The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-12
AFTER A VERY HARD FIGHT
The Bufralo Ball Club Downs wheeling in
the Twelfth.

| the twelfth.
Lehane's terrific drive in the twelfth
inning, to deep left centerfor three bags,
in the game between the Buffalo and
Wheeling clubs yesterday, won
the battle after one of the hard
est fights ever seen on the
Island Park grounds. The BufTalos
started the run.getting in the second in
ming, by scoring two runs. Wheeling
pulled up even with them in the fourth,
and in the sixth gained lead of two,
which was maintained by Buffalo max
ing the points again even by scoring two
ruus in the ninth. Wheeling failed to
send man over the plate in her half of
the ninth. After this it was anybody's
game, and the last three innings gave
the spectators as fine an exhibition of
sharp ball playing as could be witnessed
anywhere. Several times the home
team was in close proximity to the goal.
but that solitary run was like unto Il
song, $50 Near and Yet so Far" The
"Bisons" in the twelfth succeeded in
getting in the winning run after two
men had been retired.
The game taken in its entirety was n re-
markable one, and though defeated, the
home team has no reason to be dis
couraged. OF course there were good
many croakers with their "if il was not
for this" and "but for that" Croakers,
however, will croak anyhow, and it mat
ters little what they say. Wheeling
played a strong, steady game, us did
Buffalo, the latter part OF the contest
being marked by very sharp fielding on
both sides, and especially so on the part
of Wheeling. Tanning threw very
speedy ball, and Flanagan was equally
as effective. The game was somewhat
marred by two or three wrangles on de-
cisions of the umpire, who, It must be
said, was not all that could be desired.
Both sides, however, suffered equally.
Tanning made two balks which were
not allowed, greatly to the disgust of the
crowd and the players.
In the second inning Leblanc got life
on 0tterson's mufr Of his hot liner, and
was advanced to third on two wide
pitches. Remsen was given his base on
balls, and both scored on Hamburg's
long fly to center. Kappel flied out to
Van Zant, and Reidy was retired in the
same manner by Stephens. Stapleton
opened the ball for Wheeling by hitting
one past short, stealing second and trot-
ting home on Stephens two.bagger to
left after Brodie had been retired. In
the fourth Nichol reached second on
hit against the right fence, went to
third on Delehanty's sacrifice hit, and
trotted home on Stapleton's long fly to
left. Flanagan in the sixth hit safe
over first, reached second on passed
ball, and went to third on 0tterson's
sacrifice. Nichol fouled out, Delehanty
lined out corker to left, sending Flan-
nagan home. "Dcl." then gave de-
lightful exhibition Of plain and fancy
sliding, by which he succeeded in pur-
loining two bases, scoring on a passed
bali.
In the ninth the "Bisons" came in for
their half OF the inning with two to tie
and three to win. Remsen put the ball
over the right field fence for two bases,
and scored on Hamburg's two bagger to
left. Kappell flew out to Stapleton, and
Hamburg tied the score on Reidy's long
hit to center Tanning struck out, and
Brodie, after long run, captured Mel
sons fly.
Kellogg and Grant were on the bases
in the tenth. Lehane struck out. Yak
took Remsen's foul off the bait, and
sending the ball hot to Stapleton caught
Grant before he could get back. In the
eleventh Hamburg and Kappell were on
the bases. Reidy fouled out. Tanning
hit hard to 0tterson, who cut off Kap-
pell at second, and Delehanty got the
ball to Stapleton in time to stop Fan
ning's career. The visitors in the twelfth
scored the winning run by Kellogg get
ting first ON safe hit to left and trotting
home on Lehane's terrific drive to left
for three bases.
The visitors played magnificent
game, and the same may be said with
equal truth OF the home team. The
same clubs play to-day. Eight hundred
people were present. Following is the
score: