Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-09
LOCAL BASE BALL.
Several Exciting Games Played Yestor-
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Several Exciting Games Played YestSr-
day.
Tomorrow afternoon, on the Tunnel
Green. the East End Athletic team will
play the Beabout club.
Edward Kennedy, Of the L E. Presses,
was released from the Atlantics last
week, but pitched a game again with
them yesterday.
The Hennegan-Zwlcker base ball
team challenges the Schafers for q game
any day this week, on the Tunnel
Green, for any stake.
The I. z. Freeses would like to hear
from any surrounding town for game
next Sunday afternoon. II accepted
answer through this paper.
The big crowds attending the ball
games at all the grounds OF the city yes
terday made il evident that Wheeling
needs good ball park, enclosed.
The Atlantics would like to hear from
any club in Taylorstown in the near
future, under % years OF age. II ac-
cepted, answer through this paper at
once.
The Twins again defeated the Roth's
Yesterday afternoon on the Terminal
grounds. Score, Sc 10 81. Tucker and
aud Rafferty, were battery for the r.
wins, and Kline and Share for the
Roths,
The I. Z. Presses base ball club de-
feated the Atlantlcs club in quite an
interesting game, on the Tube Works
grounds. Yesterday afternoon. About
three hundred spectators witnessed the
game. Score, Z TO 4 in favor OF the
former club.
There were TWO good games OF ball
yesterday afternoon on the Riverside
grounds The BenwOod team beat the
Beuaire Globes by q score OF Sto z.
Blake and Gray battery for Ben wood,
and Shaudy and White for Bellaire.
The Sixth ward kids" defeated the
picked nine from the same ward. Score,
IL to4. Batteries, H0wley and Candy
for the picked nine, and Kennedy and
keenan, for the Kids.
The Atlantic and the I. E. Freese base
ball CLUB played on The Benw0Od grounds
Sunday afternoon and the game was won
bv the later. The A,iautics played badly
the game through, but IL the Freeses
would like TO play for - a side they can
call AID see Henry Z. Meyers, the man
ager. Score e 60 3 ia favor of the Presses.
The Atlantics would like to hear from
and club In Ella Grove for a game in
the near future; II accepted answer
through the REGIsTEE.
Zwicker's second nine, captained by
James Homes, defeated the Henry
Schafer team. yesterday afternoon, on
the Tunnel Green. The score was 1t
to &. Homes and Shelly battery for the
4 wickerS, and Diehl, Schaier and Far
rell for the Schafers. a big crowd saw
the game of Eve innings. The Schafers
defeated the First wicker nine, with
George Fisher as captain, on the same
grounds last Friday afternoon, the
score being 80 TO -.
There was a great game OF ball yes
terday afternoon on Tunnel Green. All
other games OF this season were not "in
it" with the contest Of yesterday. The
teams were those Of Martins Ferry and
the new and crack Genoa" club oil
Wheeling. Wbeeljng'S club fell before
the Martins Berry team after 4 series
OF brilliant plays on both sides, the
score being TO ). Fully 1000 persons
saw the game. Martins Ferry brought
over Gauding. pitcher; North, c; EaSten,
short; Wood, first; Paden, second; Per
cell, third; Dobbins, left; Walton, right;
Brown, center, aud Hunter, second
catcher. The Genoas lined no: Mur-
ray, catch; Brodie, pitch; Humphrey,
first; Frame, second; Cameron, third;
Nau, short stop; Donovan, right teld;
Donahue, center. and Truschel, left.
Woods acted as second catcher. Ruth
and Miller were umpires. The trouble
was the difficulty in keeping the crowd
back, and several were hit with the
ball, but 10 did not dampen their srdor
for croWding 10 the front The game
was not without kicking, much delay
was caused by This. For the first five
innings the game was very exciting,
the score reaching but 20 in favor OF
the fellows across the river. Gauding
was battcd freely in the sixth inning,
and Paden took his place. When at the
end Of the seventh inning the game
was called the Wheeling boys were
rapidly gaining on their opponents.
Brodie pitched a great game and George
Nau PLAYED shoqstop professionally.
But nine base hits'were made off Brodie
and six Of Gauding. Next Saturday
afternoon the same teams will play az
Martins Ferry. They have = series Of
i've games aud admission is to be
charged on Decoration Day, when 1900
spectators are looked for at the game,
which will be played at Martla's Ferry.
They Beat Upa Man.
Yesterday morning Charley Carney.
and last night VIM. Manley and Denis
Mullarkey, were srrRstsd by Officers
Haberield and Drill4r for assaHlting,
and ha6lv haati,C FoAard Condv near