Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-22

There was more ginger in the "oIA
Of the home team yesterday than IN the
e,nsv Of las, week. bu, d combination
Of costly errors and good luck by the
Farmers gave the frs, game 10 Fort
WAYNE. The alleged weakness OF the
first season champions is not apparent
THE team is about the same, with one
or two ex p..ons. as that which won
frs, place n a canJer, O'Rourke at
short is a new face. and he is an anat-
om,c3l curiosity. He could walk I'M
der Whaling's legs, if Scissors could
stretch them far enough apart. Il IS
not height. but breadth and thickness
that might interfere. Fatty Thorpe, OF
SAGINAW. must surrender the title OF
brownie" to this gentleman of Hibern-
ian extraction. O'Rourke knows
t5i1g or two about the game as he ac-
cspted nine chances at short without an
error. and made q stop Of a hot liner
from Shaw's bat IN The eighth which
would have been q base hit nine times
in ten. ana which might have won The
game Fl shaw had reached first in safe
IT, Right fielder We.ch Is also a new
PLAYER. BE IS SAID TO be a For, Wayne
amateur. II Fort Wayne has few
more such amateurs il might no. be a
bad scheme 10 get rid Of some Of the
professionals. We,ch carried off the
batting honors for the visitors, getting
q double and a home run.
Whaling was back on first base for
the home club. and his presence in
splred confidence on the bleachers. The
good natured frs, taseman is rapidly
establishing himself as a prime fayorite
with the patrons He fields his posi-
ton we'll and the way ne sends the
ball out among the trees IS enough TO
gladden. the heart of any "rOOter.' He
prefers to Ia, at wild pitches, and when
ne connects sQuarely with the sphere.
its call OF" "TO,ly" Kane played see
ond and Violet occupied a seat on the
bench. Kane made two very bad NUTS
Of thrown balls. but he redeemed HIM
self az the bat when he lifted the bail
over The lef, field fence in the seventh
inning. with two men on bases.
a good sized crowd witnessed the
game. including about two hundred
youu gsters who occupied branches on
The row Of trees jus. in the rear of the
center field fence. The crowd to-day
will probably be larger, as the home
club Is determined to take the game
L was scrappy bail from start TO finish
yesterday. II Garvey had been given
the support which Powell received. the
victory would have belonged 20 Wheel
tng The game was won and lost sew
eral times by the home club.
l- was q pitchers battle for six in
r.rgs. with q Sigh, advantage for Car
vey. and with TWO runs 70 the credit Of
each club Wheeling pulled ouJ of one
or Two very tigh, holes through the
splendid work Of Garvey. In the see
0ud inning. after Tebelu had led eff
with q clean twO-hagger. Criger hit TO
G3rvey. Red" allowed him 20 get safe
while making mp his mind whether 10
field the ball 20 third or first Then
King hi, 70 Wha'ey who ielded he ball
20 Kane giving him an easy chance to
retire Criger and execute q double play.
bu, "Toly" muffed the bali. and the
bass were fun with none out. Lynch
hit 20 Whasy. who fumbled the ball.
allow -5 TCbeau 10 score. The bases
were stu filed with none out. Thurs
ton hit 20 Glrvey. who threw TO Shaw
anG Shaw 20 Whaling. executing a dou-
ble play. The next PLAYER was easily
rejr55 at first. The side was saved in
the sixth inning by double play by the
same players.
In -ha seventh inning Wheeling took
2 nice lead, and apparently had the
game won. G3rv5y took first on four
bad balls and Wagner went out on an
attempt to bun,.. Shields singled. and
after striking wildly at TWO halls. Kane
hit the third and lifted it over the fence.
bringing IN three runs. Gallagher fol-
lowed UP with q two-dagger. but was
Caught in an attempt TO steal third
The visitors. in their hall. saw Wheel
irg's three and went 1t one better.
Powell started the fun with a double.
and Grey followed with q single,