The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-28
WHEELING WINS AGAIN
A RattlinE Game Yesterday Marked by
Terrific Batting.

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The Wheelings defeated the Toledos
for the second time at the Island ball
park yesterday afternoon by score Of
IA to 10. 1t was great game, one well
worthy the attention of thousand or
more people instead of the four or FIVE
hundred who witnessed it. The wealth.
er was all that could be desired; 1t was
regular base ball weather, and overcoats
in which enthusiasts sat and shivered
last week, were carried on the arms OF
their owners, while the bearers mopped
their perspiring brows and cheerfully
paid the necessary nickel for glass OF
lemonade to cool off on.
The sunshine and warm weather had
its effect on the players limbering them
up so that they played with dash and
get there" spirit that made the game
interesting and exciting from start to
finish. The chief feature of the game
was the batting indulged in on both
sides; it was simply immense. Those
who have been predicting that the abol-
ishing OF the four strike rule would put
an end to hitting should have attended
yesterdays game and seen their predic-
tions knocked out of all shape. Il was a
regular slugging match, and TO add to
the interest, the field play, especially on
the part OF the visitors, was more than
good-it was brilliant, Another element
that made the game exciting, was luck,
that element that so frequently enters
largely info this American sport. Yes
te-rday the luck was wavering-frst on
one side and then on the other, and it
was no ones game until the last man
had been put out.
The tabulated score shows how the
hits were divided up among the men.
The eighteen made by Wheeling netted
twenty-five bases, andthe ten made by
Toledo made total Of twenty-four for
that team. Flanagan who pitched for
Wheeling up to the eighth inning, was
in no condition to do the work required
OF him, not yet having fully recovered
from his recent sick spell; he did not
have much control of the ball, although
only two men got bases off his delivery.
When Stephens was called in to take his
place majority OF the audience threw
up their hands in despair, and groaned
in agony OF spirit when he sent his first
man to first on balls. But Benjamin was
merely fooling them, for out OF the next
six men that faced him there were four
that struck out. Stephens balls are ter
ribly swift, and he watches the bases
like cat.
Cook, who pitched for Toledo, was
wild, and in addition to giving three
men bases on balls, made six wild
pitches that were expensive. As will
be noticed, there were only two errors
on each side aside from those made by
the batteries. The home runs knocked
out by the Toledo men were every one
OF them corkers, and the one made by
Walsh was about the highest, longest
ever seen on the ground.
Delahanty's two.base hit would have
been good for home run sure, had it
not been stopped by a buggy standing
out in left field; that happened at
time when luck was all on the other
side. At another time when Wheeling
had the bases full and only one man out,
a lightning double play proved another
unlueky blow. The three double plays
OF Toledo were made handsomely, and
deserved the applause they got. The
audience was an impartial one and ap-
plauded every good play.
In yesterdays game Toledo's men
demonstrated that they could play good
ball, and their strength at the bat will
enable them to pound out many a VIC
tory in the Tri-State League. As soon
as the manager settles his men finally in
their places they will play better ball
and win by fielding, as well as batting
ability.
The official score furnished by Mr..
English is as follows: