Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-13
OUR MEAT.
WHEELING DIMES OFF BUFFALO STEAKS
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Frank Knauss, Weddings Lsh-Handsd fwrlsf
Holds the BisODs DOwu 10 0Hs
Scratch Hit

Wheeling won a great victory from the
Bnffaloes yesterday. In fact the home
team lassoed them and then dined of
them. Two such splendid games in sue
cessiOn is a great credit for Wheeling and
shows what the boys will do later in the
season. To shut out such strong team
as the BuffAloes Is no small thing, especial
ly in view of the fact that it was the first
shut ont they have experienced on this
years trip. But let us look at the main
cause of this great victory. This was
nothing less than the inability Of the slug-
gers OF the Buffalo team to hit the balls put
over the plate for them by Frank Knauss,
WheeliDg's ysung and promising left
handed twirler. 1t was beyond the ut
most expectations Of the most saDguine
friends OF Knauss to see him pitch such q
splendid game, and he is the lion Of the
hour. 1t is a record that any pitcher
might feel proud Of, TO give such b w
hitters as the Buffilos nothing but one
scratch hit and only one man base on
balls Excepting these two, and another
who got life on Stsphaus' error, none OF
the visitors got as far as first, and only one
of these got as far as second. Knauss
pitched like an old professional, and Yak
backed him up in great shape. Only four
balls went outside of the infield-a fly
each TO Brodie and Nichol and two to Ste
phans, one of which he misjudged.
1t was q disagrseable doy TO play ball
and both sides certainly put up steady
game, the playing at times being sharp.
Wheeling did well at the bat, making
eleven hits, three of which Delehanty
pounded out. There were from 200 TO $50
people present, and although they shiyer-
ed pretty lively, they enjoyed the game.
Jack Sheppard umpired the game, and
outside OF one or two bad decisions he did
we'll Walsh and Williams was the visit
ors' battery and they worked together
nicely.
The game was opened by Lemons, who
played short stop, on account of Otter
sons lameness. He tapped the ball for q
single. Nichol struck ont, and Lemons
went to second on Delehanty's single,
stole third and scored on Stapleton's safe
hit. Delehanty was caught at second, and
Brodie flied out. 10 the third Nichol died
at first on a hit 10 third. d, lehanty hit
safe and went to third on Stapleton's sin
gle, and the latter took second on the at
tempt to retire Del. at third. Brodie's
sacrifice to right scored Del. and took
Stapleton to third. Stephans fouled out
and retired the side.
This ended the run getting, although
Wheeling had men on bases in several
innings after that. Aside from the three
times mentioned the visitors were retired
in on one, two, three order, aud Kuauss
won his first game easily, amidst the
cheers of the spectators, not one of whom
expected to see him do so nobly.
Delehanty's base running was as usual a
feature of the game, and there are one or
two other players who should set him up as
an example and copy after him. They are
very deficient in base running qualities
and should certainly be improved. Lem
Gus did we'll at short, and as usual E I.
Stapleton held down first bag in good style.
Professor Van SAINT should teach some of
his men to coach in his excellent style.
Following is the score in detail: