The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-04

~ ours" made Tow or.
&l-.s,Ss no. ron, while Vests
-au.1 aggregation showed
iondness Tor mi.plays. Therein lies
tho sequence OF the first OF the series oil
games on tho Island grounds, Yesterday
afternoon, between tho Wheeling anu
Columbus teams. To tell tho strict
truth the West NirgiIiaus completely
outmatchcd tho Ohio nino a: nearly
every point. and had they won it woald
have been through some unimagina-
BILE combination that Is not worth both.
eving about.
Tho crowd numbered about seven
hundred. Taking into consideration
the wonderful work OF the WheelinCs
abroad they should have been welcomed
home by fully twice as large number
OF cranks. Pretty 5000 the homo peo.
Pile will awaken to the TACT that Whites
team is about Us fine all aggregation as
is seen in any minor league, and then.
perhaps, they will receive the degree OF
patronage which they fully deserve.
Tho game was iull OF misplays bv the
visitors and the locals did not escape
three or four bad fielding breaks. Not.
witlis,anling the bad fielding the game
was also remarkable for number OF
sensational, hair.raisirg. unexpected
bits OF fielding OF the kind that make
fans" by the score. In the sixth in
ming Miller made 4 phenomenal catch
out in lett garden that ought TO make
Buck" West add five" to the boys
salary. The ball was OF Pritch-
ards bat and looked good for
safe hit back OF short. Mil
Ter came in on i; like another Dele
hanty. but wa, shor. by about foot.
The catch seemed impossible, bu. Mil
Ter dropped out At full length. rolled
over in the sand twice and bobbed up
with the ball. lle followed up the catch
with nice throw to second that almost
caught Kane of the bag. The
player received an ovation for his great
play.
At second base Violet, the visitors
regular right folder. played, and his
work was one Of the features OF the
game. lie couldn't have done better
had he been playing the position all
the season.
For Wheeling everybody played tho
kind Of ball that wins games. Most OF
the errors were eIcusable and none
were costly. Whatever chance Column
bus had for making lair showing was
cut of by the four double plays in
which Wheeling PLAYERS figured. In
fact. the boya are playing the game
with dash and spirit that will make
them easily the vanquishers OF the
Twins when those hated coun .erfeiis
come this way.
The game opened up rather inaus.
piciously for " heeling. On three hits
and ~ error the Columbus gang scored
two runs. Wheeling, in her nalf, had
gone out in one, two, three order.
However, in the second Wheeling took
the lead. three runs being scored on
hits BY Pritchard aud Kerr. who were
brought across the pan by Crot.y's
cracking two Dagger to right. The lat
Ter scored on Donoyan's sacrifice. Col.
umbus did no! score in her half oil the
second.
In the third kalkof opened with
single, going to second on steal and to
third on wild throw. Regan's single
was timely and scored kalkoa. Regain
camel in oil another wild throw. CoIum.
bus also scored one in this inning; Nio-
let got 4 scratch three Dagger that got
through kano's legs and came in on
Miiler's hit.
Ours" forged away ahead in the
fourth, making five runs. Ker, led oil
with two.bagGer aud came in on Mil.
ler's error in handling the ball from
Crot.y's bat. Donovan went down to
first on pass. and Audorson's two-Dase
hi. scored both. Alter ka!kof bad gone
out TO Hazen. Regain hi, safe again and
Anderson troried in with the fourth
run. Davis was retired on an iniioId hi,
and Rcgan scored on Boadlc's error,
Pritchard, the ninth man ut the bat in
this inning, went out from Ilazen 10
VISIT.
Columbus could not scoro another
run after the third, bu: Wheeling found
uG,dlboe an easy mark and got TO
within one o! twenty. In tho eighth
liandiboe Involuntary stopped can.
non shot from Crotty, and, although he
retired him At first. had to retire from
the box. Miller came in from left to
frat base. Elandibos went out to loft,
field and biz Buck" West won't into
thu box ana made show oil himself.
much TO the Amusement Of the spec
tatora.
In tho ninthaltor Reed had boon re,ir-
ed, Anderson cent three men 20 base on
balls and it looked as though Columbus
would score several runs. A fine double
PLAY, however, ended the game with no
more runs inr tho visitors. Hill hit to
Kane in centre, who caught and throw
TO second. doublin: up Handiboe.
Al! the Wheeling boys batted hard
and often. Kerr scerns to have his eve
on tho bail in Grcnt shape now. Iio had
four clean hits out Of xix times at bat,
Cro.ty battcl very oppor:uncIy, his
three two.baggors brngin. in runs
every time. Rcgan aud kalkoN were
also strictly in tho push, with three hits
each. wliiIo Davis. rritchard aud An.
dcrson md two each. Tho scoro in de-.
.aiI.