Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27

Wheeling is entitled to the cake, and
the whole pie bakery for roofing -
roofing" that is prime, golden age, first
qualify roofing" that is fast, furious,
frantic-"rOoting" that is explosive,
eruDsiye. roofing" that is
double distilled. efferveseent sDasmodic,
uucontrollable-"rc roofing" that cheers
while it rattles. that is dyed-in-the-
wool. unanimous. and helps the home
club to victory Capt. Jack Darrah is a
past master in the art, and the local
fans" have been very apt pupils.
Roofing" was an important factor
in yesterdays victory over the Farm
ers. The cheers OF the bleachers touch
ed the button, and the visiting felders
did the rest.
For the first five innings everything
was lovely. and the aquatic fowl was
suspended at the proper altitude. But
those Fort Wayne sluggers solved the
mystery Of Bakers curves and man
aged TO tie the score in the seventh,
while for four short innings Carrick
was moving down the local batsmen
like So many blades o. grass. The sit
uation was very grave when Wheeling
went 10 the bar in the last inning.
Get up." said Darrah, and the IN
dams were on their feet in a second.
Jack showed his appreciation by send
;ng the sphere out over the left Rag,
and when it fell safely there was 4 YER
table pa1demOnium in COXey park.
Baker struck wildly at two balls. and
swiped the third. which went up into
tke air and fell in the midst OF a Trio
OF Farmers. just back of second base.
Wagner hit TO third and advanced OAR
rah. but Baker was forced out at see
ond. Violet lined the ball TO short and
could easily have been thrown out st
first, but Daryah started home In
less time than it takes to tell it. the
whole For, Wayne team was mixed up
between third and the home plate. Oar
r&h had ewes in all parts OF his head
and kept them on the jump. OMeara
finally got the ball, but DaTah got up
steam and went at him with q velocity
Of a Kansas cyclone. The gentleman
with the Hibsrnian name dropped the
bali and Jack was safe az home.
There was a hutter OF white wings
around the first bag, but the fun had
only fairly started The two men on
bases took second and third respective
N. Gallagher hunted IL was stingy
little hit directly i'm front of the plate.
Carrick got the ball. but the roars from
the crowd confused him. He looked to-
ward third and blinked. then looked
toward FIRST. and blnked again. On
the third blink Gallagher was safe at
first Then Rickert hit to Lynch-a
nice easy OOe-but Lynch fumbled it,.
and Violet came in. Wh9ley went out
at first. Then NcHOvercer singled over
second and Gallagher and Rickert
crossed the plate. Shaw was retired
easily
In their half the visitors made des-
perate. hut unsuccessful effort to score
With tvo men out Criger hit to deep
centre for his fourth double in the
game Gallagher miSiudged the ball
O. he would have caught il. O'Moara
Ei, safely. and Criger made a very dar-
ing steal of third Then Lynch hit 10
Whaley and forced O'Meara out at sec
ond
The game was really a pitchers battle
from Jhe fan Of the flag until the home
club won out by a Garrison finish.
Both tvirlers were on their mettle.
and the batters were kept guessing.
Carrick was found without much trOu-
bic in the first four innings. Then he
shut Wheeling out without hit until
the ninth. Baker was q Chinese puzzle
until the fourth He was hit safely
of'c1er than Carrick. bur ne managed
HeaD The hits we'll scattered. He
ont six men. "Reddy" Grey and
-De, each famed twice. to the in
delight Of the bleachers. The
ctims were Carrick and Lynch
. had an on day az third and was
q, the bat. but Criger put up a
same which was brilliant enough for
two. He cot four doubles three runs,
three put-outS. no errors. and stole third
ssSe. Criger is star Of the first mas