Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-29


These Garrison finishes are becoming
common.
There was another yesterday, and it
was peach"
Il put a 1Cx5 grin on the face OF Al
Wagner, chilled the blood Of pitcher
Miller, brought tears to the eyes of
Manager Lynch, and transformed four
hundred ordinary ''rooters'
into maniacs for the period of ten min
utes.
Il, was a stubborn fight for seven in
n.ngs, and Wheeling lost The game IN
The eighth, but changed defeat into VIC
tory in the ninth. The score was three
to one n favor 70 Wheeling when the
visitors came to bat for the last time
| but one. Then the Jaxons got their OPP
| tics on the sphere, and aided by an un-
fair decision OF MCConnaughey, tley
| piled up quarcette of runs in less time
than il takes 10 TIL it. causing the faces
of the home payers 10 wear a where
am-I-3t expression. But the never-s&y-
die spirited asserted iJs.li in the ninth,
and they pcande the BAH TO beat The
band" IS Billy Waite would s3y. 1t
was the greatest exhibition Of hitting
ever sen On the home grounds.
In ,hat disastrous eight inning, Har-
desJy led off for the visitors, with sin
gle 70 center field, which got past
Shields but he returned The ball 10
7 Whaley in time TO catch H3rdesty fully
two feet rff second. McConnaughey
called the runner safe. Then the fun
commenced. Robinson and Curtis each
flew out, and til side should have been
retired. Mayors followed up with a
scratch iufield hit, and Flaherty hit 10
right field, sending b3,h runners across
the plate. DIESEL got one in the same
.s3TO b.. and Flaher,y scored. Miller hit
10 NIa.ey who fumbi2d the bail. al
loving DIESEL 10 connect with the plate.
HJbrechJ ended the agony by dying at
f.st.
The laugh was on the ocher side OF
The face IN the nin,l. The situation
was d.sc5WagiEg for nom nj, but for
a moment only. Tdurs,on was the first
man up. and he lad confidence to ped
die. He picked cut good one from
Ire miscellaneous assortment of curves
which Miller WIS ssn1ng across the
piate and il went s2.lHg over the Left
field fence. "Red" Garvey grabbed
ThUrs.on by the I4nd when ne crossed
III plate, and helped the go0d work
along. by cracking out a nice single TO
center garden. Miller has nos express
el himself upon the subject 10 date,
owing 10 the fact that he IS laid up for
repairs. but il IS en rely probable that
az this point his heart dropped down
until IT w9s pU-cured by contact with
the spikes in his shoes.
shorty Gallagher, who had only
made four hits in the game next step
Ped I'D. and sCme CT the faint hearted
ones thought he was due TO-: an ou., but
Of he 135 pounds Of averdupois which
GALLAGHER carries about with him, 12i
pounds IS pure grit He connected good
and strong. and the ball went out over
Curtis head. He jumped in the air
for ii. but Shorty was tanning himself
on second when the bunch Of yarn and
rubber was feld=d in. Wagner had
been sacrificing throughout the eight
innings, but this time he sent the sphere
out in the trees, bringing Gallagher in,
! and reaching third. Davis made the
first out in the inning, at first base.
! Shields was enviOus of Thurston. and
merely TO show the fans that there
are others" ne lifted The bail over the
! fl field fence. and two more black un-
forms crossed the plate. Scissors had
been grinding out easy chances % De-
sci. but he saved a cipher in the nit col
umn by punching out a single 10 Nike
Hobrccht's back yard. "TOlly" Kane
had also been throwing craps bur the
! dice rolled right this time, and lie Ha:re
on, on his point, making a triple i'll the
weeping willow in deep left WhalaY
died at first, and Thurston brought in
| the seventh run by singing 10 right
Garyey famed and the battle was over.
Shorty" Gallagher again CARED eff
the honors cf the day. His work was
brilliant. Out of FIVE times at bat. he
made four two b2ggers, and single,
| scored four runs, and had two stolen
bases. besides accepting two difficult
chances in the ourield. Previous to the
ninth inning. he had scored al the runs