The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-01
THR kASEEsr ROBBERY,
The Worst Steal Of a Ball Game Yet-Ge
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and as far as It went was very interest
ing, There was more litesnds spice about
It than has been in any game here for
some time, and the men on both sides,
az Q whole, gave as good an exhibition
Of ball playing as could be asked. The
game suddenly terminated, however, in
the sixth inning, in a novel and upex'
pected manner.
As rare exhibition Of nerve and gall
on the part OF Manager Harrington and
the balance Of the Canton organization,
and as q striking illustration Of the way
In which'the other clubs OF the Tri.State
League play the Wheeling club for .
chump, the circumstances that resulted
In the termination Of the game were
notable,
Monroe wasi in the boxtor Canton, and
in the early part Of the game the indica-
lions were that he would be able to
pitch his old time game, which meant o
shpt-out, or narrow escape, for Wheel
ing. Wheeling, as usual, went TO bat
first, In the first inning Dunn managed
to knock out a fair single, the only hit
made Oft Moproe's delivery until the
9th inning, when Haller and shamus
picked out singles, and the rest Of the
team began 10 knock him about in q
manner that made things very lively for
the fielders.
The Canton team opened their half Of
the first in right lively style, Two
earned runs were made on singles, a
double and two steals, From the free
dom with which they started in to hit
Meehan, who pitched for Wheeling, II
was feared they would soon knock him
out, but in the second AMI third innings
he was wonderfully steady, and with
good support held his opponents down
nicely, not allowing them another hit
till in the fourth inning, when Berger
led off with a single and went around Ia
third on q frighttully wild throw by
Meehan to Speidel. Berger was playing
away off from first and a good throw
would have caught him mapping nicely,
but Meehan threw about two feet above
speidel's head, and the few spectators
present groaned audibly. Harris made
another sacrifice and drew Berger home,
In the fifth the visitors drew a blank.
Up to the sixth inning Wheeling had
not been able TO score, but In the first
half OF the sixth Canton's score was tied
with three earned runs. Meehan, first
at bat, kept up the good hitting CON-
menced In the fifth with q single. VIII
liams followed with q double and Dunn
scored them both with a single. Bow.
man got his base on q dizzy error by
Zecker, who fell all over himself in au
effort 10 get Dowman's ball, and
dummy" Ryn was so astonished by the
performance that he nearly spoke,
Speidel forced Bowman 10 second, where
he was put out out on an assist by
Monroe, who got Speidel's weakly BIZ
ball. Delaney fired the ball up to Ryu
at frst, and Manager Harrington, who
was umpiring on the bases, decided thai
q double play had been made, and that
both Bowman and Speidel were out
There was no doubt about Bowman, but
Speidel was clearly safe at first, Hallel
was next at bat, and he knocked out @
double that scored Dunn.
Berger was the first Canton man at bal
in the sixth, He few out to Himmer,
and then Harris stepped to the plate,
The Arst ball pitched was called O strike
by Bradbury, who was umplrlng behind
the plate. Bradbury, by the way, Is said
to be a Cincinnati man who has been
travelling about with the Canton team
on this trip. He came here with that
team, and left with them. He was first
utilized as IN umpire on Tuesday, when
Barrett failed TO appear, and he gave
general satisfaction by his Judgment on
balls and strikes.
Thesecond ball pitched, Harris fouled
then no got two balls and then a strike
Harris claimed that this was the first
strike, and at once began q wordy and
demonstrative kick. He shook his bal
in Bradbury's face, thunped the ground
with II and made q holy show OF him.
self. While this was In progress, Har.
rlnston walked in from the field ant
ordered his men to get ready to &c
TO the train. It was then 4:45 O'Clock
and he had over an hour to reach the
O.. L. & W. train, but he claimed he
only had 25 minutes, and that undel
the rule he was allowed al
hour. As there was q train
leaving on the baltimore s. Ohio a
11;l6 last night and one on the Pan
Handle al on early hour this morning
by either OF which he could get bis
team home In time for this afternoons
game, the one hour rule should moi
have prevailed. The Wheeling man,
apement and players protested, and the
audience howIed for the game to pro
coed, Harrington, by way Of reply
smiled bis hree.iora:gl4rter smile ahf
said that as lie had pIrGhaSed CleYe,
land, Lorain h Wheeling tickets he
would have to 90 by that route. Brad
bury was appealed to, but % he wa
travelling with Canton, he declined Il
decide one way or the other, and climb,
ing on the bus was driven away with
Inc rest OF the Harrington outfit.
To what club the game will be award
ed Is not known. but II Is fair to pre-
suue that It will DO Cantonis, though
Wheeling SHOULD have 1t bya score of 9
too. TIT Is given to Canton, Wheeling
will protest, and H%arrington's conduct
will be protested against anyhow.
There Is reason % belleye that Harris
kick and the balance Of the dirty bust
ness was q prearranEed programmed 10 be
worked In case the prospects should be
that the Wheelings were 10 win. The
way in which Monroe was beginning 10
be knocked around made Canton's dc.
feat appear very probable. AS soon as
the 9th inning was over the Canton's
representative at thegate insisted on hay.
ing the money due, At best 1t was a
contemplate performance, and should
DO condemned by all lovers Of decent
ball.
The score was as follows:
CANTON. MiRjF]AlEl wREFtlN0 RIRIPIAIEi