Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-11
CHAMPS OR CHUMPS.
THB WHEELING TEAM PUTS UP POOR
GAMB.
The Game Ends in the Sixth Inning-Umpire But
lsr's Fine Work-Hs Says He Will Resign.
Tied for Second Place.

II would have taken a wise man to
have decided that the aggregation Of
chumps that tumbled around on the base
ball park yesterday afternoon WAS the once
famed Wheeling team. The nine men in
blue looked very much like President
Howell's pets as long as they were in re-
pose, but when they were called upon to
act it was at once evident that they were
only base counterfei.s. They had chloro-
formed the real champions, stolen their
uniforms and slipped across the river in
this guise to show what they didn't know
about baseball playing A red-faced viii
lain, representing himself to be Mr.. Nee
han, was in the pitchers box for the coun-
feiteTs, bat he certainly was not the gen.
tleman who declared on Tuesday even
ing that he intended TO shut out the
Springfield sluggers. Several other tough
looking psrsonages stood about the field.
One of them was built on about the same
lines as Jonathan Dunn, who erstWhile
covered third base so Rloriously, but q
blind man could see that Mr.. Dunn wasn't
playing third yesterday. 1t was some
base deceiver, who put on Jonethan's
garb, and stroye 10 create the impression
that he could play ball.
The Springfield club had little trouble
in paraly zing the impOstors. They didn't
play good ball themselves, but good ball
was not necessary under the circumstances
They began scoring in the first inning
Stencil got his base on errors, ard went
clear around to the plate in the same
easy and elegant fashion. Sommers
and r. Westlske both got their bases, but
were left by Van Alstine's out In the
third the work of destruction went on at a
merry rate. Singles by Stencil and Som
ers, a three-bagger by Bob Westlake, and
battery error, coupled with one or two
OF the same kind in the field, gave the
visitors four runs. They added one more
in the fourth, and three more in the fifth
by an effective combination OF hits and
errors. They then rested on their bats.
WittrOck, who twirled for Springfield,
was in fine form. He had the counterfeiis
completely at his mercy. Trey got four
hits off of him in six innings, but no two
of them came within hailing distance OF
each other. Not one of the gladiators in
blue got around to third, and the majority
Of them perished miserably before they
reached the initial bag.
The game ended abruptly at The end Of
the sixth inning. The score stood nine to
nothing in SpriDgfeld's favor, and Van
Alstine suddenly determined that his men
wanted to catch train. Tue train left at
6 o'clock. 1t was then five. Mr.. Bot
Ter decided that they ought to have an
hour to get to the train, and stopped the
game, giving it to Springfield by the above
score. President Howell protested vigor-
ously. 1t was pointed out that the Spring
field club could catch the train in fifteen
minutes, and there was plenty of time to
play out the game. About hundred peo
pie came down out of their seats and
helped Howell argue with Butler The
umpire wavered and changed his mind
several times with great ease and celebrity,
and finally decided that the Spriugdelds
could 90. President Howell Immediately
asked Butler for his resignation and it was
rendered.
Following is the official score.