Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-03
\ GREAT GAME OF BALL.
Wheeling and Mansfield Indulge in a Con-
test for .'Bludd."

About 200 people went over TO the
Island ball park yesterday afternoon
The others missed a fine game of base
ball. I'm fact it was the snappieSt game
seen on the grounds for many day and
I in excitement il even eXcelled the Can
ton game of Wednesday morning. That
Mansfield has a strong team there Is nc
doubt. but they lack the GOODNESS neceS
sarv I'm am emergency like that of yes
terdav I'm the ninth inning. when the
home team commenced 20 get their eyes
ON the ball. The Wheeling boys also
got little Shaky i'm the last half of the
ninth, but braced up in fine style and
won a nice victory.
Fournier supposed from his name to
bee a Frenchman. appeared I'm the box
for Mansfield. and during the first part
of the game me- had the home boys at
his mercy. They either struck out OF
were unable 20 knock "a ball out of the
diamond. lie is "a left handler and a
dandy. while Jimmy FitzSimmonS
backed him up i'm fine shape along with
the rest of the team.
Sawyer Sawyer, as the boys
call him-did the tossing for Wheeling
and although me seemed TO have crick
n his salary arm, he did beautiful
work. His great forte is his head work,
and he used it To- good advantage yes
terday. He never ior a moment lost his
GOODNESS. OfcourSe Dad" Lyle backed
him i'm perfect shape. and the infeld
and outheld both did their share of the
good work.
Neither side made a run until the
fourth inning. when Gleualvin made the
first hit for Wheeling, and by head
long slide made a twO-bagger out OF
what otherwise would have been but a
single. He went TO third on an out,
and hons ON Joe Whites single, for
which some one threw Josie cart
wheel, aud the crowd wildly cheered.
Goose eggs until the last half of the
sixth. when Rcddy Mcmillan hit cork
ing single. stole second. went TO third
ON am out and scored ON Flac6'S hit.
Goose eggs until the last half of the
eighth. when bad man Mcmillan got a
life ou O'Bricn'S error, stole second and
third and scored ON GoOdrider'S TWO
Dagger. At this stage of the game
things looked very indigo blue Tor
Wheeling. when they went 10 bat in the
ninth. and there were heavy hearts all
around. but when Dad" Lytlc went
to first ON balls and the gentleman i'm
short field mutfed Glenalvin'S slow
grouuder. things frightened up and
there was some few excitement there
abouts. Then Mr.. Osborne, who had
been tanning 40 the ball all
afternoon. shicd his wagon
tongue 40 the ball and
shc landed over against the high board
fence for TWO bases, while Dad rot-
led over the plate midst vociferous
cheers and shouts. Then O'Brien billed
the bah for q single which scored Glen
alvin and Osborne. Then that crowd
got up ou IT'S hind feet and howled with
delight. a double play retired O'Brien
and thcuc batter. after which Ieiglcr
hft safe. stole second and third, and
scored ou another error of short Tina .
ended Wheeling run getting.
After Two missed chances TO put ont
PIocG. of the MauSheldS, he pounded
out % thrcc-bagger and scored on Dale
hlr. That was AN Mansfield got. a
double play and fine running catch by
/eig.cr retiring tine side.
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