Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-08-18
STANDING OF CLUB

Il was too close for comfort, but just
such an exhibition as begets base ball
cranks. The visitors had it well in
hand and for few innings it looked
like Wheeling's record OF victories
would have at least one defeat sand
w.ched IN. And it was all due to the
yellow fielding of the home club. They
went to pieces in the third inning, but
the "ole gem'man" from Kentucky
wasn't disturbed a bit, but continued
sending them over the plate with the
precision OF crack marksman shoot
ing al a bulls eye. Capt. McK,m got
excited and his left wing jumped out
Of its socket again in sheer delight at
the prospect Of winning: Mckim's
right limb was pulled once upon a
time, and he heightened its mate by IN
sorting an artificial joint. He wears
a rubber bandage 10 keep the two ends
together, but under strong excitement
the Trilby end pulls away.
But for that quarJette Of fatal errors
! in the third, Titusville would have gone
home with a job lot OF hard shelled
goose oggs. Neither side had gotten
without speaking distance OF the home
plate before that time. Gray was first
at bat in the visitors half He used
se:ve with a six !nch mesh instead Of
bat, and the ball went through it three
tines Everything looked as bright
and lovely as a wedding morn, and
when Mitchell came up, Con sent
him TO first on four wide ones, TO give
Davis an opportunity 10 throw him out
at second. Then the home club enact
ed comedy OF errors, in which Kerr,
BrOd.e, Crotty and Kalkhoff played
star parts. Fitch punched out sky
scraper, which fell into Kerr's hands,
but did not tarry there. It dropped to
terra flrma, and both runners advanced
a base Moore found a beauty which
he sent spinning out into left garden,
and both men came in. McKim flew
to Somers. Theodore caught Moore in
a somnambulist:c state at second, but
Uncle Dan failed to hold the sphere.
Then Smith hit to Brode, who threw
wild to Glasscock, allowing Moore to
tally. Kelley hit over second and Kali
khCff allowed the ball to go between
his legs. Smith scored. McSteen died
at first
Gray had been pitching very effect
lively, and il looked like Wheeling
would not overcome the lead But the
rooters had opportunities to root before
the storm came up, and they did root
with a vengeance Wheeling drew an
other goose egg in the fourth, ard then
settled down to business. In the fifth
Ireland led off with hit, Kalkhoff
walked, and Davis got a life on an err
ror. filling the bases. Matters began to
assume a brighter tinge Conover
knocked q long fly to center, which
looked good for two bases, but which
McSteen gathered in after a hard run
The ball was fielded to second before
Kalkhoff got back, but Ireland came in
on the play
In the next inning they landed on
GRAY in such a manner that Titusville'
hopes went glimmering, and Jordan
was put in to save the game. SOmers
went out on a fly. Crotty started the
ball a-rolling with a nice single 10 CEN
ter. Glasscock followed with double
in left field, and Uncle Dan completed
the circuit of the bases. Charley Kerr
sent a single to right and Glasscock
trotted over the plate Jordan was
then substituted for Gray, and Ireland
made lucky infeld hit. Kalkhoff hit
& few feet in front of the plate. Jordan
got the ball, juggled it. and Kali was
safe. The bags were full again, with
one man out. Davis hit in the infeld,
forcing Kalkhoff out at second. Fitch
threw wild to first to execute a double,
and Kerr and Ireland came home. Con-
over famed.
Wheeling was now in the lead, and
the visitors did not score again. In
the fifth and sixth they were retired in
one-two-three order and in the seventh
they had man on second and another
on third. At the Beginning of the
eighth wind storm came up, which
blew the dust about the diamond until
If was difficult to see the ball. Glass
cock went out at first. Kerr picked
niece of clay out of his eye and hit to
Jordan. who fell all over himself in his
efforts to get the ball, and Kerr was
safe on first Ireland followed with
left field hit. which scored Kerr AT
this point the rain began to fall, and the
game was called At the end OF thirty
minutes it was called off, the score
standing to 4 in favor of Wheeling at
the end of the previous inning. The