Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-04
THE SLUGGERS WIN
A ONE-SIDED GAME OF BALL AT TIE IRWIN
PARK.
The Contest Witnessed BY One Thousand People.
Bucks" Team Piled Up Eighteen Runs
Wheeling Scores on Errors.

Twins crack ball team was easily de-
feated yesterday by Bucken berger's ag-
gregation of sluggers. or course every
body expected this result, but the one
thousand spectators who passed through
the gate. and half that number saw the
game from the hillside, were disap-
pointed in the playing OF the home
team. The Smoky City lads had no
trouble in solving Reiver's curves,
while Colcolough was a puzzer. Reiver
also received poor support at several
stages of the game.
The fun started in the first inning,
when the Plttsburgers made one score.
They failed TO tally again until the
third, when Smith led off with hit 10
the left. Donovan hit to first, and
Leach fumbled The bali. Then John
Beckley pounded out 4 nice hit to left,
and Smith trotted across the home
plate. Then Stencil connected with
sle sphere. Leach fumbled the ball, and
Donovan scored. Sugden flew out TO
Baker, but Glasscock hit safely, and
Beckley came home. Bierbauer was
presented with base on oalls Glass
cock had advanced TO third. Chambe
caught him with big lead, but threw
wild, and two more Smoked Italians
came in. Scheibeck landed the sphere
in left garden, but was caught mapping
on second. Cocolough ended the agony
by dying at first.
Ia the fifth inning, "Onr Jack"
reached first, stole second, was advanced
to third on Bierbauer'S out at first, and
trotted home on Reiyer'S throw to Man
ley. Schiebeck few out. Collolough
hit safely, aud scored on a succession OF
errors. Donovan was put out at first.
The visitors were landing the ball at
will now. In the next inning, four more
runs were scored. BeckleY popped up
a nice fly to Prichard. but the sun was
in his eyes, and he made no effort to
get it. Jake Stencil went 20 first on
four bad balls. Beckley crossed the
plate on wild throw to Marley.
Sugden found the leather and Stencil
scored. Gasscock hit safely, and
Sugden came in out OF the sun. Bier
bauer died at first, and Glasscock scored
On wild throw TO third. Colcolough
failed to beat the ball to first, and
Schiebeck died at the home plate.
In the eighth inning five more run:
were piled up and Twins pets were
badly ratified. Smith went TO first on
four balls. Donovan was also presented
with base. Then Reiver filled the
bases by hitting Beckley with the ball
Stencil banged the sphere out over tht
left field fence and took two bases
Smith and Donovan trottnR home
Sugden repeated Stencils performance
and two more Pittsburgers crossed the
plate. Glasscock hit safely and Snyder
walked in. With four runs and nc
men out Bierbauer hit to Prtchard
who threw to Leach making the onl!
double play of the game. Sheibecl
went out at first.
Wheeling secured three runs in TIT
fifth inning, on errors by the visitors
The game should have been shut-out
Heiner was struck by the ball, and tool
first. Reiver famed the atmosphere
three times. Billy Manley hit safely tC
left garden, advancing Heenan to sec
Ond. Pritchard propped up fly which
dropped back of second base. Nobody
was there. The bail was felded badl!
TO third, and went over under the seats
Heenan aud Manley crossing the plate
Scheibeck found the ball, and hel it u
fool Prichard, who had reached third
Prichard started home, and Schiebecl
| threw wild, allowing him to touch tn
| plate. No more runs were made, Leacl
flaming the wind, aud Finnegan dying
| on first.