Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-28

There have never been any more STUD
born contests. or any better exhibitions
of ball playing than in the series OF
games between Fort Wayne and Wheel
ing. which ended in the extra inning
contest yesterday afternoon. Inc
games were witnessed by at least four
thousand persons. While the homo
club lost two. they were defeats which
were not at all discreditable. The two
clubs were we'll matched. Ii IS toss
Of a conner as 10 which is the better.
The Farmers are stronger in the box
than Wheeling, but the home eluo OUT
PLAYS them on the field. IL was morse
and horse yesterday, and the Visitors
took the odd game, after an eleven
inning argument.
White Wings Tsbeau feels that II IS
like drawing teeth 10 win victory
from Wheeling.
The home club lost through inability
TO connect with Knelrs curves. The
Cleveland pitcher had excellent control
and plenty OF speed. He was found for
TWO hits in the first. and two IN the
fourth. Then he settled down, and for
seven innings. Wheeling made only two
safe hits. Red" Garvey, than whom
no more earnest worker ever entered
the pitchers box. was anxious 10 60
against the Farmers again yesterday,
and as ne showed up we'll in practice.
he was permitted 10 try conclusions Tor
the second time with the heavy hitters
from Fort WAYNE. He was in excellent
form. and pitched a game which would
have won against any twirler but hnell.
Red" has all kinds OF pluck and cool
ness. and deserves 70 win.
In Mondays game. good luck was a
factor in the victory Of the visitors, but
Yesterdays game they fairly earned. by
better work with the stick. They made
A bad start. and. as in the opening game.
were compelled 20 play against lead
BY the opposing club. But Knell settled
down. the felders gave him better sup
port and the Farmers finally pulled out
OF the hole.
In the first inning. two chances were
offered 10 retire Wagner, but he got a
life. Violet went out on a foul fly. Gala
cher reached first on a tumble OF his hot
liner by ThurstOn. Rickert lifted the
ball over the left field fence and cleared
the bases. McHOverter got triple, but
Whalsy and Shaw were retired on in
field flies.
The visitors all but tied the score in
the second. With one hand down.
O'Meara was given pass TO first.
Lynch struck out. Then King and
ThurstOn made doubles. and two runs
came in.
The home club made its fourth and
last nun in the fourth inning after two
men were out Garvey hit safely 70 left
field took second on Wagner's base on
balls. and crossed the plate on Violet 5
single 10 right field
Fort Wayne made anothsr run in the
fifth. ThurSton led OF with a long
drive 20 left garden for two bases was
advanced on kaine's sacrifice. and came
in on Knelrs single TO right garden.
They tied the score in the eighth. With
one man out. Criger got a twO-bagger.
and went 10 third on a Wild pitch. COM
ing home on O'Meara's single.
/, was now a battle royal. between
the Fort Wayne pitcher on the one side,
and the Wheeling ielders on the other.
Only plays Of the most sensational or
der prevented the visitors from scoring
the winning run before they did Il look
ed like the home club would win out in
the ninth With two men ont. Wagner
hit fOr clean single in left field. and
Violet reached first on an error by King.
Gallagher recirsd the side by tanning
the wind. For the visitors King and
ThurSton died al first KANE hit TO
Darrah whose throw 10 McHOverter
took him of his base. This was the
first and only fielding error made by
Wheeling during the same and It look
ed for g few moments like IL would
prove costly. as Grey sent the bail over
right field fence for two bases. but
Knsn ended the agony by giving up
the ghost az first. Garvey 10 Mellow
erter.
In the tenth Wheeling was retired in
one. two. three order. Tebeau I'D of
with a scratch hit back Of second for
Fort Wayne. CTiger punched the bsll
hard. on a line 20 Wagner and Al gct
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