Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-07
Those lnckY JaXons!


If they fell in the river they would
come out covered with diamond dust.
They have studied dream books, omens
and signs, until they have them down
to an exact science. On the way to the
park the lookout man on the bus espied
a maiden with crossed eyes, and every
man promptly eXpectorated between his
fingers. A black cat ran across the
street. and the bus was stopped until
each player had walked around it. Be-
sides this every man had pint bottle
OF ginger in his pocket, and Schroeder
carried gallon.
Two games from Wheeling on their
home grounds! 1t was more than Man
ager Lynch dared to hope for, even
when he was swelled up over his VIC
tories in Washington. When the team
arrives home, it should get a brass band
reception. AS it is a new set OF caps
will have to be ordered for the Jackson
PLAYERS. to accommodate their enlarged
craniums.
They went over early, and hoisted
their Derrick right in the center OF
Coxey park. over the ashes of the camp
fire of the Commonwealers. That man
Derrick knows thing or two about
twirling. and he is as cool as a cucum-
Der in refrigerator The half holiday
crowd was out, and the spectators
rooted like so many demons for the
home club, but Derrick waved his hand
in defiance. and continued in his work
of fooling the local batters. They only
hit him safely seven times, and if the
fielders had not misjudged two flies, two
of these hits would have been chopped
off. When he sent AL Wagner to first
four times on wide balls, it was not so
much due to fear as to superior ar
ticle o. base ball wisdom. If he had
permitted Al. to get swipe at the
sphere, the result might have been diff
ferent.
But for all that, Wheeling should
have won the game. The umpire rob
that was the nearest the Register ever
came to blaming a defeat on the UNI
pire. Up in Pittsburg the bleachers
have yell for certain umpire, which
might be applied to Daniels. 1t would
run something like this:
1T is written, written, written,
You are rotten, rotten, rotten
Daniels"
What Daniels does not know about
umpiring would fill enough volumes to
cover the shelves of the public library.
He may be up in the theory of the game.
but he is afflicted with strabismus. as
tigmatism, ophthalmia, and other
things which a successful umpire should
not have Some umpires give the home
team the advantage of close decisions
not Daniels Most any person can
tell when a ball goes foot wide Of a
certain plate-not Daniels The veriest
tyro in base ball knows that a player
is permitted TO prevent foul ball from
rolling into fair grourd-not Daniels.
Daniels had his troubles. His illus
trious namesake, when placed in den
of lions, doubtless enjoyed more peace
of mind. Both clubs kicked alternately,
and the bleachers took hand in the
game, until Daniels didn't know which
end was up. 1t is very likely that he
will be hunting another job very soon.
JOuuuf hShti obACANCu W Vic PllNh-
ing for the home club. and with the eX-
ception of one inning, he was almost in
vincible. But that awful inning lost
the game for Wheeling. 1t was the Sec
ond. McGuirk, who is big enough TO
knock the cover off the ball, but who al
ways tries for little bunt, led off with
a single in center field. Meyers singled
to right garden. Corcoran hit in the
opposite direction, and Mac trotted
home. DIESEL died at first. Schrader
got to first on stingy infield hit, and
Meyers came in on The play. Derrick
doubled to left garden. clearing the
base. sand came in himself on Hardesty's
two Dagger. The total was five runs, all
earned. Shorty Gallagher misjudged
fly. which allowed one OF the runs to
come in. Sehrader's hit was foul,
and he was given his base because Al.