Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-17
A FEW HOME Runs,
To Which The Attention Of Some Columbus
Cranks is Called.
YESTERDAYS SLUGGING MATCH,
In Which the Columbus Team Comes Out
Second Best
OTHER CANES AND BOFES,

The second series Of games on the Island
base ball psrk was opened yesterday after
noon by a regular old-time Singing match,
in which both Wheeling and Columbus
participated. The home team came out a
little ahead, fifteen hits with total OF
twenty eight bases being her record, while
Columbus had nineteen hits with total
of twenty bases.
The first three innings of the game were
rank with bad plays and the twelve hun
drsd people present had become quite dis
gusted by the schoolboy play Of both
teams. Nick Handiboe pitched for Col.
umbus and the home team were unable to
hit him until the seventh inning, although
they took good advantage Of the errors Of
the opposing team. After the seventh in
ming they hit him hard and at the right
times. Knauss pitched for the home team,
and although the Senators him quite ex'
tensively, the hits were pretty well scat,
tered after the fourth. While the Wheeling
team settled down after the third and
PLAYED a perfect fielding game, Columbus
continued to make errors, and Wheeling's
heavy smuggling assisted in winning nice
victory.
In the first Yak went to first on an eI.
Tor, second on a bad throw, to third on
Nichols out auo home on 0tterson's two
Dagger. Columbus t;ad the score, West
hitting safe, going to second ON Brodie's
error, third on Hsndiboe's hit anu lone
D.. % Hrot
Wheeling was blsnked in the second and
Columbus made two scores on two singles
an out q steal and two errors. Both teams
goose egged in the third. In the fourth
wheeling added three scores. Crogan got &
life on balls, went to third on StapletOn't
two Dagger over the fence and scored on Bro
dies fiy to centre. Van SAINT hit to short
and went clear around the bases on severa
bad throws, preceded by Stapleton. Fol
Columbus O'Brien and Gilman hit safe
were advanced on Mulholland's out and
scored on Curry's hit.
Both blanked in the fifth and in the
sixth the home team scored twice. Stape
got life on being hit, went to second on
passed ball and scored on Brodie's hit to
Curry who threw wild to Chrisman, al
lowing BrOdie t. make complete circuit
of the bases. 0'Brien's two-bagger and
Mulholland's hit allowed the Senators to tie
the score The fun began in the seventh
Nlchol hit safe and went to second on OF
terson's life by being hit. Both advanced
on passed ball, but Nlchol died at home
plate on Crogan's life at first. Then Ed
die Stapleton walked up to the plate and
cleared the bases with beautiful home
run drive over the right field fence, which
went half way 10 Bridgeport Walt Bro
die WAS next at bat, and he hit liner out
into centre field that made Hsn-
dibo turn green behind the gills
on which he tr0tted around
the square. The boys concluded that foul
was pretty good lead and quit. For the
Senators, after two men were out Hamil
hit safe, went to second on Muuyan's hi
and scored on Chrismsn's hit.
In the eighth Wheeling again pounded
the ball hard. Kuauss hit safe, went to
second on a passed ball, third on Yaik's
hit, and the bases were cleared by Sammy
Nichols fine home run drive to left field.
Otterson went TO second on O'Brien's mufl
of his fly, and scored on Crogan's two
bagger.
Curry ard Handiboe scored on their own
hits and those of West and Hamilton.
In the ninth Van Slut hit safe, stole
second, and scored on Yaik's two-bagger.
The Senators were blapked and the game
ended. Following is the official score: