innings, and he, SEEM
ingto realize that, steadied himself and
Wheeling won. When johnson, Zanes-
ville's colored player, who is strong,
hard hitter, struck out and thereby
finished the game, the audience sent up
q hearty cheer and that was really the
first demonstration approaching the
enthusiastic that took place during the
progress of the game. While there
were some very good plays made pre-
yious TO these last two innings, the
audience failed to take any demonstra-
tive note OF them; seemingly the people
were under the influence OF the
weather, which had very little life
in it.
Gumbert pitched for GAINESVILLE; it was
understood to be his farewell appearance
with that club previous to going with
the St. Louis Browns, the leaders in the
American Association, Won der Abe
having purchased his reIease from Zanes-
vile Tor 5000. Naturally the young
pitcher wanted to give Il star performance
and humble Wheeling in the dust. In
order that he might be specially formid-
able he knotted about his stalwart left
leg pretty silk ribbon garter. But it
was not destined he should win. Errors
made by himself and an awful one by
Lauer, his back stop, practically lost
them the game.
In the first inning Nichol and Yak
had died before reaching first. Nichot-
son popped one up in the air that Gum
bert should have taken easily; iustead
he mulled it horribly. Crogan followed
with hit Then Stencil got his base
on balls and Van Zant and Brodie got
in, working singles each. The result
was, three unearncd runs. In the fifth
singles by Nichol, Yak and Crogan
earned Nichols run; the other two were
left Oh bases. In the seventh Yak made
a hit, stole second and came from there
home on bad throw made by Lauer to
cut of the steal.
Hanesviiies first score in the second
was made us follows: Frye reached first
on Il tumble by Morrison, was advanced
Il base by Lauer's hit and scored on two
wild pitches. In the sixth McShannick
led oil with hit. Otterson, in trying
to cut Smith out at first, made fright
ful wild throw, and McShannick and
Swift reached home easily. In the sew
enth McCann got in a double, and
Hutchison's single which followed, let
him home and earned the run.
The same teams will play again to-day
at 3 $3.50 o'clock. This will be Wheel
ing's last game at home until September
3. The score Yesterday was us follows: