Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-20
YESTERDAYS GAME.
A Clear Steal by Umpire Barrett In the
Ninth Inning,

A Clear Steal by Umpire Barrett In the
Ninth Inning,
Mansfield got game from Wheeling
yesterday, but it was a clear case of rob-
berry on the part of alleged Umpire Bar
rett. Chestnut or no chestnut, Barrett
robbed Wheeling of the game and there
are no two ways about it. Twice in the
ninth inning he called two balls fair which
we're hit away outside of third base.
Everybody saw they were foul, and if
Barrett did not see it, it WAS because he
did not want TO, or could not tell a foul
from fair bail. These were not the oaly
rotten decisions by any means.
The Mansfield kickers were as loud
az ever and Carey, as usual,
made o perfect monkey of himself,
and was numerically guyed by The crowd.
There are some few men in the Mansfield
team who are decent ball players, and
they play decent bali. The first act of
Carey and several others of his smart
Alecs," yesterday, was to steal a bran new
ball. The balls had been thrown ont; the
umpire examined them ana pronounced
them all right, throwing ore out into the
field still covered with tin foil. Carey
picked it up and two or three Others of
the Msnsfelders surrounded him, and oil
examined the ball together. Then they
sent forth O kick and rolled an old ball in
to the umpire, with the remark that they
.ound it wrapped in the foil. The steal wss
so apparent that the crowd howied at the
conspirators, but the umpire seemed to be-
Iieye their tale eve after he had examined
the balls and allowed them to steal the
new ball.
Daring the game Barrett was compelled
10 fine Carey and Kelly s. each, and he
ought to have given it to them heavier.
Shamus went in the box for Wheeling,
but at the end of the sixth inning he COM
pisined of a sore arm and Meehsn was put
ia. Burchard pitched for Mansfield and
be made lot Of lun for the grand stand, the
audience spplauding him every time he
went to bat. He pitched good game, but
what hits Wheeling made counted runs.
Wheeling made three TALES in the first
inning on Speidel's double, Hsller's base
ON balls and Hobrecht's home run over
right fence. Another was made in the
fifth on Dunn's single. wild pitch,
missed third strike and BIRDS bad throw.
In the sixth Dunn got life on Will
liams' out and trotted over the home plate
followed by Speidel, who had pounded the
ball over the right field fence tor homer,
amid the cheers Of the crowd. Ia the
ninth one more was made, when Williams
got a life on Zmmer's Out, stole second
and scored on Il rd's bad throw to second.
In the frat Mansfield made one on u
base on balls, a steal, Speide's error and
O'Brien's hit. Hobrecht's miss Of Oirey's
fly, Kelty's home run, O'Brien's double
and Birds single gave them three rms in
the third, and they got no more until the
ninth, when Alcott got a base on balls,
Smith hit a foul past third which was
called safe, Meehan made al
wild pitch which Burchard pre-
tended hit him, and which was
allowed by Barrett. Carey hit another
one outside of third bag and again Barrett
called it safe, Halter had passed ball and
then Kelly pounded out three Dagger
bringing in the two runs necessary TO win
the game. Then the crazy MaDsielders
hung about each others necks and danced
with Joy, while Crazy Carey opened his
face wide enough to swallow base ball.
The official score is as follows: