The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-08
To.DAY's GANTs Wheeling at uhrlchsyille,
Columbus at KoR,on, Fludhy al Lima

kESaal,S'RIssr lI ,sllIE I in1 Il Al, As
To.DAY's CAMS Wheeling at uhrlchsyIle,
Columbus at Konion, Flndlay at Lima.
There arc minutes-nay, seconds
that We would rather have lived than a
year OF ordinary existence, 10 the man
or woman who doesn't deny being a
''ian" OF the trst water, the ten or III
teen minutea occupied In tho playing
Of tho ninth aud tenth inmngs OF the
second Wheeing-pwin Cities game oil
Saturday afternoon, represented oceans
OF limS in which such soul-stlrrlng in-
cidents we're not concentrated. Again
il eau be said, the real, dyod-in-the'
wool, yard.wide crank who yelled him
sell hoRrse through those two innings
OF alternate fear and Joy, agony aud
suspense, wouldn't have missOd being
ION the spot for-Well, good deal.
The first Of the two games had been
lost when it should have been won, and
for Aoyen innings Of the last game
"Dayey" Wright he OF the coal black
hair that was the admiration ard Won
der OF the female portion OF the spsCIa'
tors, had been showing "Ours' how not
to line out the leather In the
seventh we had the bases full, hut the
usually reliable Crotty had for once
been unequal to the emergency, aud
big ''0' represented the exlen. OF our
run.geGting in that inning. The score
was 3 10 ], and seemed certain to stay
there, 90 far as Wheeling was concerned.
However, In the eighth Davis led oh
with two,bagger aud came across the
plate through the impetus oil q sacrifice
aud a single. That made the score
3 toe.
When "ours" came to the bat in tho
ninth It was q case OF NOW or never"
Half OF the 1900 spectators were on
their feet ready to leave when Wheeling
had been retired in ons.tWo-three order
When "Jack" Donovan reached first
bag safely only because OF Myers error
at short field there was revutiion OF
feeling, but all MoCleary could do was
10 force Donovan out at second and him.
self narrowly escape being retired at
No. bag. Matters didn't look psomis'
ing from the Wheeling standpoint, but
there was peEceptRble Frightening all
around when "Thad" Troy trotted down
to tirst on four bad balls. kalkhoh
went TO the plate with instructions TO
sacrifice and right molly did ne do the
act, long fly to left heid advancing
the two runners base.
With a man on third and another on
second, q single would mean two runs
Wright, who is worth nothing in u
pinch, was nervous and didn't have tho
nerve 10 face tho next batsman. Davis.
Here 1t was that Jack" Darrah became
possessed Of an idea, the brilllancy oil
which added half an hour to the length
Of the day aud ultimately allowed
Whites men to win victory before
darkness gave the Twins a chance to
once again demonstrate the fact that
they are rank quitters. This idea was,
nothing more or less, TO bring in the
lett.handed Minnehan from center field
and fool Davis, who is like two.year'
old before q south paw" tWirler Min
nehan trotted in and Wright, gladly
enough, tEotted out 70 center garden.
Mr.. Darrah had not thought Of one
essential factor-"Billy" White. Now,
"Billy" knew Dayiss weakness before
left.handors just rs well, or more 80,
than DarFah. So, casting his eye abont,
his left optic happened to fall upon An
derson. TON" had lost his game, but
through no fault OF his own, tor tue
score showed ha had made four hits in
five times at bat of smiIing'Ducky'
Minnehan.
why" thought White, "he can hit
him again to beat tho band, and forth
with Davis was mo.ioned TO tue bench,
and "Tommy." after picking out
choice stick, took his place at the plate.
"Can he hit the ball out again" was
the mental question Of every spectator,
and the answer was doubtful, 20 say the
least Alter "Ducky" had wound him.
self On into the regulation lelt-handed
knot he lot himself out again like. a
reel docs when a ton.pounder 10 at tho
aud Joi the line. and the ball came
whiSting through the air with coat.
ing Of frosted whakers Tommy"
swung with vengeance in the swing,
and met the ball squarely Tor as pretty
a tWo.bagaer TO left center as has been
seen hero for full manY day. In a
second A thousand we're on thoir foet,
intWo the yelling could DO heard over
in town, and in three five hundred hats
were In tho air. Tho sceno was almos!!
indescribabie. Incidentally, Troy and
McCleary scored, and ours were two
rms TO tho good. You eau 60 70 ball
gaines ali your life, bnt tho chances are
Won will SEQ nothing Ike that again.
We'll. Il looked as though tho game
had been won-but II hadn't kerrs
mul Of an easy chance In right field III
lowed the wins 10 score ono run aud tic
Tho tcors in their hall Of tue ninth.
Perhaps IL was just az well; IL gave tho
oroakefs who chew that iayorito mOrIeI,
"Tho WhoolIngs can't bat q chance to
AVALON their own words. In the tohth
PTitchard was the llrst man up and no
slnglnd, Then hits followed Ike rain
drops in April and in minute or two,
Wright, WHO had again boon put in tle
box, was sick OF his job n second time.
Darrah made him 6lick II out aud when
tho third man had boon retired Tour
Wheeling players had scored, ana tho
bases wsrO left llllod, at that during
that fuSilsdo oil base hits tho crowd which
had become worked almost 10 q frenzy
let out moro enthusiasm than Is looh
during ton ordinary ball games.
ThOTWlns mado desperate oliort TO
win out 81 thsif hail bat, aided, rs they
were. by DonoVan'B error aud two
bases Oh balls presented theta by Me-
CleaTy thoy could score but onB run.
AnorLhat ono run had boon scored tho
bases werO still full and tho prospect
ola thtaa baggOr and tod Bcur0 was
A damponor for the. "innS." Only ono
hand was out, but Dnrfal'H fly was
easily gobbol by Donovan, aud Andcr'
"Ap''s h,..t g6ayts tyithnuL an oITnFt