Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-04

General sport.
Wheeling took the second game
from the Kentons yesterday. 1t re-
quired ten innings to bat out victory,
but Wheeling won. which is the i'm
portant thing. The contest was well
played and exciting from start to fin
ish. The visitors took the lead in the
fourth. and maintained it until the
ninth. when. with two men out. Wheel
ing tied the score, winning the same
in the tenth. The poor showing made
b. Keuton in the opening game, had
a percepuble effect upon the attend
ance. There were about five hundred
spectators. and an were wildly enthu-
siastic at exciting periods during the
game.
IL was an entirely different team
which opposed the local players. NC
Guirk. an old Tri-StaJe player went
on first. Cornelius 10 right, and j,
Disel short Miller went into the box
with T. Disel behind the bat. The VS.
iotrs played with more confidence and
vim and supplied a quality OF ball
which will land them up among the
leaders before the season is many
weeks Old Miller pitched an excel
lent game. and was given good sup
port. The heavy hiJJers of the local
team touched him mp safely twelve
times. an singles. Jones, the Bellaue
twirler. was given trial in the box
for Wheeling. and although Init hard
at times he showed up In excellent
form az critical periods.
Neither side scored until the third
inning. Then Wheeling connected
with Millers delivery for three sim
giles, which netred two runs. Crotty
struck ont Regain followed with
long drive % right, which brought
Jones home. Davis sent the sphere
out Into centre garden, and Regan
trotted across the plate. keete died
at first and Kerr retired the side on
long ily 10 LETT field.
The visitors Tailed three times in
the fourth. McGuirk cracked out a
"corker" 70 center and Cornelius hit
10 right. J. Disel made q Ions drive
TO center for two bases, bringing in
McGuirk and Cornelius. p. Disel Sc
lected an easy one which he popped up
in the air. and Crotty gathered il in
after q hard run. Miller hit 10 Regain.
who threw Wild TO first and J. Disel
scored. Carol then few out 10 Brown.
The Kentons took q goOd lead in the
next inning, when two runs were
scored on q bad throw TO first by Re
gan. q twO-baEgsr by Harley and @
long drive 20 center by McGuirk.
Wheeling added another run i'm the
seventh, when Kane hunted safely,
was advanced 10 third by Brown $
drive co center, and came in on Croft
tvs out at first. The local players
took the lead again I'm the first hale OF
the eighth. keefe waited for good
one. and was presented with q base
He stole second by means of Dele
hauty slide. and came home off Kerr
hit to- center, which Carol fumbied.
White made q safe iufeld bunr and
Kane filled the bases by o. safe hit 10
left Brown died on q long nit TO
center and Kerr scored. Jones sac
riiced, GoJ White crossed the plate.
In tho.r hali the visitors again took
the lead by one score Harley got q
base ON balls. was advanced a base on
Hardgsty's ont at FIRST and came i'm
on B0biuson's hit CrotJy fumbled
Disels hit, and HWGesty scored.
The first two men on Whecling's
side went out in the ninth. and many
OF the spectators lelt The local boys
were determined to- win the game
however. and played well. Regain and
Davis died on tcs % center and right
Eeete reached first on q fatal error
by DiSel at short Then Kerr was
presented with a base on four bad
balls. Eeefe scored ON a passed ball
by the catcher, amid enthusiastic ap-
piausa. White got base on balls.
but Kane destroyed the hopes of win
ming In the ninth by flying out.
The visitors went out in one two.
three order in their half. In the tenth
Wheeling made the winning run with
two men ont. Brown died at first on
an inteld hit and Jones flew out to
Robinson. Cr0tty connected with q
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short reaching first i'm safety. He
then purloired q base. and Regau sent
out liner covered with whiskers.
which Disel could not handle. and
Crotty came in on a hot sprint while
the crowd went wild. Davis ended
the ag0ny by popping up an easy one
f'r Harley. I'm The visitors half. after
Cornelius died at first and Robinson
few out to Keefe, j.. Disel was civeu q
base ON balls. aud advanced to third
on T. Disels hit With a man on sec
ond and another ON third, it looked
very much like the score would at
least De tied. but Miller hit to Jones.
who felded the ball to first before
Miller reached the bag.
The score.
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