The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-12
A mAIin luOK ArnRY.
The Whaullngs should uRVo Won Six OF
tho Twelve Games Played.

AVG NWuuANWHh NHNhNN AANNW NuN aAA W
tho Twelve Games Played,
Tho Wheeling base ball team arrived
in the city from its first trip over tho
northern circuit OF tho Iron aud OIL
league yesterday at noon, OF twelve
games played the team won four, so
that the boys wsrO not on the lookout
for brass band and showers OF silver
dollars when the Panhandle train
pulled in. However, with little luck
and smaller doses OF "hom0 umpires"
the team should have won six OF tho
twelve games, Then again, at Warren,
u National League pitcher was run In
especially for WheOling'a benefit,
Chamberlain and Nicksry arc tho
strength Of that club, aud Wheeling,
like several others, knows It to her cost.
At Oil City the team should have had
both games instead OF one, and by long
odds the Saturday gHmO at Franklin
should have been q Wheeling victory,
"IIome umpiring" seems to be tho
grOat trouble in the Iron and Oil league,
Every man on the staff leans toward
tho team OF the town In which no is
umpirIng. George England, the old
one-armed pitcher, is probably the best
umpire in the league, but no IL slightly
afflicted with the disease. Well, rs
Wheeling has q ssries oil ten games on
tho home grounds, the team will got
the benefit Of what killed her chances
ior a creditablo showing on the trip.
Notwithstanding the poor showing
made in tho last two weeks, the team,
under Glasscock's captRincy. 10 putting
M game that has plenty OF life aud
ginger. There isn't an inield in the
league that works double plays go quick
as Ours, and when the boys ouco get to
work with tho stick they arc terrors.
There is no rcarOu why Wheeling
should not take threo-iourths Of the
games PLAYED on tho home grounds,
This and next week. II they do this the
team will start on its second trip in a
fair position in the race.
Warren is leading the league by
heavy margin, but it must DO remom'
bered that the team has played nearly
all its games on the home grounds.
After Russell's boys get home from their
southeru trip its dollars 70 doughnuIs
they will not DO in the lead. Franklin,
New Castle and Wheeling-and Twin
Cities, too-wiIl improve their posi-
tionalu tho coming fortnight
This afternoon the first game on tho
home grounds for two weeks will be
played. Twin Cities is the opposing
team and this announcement does not
carry with It the correct up'to'datO
idea that two victories eau DO Chalked
up for GlasscoCk's men. Even in the
face OF the teams poor showing recently
conservative critics are predicting that
tho Twins will not figure so very pain
fully near tho tail end in short time.
Tho'toam is being strengthened at nearly
every point and 10 not weak opponent
by any means. llobright, the Wheel
ing outlieldar, who has been playing In
Little Rock, has joined the Twins and
will be warmly greeted this afternoon.
Briggs, the catcher. late Of OIL City, 10
another acquisition. With another
pitcher who will DO signed ut once, Oar.
rah's boys may DO good for a first divi'
sion place.
This afternoon McClOary will pitch
for tho WhOelings and liRwlOy or Swain
will be in tho box for the visitorG The
game will DO called at tho usual hour,
1.30 u. tn,