Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-26
A FINE GAME.
THE GREAT DsfROIHs MADE 10 HUSTLE,
YESTERDAY,
By The Home feam-A Pitcher Knocked Out Of The
Box, and The Champs Win Hard
Earned Raila

Box, and the Champs Win Hard
Earned Ratla
That was great game on the Island
Park yesterday afternoon, and the 1850
people who went to see it were glad they
did 90. They saw the Wheeling team play
q great game and they also saw the cham
pions of the world hustled 30 had that
they shook in their shoes for fear of defeat;
and they saw many other things too nu-
merous 10 mention. Up to the eighth in
ming il was the prettiest contest ever seen
bad ample opportunity to shout themselves
hoarse. Even the most sanguine admirers
Of the Wheeling team had no hope that
they would down the Dstroits, but as the
game progressed and Wheeling went to the
front, . very well defined hope sprung up
in the breasts Of many that victory might
perch on our banners But vain the hope.
Frank Knauss, Wheeling's left-handed
pitcher, occupied the box for the home
team, and ne covered himself all over with
glory; and had he been supported well in
the first part Of the game, the score would
have been closer. Think of o boy who
never pitched in professional game before
this year, facing the big sluggers Of
the Detroit team and holding them down
like he did. Frank certainly added to his
Iaurels yesterday, and his coolness and ease
in the box stamps him as great twirler.
Yak backed him up in splendid style,
and after several of the Champs" had
been retired in an attempt 10 steal second,
they got onto Henry and stopped that
kind Of monkeying right short.
Beatin, the phenomenal, was put in the
box by the visitors, and the way the Wheel
ing boys got onto his delivery and lined
the sphere out over the lot, made the spec
tators howl with delight and caused Beat
ms heart TO sink and the balance of the
| club TO look like q fnne al procession,
while Manager Watkins walked around in
q very nervous manner. So hard did the
home boys pound the ball that they liter
orally knocked Mr.. Beatin out of the box,
and Lady Baldwin, who was playing in
centre, very likely to be on hand In an
emergency like this, was called in OF the
end of the fourth, and Wheeling only got
one run after that, although they got onto
Baldwin in very fair sort Of way. Had
Beatin remained in the box the score
would have been very different, and
Wheeling would have had victory to
crow over.
Simeon Sullivan, one of the corps Of Tri
State League umpires, umpired o good
game, except in two instances, both being
bad decisions against WheeliDgat the home
plate.
The game started off with Wheeling at
bat. Otterson hit long fly TO center,
which stuck in Bsldwin's hands. Nichol
bit safe and went to second on Delehanty's
bit to second, "Dep dying at first. Michel
went to third on q passed ball and scored
on Twitchell's muff of Stapleton's fly,
amidst the widest applause. Stape died
in an attempt to fitch second and the side
went into the field with one good large score
TO their credit.
In the visitors half they saw us one and
went US three better in tho following man
uer: Richardson flied ont to Van SAINT,
Brouthsrs got life on Van SAINTS high
throw, stole second and scored on Thomp-
lon's single, the latter taking second on q
throw home. White was hit by pitched
ball. Twitchell got life on Stapleton's
error, which gave White third and scored
Thompson. Twitchell stole second and
ne and White scored OF Baldwin's single.
Schsibeck hit 10 short and died at first and
Beatin died at the same place on u bit tn
second. This looked ''sorter" blue or
yellow, as the four runs were made on two
hits, two errors and one hit by ball. But
after this the home team settled down to
work and the Wolverines hsd hard hust-
ling.
Both sides bad men on bases in the sec
ond but no runs were made, the Detroits
being retired in their half by beautiful
double play By Delehanty to ottersoD, to
Stapleton.
In the first of the third Wheeling went
to the front by making four runs and the
spectators went wild while they were doing
it. Knauss hit safe, went TO second on
Otterson's Jingle and third on Nichols
sacrifice, which also took Otterson to sec
ond. Delehanty then waltzed up to the
plate and lined out double over the right
ield fence, scoring Knauss and Otterson.
del" reformed his great feat Of stealing
third with q wonderful slide for life which
brought down the grand stands and sun
seats in q roar Of applause. "Stape"
famed the sir in attempts to bring "Dal'
in but Brodie followed and hit safe, which
took "Del" over the plate. Stephsns then
pounded outa beautiful drive which would
have been home run but some guy on the
field picked mp the ball and threw it to
NJ ant OF
home on bad decision. However, Brodie
had trotied over the plate, and the side re-
tired with four earned runs to their credit
Detroit went ont in short order, two
men being thrown ont at second by Yak,
and after that they had sense enough 10
stop attempting to steal it. Wheeling also
goose egSed in her half of the fourth and
Detroit tied the score. Schiebeck flied out
to Brodie, Beatin got life on Delehsnty's
error and second on Broughton's two
bsgger. Richardson hit safe to Brodie,
who threw Broughton out at home, and
Brouthers flied ont to Nichol. This tied
the score and neither side made any more
until the seventh. ~
When Baldwin was put in the box at
the beginning Of the fifth, the crowd
shouted derisively until it was hoarse.
However the home team was within an
ace of getting in two runs in the sixth, in
which two safe hits were made of Bald
win. In the seventh Kuauss hit safe and
went to second on 0tterson's single and
scored on Nichols two-bsgger. Otterson was
left at third and Nichol at second, Delehanty
dying 1T first, Stapleton fouliDg ont and
Brodie following in ''Del's" footsteps.
This put us one ahead, but the lead was
short lived as the visitors made two more
in their half.
Broughton got life by being hit with a
pitched ball, went to second on passed
ball and scored on Richardson's three
Dagger. Brouthers hit to Stspleton and
died. Thompson's hit scored Richardson.
white hit safe, but the side was retired by |
Twitehell flying to Brodie and Baldwin |