Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-23
standing of Clubs.

That grea- luck which has enabled
Fort Wayne TO win every close and extra
lnnign game which the team has play
cd. was again in evidence yesterday af-
ternoon. Wheeling went in to win
victory TO offset the defeat Of the pre-
vious day. but the elements were favor
able to the Farmers. 1t rained hard
during the morning and early after
noon. but the sun showed Itself about
two o'clock. and two or taree hundred
"rooters" went over to take chances
on Witnessing a contest. The grounds
wers wet. and pitcher KneH found it DIFF
fcuH TO control the BALL When he did
get if over the plate, he was raped out
after a lively fashion, and at the close
of the fourth inning the score was seven
10 two in favor Of Wheeling. Baker
was pitching splendidly, and the v.si-
tors would have had no license TO con-
meet again with the plate, while it was
likely that two figures would be re-
CURED to express the number Of runs
made by Wheeling.
It was here that the rain began to
fan. Billy" WAi,e. veteran short stop,
and erswhne manager of the Wheeling
club. h=ld the Indicator in the game.
The rain was falling during the visitors
half OF the fcur,h. bat White declined
to call time. Nor would ne call the
game at the end Of the inning in spite
Of the protest Of Tebean, Knell ct al
The Farmers fooled around the players
bench TO XIII time, and the rain began
to fall so 1e-d that it soaked through
the ump.re's jacket.
Time was called for thirty minutes.
Then there was q slight cessation in the
storm. and q procession wendell its
way out 10 The home plate. chsered by
the applause from the garnd stand.
Billy" White led. followed by Tebean
i'm his natty blue jacket, eXpOstulating
as be went Then came Capt Wagner
with a new broom, 10 sweep the ponds
off the surface Of the diamond. and
several small boys with kegs of saw
dust They began prepare Ons for re-
Stunning play. but the rain started TO fall
again and The game was called.
Wheeling lost q chance TO win
game from The Farmers. They touch
al I'D KnelTs delivery 20 the intense de-
light OF the fans, and were in the
game all the time. folly Kane and
Shields got on Jha lines, and gave an
exhibition Of coaching as IS coaching"
The PLAYERS were all chuck full of GIN
ger. and would have won The game as
certainly rs Two and Two make four
Baker ksp the visiting sluggers guess
ing They made but four hits off mis-
delivery. One of these was an infield
scratch by Thurs-On and another was
a fly % LEI, field by King, which R.ckert
m.sjulgl, and should have handled
with ease.
Fort WAYNE scored IN two innings.
In bOjh Bakers bases on balls were
costly In the first inning Grey walked
to first. took second and third on sac
r,fces by O'RousEa and We,ch. and
came in on single by Tebean. In the
second innings Grey walked, took sec
ond ON Lynch's sacrifice, third on
Thurston's infell his, and cams IN on
knelIS sacrifice.
Davis. who carried off the batting
honorS in the game. singled in the sec
ond. was advanced ON Whaiing's base
on balls. yok third CIR the lat,eG's force
on, at second and came in on a nice
double by Rickac, I'm The next inning
Wheeling went 20 tn2 fourth Shields
walk after King had mulIed his foul
play. Gsllagaer walked. and each ad-
vanced q base on passed bali. LyncA's
wild throw to frs. allowed both to
score. In the next inning. Knell gave
R.ckerJ base on balls. and Baker
reached FIRST ON q Wild throw by Brounie
OBourke which allowed each base run
ner 10 advance another bag. Wagner
was hiJ with the bali. filing the bases.
A single by Shields brought in two runs
and another by Kane brought in two
more. The score: