Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-11
AN INTERESTING GAME
OF Base Ball on the Island Park YeSter-
Day Afternoon.
DAYTON DEFEATS WHEELING
By One Wheeling Still Ahead in
the Race.
GENERAL NOTES OF THE GAME,

Trained athlete against athlete; muscle
and Drawn against muscle and Drawn
science against science, were the elements
of a magnificent contest on the Island base
ball ground yesterday afternoon Foran
hour and thirty minutes, two evenly bal
anced teams struggled with each other for
the mastery; every move was work OF
beauty; every play piece of almost fault-
! less skill, and when the contest was nnally
ended victor and vanquished shared equal
honors. II is rarely in the history OF base
ball that a game of more real excellence Is
seen than the Wheeling and Dayton CLUBS
put up yesterday. Wet grounds made per-
feet work impossible, and yet the tleldlng
ON both sides was replete with plays that
were marvels of their kind. Though i'll the
end the visitors took the game, scientific
work. with dash of Dame Fortunes
bounty, were necessary TO give it TO them.
The four hundred spectators enjoyed the
contest thoroughly, and it is safe to say
that the confirmed ''fann who missed the
game, and heard his friends tell about 1t,
will need TO be unusually devout to-day, to
keep in contented and Christian frame OF
mind.
DAYTON put Wilson, their star twirler, in
the box. and he bore the heat and brunt OF
the conflict like veteran. To his steady
work in the last four innings is due the TACT
that only one member of the home team
had chance to inspect the mornings Of
second base, while third was as safely re-
moved from their grasp as whisky cock
tails from a bursted SOAK Fitzgerald,
who appeared in the box for the Blue
bottles was effective, but wild at times.
Four men managed TO reach first on balls.
These generous gifts are entirely proper as
a mark of hospitality, on less momentous
occasions, but F'itzgerald's generosity was
abused by the visitors; and the presented
bases contributed largely to losing the
game. O'Brien and Osborne both played
magnificent ball. while Armitage, White,
Myers and Glenalvin handled about every
thing that came their way.
DAYTON began scoring in the first inning,
after the Wheeling batsmen had been re-
tired in one, two and three order. Niles
placed himself in front of an in-shoot. They
collided, with the result that the Dayton
ian got his base. Randall fol-
lowed. Fitzgerald very unwisely Sc
lected him as fit object of charity
and gave him four bad balls. Miles went
10 second, and Brewer lined out single,
scoring him In the second Gaus trotted
around the diamond safely on bad throw
10 first. and two-bagger by Williams
Wheeling made several vain efforts to con-
meet with the home plate. but did not sue
coed until the fifth. Then Papa Lyle
finally found the little ball for
a hit. He was advanced a base on bad
throw by Niles and scored on Glenalvin's
sacrifice In the next inning this right
eous performance was duplicated and
multiplied. Ziegler pounded liner down
to Niles, which the Egyptian fumbled, and
then threw into the swamps and bullrusheS
near the bleaching boards. Then
those mighty men of valOr, Ar
mitage. Lyle and Glenalvin, arose
and smote the ball, wherever it was
suitable. When the good work was over
Wheeling had scored two more and was in
the lead. The hearts of the enthusiasts
arose with a mighty swell, but their hopes
were ruffied in few moments. Williams
single base on balls, and Lyons single,
gave the visitors tally and tied the score.
For three innings then the game was
battle royal twice Dayton had men on
bases. Once the bags were full. Gaus was
at the bat Two strikes were called, and
the third good ball started toward him; he
lined out tremendous drive to center, but
Osborne made phenomenal catch and the
Daytons retired withouta score. The win
ming run was made by the visitors
in the last half of the eleventh Williams
hit hard TO right and Lyle dropped the ball
after long run. Miles followed, and
beautiful two Dagger far into center scored
the runners. The game was won and lost.
Score: