Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-30
BATTLE ROYAL TODAY.
Warren viii Open the Championship
Series This Afternoon
At the Island Park-Titusville De-
feated in a Close Game Yester-
day - National League Games.
Steubenville and Moundsville
Races-Other Sporting Matters.

Wheeling has lost but one of the ff-
teen games played on the home grounds
during the last three weeks. The soli-
tary defeat was the watch game" cap
tured by Warren. The Warren team
will be here again to-day to open
series Of seven games for the second
series championship in the Iron and
Oil League. Two games will be played
tomorrow and four next week. The
management of the Pennsylvania club
has consented TO the playing of all the
games here, for two reasons: first. be-
cause the local ball park is conceded to
be the best in the League; and second,
because it is likely that the attendance
at Wheeling Will be much larger than
II half the games were played in War
rem.
There Will be a big crowd at the park
this afternoon, weather permitting, and
both teams Will try hard to win the first
game. It is probable that both clubs
viii pVt National League twirlers on
the rubber. Unless a change is made
before the hour for calling the game,
Nickery and Staley will be the oppos-
ing pitchers. The game is certain to be
StubbOrnly contested and should bring
out a big crowd
In the last OF the series of games
with Titusvile yesterday, Bob Nc
Cleary covered himself all over with
glory. and justified the predictions Of
his friends that he will make a splen,
did pitcher. His excellent work in the
box will probably induce the manage
meut TO permit him to pitch one of the
Warren-Wheeling games. He had eX-
ceuent control OF the ball and made
monkeys of the Titusville batters.
Only three hits were secured off his de-
livery in nlue Innings. He struck out
four men, and did not send a single bat
YER 10 first on bad balls, nor was he
charged with a wild pitch. He was
given splendid support, especially by
the infeld, Crotty Ball and Shaw max
ing many excellent stops and throwing
10 first with unerring accuracy. Nc
Cleary pitched a shut-Out game, the
only run made by Titusville being due
TO a wild throw to third by Kalkhoff.
The game was a pitchers battle, and
MCCleary had a decided advantage over
Smith Smith also pitched excellent
ball. holding Wheeling down to eight
hits. which were well scattered
throughout the nine innings His sup
port was gilt-edged In fact, it was
one of the cleaneSt games ever played
on the grounds, ana il is to be regret
ted that il was witnessed by the small
est crowd of the season. The Titusville
series did not draw well, on account of
the general opinion that the games
would be One-sided. Wheeling will not
win in q cake walk to-day, but there
viii be UPWARDS OF 1000 rooters at the
park 10 encourage the players by ap-
plauding their good work.
Smith allowed Ball to walk to the
initial bag il the first inning and
thereby lost the game for Titusville.
Violet was next at bat. He picked out
a ball which came sQuarely over the
plate. gave il sassy swipe, and when
il was tielded 10 he was resting on sec
ond. and Ball had crossed the home
plate. The side was then retired in
one, two three order.
Both sides We're BANKED in the sec
ond. In their half Of the third the
visitors tied the score. Mitchell led off
with a clean single and little Mike
Hobrecht. who had dOnned Tiuusville
uniform for the first time, knocked out
a double to center Mitchell went to
third. and Kalkhoff tried 10 throw him
out. The ball went wild, and Mitchell
crossed the plate The side was re-
tired without another hit. The third
hit was also a double made by Smith in
the sixth inning, but he was left on
second.
Wheeling again took the lead in the
sixth. Ball led off with q single, and
was forced out at second by Violet,
who hit in the infeld. Crotty singled,
advanced Violet TO third. Glasscock
got in a timely hit to left, which scored
Violet. Crotty attempted TO go to third
on the play, but was thrown out by
Johnston.
The visitors had 80 men at bat in
the nine innings, and Wheeling had 80.
The score.