Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-20

| demonstrated again that a game is
never won or lost until the last man is
retired in the ninth. 1t was a magni-
fcent squirt when Celeron was a pro-
hibitive favorite, and Wheeling came
under the wire q winner by a full
length. Tt was by long odds the most
exciting finish Of the season on the
home grounds.
AT the beginning of the ninth inning
the score was Z to G i'm favor of the Wis
itors. and Campbell was pitching Ike
veteran. Ireland, who had twice be-
fore tanned the wind. tried to step IN
front Of the first pitched ball. but II
cut the plate. and the umpire called a
strike. The next one and the next, ne
tried to- connect with, and then retired
to the players bench. 1t began TO look
very blue for Wheeling, and the stacks
m the Aetna-Staudard belched torth
great clouds OF smoke which settled
down over the field. and made matters
more gloomy. ii possible The silence
I'm the bleacher section was so intense
that one might have heard a chocolate
drOp. KalkhOd flew to McKeever, who
muled. giving him a life, and inspiring
AN the roOters with hope. Much de-
Dended on Davis. who was due for
bit. but he flew out TO center. The
situation was desperate now, and re-
cufred desperate chances. kalkhoH
took two OF them. While Campbell
WAS TRYING to induce that 'old gen.
man" from Kentucky to strike at wide
ones. "Kal" pUrlOined second ana
third. Three balls and two strikes,
said Kelly. The next one was TOO
bieh. and Con walked TO first He
stole second in nice shape. Ball came
TO bat. Ii was three Balls and Two
strikes again. and Campfeld was COM
0oIlcd TO put fl over the plate. Ho
did SO. and BAH swiped it. IL went or
a line ont over second. and when 1t
was felded I'm Kalkho1 and Davis had
scored ard Bail was smiling serenely
ON second. Then PETE SOmers knock
ed nice single to left. which brought
BaI i'm. Old reliable Uncle Dan step
ned ND and made his fifth sa1e MT,
beauty out i'm center neld, when
scored Somers. Glasscock hit IN the
infel6 forcing Crotty out at second.
T,o,,. runs were made, and as the spec
tators realized that defeat was turned
into victory, they yelled themselves
hoarse.
Tha visitors made o desperate rally IN
t1a.r half but Theodore was TOO ri ~
for them. and they failed to score ridS
n,er" Arlrer vas first AT bat, and ne
knocked q double Costello went ont ON
fcn. dv. Campfeid went ou- TO kalk-
HON OGDEN GOT q life en- Conover s
r.ur 9- first. and McKeever gave up the
ghost a- The initial bag
The game was we'll played throughout
and exciting from start 10 finish. Gel
ron put up o better game than any OF
ree Iron and Oil clubs which have as
ve- visited this city. Wheeling lost the
came on Kalkhoff's muff, and il was but
,,..t. Justice that they should pull our q
Victory on errors by the visitors. The
Celer-ns played Well in the field, and are
exceedingly handy with the stick. They
found Hl0die too often TO suit Capt.
Glassc0ck. and he substituted Conover
I'm rsa sixth. Br0die was in good form,
bu- he visitors were finding the ball.
and # was perhaps @ good move 70 mix
'em up.". At any rate Con0ver pulled
ont o victory. with the aid Of Balls time
e. drive I'm the last inning.
Wheeling made three runs IN the sec
ond ON Kecr's double, a single by Ire
land Ccs-e'lO's mun Of ka.khoh fly,
sacrifice hits by DAVIS and Brodie. and O.
single by Ball The visitors tied the