The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-09

The c;nwd OF ak hundred base ball
enthusiasts who, III spite. OF th6 throat.
ening weather yesterday afternoon.
wcro ut tho Island ball park when UNI
pirc McNcrnoy called the third game
in tho series between Canton and
Wheeling, witncsschone Of tho prctticat
games ever seen on the diamond any.
whore. With tho now twirhnE acquisi.
ton, McDougal, latc Of St. Louis, in the
box tho Wheelings acain scored deci.
sive victory over their old time Tri.state
league rivals, Nine batancn wero never
moro completely at tho mercy Of n
pitcher than Canton's mcu in this game.
1t was the exception TO the rule for n
Cantoniau to go up to the batto.s box
and do anything but fan The air three
times and retire in favor OF another
victim. Twentv-uiue men wero at bat
on Cantnn's side aud OF tnese aiStcen
were retired on strikes.
Two hits wore made by the vislsors.
both singles, and one was luke. which
was handled too slow by Regain TO re-
tire tho runner. The visitors never had
aman further around the circuit oil the
bases than second, and this occurred
BIZ; twice. Tho crowd went wild with
enthusiasm as the innings passed and
McDougal kept I'D his magnificent
work. The ex-Dtown was cheered to
the echo time and again. The good bat
terry work OF both AtcDoucal and Davis,
who gave tho pitcher great support,
seemed TO put moro ginger into the
work of the players and again Wheel.
ing played an errorless game in the
field.
Carrick, who WA 80 much OF n puzzle
to the locals on Monday afternoon, was
found for ten hits in this game. and a;
he did not receive such good support
the hits materialized into runs. Though
the Cantons were never in sight OF home
plate, the game was not what is usually
termed uniuteresting. Tho Wheelincs
score was never very large, and the
spectators were anxious to see II Nc
Douyal could keep up the gait at which
he started the game. lie did this tc
eyerybody's satisfaction, mover weaken
ing at any stage OF the contest.
An unfortunate incident OF the gam'
wa. the disabling Of Catcher Smith. o
The Cautons, while at the bat in the frs
inning. lie was struck on the head b,
a wildly pitched ball from McDouga
and kce!ed over like log. lie was il
pretty bad shape but recovered in a :ev
minutes, although no had to retire from
the game. Douglass took his place be
hind the bat and Conover went int
right garden.
Wheeling scored two runs in the fra
inning. Cro.ty got f,ae mileage to frs
base and went to second on Regain
clean single to Morrison. With a maj
on third and another on second hi
woul,i score two runs, and rs ker
walked up 10 the plate he was greeted
with cries OF "a hit, q nit" and tn
right fielder responded nobly, sendin!
one out in center, on which both Croft
and Regain scored. Kerr tried to ssretcl
the single into two-bagrer and wa
put out by Delaney at second. retiring
the side.
No more runs were scored until tn
fourth. Keefe hit for single and cam
homo on kcrr's elegant two.baggsr int
left field. On sucrlice hits by Whit
and Kane, Kerr scored another run
Prince, the local man, who had beol
put in left field in place OF Brown, wa
next at bat, and cracked out a ;wo-bas
hit. He reached ;hird and scored on
wild pitch BY Carrick.
Wheeling scored an unearnod run il
the eighth inning and still another 1t
the ninth. This latter run was mad
b. Regan, who hit for single an
scored on sacrifices by Davis rnd keeie
The score: