The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-22

IN TO yesterday AFTERNOON the NHeuN
IN, ball club had won eight straight
,,ns, all on the home grounds, siuce
N, ,s,arn from the late and DISASTROUS
,,jpthroush the PeunSYlVauiS circuit
4, Tine irst game with the leaders, tho
Wsrreus, was to take place probably not
ouscranE in fttY expected to sos Glass
,o,k', boys add another victory TO their
magnificent record. There was some
hone when 1t was announced that that
hack number pitcher, Mark Baldwin,
VI, ia pitch for the visitors, but even
mi, lckered when In the preliminary
rrac,ics il was seen tina! Vickery, tho
yslsran Lacquer, who once pitched win
nJuv bali for Chicago and Philadelphia,
rouli twlrl for the leaders. "Vic" has
b.en pitching great ball, occasionally
vs,,Iug his bumps" but as he had
had A three DAYS rest he was thoughtto
be Ia great form and capable OF down.
inc ANYTHING In the shape OF an oppos'
ing bail team.
iha, arst inning won tine game for
ina Wheelings. No pitcher has been
greeted with such Q heavy tre OF base
blw as that given .Vickery In the open
inc inning Of yeSIerday'a game. The
first man 1T the plate was Ball and no
cracked out a beautlIulslnglO. Somers
followed with q tWo.bugger, scoring
bait; two thousand throat1 lot ous
veil IhRS was heard on Short creek,
Than "Old Reliable" Dan CroIty made
a neat sacrifice and Somers scored the
second run. Captain Jack failed to con.
meet with effect, but safe hits were made
in rapid succession by Kerr, Ireland
aud Kalkhod, bringing In the third run
Of the iunlng. In that inning 6vs hits
we're made OF Vickery, as many rs were
made in the balance OF the game. In
the Warrens' hall, alter two mon had
been retired, Al Wagner lined out
tEo base hit but John Wagner could not
bring him in. folly" Kane, who was
pitching for the locals, was awarded a
hearty reception for his tue work in
tni' inning.
Among the features OF the game was
the tine work Of NiCEcry after the fatal
FRS. inning. Kane, too, pitched great
ball, Notwithstanding the fact that ho
j. Till suffering from q sore arm. He
vas particularly effective at critical
stages. In the sixth. with ono out,
Russell hiE safely aud Leamon reached
ar, on Balls error. A hit would have
put the visitors in the game for keeps,
tu. Kane struck out the next two bat.
lsrs, retiring the side. Again, in tho
eighth he repeated the performance.
Wagner had been retired, but John Wag.
ner and Russell singled; base hit
roali have scored two runs, but Lea.
mon and NicksTy struck out and the
rri,i. was safely tided over. The crowd
was very demonstratlve in its apprecla.
ton OF this excellent pitching. Among
the heding features was Balls great
catch back OF short Of sky.scrAper
from John Wagnsr's bat. In the seventh
Ireland made a wonderful steal Of third
base, while Vickory held the bail in his
hani; /! took the nerve out Of the big
pitcher
Warren scored hor frat run in the
{H.F9 4g44HRs sWltl lbI Va Hlhh - HhAb
hit and on Ireland's error Ricksrt went
to iu;. On Rchey's inhald nit Rick.
CT; was forced out At second, aud Rtchey
went ont in the same manner on Coop
e,', inGeld grodnder, but on al Wag'
ner, single Smith scored. Warren
male the game interesting BY scoring
again ia the titth. With ono hand out
Ricksrt singled. On Richey's inaeld
houndsr Rjckert was forced out at sec.
onl, but Balls error allowed Rlchey
lite, going to second on the throw.
Cooper's single scored the runner. That
ended the run getting on the part oil the
visitors, though it was only Kauo's re-
mArkabIO work in the sixth aud eighth
iHIt kept them from scoring.
Wheeling clinchei the game in tue
seventh iuninc. GlaSscock singled, and
on Rumell's error Kerr was saio at first.
On lrelanls inleId hit Kerr was put
out at second. Alter KaIkhoG had
struck out. Davis sent an easy ons to
Wagner at second, but he iumbled and
two runs came across the pan. Tho
tc0Fe.