Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-11

It was crap" game score. Wheel
ing made a pass" aid after making
three in the seventh, New Castles
point" was nine, but they "throwed
craps"
1t was battle between cast-offs, and
it was a stand-off so far as the pitching
was concerned. Daniels, who wasn't
good enough for Wheeling, went on the
rubber for the YanegaHs; and Irwin,
who was released by New Castle, at
tended to the tWirhng for the home club.
The earned runs were equal, but Irwin
was given better support. Daniels was
pitching good ball until the team went
TO pieces behind him 1t was enough
to discourage any pitcher. Up 70 the
seventh inning, Irwin held the visitors
Gcwn TO three scattered hits, none o.
which were productive of runs. Then
he let down and was hit hard in two in
nirgs.
Clean fielding by Wheeling cut off
severa! base hits. while the slow work
of the visitors allowed several Wheel
ing players to reach the initial bag IN
safety. 1t was a smuggling match after
tle third inning. in which the honors
were carried off by Gallagher, Whaling
and Irwin. Gallagher got two singles
and two doubles out OF five times ar bat.
Irwin vas only at bat four times. but
he managed 10 knock out three singles,
and would have made the fourth bu. for
remarkable catch OF line hit by
Whitehi,l Whaling sent one ball TO
deep center for two bases. and mace the
longest home run drive ever seen on the
grounds. He sent the bail on high fly
over the left field fence, almost two
thirds of the distance TO the next street.
1t was ladies' day, and the fair sex
was out in full force. The ladies Givis-
ion c. the grand stand WAS completely
filled, and they were scattered through
or the audience. There were about
twelve hundred persons present, and
they showed their appreciation of the
gilt-edged work Of the home players by
the most enthusiastic Footing" Can
Eel was Kissed every tina he came 70 bar,
but good work on the part of the other
visiting players was appladded. The
errors of CAMEL and Sullivan were very
costly
In The first three innings Wheeling
made bu one hit all O.ie run. In the
fourth. Gallagher hit aafaly, WELT t.
second OF Shaw's sd~ri"c2 an ! hanle on
Wha,ey's double. In tho sixth Inn,ng.
Irwin cot tc first on scratch infieic
hit. and Wagner sol a Ike on J. Ganzr"s
muff Shields was nit 5y !ha bali. fill
ing the bases. Rickert got life on an
other error by Camel, and Irwin cross
ed the pate. GaIlagher's double to
center brought in Wagner and Shields.
but Rickert was thrown out at the
plate. Gallagher stole third and crossed
the plate with the sixth run while Davis
was being retired at second. The home
club added four more runs to the score
in The next inning by terrific batting.
Whaling led of with a home run, and
after Babb had been retired at first, If
win singled went to second on Wag-
ner's scratch infeld hit. and both were
brought in by ShielGs's triple out in the
trees in deep center. Shields scored on
Gallagher's single.
With the score 10 to 0 against them,
the visitors tailed three times in the
seventh on doubles by Sowders and
Donovan, singles by G. Camel and
Whitehill. and Ricketts, eXcusab.e muff.
Wheeling made another in the eighth.
and in the last half o. the ninth New
Castle made four runs before man had
been retired. Daniels got first on
tumble by Babb. GilbOy doubled, White
hin singled. and Farrell lifted the ball
over the left field fence. The next three
men vent out in one, two, three ORDER
The ecnrp.