The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-16

NJH young BrodIe "a
GN Wheeling product
He wasn't good
.N-s enough iorths Twins,
GsNss| II SCENE. "a no got
T.. f,.vase just at the beginning Of the
season and returned 10 wheeling whore
no pitched part Of q game, but the
Wheeling officials were burdened with
A supsrabuudance Of heart and gave
BrodIs 10 the Ksntons who had jumped
into ths Interstate with only half a
rlub, As the summer advanced the
how improved amazingly, and before
The Interstate bTeathed its last he was
Ksnton's belt tWiFler and about the
hast in tho league Then II was that
the Wheeling management saw what =
good thing they had failed 10 push along
and at onca resigned Brodie. Since he
has been with Wheeling, however, he
has been pursued by III luck aud was
The teams losing tWirlOr, until last
tuesday, when he relieved McCteary
against the Twins and pulled the vic.
tory out Of the tire,
Yesterday BrodIs pitched his second
winning game Tor the WheellRgs and 1t
/, not likely that he will DO able to hold
down any other team go we'll as
he did the OIL Cilys. In the first aud
IScond innings the visitors went down
In ons.tWo-three order and II was not
until the old "vsl," Guy Hseker ad'
ysncsd 10 tho plate that the PonIsyl.
yanianS got sale hit. The ox.Louis-
yillo pitcher smote the ball hard aud it
ven. over KGikhoft' . head for pretty
tWo.pagger. Alter that the visitors al
most broke their backs In trying TO con-
meet with the ball, but nothing resulted
bu. pop.ups, easy grouudars aud strike
oats, until Baden cracked out single
in the seventh. This should have end
Ell the hitting Of the visitors, but mis-
play in tho ninth allowed another hit to
b made after an opportunity had been
gwen TO retire the side. Brodis was
enthusiastically cheered every Inning.
The spectators keenly approaching his
good work. Yesterdays game makes 1t
sure that Brodio will make ConoYer a
good partner in effectiveness.
Griffith, who has been farmsl out TO
oil City, together with Donovan, Mar.
I'm and GremingeF, Was in tho box for
the visitors, aud 10 the frat inning he
fooled wheeIing's heavy htsteEs in good
style. In the second. three hits were
made, and the third settled the Cleve-
LADDERS case couclusively., On ak hits,
aided BY an error. the home team made
ays runs and cIlnched their victory.
Then Benny Whitehill took his place
and did very good work, keeping tho
hits we'll scattered until the ninth, when
Wheeling hammered him hard and
made three more runs The ninth Ia
beginning 10 be Whseling's great run.
getting inning. The second seems to be
the teams hoodoo inning; up to yes
tefday's game only two runs have been
made in the second In tWeutY.three
gsmsI.
The WhselIngs put up a magnificent
game in the field, only two errors being
eaarRed 10 them. The visitors also put
up a nica game Ia the Asld, With one or
Two exceptions. In the eighth Ball
made phenomenal stop back OF second
base, following II up With = pretty
throw to Glasscock, retiring sheehnn.
shsehan, the OIL City short stop. cut
doEn q liner from BAlpG bat in the
third, but could not get 1t oyor to Hecker
in advance OF tho nsat.io0ted runner. IL
would take too much space to call at
lontiou TO tho numerous other tine
PLAYS made.
The game started with Wheeling at
the bat; Somer, got a base on balls, but
tile next two men were easy. In the
visitors half only three men iacad Bro
do and all were retired. Alter Kerr
had been retired In the second Ireland
malo a two.bapGer, was sacrificed TO
third by Kalkhoh and scored on DAVIS
sale hit. Brodio singled but Bali retlr'
Ell tue aide.
It was 10 the third that Wheeling
won tho game. somsrS and Cfotty
made singles and the former scored on
llccker's failure 10 retire Glasscock at
lf.t. Jack" moved up base aud both
men scored on Kerr's timely single. Ire
auI made his second MT and after
kakhoti aud Davis won't out on tiios to
Bl.ien the two runners scored on bro
dos corking two base hit TO leit cen
ter Ball hit safely, but tho slide was
retired on somors' out TO Martin.
Then Whitohll entered the box ana
The runs werO stopped for time. Hits
Esro made oil Whitehill, but thoy were
Icl.iersi until the ninth. whom Wheel
iDs scored three tiinoS on tlires hit.
Gs"cpck led Of with a single aud
scoroI IN Kcrr'a hard drive for two
ba.ea KalEHolf brought Kerr in with
A,nglo to rlcht. Kal stole second hnd
reached third on a passed ball. Whllo
Wh'ehlll was not Watching tho game
kl started for home and reached 1t
'aio.y, With tho third aud last run Of tho
ilnInr.
Dui Tor misplay oil CITY would have
been shut out. Whilehill Waa the Dras
t.nor aud popped up an easy fly DO.
tween ahort and third. ireland aHd
Bal both won't after II and both stopped
to zee tho other mako tue catch
Thou II neither, technically, made al
error, !, was not base hit Ia tho broad
s'nsr Of tho word and should not 30
counted against BrodiC. Tho next two
men scro retired, but Grove made
tsa.Uase hit and Whiioliill scored OIL
tl.r's only run. Tho acOfB.