Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-01

National League OCL~G2t2 - 80
eral Sporting News and Gossip.
The base ball season was opened at
the new Island park yesterday after
noon. under the most suspicious cir
cumstances. The day was perfect ana
the attendance exceeded the eNpecta-
tons Of the club officials. Two thou
sand persons passed through the gates.
The "bleachers" were crowded ana tht
grand stand we'll filed. The local
team put up a splendid game. III the
PLAYERS had more practice they "ouiu
have won easily. III was the first time
they worked together, bat they nan
died themselves like bern ball players
and injected "a large quantity Oh GIN
ger into the game. Playing oil lne
sort which the Wheeling fans Wal
messed yesterday will certainly WIN the
UoBuant for Wheeling in the inter-
State League.
alaz.- White tried three pitchers,
Anderson. Smith and Wyatt. Ander-
son pitched four innings and hebl Jhe
heavy hitrers of the Reds down 70
four scattered hits. which, with the ana
of costly errors. Melted TWO runs. Lew
smith then went into the box, and was
given good support Cincinnati got
three hits off his delivery. but Idlled
to tally. Wyatt was touched mp lof
two singles and double i'm one inning,
which added three scores TO the visit
ors side
70 would be unfair TO base IN opinion
o. the merits OF the individual mem
bels of the team upon their work i'm a
single game. but it may be said in q
general way that the playing of all was
little short of remarkable. considering
the amount OF practice which the play
ers have had. one feature Of the game
was the excellent stick work OF Kerr
who made -four clean hits i'm as many
times at bat. and scored one run. Da-
Wis caught an excellent game and nip
pei the ambitions Of at least two
Reds who tried TO pTloin second
base. Eeete gather i'm everything
which came HIS way at first and used
his ash stick very effectively. White
played an errOrless same at short. but
was so unfortunate as 10 pop the ball
up I'm the air every time he connected
with iJ. OF the local players. Kane
and Brown did excellent work, both in
the field and nc the bat Prince was
apparently q trile nervous. and made
one or two costly errors. but kept his
head at critical points in the game
Wheeling got a man on first in the
first inning. but failed TO score. No
Wheeling player advanced beyond the
second bag until the sixth inning.
Then the local players scored two runs
or Phillips delivery. Davis popped
mp a hy which fell into Gray's hands.
ECeie connected with the sphere for q
nice clean hit tO centre. Kerr follow
ell with % long hit TO right, and stood
smiling ON second hag before the bali
YVES ielded I'm. Waite hit to- Gray.
Who fumbled the ball, and Eegfe cross
ell the plate. Kane cracked out q long
hit 90 left. which should have been
coed for two bases. but the BAN made
a hole in the sand and stayed there.
Kerr trotted across the plate. Then
Brown flew ont to Miller. and White
kept on around the bases and was put
oUt before ne got back
For the visitors, after Miller died al
first i'm the second inning. Murphy hit
SAFE 20 White. Kerr failing to get tine
bcll ON account OF bad field. Smith
dit TO center. Egne fcljcd the ball
to third. but it went over Princes head
and ,flrphy crossed the plate Rhiues
Gad Vaughn ended the ag00y by dying
al first
Hogrieves started the FUN i'm the next
inning by q safe hit I'm the infold, but
was put on. while trying to steal sec
ond Latham got first on an error by
Prince. and took third on q bad throw
by Davis 10 catch him at second.
Dummy Hoy was presented with
base on balls Gray hit to- left, and
Latham scored The bail was felded
20 third I'm time 10 catch Hoy. Miller
few out 90 Prince.
The Reds added three more runs
10 their score I'm the eighth. only one
OF which was earned. Gray took first
on four bad balls Miller few out and
Murphy hit SAFE to- center. Smith few
ont 20 Crotry. With TWO men on bases
and two men out. phillips made q long
drive TO center. and Gray and Murphy
camR home. Vaughn then found q
goN one. which landed in center gar
dh and Phillips scored.
Wheeling scored CgTin in the first
half of the ninth Brown led of with
a hit to left Wyatt fannd the wind
three times. and Crotty hit to center
for two bags. Brown scored on Prince
long Gy to center. and Davis popped
an easy one up i'm the air, which re-
tired the side. The score: