The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-09
A GREAT BALL GAME
i'y tho Female Club and n Local Picked
Niho-The boys UnIailnntiy Heat tho Fair

ald Dali bat, III tho attitude assume
by very poor ball players when about /
'' strike, and a girl with red striped kne
skirts, down sliding head iore,nos, 10
| Third base, and kicking up more dus
than circus parade In n country town
These pictures were supposed by th
printed matter that surrounded them /,
fenresent members OF tho "Lady's Bas
Bali Club" in full action. Tho picture
could not well be called pretty, but iii,
movement Of tho sliding sifl was no
Tho promised event caused consider
ab,e interest among base ball cranks ant
pald,headed men, mud when the virls ar
fived IN town by tho B. 4 0. Yesterday
morning, there WIS fairly rood crowd
at the depot to meet them. "
Alter dinner, the nine pirls wers
dressed IN brown and yellow nlnsh isct.
ets andcaps and were driven through the
streets in carriages to advertise the game.
lhey were then taken to tho hotel,
where tho plush trappings were doil,,d
anu black silk jackets and orange and
blackstripedcaps and skirts were ionned.
preparatory TO the game.
The glrls are well disciplined. md
when they left their carriages ut The
grounds, went directly to the visiting
clubs box, carefully stunning A line OF
young men who were lying in wait.
Ihe toss for position gave the girls the
nat ana the game commenced with Billy
George nmpiring, at t3:l5.
The clubs were arranged as follows:
Ladies' club-Pitcher and captain, NAV
toward; catcher, Nellie Williams; first
nase, hltlle Grant; second base, Angie
Parker; short stop, Edna NIayves; third
base, Edith Mayves; centre field, Annie
Grant; left field, Alice Lee; right field.
Rose Mitchell. Wbeeling-Lytle. sec.
ond base; Gray, first base; Henry,
pitcher; Shepherd, catcher; Barclay. left
held; Slesel, centre field; McGce, third
field. 's"'
May Howard stepped to the home
plate and took the bat like an old stager.
she threw the willow over her right
shoulder and waited for good ball,
Three balls were pitched before one
suited her, but shs knew good thing
wren she saw it, and bit hard. Tho pip.
skin struck about midway between sec.
ond and third. but she was thrown out at
iirst, though she ran well. Nellie vii.
liams hit a high foul to left field, which
showed that she had good muscle and
tact in hitting. She finally 60. a ball
where she waited it and knocked hot
grounder past the pitcher to Pap Lytle,
who threw her out at first. kittie Grant
got base hit by knocking the bail past
third, and was followed by Angie Par.
ker, who hit safe into left garden. Edna
Mayves knocked y hot grouuder to iirpt
base and died before she got there. re-.
tiring the side. That much Of the game
was really interesting, and the five who
were at bat did good work.
For Wheeling, Lytle went to the bat
and hit hard past second. He stole sec.
ond, and got third on wild throw.
Ills SUCCESS made him ovcr.con onfident md
he started to steal home, but died on the
way. Howard got behind him and vii.
liams in front, aud he couldn't get away,
Gray hit safe, but was caught between
first and second in about tho same way
that Lytle was put out on his way home.
Henry hit safe for two bases, and was
followed by Shepherd, who knocked
short grounder and got first. Hc tried
to steal second, but was run down on a
straight shove by Angie Parker, The
Wheeling boys did not attempt mauy
more steals during the game, the fates
OF Lyt)e, Shepherd and Gray showing
that the girls are stronger in the field
than at the bat.
In the second inning, Edith Mayves
hit sale 10 first, stole second, and tried
to get third on a wild throw, but died in
the attempt. Annie Grant hit short
fly into the pitchers hands, and Alice
Lee was thrown out at first.
For Wheeling, Barclay fouled out to
catcher, the girl making n pretty catch
OF the tip. Siegle hit safe 10 first. and
was sent home by hnrd hit to right by
McGee. McGee got home on a wild
throw, and Warner died trying to steal
second. Lytle was thrown out at first.
In the third inning Rose Mitchell cot
a base on balls. May Howard hit well
out past second, getting her base and
sending Mitchell to second, Nellie
Williams knocked long fly and sent
Mitchell and Howard home, and got in
herself. Kittie Grant made a two.base
hit, stole third and went tome on
wild throw. The next three went out
in one, two, three order.
Wheeling got three runs in the third,
bnt there were no features,
The work Of May Howard in the in
field, was the feature Of the game.
Nellie Williams played good game be-
hind the bat,l and in the eighth inning,
caught three men out on fouls. Kittie
Grant played good game at first, and
Angie Parker did fairly good business in
and around second base. At the en- OF
the eighth inning tho score stood l3 to
II in favor of.he girls, but the uneallant
Wheeling sluggers put in their best licks
and won the game by n score OF Is to IA.
While the game cannot be called an
artistic success 80 far rs fine ball playinp
goes, it was intensely interesting, and on
account OF its novelty was appreciated
by the spectators. The catcher did not
wear mask or take the balls of the
bat, but she couldn't well be expected
to do it. She could throw The bail well
to second base, and caught several Of the
Wheeling players who were irving to
make a steal. The principal thing most
OF the girls lack is muscle. They can't
bat the ball far into the field because
they are not strong enough, and the ball
had to be thrown in from the outtielI
by three relays.
The girls skirts are made little
longer in the back than in front and
some Of them put this popularity OF the
dress to good use. May Howard saw a
hot grounder coming toward her in the
fourth inning and stopped to take it
with her hands. It was too hot for her.
however, and passed through. The
skirt was on the ground, however, and
the ball caught in it and stayed. May
put her man out at first.
Just l,0SO people paid to see therame,
and almost everyone admitted that il
was about as enjoyable as any played
this season. -
A game between two female teams,
evenly matched, would be we'll worth
anyone's time and money to see.
After tho game the girls were driven
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