The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-08
"what will tho lady havo2"

"what will tho lady havoc"
"Tho hoops, Mr.. Mcrryman, Il you
please"
"All right, sir; here We are. Now n
little music, gentlemen" and the clown
waving his hand towards tho orchestra,
away speeds the premiere cqucs.
,ricnne followed by tho admitting gaze
OF thousands, and tho circus season is
opened.
So It was in 1855 In Wheeling. What
would the public have:
A pennnnt winning team, II you
please, Mr.. Buckcnbergcr.
All right, gentlemen, have 'em ;
bring on your victims. Then the um.
pire yelled "play ball." anu the second
season Of Wheeling In tho Iris, tate
league opened.
Was the team OF 1883 pennant win.
ners? They were. but they didn', win
the pennant owing to many untoward
circumstances aud the inevitable ''un.
expected tina. was always treading on
the heels OF a Wheeling team. How
beauIiiuland rOseato were the prospects,
ard what fond hopes were conferred on
that magnificent aggregation OF ball
PLAYERS which Mr.. ~Buckcnberger had
gathered around him. But alas! and
a!ack n day ION what slender threads
hang everlasting things" When Mr..
Buckenbergur assumed the management
he brought with him tho best talent OF
kalamazoo and together with D~eIrhan,y
and 6rodie had collected what was
tacitly acknowledged OIL all sides a, the
opening OF the season n covoy OF players
that were much too last for the rest OF
the league. Even Manager Moore, OF
the GAINESVILLE "kicsapoos," u ancient
and persistent eneny, was generous
enough to admit the claim. Was 1t a
case of too much c%onfdence7 Hardly.
0nly ordained fate. and hard luck, that
most tickle jade OF all. Some enthu-
siasts claimed that the "passing"o OF Dele
hanty 10 the Philadelphia league CLUB
was the resultant canse OF our downfall
and how the ''ians" did weep and tear
their hair when he was sold to the
Quakers. Al. Reach was the Dclilah
that stole into camp and sheared the
locks OF our Samson. who in going pulled
down the temple OF our strength. leay-
ing rs Il salve to our bruised feelings
eighteen hundred silver car, wheels.
But rs kipling would say, that i, au-
other story.
heeling started out all right, set
ting the hottest kind OF n pace. The e1-
hibition games were OF the most Gu.
c%ouraginc character. Although de-
ieaied four times by the strong Cleveland
won BY one score. Detroit also defeated
wheeling IL to G.. The Toronto team,
OF the International league, was s!aught-
cred twice, and after losing one close
game to the Bu~ttaloes, of the same
league, they shut out that fast or2aniza.
lion IN the next contest 10 0. The OK.
citing cause to enthusiasm in this game
was the remarkable performance OF
Frank knauss, one OF Bucks" tinds,
giving Buffalo one lonely hit, and that 4
scratch. Other, exhibition games we're
played with Indifferent clubs, victory
invariably perching on Wheeling, ban.
ner.
jus, before the regular season opened
Pittsburgh. smartinr under her defeat
nf | to 0 the zeal before, sought to get
her rcvenge-especiaIlv Ed Morris. tho
red-headed twIrler who oiIiciated in the
box on that memorable occasion; he
was really thirsting for gore-arranged
for two exhibition games hero April
5 and Q. Morri. pitched in the frat
game, and Morrison occupied the same
point Tor Wheeling. The result WA en-.
iireIy different from that OF the pre-
viou. fall, Mr.. Morris having n glutton.
Gus evenge, his resprisal being in the
shape OF keeping Wheeling down to
three mcasly hits. Wheeling was
crowned with the cypress lS to 5. But
how sweet are the uses Of a adversely,
and how true Is it that he laughs beat
who laughs last. The next day-not
the famous occasion on which it invari-
ably mountaineering turned on the
Smoked Italians. and smoie them hip
and thigh to the tun oil Z 10 O. 1t was
a b-e-a.u-t.i-f.u.l game. Mr.. Flanagan
shot cannon balls over the plate for
Wheeling. The home team scored one
III VIC u i''Iii'S, anu hcPt 'u'n ic"u ny
10 the fifth. The score was tied in the
sixth-2 TO .. On the eighth it stood
to Gin favor OF Pittsburgh. Wheeling
got three men over tho plate in tho
ninth. and blanking tho visitors won
the conte.t. Thus they quit even with
their friendly neighbors, each winning
two games.
Wheeling opened the regular Tri-
State league aeason in great sinp" and