Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-23
STANDING OF CLUBS.


q TNa Gitcs ..........,.. ii 80
The odd gem'man" had day of.
! He held the heavy hitters Of the War
rens down until that little surprise par
| ty took place. That mark Of apprecia-
ton on the part of the fans unnerved
him. and then there was baloonascen-
sion. and Theodore figured as the aero
naut. Perhaps he was afraid the
thicker" would get away from him, and
| was anxious TO get to the bench. At
any rate he was hit hard, and Brodie
was substituted. He was a trifle wild,
and sent the first two men to the initial
BAG on bad balls. Old reliable Uncle
Dan went to pieces, and the rest of the
players followed. When the last man
was retired the visitors had scored six
unearned runs, and secured lead pipe
c;nch on the game.
The contest was not featureless. In
fact it was the most interesting and at
/ times the most exciting exhibition of the
| season on the local grounds. The sur
prise mentioned in yesterdays Register
/ came of rs scheduled. II was in the
fourth inning when ConOver came 20
bat Umpire Kelly called time, and 5.
! O. B0yce. ESD. walked out TO che home
plate Theodore was looking about with
a puzzled expression on his face, and
/ getting ready 10 register kick at the
| delay. Mr.. BOyce made a neat speech in
which he paid a high compliment to
| C0nover as ball player and as gen
/ tlcman. He concluded by saying
that number Of the fans
desired to show their apprecia-
ti0n of his work for the club
and his declinati0n of a flattering offer
from Evansville, by presenting him with
q handsome gold watch. Theodore ac-
cepted Ihe time-piece with becoming
m0desty. and the grand stand and
/ biGechers united in a mighty cheer
which amounted almost to an ovation
In the fifth inning when Davis came
to bat, "Pinkey' O'Dowd wheeled a huge
1 bouquet out TO the home plate and un-
covered it. 'Pinkey" didn't make a
speech. That's not in his line But he
! covered himself all over with glory by
the graceful manner in which he de-
/ posted the mass of flowers. Davis
blushed crimson, no doubt because he
saw the name of one of Wheeling's fair
RIOTERS on the piece of paper conceal
ed among the flowers.
Another feature of the game was
Balls home run drive in the Sixth
with two men on bases, which put
Wheeling in the lead temporarily. The
rooters went wild with JOY. and Ball
gathered up a handful of silver when
he reached the home plate.
Whether or not the giving of pres
ents acted as a "hOOdOO," the fact re-
mains that Wheeling went to pieces
and put up a miserable game in the
field. 1t was one of the poorest exhi-
billions ever given by the home team.
and Warren deserved the victory.
However, no person should complain
in view of the recent splendid record
of the club. Every team has its off
days and Wheehng's have been very
scarce. Perhaps it was the meeting
of the ancient enemies. Ireland and
Af4A A-tAAAAs W4AAAn NOnollltu 10 UtLeGl
Wheeling. England, the One-armed
pitcher who played in the old Tri-
State League OfIiciated as umpire on
the bases, and Kelly on balls and
strikes. The latter was decidedly off
at times, but he possesses the happy
faculty Of evening up. and he is evil
IDENTIFY doing the best he can.
The game was exciting enough until
they started giving things to the play
er9, and after that the home club went
TO pieces. Warren took the lead in the
first inning, scoring two runs. while
! Wheeling made one. Wheeling tied
in the fifth, but the visitors in their
half made a quartette. That was al
ter Con had been watched The
first half of the sixth was very excit-
ing, and the hopes of the local rooters
went up out of sight, as they thought
the batters had at last solved that
slow delivery of the eX-Steubenvflle
tWirler. Davis and COnOver drew
passes to first. and Ball punched the
sphere out against the left field fence
for home run. 1t was the cleanest
home run ever made on the grounds.
Somers got q life on an error, and
/ GlasscOck followed with a terrific
drive 10 centre for three bases. The
visitors again went to the front in
their half, and in the next inning
Br0die went into the. box. He was
wild as a March hare and sent the first
TWO men 10 the initial bag on wide
balls. Three hits and number of in
/ eXcUsable errors gave Warren six un-
earned runs, and the contest was de-
void Of interest after that
The game was witnessed by one of
/ the largest crowds of the season. War
rem will leave the city with a pocket
full of money. which may enable the
management to continue the search
for National League pitchers. The
team is undoubtedly the strongest
| which has visited Wheeling this sea-
son. Cooper, the contract Jumper.
gave a fine exhibition of hitting and
base running. As cOacher Leamon
is. in the language of the orchard. a
/ peach. There viii be no game at
the park this afternoon. Tomorrow
/ Franklin will be here and the home
club viii make an effort to take both
games. Staley is expected to arrive to-
/ day. and viii pitch in one of the games
on Labor Day. The score:
/ WHEELING. A. R.H.P.AE
Ball, SIS. OIL. &c. e.. e. 8 . 8 6 .
SomerS. II e. e. e. 0 0
CrOtty, 2b. .... -. s . . 8
Glasscock. ID o.. e.. e. 3 II 0 o
Kerr. IF 80. % 1 0 1
Ireland 3b.. e.. -. . 0 . 0
Kalkhof, cf. O.. -. 80. > o 8 0 O