Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-03


tests Other Local and Tole-
graphic Sport.
II the Kenton pitchers had sent up
a cry for mercy while the heavy hit
tiers Of the local team were pounding
them at viii yesterday afternoon, no
person would have been surprised.
The drubbing which the visitors re-
ceived was awful Whatever hopes
they may have entertained OF winning
the game vanished into thin air after
the second inning Anderson pitched
q lAastarly game. and was given spien-
did support. Brodie. who was released
by Twin Cities went iulo the box i'm
the seventh and held the visitors
down TO one hit i'm three innings A
total OF 81 hits, including five doubles
and "a three-bagger explains the o!s
score of Wheeling. The home players
put snap into tine game, and worked
like veteran bah players.
The opening was preceded bv
trolley car" parade. The members of
the TWO teams made q round trip In
an open summer ear. over the b., b.
d VI. II. line. and then took q gaily
decorated open ear ON the Citizens
line. and made "a "trip around the loop,
and over TO the grounds. They were
accompanied by the Opera House
band. which furnished excellent mu-
sic. The band was stationed I'm The
grand stand. and save concert for
half an hour before the game was
called.
About $3.50 o'clock the bell rung.
and Treasurer W. W. Irwin. standing
i'm the press box. introduced His Hon
or. Mayor Caldwell. who opened the
season with a feIicitous speech, throw
iug a bran new ball TO the diamond
when he concluded
Mayor Caldwell in his opening re-
marks. said ne was appearing i'm g new
role. as it was the first base ball game
me ever witnessed. lie had about CON
c,Ud5d his ball DAYS We're past. but he
recalled the games PLAYED i'm his
yOUnSer days nc LeatherWO0d bottom
when PhilO Kimberly and James NJ
Hall were among the Crack players
He concluded his remarks with some
observations iu verse which caught on
with the crowd I'M great STYLE. and he
was warmly applaUded. The Mayor
then tossed the first ball to the dia-
mOud.
"Play BAH"
IL was the stont0rian voice of Umpire
McNierney and the spectators APP
plauded Wheeling went to bat. Dubbs
facing them In the pitchers box. and
then tho s,UgEiEg commenced. CrOtty
famed the wind three times. but Rcgan
connected with the first ball and
cracked out "corber' into left garden.
Davis and White were presented with
bases on balls and Eesfe sacrificed.
Kane cracked ont q good one TO ,etc and
Davis and Kerr trOUed home White
scored ON Wild pitch. Brown hit 20
centre for two bases and Kane crossed
the plate. Anderson was struck by the
ball. an Cr0ly came TO bat for the
second time. making q hit which Har-
ley failed TO- gel. and bringing Brown
home Regain retired tbe side by dying
az first. la the visitors half they got
Two men on bases. but failed to- tally.
Wheeling Went i'm again and piled up
nine hits i'm one inning with q total of
ten scores. Dua5s was wild and gave
several men bases on balls. Davis and
keeie were presented with bases. and
the former came In ON Kcrr's Init.
White hit 10 right. and brought Fla two
more runs. Kane nit to- left and
Brown 20 centre. and White scored
Anderson brought i'm Kane and Brown
with Ions single Crotty hit safe.
Robinson fumh.ed ReEau's drive and
Crotty scored ON Davis hit Regain
came i'm ON Neefe's bit. Kerr died at
FIRST and Ecae Uottej in on Davis
long dy. Kane ended the agony by
dying at first
Wheeling added three more runs TO
her score I'm the 6ftl. ON single by
Brown, tw0-lasser by Crotty. q sin
gle by keete and two bases ON balls
i'm the sixth. White was given q base
on balls. aud advanced 20 second by
Nane's HIT Both came home on
Farmer Browns two-bagger In the
seuth inning Outwin went into the
box Tor the visitors. but ala not win
ont. Kerr touched UD the first ball he
pitched for three bases. White got
first ON an error and Kerr scored
Wheeling was presented with a quar-
tette of runs in the eighth. Davis
started the cake wall, with q clean Init
20 centre. but was forced ont at second
by Eeeie Kerr and White got sim
giles and KeCte and Kerr came in on
Kano.s two-bagger. Brown died at
first and White came home. Brock
Brown landed the BAN out i'm centre
garden, and stopped on second. scoring
Kane CrotUy flew out TO Robinson.
ln the ninth, after two men were out.
Wheeling added another run ON keefe's
single and Nergs tw0-barger.
The visitors came near scoring i'm
the fourth. With the bases fun and
one man out Ecirt went out on a fou'
fly. and Outwiu struck cut They
scored en- but one inning, the sixth.
Robinson hit % centre for single
base Kane fumblej the ball. and ne
took second E0ckel made % nice INIT
90 left for two bases. scoring Robin
son. Shepherd struck out, Carol died
40 first. and EOckel came I'm with the
second run. Then Hcist retired the
side by flying cut.
The score.
WHEELING. a. rho .E.
Crotty. 90. ...........7 . . 3 o
Reg3n, SD. ...........6 3 8 o l
Davis. @. .............6 8 Z @ 1 o