The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-13

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When the ninth inning oil the
exhibition game between tho Brooklyn
National League team and Wheeling
was started, the teams were tied each
having scored seven runs, "Brickyard"
kennedy, tho old Wheeling pitcher
had been relieved in the sixth by "Dan"
Dnb, also formerly a West Virginia
amateur pitcher and Ours had been TAX
ING rather kindly to his delivery.
"Tolyo Kane kept psgEing away for
the home team aud the biz man from
r,o,hcr end Of the big bridge were not
connecting with his delivery 10 an
alarming extent. In the ninth the frat
man up for Wheeling was "Tolly," him.
self who lined out clean single much
10 the delight OF tho three thousand en-
tbusiasts. All PEj,chard could do was
IA Sand an sasy one 10 Sehoch 81 short
doubling up Kane at second, Kerr had
been hitting the ball hard, having
made three safe hits, ono2 two Dagger,
and the "ians" expected him TO do
something now, but he in turn sent
one TO Daley who doubled no Pritchard
at second. With two ont the outlook
was decidedly gloomy aud Crotly ended
the inning for Wheeling by lying out
TO Tom Daily in short right betd.
Tie spectators were decidedly on the
anxious seat at this stago OF tho pro-
ceedingI. II Kane could keep the Wis.
itorS from scorinc in their halt OF the
ninth Il would mean an extra inning
game and perhaps a Wheeling victory.
Snindls did rs everybody wanted him
to do by going ont from Crotty TO
Pritchard. la Chance, however, scared
tho crowd by making clean single. On
Ande'9ou's inield hit, IL Chance
was forced out at second, Groity
assisting to White. Old "Bill" Tread.
way made matters interesting by sing.
liag. Anderson going to third, Ander-
son took heavy lead OIL third and drew
a throw from Davis. Tho ball was
thrown rather low, allowing the tricky
Brooklyn man TO do the elbow act,
the ball going out into lett Held instead
Of 20 Regain. Before Regain could reach
the bali Anderson had crossed the plate
and Brooklyn had escaped defeat at
the hands OF q minor league team by
the nRrroWest al margins Had WhoeI'
isr put UP her average fielding game
the visitors would have been defeated Z
to4.
1t was $3.50 o'clock when Umpire
Brock" Brown called play, the two
DeliIirs tViriers, Kennedy and Kane,
being opposed TO each other. Three
thousand people thron9ed tho stands
and blsachsrs, tho best crowd Of the
season with the execution OF that WHOM
witnessed the afternoon game on The
Fodrih. "Perk" had lots OF speed, bnt
was Wild rs a March hare. In the FIRST
he sent two men 10 base on balls, but
shSSp fielding and double play pre-
vented auy runs being scored. In the
fret the Brooklyns opened up rather
lively on Kane, but Wheeling also
folded sharp game and no runs we're
made.
Wheeling scored two In the second on
GrfHu's error, hits by Kerr aud Dono.
vau aud Toys base on balls. Another
pair trotted over the pan 10 tho third
on E,alr'I second hit, Kane's base on
ball, schoch's error and CrottV'a sacri'
fec. In their hall oil the third Brook
lya scored once. Shindle's long lily was
mufed by Donovan and ne scored on
Anderson's two-bagger.
In the fourth Brooklyn tied tho
score Alter Sehoch had been retired
tom" Daley made single and went
to third on Donovan's bad error in fail.
ing TO handle Con" Dailey's fly to left
On KeunedY'S two.baie hit Tom
scored. Griffin sent rrounder to
Rsgau who returned tho ball TO Davis
IN lime to head of "Con" Daley.
shiudie sent an ugly bounding grounder
to Rsgan, who made beautiful one
handed stop and threw nicely to Pttch.
$40 Thsiatter surprised every body By
dropping the ball, and followed by
throwing wildly to third, allowing Ken.
nedr and Griffin to score. La Chance
ended the inning by dying out to Kerr,
who was PLAYING great right field,
accepting many difficult chances.
Wheeling did nothing in tho filth, but
Brooklyn forged ahead, making three
runs, on two tWo.bGggOrs aud single.
Tho next threO men wero retired on
fielding chances. In the sixth Wheel.
ing came within ono OF again iieing the
score, making two runa Donovan lOd
OF with 4 clean two bapgsr over GriiIin'4
head and Regain crRcGed out terrific
Iii 10 loft iisd that wont over tho fence
the hnt home ran made thi. season on
the Island grounds BY home player.
Wheeling was again Oh even terms
with the GroDms in tho seventh. Kerr
caught one Of Daub'S tWistora for two
bass hit and went to third on Crotty's
sacrifice. Daub Carnlcssly put out ono
hand to receive tho ball from tho cNtch'
o., mulIed it, and Kerr scored. Nomorc
russ we're made until tho ninth whom
BrnoklYn won out The score: