Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-21
A REVIEW Of SPORTS.
The Events Of the Week in the Fields
of Athletics.
The Work of the Local Club and its
Needs-The Situation in the Inter
State-The National League Race.
Interest in RacingJThe Bowling
Contests of the Week Other
Matters Of Interest.

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Contests of the Week-Other
Matters Of Interest.
The weakness of the local club in the
box is still painfully apparent, and has
resulted in the loss OF many games
which clean and fast fielding and heavy
hitting would have won. Irwin may
become a successful pitcher some Gay,
but it is pure folly to go into the bust
ness OF training when 1t costs games
The company is too fast for Kahn also.
This leaves most OF the work for Gar
vey and Baker, both good pitchers and
conscientious workers, with Hawley an
unknown quantity. One more effect
i've pitcher would be a wonderful I'M
proyement to the strength OF the CLUB
Good material is hard to find at pres
ent, but it Is TO be hoped that the man
agement may succeed in signing man
to take his turn with Garvey and Baker.
The work Of the remainder Of the team
has been satisfactory, with the excep-
ton OF McHoverter. When It was
limited in this review last week that
there would be a change, McHoyerter
was the man to whom reference was
made. He was poor fielder. Darrah
will probably hold down the first bag
permanently, or at least as long as Nc
Laughlin does good work at second.
Mclaughlin Is stranger TO Wheeling
fans" and they will not pass judg-
ment upon his playing until they have
seen more of 1t. If he does good work
there will be no necessity for further
changes in the team. A great deal has
been said and written about Darrah' S
ruffianly tactics, and it is likely that
he has resorted to some of the tricks
which he worked last season, but the
Interstate papers do not say anything
about the provocation. With McNier-
ney in the game as umpire, Wheeling
patrons of the game will excuse Darrah
to some extent.
The luck which has attended Fort
Wayne since the opening Of the season
many OF the victories Of that team. in
the tie game with Wheeling last Mon
day, the local club would probably
have won if rain had not interfeNd.
The Farmers" have won every extra
inning contest, and have taken many
games by spurts in the last inning OF
course, this is not all luck. There must
be an element Of good playing in It, and
team work counts; but Wheeling has
not been smiled upon by Dame For
tune, else there would have been two
or three more games in the won col
umn. If there is no change in the rela-
tive strength OF the teams, Fort Wayne
will win the pennant, but 1t is not like
ly that the Farmers can continue their
present gait, especially when an exam
nation of the personnel Of several 9TH
er clubs fails to show any inferiority TO
the Fort Wayne team. The eastern
clubs closed their first series Of games
in the west yesterday with the excep-
ton of the Sunday games, and the west
had the better Of the argument. The
Washingtons made the best showing of
the eastern clubs, and 1t will not be
long until this team is in the first d.
vision. 1t is a pretty race for second
place, and Wheeling is confidently ex-
pected to return for the holiday games
occupying that coveted position. The
attendance in the west has not been
what 1t should, and but for the Sunday
games, it would not support the cubs.
The pennant race among the first
half dozen clubs in the National league
continues to be the prettiest in the his
tory Of professional base ball. st. Louis
and Louisville appear doomed to occupy
tail end positions and serve to help the
other clubs in fattening their averages.
The other teams are uncertain, and the
most gifted base ball prophet would hes
itate to make a prediction on the rela-
tive position of the first division clubs
at the end OF the season. Lovers Of the
game in this vicinity are admirers of
the Pirates, and take pride in the work
Of the club in the east, and also during
the past week on the home grounds.
The Pittsburg club is putting up a good
article of ball at present, and should re-
gain its former position.
The end of the seventh week finds
the Daisies still leading in the South
Side bowling tournament, but their
margin has been cut down to three
games, and they have played six
games less than the Carroll Club. The
latter has a firm held on second place,
but it is possible for great changes to
take place through streak of good or
bad luck. The Mail Pouch is third.
with three clubs tied for the next place
The Apegs are still at the bottom.
The event Of the week most interest
ing to cyclers was the Bridgeport road.
race, which took place yesterday, after
having been twice postponed. Very
few Of the Wheeling riders we're en-
tered, on account of the small value of
the prizes hung up. The affair was
success, nevertheless, and Bridgeport
carried off the honors.
There has been considerable activity
during the past two weeks among local
owners OF speedy horses, and it has
taken the form of two races, in which
the consideration was glory-g,ory,
pure and simple. There are some fast
steppers in Wheeling, and the out
growth OF the race OF yesterday, which
is reported in another column, will like
ly be one or more match races.
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