The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-22

This morning the Nalcrs nre away
down IN the second division and the
prospects OF getting up among the lead
CrS canont be said to be OF a rosy hue,
Tho Whecllngs played loose fielding
game, Kane's two errors at second, one OF
whalcy's at short and ,Wagner's tumble
and wild throw In thu ninth being OF
the expensive kind. Without these mis-
plays tho Wheelings would have won
an easy victory, as Carney pitched far
and away better gume than Powell,
the Fort Wayne twIrlHr,
The 1ntelilSpncOr has observed that
the Wheelings are weak In two or three
spots and that there are six clubs In tho
Interstate that are Just MS good or bet
ter than the Nallers, Anyone who wit
messed yesterdays game will bicline to
that belief. The weaknesses nf'the team
are easy TO pnrticularize. Here arc
some OF them;
a great big "holc" ut second that will
have TO be plugged before the team can
be depended upon to do we'll.
An outtlelder who Is lamentahiy weak
at the bat, gsh
Observation-Disclosures" thAtsis pain
fully apparent whom an opposing team
Is getting In the game.
Lack of an efficient field captain.
Wagner Is a good ball player but he
does not inspire the men to the Efforts
they are capable OF.
Too much understanding by the
management. It rattles the players md
interfcrcs with the work OF the team
captain.
And there nre others
The game was an exciting contest II
the home team did lose and but for the
fact that the spectators could not get
around the knowledge that the Wheel
ings defeated, themselves the cranks
would have voted that they1had spent
an enjoyable afternoon.
In the first inning Wagner hit safe and
Two sacrifices sent him to third. but
GallsSher's strike out ended the inning.
Fort Wayne went out In order.
In the second, with two out. Gallagher
reached first on ThurStan's error and
scored on; Whallng's two-bagger. For
the visitors, Teheau hit for two bases,
Criger sent an easy one to Garvev, who
was In a trance md did not even attempt
70 throw out his man at first Kane's
error on Kings grounders5 filled the
bases, and on Valleys failure to handle
Lynch's bounder, Tebeau scared Thurs
ton sent one to Garrey, WHO threw to
Shaw, retiring Crlger at the plate, and
Shaw got the ball over to Whaling retir-
ing Thurston, and completing fast
double play. Powell retired the side on
one to Whaiey. Wheeling was lucky to
escape so lightly.
In the third. on Shaw's single.
Wha!ey's base on balls. Ricketts, sacri-
flee and Garvey's single, Shaw scored
one run for the NailsrS. Fort Wayne
got one, too. WEIGH hitting for homer
over right fence after two were out.
In t1A sixth Fort Wayne again had
the bases full hut another fast double
play by Garvey, Shaw and Whaling,
prevented any run-getting.
In the seventh Wheeling scored three
runs and appeared to have a winning
lead. Carney walked, Shields singled
and Kane hit for four bases over left
field fence.
In Fort Wayne's half. however, they
went Wheeling one better Powell led
nff with q double. Grey singled, Garyey
hit O'Rourkc, Wclch hit for two bases
and Tebeau sacrificed, resulting in four
runs. -
In the eighth Wheeling tied the score.
W helsy singled. ltlcRcrt walked, Gar
rey struck out, and on Wagpcr's flne
single TO center Whaley ,scor6l.
In Whceilng's half OF the ninth MOTH
ing was. done. Kane was an;ort. Gala
CHER singled but was put out.trying to
uilfer second. Whaling Eot'1rec trans
portaipn and was advanced on Shaws
single; but Wheley ended heslnning by
striking out. =ses
Fort. Wayne won easily In the last
half OF the ninth. WEIGH got to first on
four wide ones. Tsbcau sent n grass
cutter to Wagner, who fumbled but got
the ball In time to retire the Fort Wayne
captain at first had his throw been
good-but 1t wasn't. The bail went over
WhalinG's head and when II was
brought In play again the two runners
were on second and third. Then CrIger
ended the game by singing 70 center.
scoring WEIGH,
The score: I'll
WHEELING. AB, X. BIT. 20. a. Z.
Wagner, ab ....-.,t .
Shields. cf....,..,....5 l. | 0
Kane, 2b..............5 !
Gallagher, rf.........5 ! Q
Whaling, III, .....,....t 0 II 9
shaw, c................J n ! z 10
Whhley, EH..........,.i -r r"
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