Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-26
WHEELING3: FORT WAYNE 4.
NEW CASTLE 4; JACKSON l.
WASHINGTON L; TOLEDO ..
YOUNGSTOWN :; SAGINAW 3.
Standing of Clubs.

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The twelve hundred fans who pass
ed through the gate into Coxey park
Yesterday afternoon. saw an exhibition
OF ball playing "as was ball playing
It looked for a while like Big Chief
.Tebeau's white wings would be soiled
by defeat. but q combination of good
playing and better luck. pulled out vic
tory for Fort Wayne. We can't win
every DAY: neither can the Farmers.
Fort Wayne is due to lose a game, and
Wheeling Will take another. This
won't put the home club in first place
but will be dangerously close to that
coveted position.
"Cy" Swayae. the elongated twirler
for the visitors. did the work. He mix
ed 'em up Ike a bottle Of He.nz's pickles.
NI until the fifth inning did Wheeling
hit safely. and only one man reached
drst. You may fool all the batters a
part Of Jde time,aud part of the batters
an the time. but you can't fool all the
batters all the time. After the fifth
inning. the spindle shanked twirler was
touched up freely. but the home play
ers did not hit at opportune times. That
fellow Swayne is wonder. He pitches
bah in the summer and keeps the wolf
from the door in winter by posing as
the tail man in dime museums. Here
are some Of his measurements:
Height. stockingseet and bare-head-
ed, 20 hands.
Lower limbs, one meter.
Pedal exlremitieS, 4 decimeters; also
several Bunyan's to re.ard the pilgrim S
progress around the bags.
Pitching arm, two cubits, backed oy
steam power horse.
Prom voice to kick. six feet. Neither
figured largely in yesterdays game
Add q m.Uen like a side OF sole leatn-
or pair of knock knees, a waist that
any 14O pound damsel would be proud
OF and a very much Delsartean stride.
and If YOU were one Of the untortunateS
who didn't happen 10 be there yester-
Gav. YOU may form a tOlerably accurate
mental picture Of the man who stood be-
tween Wheeling 30 first PLACE in the
Interstate Dennant race. For four in
q niags as remarked before. SwayHe
prevensed any batter reaching first.
with the exception OF Wagner, who drew
q PASS in the first inning. Ia the MIN.
Jack the Giant Killer Shaw scratched
out an iufeld hit After that the
Wheeling PLAYERS got more confidence,
and Swayne ceased 20 be a mystery, Out
the wheels continued TO revOlve IN his
thinking box. and he pinned the play
ers 10 bases. and kept the batters from
hitting safely when base hits were as
big as balloons.
Garvey was due 10 lose one game. but
the visitors earned their victory after
the toughest argument they have been
compelled 10 make this season. Their
nine hits were kept we'll scattered. and
they found Red quite a conundrum
Besides his silt edged work in the box
he made a timely nit which brought in
two runs. If he could have repeated
the performance the last time he went
to bat. the "fans" would have accorded
him the credit Of winning the game al
most single handed.
Those who expected TO see a battle
between White Wings and BrOnchc
Jack were disappointed. There were
no opportunities FOR kicking. Perhap:
to-day Tebeau may have an opportun'
itv TO use his toes. and there will be
different story to relate. All the scrap
ming was done by the pitchers. 1t wa:
n battle between twirlers. and 10 be per-
fectly candid. Garvey was slightly best
ed. The fielding was sharp and clean
only three fielding errors being charged
10 both teams.
Fort WAYNE connected with the homt
plate for The first time in the third m
ming. GREY. who wore q Findlay uni
form las season. connected with the
sDhere and sent il safely out over mrs
base. Kneu sacrificed. advancing hin
to second. Tebeau was hit by Carney
Criger hit TO LETT. Rickert tielded the
ball TO Shaw TO cUy OF Grey at the plate
Sut the ball twisted in his hands, and
3he runner was safe.
In The f1,h inning, the home club tool
The lead. lIcHoverter hit TO short. anC
got a life on Kings tumble. Shaw
hunted. and beat the ball to first. Oar
rsh sacrificed. advancing the runners
base. Mertch went ont on a fly tC
Lynch. Garvey go, the first clean hi
IN the game. a single 10 the right FIELD
fence. which brought in McH0verter anC
Shaw. The lead was increased 20 two
runs in the next inning.
Gallagher led OF with a clean hit over
second bag. Rickert followed it w
with a single 20 left field. Gallagher
tried hard 20 take third and was thrown
out Rickert made a clean steal 10 sec,
end. and came home on McHOverter'S
single 70 centre For the remainder Of
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