Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-16
WON IN THE NINTH.
WHEELING POUNDS OUT A MAGNIFICENT
VICTORY.
Murger's Curves Sluggsd all Over tha Fisld-Bad
Errors Nearly Lose the Game, But 1t Is Won
Again With Eass-Ths Sunday Gases.

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Sampson shorn of his bangs. The Wheel
ing sluggers smote him with ease. They
sent hoary whiskered doubles against the
fence, and GALVANIZED around to third on
long drives to left and center. Thus it
was that the home team pulled out another
victory and clinched its hold On second
place yesterday. The game was lost, won,
lost, and won again during the nine in
nings, and not until the last man was out
did the enthusiastic cranks on the bleach
ing boards feel that the victory was Sc
cure. Seven very costly errors distributed
among thinner, Speidel and Kennedy near
ly gave the game 10 the visitors. They
scored six unearned runs on these, aud
it was only by the hardest kind Of hit
ting that their lead was overcome.
Kennedy did coed work in the
box with the exception of a little
wildness, but he fielded bis position poor
ly, and the usually reliable thinner and
Speidel contributed even more than he to
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team put up en- errorltss game. Miller
and Damn especially did fine work. and
Bowman showed up in good form behind
the bat.
Bsn S ephans, WheeliDe's old right
fielder, appeared on first for the visitors
and put good game, while Williams, who
covered short, also did some brilliant work.
Neither eide tcored in the first inning,
and Wheeling retired sgain with blank
in the second, though Michael Hobrecht
made desperate effort to reach the home
plate. Dayton was fret to get a man
around the charmed circle Randall hit
safe, stole second. Stephans and Dallas
persisted, but advanced him base. De-
valid followed at the bat, and with two
strikes called blazed away at ball that
he couldn't have reached with light
ning-rod. He got his base on the missed
strike, and Randall came home. Dewald
then scored on MuDger's corking drive to
left center. Both combinations drew
blanks in the third, and Dayton caught
the grab bag for another in the fourth.
1t WAS now about Wheeling's time TO
draw prize, and the boys fpat on their
hands and sailed in to win the game.
Il MINER perished inglOriously, but Per
kins Kennedy rose to the magnitude of
the occasion. Col. Munger had
had an easy time so far, and his soul was
full of confidence "a he fsced Perkins. Ore
strike wasIcalled on the Wheeling slugger.
Then nice clean shaver bsll came sailing
over the plate, q still small voice told Per-
kins to strike. He struck and the sphere
bounded from his bat like rifle shot, and
stopped only against the right field fierce.
The ice was broken. Williams hit the first
ball pitched him for Two bases. Dunn
caught the one be wanted for a magnificent
triple. speidel sacrificed, Bowman and
Hobrecht hit safe and three runs were
scored. Bowman and Hobrecht were both
left on bases by Miller flying out.
Wheeling kept on adding TO her error
column, however, and in the next two in
nings the visitors ecored three unearned
runs. The home team got one on a pinch
in the eighth. Dayton was BANKED. A
deep cloud had gathered in the heavens
and old Sol seemed to have retired from
business when the Blues came in TO bat
last time. Two runs were needed 10 lie
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Hp his bat and made three desperate efforts
10 kill the ball. But Puggy's name WAS
Dennis. The cloud grew darker as PIGGY
retired and Bowman took his place. The
big catcher danced around until he got his
base on balls. An enthusiast started
to cheer but the rest Of the
crowd looked at him until he drew his
voice within himself and sat on it. 1t was
no time for frivolous mirth. Michsl Ho-
brecht, the old, reliable Michael Hobrecht
he OF the litheseme form and unerring
Vision, was at The bat. Michael waited
while Munger fred his balls at the Umpire
and the grand stand. Then he swung
viciously at a good one, but alas he found
it rot. Again Michael got in position,
again his good bat swished through the air
and the ball shot over Dallas head,
bounded past Randall and lost itself
in the weeds over the hill. Michael
was surveying the heavens from a
commanding position on third base
when it was recovered ard Bowman had
scored. From that time on there were
nine sluggers who had but Bill gle thought,
nine bats that b5at as one. Miller, Nee
ban and thinner hit safe, Reddy Williams
lined two-bagger over the fence, Munger
grew wild, his support was shaky, and the
audience crazy with enthusiasm. Dunn
finished the fun by going out at first, bat
in the meanwhile five runs had been
scored, Dayton failed TO tally in her half
and the game was won. Following is the
official score: