The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-27
A COLD day INDEED
For the Detroit Base Ball Team
Which Felt the
CHILLY zEPHYRS OF DEFEAT
Along With Wlntry Blasts In Yes-
terday's Game With Wheeling.
To.day's Game-Yesterday's
Ball Records Elsewhere,

Itwas anything but seasopable weather
for base ball playing yesterday, butnever
theless there were about 400 enthusiasts
who braved the raw, cold winds that
sported over Island park tiuging with
purple hue peoples ears, noses and
chins, that they might witness the game
played by the Wheeling club with the
Detroits, erstwhile Of the big National
League, now one OF the leading organi-
cations in the International League.
Had the day been warm and pleasant
like those OF week ago, the number in
attendance would probably have been
double what 1t was, 1t was so
cold that II was not thought
to be possible for q close and brilliant
game to be played, for players feel the
effects of cold the same as other people
and chilled and stitIened fingers are not
expected to hold balls that go revolving
through space with cannon ball velo-
city, Contrary to all expectations, how
ever, the game was q splendid one; it
was played throughout with dash that
kept up the excitement and prevented
the marrow from freezing in the bones
OF the spectators; and to add to the
pleasure OF the event the home team
won in the last inning by score Of 4
to3.
It was a great game and those who
were fortunate enough to see it were
well repaid for the disComiorts they en-.
dured. Kennedy, the Bellaire ametuer
who was so fortunately picked up by the
Wheeling management, pitched for the
home team and proved q regular puzzler
for the visitors. The Wolverines started
out with Knauss in the box but in five
innings he had hittwo men with pitched
balls, given two on bases and had four
hits made of him, and he was called in
and Zell substituted. Knauss, it will be
remembered was a Wheeling pitcher,
and a popular one too, last season, and
he was warmly received by old friends
when he stepped to the plate. The
weather was not his kind, but in what
work he did, he showed signs OF i'm:
p!ovement.
The run.getting was done as follows:
In the first Day, first at bat for Detroit,
got his base ON balls; Campau struck
out; MCGlone knocked up an easy fly
which Green mufIed; Day was then
advanced to third on Kennedy's wild
throw and scored on the play
made with the hit knocked
out by Virtue. MCGlone reach
al tI,;.J ,,, onFn b;t NJ p.ooLu aud poor
cd on another bad throw OF KennedY's.
In the second, Higgins hit to HobrcCbt,
who tried TO hit q bird forty feet above
Speidel's head, and Higgins scampered
around to third and then reached home
on Days two bagger. No more scores
were made by the visitors, although in
the third they had three men on bases
and none out, but brilliant double play
made by Jeems Green killed them.
In the second inning Hobrecht, for
Wheeling, got first on balls, stole second
and went home on two wild pitches.
In the third after ono man was out
Green got his base on balls, went TO
second on passed ball aud home on a
bit by Bowman. In the ninth the tide
otviCtory turned to Wheeling as follows:
NGannasau got first on balls, stole second
and third and scooted home on a bad
throw Of Goodfellow'sto third to cut him
OF at that point. Ryan got base on
balls, stole one and went home on q hit
by Dunn. This caused a mighty shout
that was repeated when the visitors
were blanked in their half, and in the
excitement the cold was forgotten.
0'Rourke umpired on balls and strikes
behind the bat, and Wells, q Detroit
man, travelled around the bases.
The score was as follows: