Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-25
Standing of Clubs

Wheeling - IA .J17lSaginaw. II 10 3G7
y. Castle. 10 Ii oil JAG lson.. 10 81 JOB
The home club, rejuvenated and reha-
bilitated, with Hallerian ginger pulsating
through its veins. found the Michiganders
easy picking" in the first game of the
series which was played at Coxey park
yesterday afternoon. When Frank Halter
sent in his resignation TO President Power
and placed his autograph on a Wheeling
contract tho league lost Il good umpire,
and the home club secured clean, snappy
player. His experience with the indicator
trained his eyes, and also familiarized
him with the tricks of the Interstate twirl-
ers. His lamps" were all right yester-
day. and he handled a nasty piece OF will
low. The first six runs of the home club
were brought in through his timely hits
and he sent still another man across the
plate. If Halter continues TO play in any
thing like his form of yesterday, he will
do. He established himself as favorite
as an umpire. and the crowd applauded
him yesterday every time he went 10 bat
It was a patched up team that went
against Saginaw. but there was life and
spirit i'm the work of the players and the
attendance will show an Improvement to-
day. Thurston had "a finger split by
thrown ball in the first inning and was
compelled to retire from the game. Baker
taking his place at second. making. with
Garvey and Kane. three pitchers In the
field. Thurston will be in the game to-
day. and it is understood that the manage
ment has lines out for a new intielder who
is a "top-notcher."
Red" Garvey pitched very effectively
keeping Sagiuaw's hits we'll scattered and
preventing them from earning run.
Miller was easy from the start in the
fifth he was taken out and Big Bill john
son went on the rubber. The home club
then faced a discarded Wheeling battery.
and made eleven runs In four and halt
innings. The Big Chief was hit lard
when he put the ball over, while Moth
wang's throwing to bases was decidedly
off Wheeling being credited with no less
than eleven steals Both visiting twirlers
were wild. and the home batters wait
ed this fact explaining the large num-
Der of strike outs.
There was wrangle before the game
commenced. McConnaughey was select
cd to umpire. but Saginaw objected. and
VIII White went out giving entire salts
faction.
Wheeling scored I'm all but three innings.
In the first Shaw got base on balls. Gal
lagher singled. and both came in on Hal
ler's single to right field. In the third.
Shaw again walked, Robinson got life
on Miles muff of his fly, and both crossed
the plate on Haller's double in Back river.
In the sixth Gallagher got life on Sow
ders tumble of his HIT Robinson walked
and both scored on Haller's second double
over right field fence Haller scored on
Kane's single and Kane stole second and
scored on Nothwang's bad throw TO third.
In the seventh. Whaley got base on
balls went to third on Johnson's error in
handling Kane's hit. and scored while the
visitors were trying to retire "Toily be-
tween first and second. In the eighth Cal
lagher walked. was advanced on a passed
ball and scored on Haller's single. Hal
Ter scored on Whaleys single Whaley
stole. and crossed the plate on passed
hall In the ninth. Baker got life on
his hit which retired Gallagher at the
plate. went to third on shaw's single and
both scored on Gallagher's long drive 10
center for two bases. Gallagher stole
third and Tailed on Stout's error
Clean fielding prevented Saginaw from
getting a man past second until the ffth
inning. when Hemphill scratched an IN
field hit. which sent Sowders VINO hao
drawn a base on balls. to third ana ooth
men scored on Summers fly over right
fold fence. In the eighth Summer reached
first bv forcing McKevitt out at second
and completed the circuit of the bases on
singles 10y Camel and Stout. In the ninth,
Big Bin led off with double, and started
10 steal third. Shaw threw bad, and
Johnson came in. The score: