The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-04
FOR TEN INNINGS
Tho Game Betwoon Wheeling and
Konson Hung Uncertain.
4 GREGT FINISH BY WHEELING
Finally Won tho Ganc-'rwln Cities,
Columbus nnd steubenviito tho
Other Interstate Winners : Tho
lsaccs at hawthorne and Probable
Winners National Lpuguo Ball
Gamcs-other News OF sport.


To-Day, GANE$-Hcn.on at wheollng. can
ton ~ slonbcnrillc. Mansfield At Twin Cities
Columbus a. Findlay,
Twas anticipated that tho game yes.
to-day afternoon between tho Wheolings
and Kontons OF tho Inter. state league
would not DO 30 we'll attended as the
game OF tho previous day, for tho reason,
principally, that Wheeling had on that
OCCASION so completely outclassed tho
kentons. winning tho frst champion.
ship game OF tho season with ridiculous
ease. However. about 100 OF tho faith.
fulcaye the grand stand and bleachers
an animated appearance, whom at $3.50
o'clock Umpire McNierney called play.
The game was one OF the prettiest
ever seen on an Island diamond. Ken.
ton had six new mon on tho field aud
tho now blood greatly improved their
playing, They put fully as much snap
and ginger into tho game rs Wheeling
and were dangerous at every stage. The
fact thu, konton led Wheeling for sev.
eral innings shows this. Wheeliug's vic.
tory WAS q great one aud will DO 70.
memberod throughout the season. II
was tho first extra inning game of the
season, ten innings being required to
decide it. At the end OF tho eighth In
ming henton was leading by one score.
In the ninth. attor two men had been
retired on easy chances, Wheeling man.
trNg
TO TIE THE SCORE
across the plate. In the tenth inning,
after two were out, another run was
chalkcd up Tor Wheeling, and. as Bert
Jones, the local twirler, had settled
down and was pitching 4 magnificent
article OF ball, the kentons could do
nothing and the game was won for
Wheeling.
The fielding OF both teams was at
times little ragged. This is not DO.
cause OF bad playing bu. on account Of
the soft condition OF the diamond.
which will not be in really first class
shape for several days. Jones kept the
hits we'll scattered except in the fourth,
when kenton scored three runs on
three hits. "kid" Miller. kcn,on's
new pitcher, who halls from Cincinnati,
also put up good game, and was hit
safely but twelve times. White led At
the bat for Wheeling, with three singles
out OF four times at bat, and McGuirk.
the visitors big first baseman, was the
only man who could solve the delivery
oil Jones to effect; no had q two-bagger
and two singles.
In the frat two innings no runs were
made on either side. In the third
Jones led OFT with single 10 right.
Crotty unexpectedly struck out, but a
hit by Regain scored Jones. A minute
later Regain came homo on Davis safe
hit. keeie aud Kerr went out on pop
flies.
In the fourth kentou took the lead.
McGuirk and Cornelius hit for singles
and both scored on J. Disels .wo.bag-
ger. which was beauty. Disel also
scored on Miller's in.tield hit. which
was not folded in ,ime to catch
the runner. Kenton increased her lead
in the next inning, making two runs on
two base hits and Recan's error.
For Wheeling, in the seventh, Kane
singled and scored on Browns hit.
Wheeling secured lead for u short
time in the eighth inning, when keefe,
Kerr and White scored on 4 base on
balls. hits By White, Kerr and Kane.
and Browns sacrifice. In henton's half
OF the same Inning. however, kenton
scored two runs, and was again ono in
the lead.
HOW IT WAS woS.
Tho spectators who thought Wheel.
ing had won the game stayed to see
Kenton win M unex pected victory. rs
they supposed, but were doomed to dis
appointment, Il, Wheeling won right in
the jaws OF defeat, almost. In the ninth
the necessary run 10 tic tho score was
made alter Regain and Davis were re-.
tired on easy ou;tied chances. keeie,
the next batter, hit to short, but Disel
fumbled and the runner was safe at
first. He stole second. aud Kerr was
givon his base on balls oy Miller. White
also went to first on balls and half
passed ball BY Disel allowed keeie TO
cross the plate. With a man on second
and ono on third Kane sent fly to
Cornelius, which was accepted. The
visitors went out in ono, two, three or
der in their hall.
In the tenth Brown and Jones went
ont. but again Wheeling scored with
two out. Crotty hit for single. stole
second and came home on Regans
timely single. Davis went out TO Har-
Icy. For kenton, after two were out, J.
Disel rot to first on balls and wen: to
third on p. Oi.cl's hit, but Miller could
only hit IN easy Groundcr, which Jones
assisted 10 first, ending the agony. Tho
score:
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