The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-11

A paraphrusc Of tho last Nersn OF tho'
celebrated base bali poem OF "Cascy at
tho Bat" will suit tho mourning fans in
Deunison aud Uhrichsvilla:
Oh. somewhere In this favored land tho tun Is
shinlns bright,
Tue baud i playing somewhere, aud somewhere
AND sonrwherc men arc laughing, and some.
where Children shout,
hut there's no jog IN win Cltioi; for wheeling
beat them out
Tho lohg looked for meeting between
thu Twin City team, tho leaders III tue
Interstate league race, aud Whccltng's
crack organization at tho Island bali
park took place yesterday afternoon,
and for some timo it locke as II tho
Argument might b. OF Il decidedly close
character. Wheeiing's hitiers wore not
in evidence 10 any great extent Tor
Minneltan had a shade tho bGit OF Kama
in tile box, and up TO tho eight inning
it was anybody's game. III tho eighth,
however. the hits began to como, and
in tho ninth, alter two mon were out,
they fairly murdered M%ihnehan's dc.
livery, winning out by I score oil IL too
The fielding OF the Wheeling team
was gilt.cdgel except in n or " o in
stances. pritchard and White made
one OF the prettisst double plays ever
seen on any grounds. Shaw hit safe
aud Ryn sen u hot grouuder to Pri.ch-
ard. lie had handled it nicely, threw
to Whitc ut second, healing OF Shaw,
who returned the ball to Pritchard IN
time to reIIta Ryn. Davis gave good
support to Kane, while White AMI
Regain put up q magnificent article OF
bali at short and third.
The visitors were very rocky III tho
field, and al certain critical stages Of
the contest played like there were in q
game OF croGuet. There was n large
contingent OF rooters present from
U]hrich.yit!e and D~eunison, who
came down "to see the boys win"
They were very noisy for seven innings.
AI,or that there voices rclapssd into
innucuous desuetude. About l,5OO
people were present, and the
excitement, badinaSe and cheers
gave substantial evidence Of the
intense interest in tho national game in
this city. Many fans OF the old Tri-
state league days were preient and re-
newed their youth and brushed the
dust and cohwebs oil their ancient on.
thusiasm. A larger crowd will no doubt
be present to-day.
Wheeling scored in the irst on ReCan's
lie on a muiiisd ly. Davis hit and
kane's single. In the third Davis got
10 first on Ryn's error. Pritchard got a
life on n tumble Of his drive. both com
lng home on kcrf's hit to right, and
the latter scoring OIL n tumble OF Cro.,y's
hot drive 10 short. kalkoN lead OF in
the seventh with Il two-bagger to tho
lett field fence, was sacrificed 10 third
By Regain and scored on Davis hit in
front OF the plate. In the eighth Kerr
hit safe and was followed by DOnarlu
and White. Kerr was nailed ut the
plate. bu. Doaavin and White scored,
kalkoff coming in on Regan's hit The
fGsilade took place IN tho ninth. Alter
two men were out Prilchard lined out q
ihrec-hagger. coming home on kerr's
.wo-baser. The latter ambled home on
Crotry's hit to center who was pushed
over the plate BY Donavin's double.
DonaYin trotted home on Whites hit
over short. 1t was 4 beautiful exhibi.
ton OF good healthy slu2SinG.
B1wermnn scored for the Twin Cities
in the fourth on his two bngger and Re-
CANS Wild throw OF Rinehart's hit.
Hagar scored in the iiIh on his scratch
hit, McNIiliau's hi;. and some bad
throwing by the Wheeling men. Rine.
hart was safe on Rcgan's low throw
to first in the sixth. Shaw hit
center and both scored on
Rms corkinG two baser to center.
They got their last run in the ninth on
4 very funny play. Myers hit a low
liner to Crotty. who caush: it on the
fly, and tossed the bal! to Pritchard,
who dropped it. Everybody va. sur.
priseI when Myers was declared safe,
for he wasn't. IIs aiterwari scorol on
hits by iiagar and M%inuehan. Follow
ingisa detailed account Of the argu.
men::
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