The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-23
NEW YORK THE VINDlR,
A Fine Game Of Ball on the
Island Park
SEEN BY A LARGE AUDIENCE,
some brilliant Playing by Ono OF
'he Wheeling Hoys..A Good Game
AL Round Enthuscs tho
spectatOrs...rho Details.

Yesterdays game was all that could
oe desired by lovers OF base ball. The
weather was perfect, aud n large crow d
vent to the Island base bali park to &c Q
tue game between the Pittsburgh end
New York League clubs. Nearly one
thousand people were present, OF whom
about one hundred were ladies'. IT o
'ympa.hy OF the spectators was largely
WIN the New Workers., for the reast II
tnat two 0! their best players, Jsk
dlasscock and Jesse Burkett, are Wheel
ing boys. Glasscock did no. sustain his
,ad tine reputation yesterday, nor has
he done 30 for long time. Burket..
aho Is only twenty.three years OF az,
showed hinaelfto be a promising rlaye,,
ana won applause from the audiente
Twice BY line bits Of work.
The Smokey City boys won the tow.
anu took the field. Tiernan, captain CT
the New Workers, waa Arst at the hs,.
anu WAS put out at first. Clarke foult d
ut, and Glasscock made first on n it
past short, but died in attemptinp 10
teal second. Burke, captain OF the
plttsburgers, took the bat and hit safe.
Miller also made single, and La Rogue
TWO 6a9ger, which brought B.rke
oome: Berger struck out and Miller
scored. Decker and Sales struck out.
The playing during tho second inning
WIS without notable episode on either
side. In the third inning Hornuny
knocked a beautiful fly, which was stop.
ped BY Burke. In the fourth, Burkett
a daisy. two.b.gger over the
fence. In running TO third he turned Is
'ommersault in attempting to slide, and
was put out. In the fifth Hornung
knocked a beautiful foul fly which near
y graz.d the grand stand in dropping,
md was caught by Decker amid the ap.
'lause OF the entire audience.
In the seventh Burkett sent SLOW
'rounder along the line to first, making
hat base on it. He would have been
'ut out but that Day fell in picking up
ne ball. Bassett hit to first, sending
iurkett to second, aud Hornung's two
'agger to right field brought Burkeit
lome. Denny knocked over second,
bringing Bussett and Hornung home,
nd made first. Russie's TWO base hit
ent Denny TO third. Tiernan's single
'agser brought Denny home. Glass
ock hit to first and Russie was put out
! home, which he tried to make on
his hit.
At the end OF the seventh inning tho
core stood 1 to 9 in favor OF New York.
)a!y was most numerically pounded iu
his inning, but did not appear to be
att!ed in the least. In the eighth
)ecker struck to center aud made first,
,ut fell at second on Sales single Dagger.
Wilson filled" out q. second aud john
on's grounder WAS on the first bass
Nate before he reached it.
The eighth inning was without ir-
:,dent on either side. The ninth opened
With Russie at the bat. Ills liner past
Jay got him to frat. Tiernan knocked
Q lett and the ball was lost, bringing in
tuesia and making home run for him
.li. This was the first home run in the
anne. Clarke knocked n two-bacger
Yer tho fence and stole to third. Glass
ock hit safe. but was put on. while try
ns to steal second, aud Whistler iliaI
ut to La Rogue. Burkett knocked tho
'all over the fence and made the seconu
Iome run. Burkett received quite IN
walton from his Wheeling admirers
shen he came in. Blssett retired tho
ide on a foul.
La Rogue, who took the bat for Pitts
urgh, died at first. Berger rot his base
n balls. Decker hit sale, and Sales
nocked oner, bringing Berger home.
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