The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-17

ololly" Kane has done yoOmun scr.
,ies for tho Wheeling ball team this
season, but the lad from Bsllaire never
rilchei better game in his career than
in ye,tsrdayS against the Titus
vile team. The boy has had a sore
arm for fortnight and those aequaint.
al with his condition feared that he
would not be able to hold down the
vl,itors, who arc ono OF the Stifost
syrrsratlons OF ball tOasers that have
appeared on the Island grounds. When
bic MeKim made that two'baggsr in
the hrst inning about evOry other man
uudgsi his neighSor and gave out that
dus,Worn 81 told you so" that is SO
tire,ome on occasions, But as the game
ven. on aud opposing batterS were
RAPIDLY retired it began to be seen that
Kane was pitching the game Of his lie.
During the remaining eight innings
tbres more hits we're made and alter
the fifth inning not Titusyitis player
20. beyond first base. 1t was a game
tia, will be treasured up Ia the most
precious archives OF crankdom to be
taEen down aud busted oil when some
body hazards the assertion that Kane
ia no pitcher
Inc game was also remarkable aI be-
ing the frs. shut-Ont in which Wheel.
ing', team had = tiugsr. Since the team
has been in the Iron and OIL league It
has never shut out It's opponents and
has never been shut out. 10 accom-.
pish this ieat it was necessary that tho
elegant work Of kAue should be backed
10 by Al tield work, aud that is what
he received. The intield had the bulk
Of tho work TO do, aud it was done
grsndly. True, Ireland aud Ball had
errors, but they were made on hard
ehauces and arc no discredit TO either
player.
smith, the opposing tWirlsr, put up
very high grade game, 1t was tWirling
that would have Won nine times out OF
ten. Up tothe eighth inning only five
hi:t had been made of his delivery,
three Of these being punched when
Wheeling scored tue two runS that look
81 good to DO the only scores OF the
game In tue earlier stages Of the game
The visitors got men around TO third on
enc or two oecasions and q score was
killed at the home Ease by neat work.
Wheeling Missed run in tho third
when, alter making three.baGger, Kerr
vas killed ut tho plate. The features
Of the game wero the Garrison finish Of
the Wheelings in tho eighth and ninth
innings, when six Tuus were scored;
Crotty's nice catch in the third inning,
KaIkhofI's daring steal Of third and tue
roOi gll.round work OF Davis behind
toe bat on whom only one base was
stolen. In addition Ball and Ireland
played great ball at critical stages, al
though they divided among them the
only errors made by the WheelinGs.
Kerr. as usual, distinguished himself at
the bat, having 4 tWo.bagger and
ihrso.bagger. GlASscock also had his
eye on the ball, with two sWo-bRso hits.
Bail and SOmeTs hit well.
Bali started the game With base on
balls, but was thrown out at second;
tho next two men we're retired. In the
visitors half, after two we're out, Me-
Kim hit for two bases, but Smiths no:
Ons was assisted by Kane and Crotsy
10 GlAsscock.
In the second inning Kerr lined or
cut to centre over Gray's head for three
bases and attempted to score on Ire
lands infeld hit; he was easily thrown
on, By several iseL In the TituSville
hall OF Ghis inning /! looked squally for
Wheeling. On Balls error Kelley got
lie at frat but was thrown out at
'scond on McSleeu's Grounder to Kane.
Zaram's bounder to Ireland was fun
boi and two Teto on bases. Hnram
tried TO pilier second. but Davis threw
Ike a shot and easily nailed his man.
Aiths stage, Kano became wild, send
ingtwo weak batters, Gray and Jordan
10 inst on balls. With the bases full
one OF more runs seemed likely, but
Fitch sent liner that Orotty jumped
alter and nabbed, retiring tho side. 1t
vas close call Tor base hit.
Croity opened tho third with a sale
bit, but was douOlOd up with Glasscock,
aud then Kerr scat q gsoundor at Me-
Kim which was taken without au effort.
IN tho Tilusville half Of this inning
hiHe aavs base on balls aud hita bat
Tor, but sharp fielding prevented any
fnagstting
Wheeling scofod tho first runs Of the
gimo in the fifth. Ireland lod with q
Base hit. Ito lost no time in Mckim's
blliWIck and atarted down to visit Nc
s'cra at second. Zinram objected, but
Dis objection didn't gO-it was q wild
throw over second and Ireland contin'
usi on to third. Kalkhoa tried TO sac
nice tho runner In. but failed. Davis
DIT better, sending ny 10 deep right
bringing Ireland In with tho first run.
knne hit Tor base and got TO second
before the ball arrived. Ball worked his
second base on balls and on somers
cenn singIe Kane trotted across tho pan
St!nrnu No. 9. Somora was thrown out
4. second. Tltusvillc nearly scored Ia
i00lr half Of this inning MCKim work.
el matters with Kane and walked aud
aiIei njnry TO insult by stealing second
Oh Diyla-.ths only ono Of tho game oil
thu Wheeling catcher. On Smiths sac
n0cs McKim went 10 third aud attempt
cd to rcors on K0llSy's inliold lils, but
bl, made sharp assist, cutting oil tho
rIU
There was nothing that looked like
ilugndl tho eighth aud ninth, when
Wheeling ollnchvd their victory. 10
iuo eghlll SumUra III. safely, alter Dali
Ia g1ne out, aud scored on Glnsscocka
corkDng two.baggOr that Gray noarly
t'ptlfoi. captain Jack" scored on
Retfs iva baggOt.
lu The ninth four runs were made.
I'm filoh'a OFT0F nj short kn,khoh
reached llrSa Davis aGnL q sharp ono
dotn to Fitch, who assisted 30 McsIoen,