Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-08

Dear reader did YOU ever DUCK up
against a sure thing?
Did YOU ever drop your hard earned
nlck,es into a slot machine, and send
good money after bad. in the vain hope
Of dumping a nice IA, pocket?
Dsd YOU ever see three numbers in
YOUR dreams. and play them day in and
day out on policy slips, when you knew
-he chances were million to one
against you?
II YOUR answer is an affirmative to
any one OF al of these questions, you
v.fi, uo- be over.y severe with the Wash
ir.on ball PLAYERS. Just one week ago
nh started q series OF games with th5
wheeling club. They began VITA ta-
commence born o. g successful TIP
through the wese and with all KINDS
OF GINGER. Out OF seven games tney
man zeI 10 take one out OF pure luck.
They were good uaUred at the start,
but as one defeat followed another Jhe4r
"sfnce-" appeared, and bad temper
took It's place. They took advantage OF
tho Henarev OF Umpire Alexander, ana
resrr-ed 10 az sorts o. unfair tactics,
even venting their spite on the umpire.
Yes er51y the Little Senator's Play ca
their star engaE mcut. They developed
sv0r-ons o. rabies. and fairly frCJhed
m tra u0u-h. Big Chief N.,chelI. VINO
presumably draws his salary for taking
for he cant play bali-was sore al
the Register. Mitchell is q harmless
sort of talking machine. ana no per-
son takes him seriously. Mister Rine-
ra-t-thau whom TO more unpopular
bal n,lvcr Telrs an Interstate UNIFORM
also he'd @ kick coming. Rlneh3rC
earned his reputation as disorganlzer
DIS season. When he Nsned with the
1r-rffrvsfres his year. the players feared
tr.r be- would be made captain. They
rrIF q meeting onl signed paper which
W presented 20 the manager, notify
i'm him that they would not play under
"Rrfry." Possibly lIr. Rineh9rt is not
aware of this fact. but iJ is tact just
the same.
Bur it hurts TO fall down when YOU
are ryirg % please q millionaire, and
the Washington PLAYERS are more to be
u led than condemned
They lost yezt rLay's game for the
same reason that they lost the others
o. NE series. They We're Outclassed.
Tbe are several good men i'm the team.
however Cargo IS one of the best third
b9semen I'm the league, and The Outfeld
IS strong. DinsUCre pitched very ef-
f-cfvelv after ho settled down, but
while he was settling Wheeling made
erruah runs 70 win the game. Camp
h-U. the l-tle twirler who was taken
20 fn',er. for.
the home club. and he held the visitors
down nicely. He has good curves, and
plenty Of speed. and with the coaching
which DE VIII get in fast company, he
promises 3 become one Of the best
pitchers I'm the Tnter-s.a,e He is a
young man Of exemplary habits. and is
c'rCly q very popular player. He was
hic hard iu but one inning, the fifth,
whom The visitors earned two runs. He
IS @ hard worker. and fields his position
we'll He had FIVE assists in yester-
DAYS game. While he did not get q
hit. he connected with the ball every
time mo- came 90 bat, but it went right
eta fe,der
Wheeling opened up the run making
il the fTs-. After W3guer had gone
ont ON q lQog fy Sbicts drew a base
C0 balls. Vice famed. and Shaw and
Gallagher each pounded out a double,
With a ret result of two scores. In the
rsz inning E3bb went ont at first
Davis walked and sole second Wag-
ner. after Campbell had been retired
or an infe.d HIT got q life on a tumble
lv P0s.Oricus and stole second. Shields
rf- > center. and Davis crossed the
p'c-e Mitchell faiE0- go accept chance
-c r--'re him Vic'e- was hit by q
pitched t3I ana the bases were filed.
Then Saaw singled to right field. and
two more runs came in. Tn the fourth
inning. one more run was scored. Wag-
ncr was hit by the bs0. and Shields
wc1, To- first on four bad ones Violet
sacrificed. advancing beth runners.
Shaw few out TO Rinehart. and Wagner
came in. Shields was caught mapping
ar third. retiring the side. Wheeling
then drew blanks for the remainder OF
the same.
Wa hinc-on made only one hit in the
G., four innings. In the fifth, Bates led
OF With a single to left garden. and was
advanced on Mitchelrs sacrifice DinS-
more hit TO the same garden. and stole
second. On Martins single TO center