Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-12
WE GO DOWN AGAIN.
WHEELING LOSES A GAME OF BALL TO
HAMILTON.
Umpire Butler Responsible for a Good Part Of IT,
Features Of The Gams-Ksnnsdy and
Bowman Give Trouble.

When Professor Nathan Butler, he Of
the checkered trousers and perverted eye
sight, made his debut on the Wheeling
ball grounds, the REGISTER felt called
upon to remark that he WAS gifted with
an unusual amount of ignorance and
execrable Judgment. Professor Butler
has figured in several exciting episodes
since then. President Howell has "argy-
fed" With him, and an excited mob Of
two hundred persons, more or less, has
emphasized Mr.. Howell's remarks. 1t
has ell been of no effect.
Mr.. Butler outdid his own brilliant
record yesterday. He had the modesty,
however, to acknowledge his weak
ness, and called in stronger mind to as
sist him. For seven innings he surrender
ed his judgment on balls ard strikes to the
care of one Jack Shoup, black-legged
conspirator who covered second base for
the Hamilton club, and Shoup's word was
law. After the seventh inning the afOre-
said judgment became too rank for even
ShOup to handle, and he let it run riot
without bride or spur until the last man
flew out and ended the agony.
The home team was literally robbed Of
the game. Buffers mistakes may have
been conscientious, but they were invari-
ably one-sided and remarkably disastrous.
One decision cost Wheeling at least two
runs, and both Shamus and Dunn suff, red
outrsgeOusly by rulings on balls and
strikes. Shamus started in to pitch, but
the ball was 80 wet that he could not
handle it to any advantage and he retired
at the beginning Of the third inning in IA
vor Of Damn, who pitched a good
game, with the exception Of the fourth
inning, when his curves were hit hard.
the home team was retired in one two
three order in the first inning Lancer
opened up for Hamilton, and got his base
on balls. Higgins hit safe. Shamus
seemed to lose all control OF the ball. He
was wild, and when he dill put it over the
plate it WAS banged in every direction.
Four men got bases on balls, and these,
with a number of hits, an error and wild
pitch, gave the "back legs" SIX runs.
Wheeling scored two in the second on
two Dagger by Halter and Hohrecht's
home run. Loose work in the field coupled
with some hard hitting gave Hamilton
three more ruus in the fourth, and the
game was practically won.
Wheeling had chance to tie the score
in the seventh. Williams hit a lovely two
Dagger and ecOred on Piggy Speidel'e
corker. Haller got a base on balls, and
then Miller lined the ball out to center,
scoring williams and Speidel. Two men
were out, and two men on bsses, when
Michael Hobrecht stepped up to the plate.
There was determination in Michael's eye,
and he grasped his bat like Spartan hero
He caught one of Aliens shoots and sent
it bounding down to short. Wetterer
fumbled with the ball, and finally got it
to frat. Hobrecht was then two feet past
the base, and both Halter aud Miller
had crossed home plate. TIE bleachers
began to yell; but Jack Shoup cried "Out, "
Mr.. Butler echoed ''out" and tout" Mr..
Hobreoht WAS. Another exciting scene en-
sued, Manager Howell proceeded to argue
with Butler, bat he was immovable, and
the decision went. A dispatch was i'm
mediately sent to President McDermitb,
protesting againet Butler umpiring at this
place. The rest of the gsms was played
with little interest. Following is the
official score: