The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-13


onco down, SO tho Wheeling team
opened its second series on the home
grounds yesterday afternoon before
only a ialr,siled crowd. AS each MEM
ber OF the home team came to the bat
tho spectators gave him hand, show
Ing that tho ability Of the team Is I'M
QUESTIONED even II the late trip
abouuded in defeats rather than in
victories, The game was won by the
Wheslings but the Twins made q good
finish and were very dangerous until
Penny" ireland male pretty run
over to the blOachers' fence and cap
,ured tho fly from Briggs bat that
ended tho game.
IIawley, who made such good record
with tho Kentons, twirlsd for the Twins,
and his performance in tho box was
very old gold, His Indifference at times
was 20 apparent that he was greeted
with signs OF disapprobation by the
spectators, Inths Last five innings he
pulled himself together and pitched
winning ball, bat Whesling's lead was
al.lle too big TO overcome, Kane was
in the box for the home team, aud his
good pitching and tho teams sharp
fielding at critical moments made the
game rather ouG.sidol until the sixth.
In tina! inning four hits and an error or
Two gavs the Twins four runs and put
them in the game. In the eighth they
20. another run on two safe hits, AS
Wheeling iailel to increase her slender
lead in tho ninth CAPTAIN Glasicoct put
Conover in tho box TO fool the Twins
Ills wildnoss, ho~eYer, nearly lost the
game.
In the ninth the first man up was
Vin!al and Con hi: him with pitched
bali. On Gallagher's intield hit Vinle:
was thrown ont at second, and on
prlIcharVa out Gallagher went to sec
ond. dummy" Ryu uext trotted down
TO first he wai hit oy Cunoy9r. Shaw
made a scratch siugla To right, Gala.
gher scoring. Briggs was this next man
TO step up to face Conover. He knocked
several FOULS and tho average spectator
was csrtain no would crack out n hit
that would tie the score, bu. finally he
iouOd over back Of third base, and Ire
land. on great sprint. captured tho
ball with one hand owe, the nleGcheEs'
fence, ending the game,
Wheeling secured biz lead in the
opening innings. Ball got base on
balls and s;oln second nicely. Alter
Somers and Crltry had been retired,
Gasscock was hit by the ball and both
scored on Ksrr's timely baie hit.
Nsi,her sile ma 10 ruu in the second.
The third brought out some scientific
playing by tue WheeinHs. Ball got his
secrud base an hlllS aud waI advanced
u third on Somer,' hit. The two were
placed on second and third by sacrifice
hits hv CroGly aud Gll,scock, and scored
on Kerrs second safe hit, which was
jus, as timely as the tirSt, In their half
tile Twins made three hits and took ai'
vantage Of Balls excusablo error. but
sharp fielding allowed them only one
run.
In the fourth Wheeling scored three
times after two we're out Davis hit
safely and KaIkhoh won't to frat m four
bal balls. Ball went 10 first Tor tina
third time on balls, and somors two.
blgrer brought In the three runs. Crot.
ty got base on balls, but GlRs'cock was
retired on his fly to HobreCht in lei!
field.
In tho TwiuI half the whceliugS did
neat bit OF fielding that showed they
knew the game thoroughly. After
Dummy" Ryn had sent long tly to
Somers, which was pocketed. shaw
drew base on balls. Briggs hit the
first ball pitched; /. was liner straight
at Ball. he boy caught the ball all
right, but Intentionally dropped it, fore.
ing Shaw of frat and allowing Bail,
Crotty and Glasscock 10 execute a pretty
double play. The play was euthusia'.
tcalIy Rpplauded and Ball wac compel
ed to doLF his cap and show his pretty
CurlJ.
In the sixth and seventh innings
Wheeling scored two runs, that in the
seventh earned on Ireland'a terrific two.
bigger, that would have boon homo
run on most ut the Iron and OIL
grounds, and KalkhoH'l clean single.
Tho Twins got there with their Tril.
byi in the eighth. PritclIArd started
tho fun with u SinGlo aud Ryn went to
frat on balls. After Shaw went out TO
kllkhoa in center, scoring Pritchari,
AIyer's single brought in Ryn AMI llaw'
l'y's two blI1er scorei tho two run
noH The nsKt two wont out, leaving
iiawioy on third, which no hal stol on,
aided By Davis half passed bail. In
tho eighth the Twins went out in one.
two.three order, but in tho ninth, AZ
detailed above, they nOarly tod the