The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-26

In the frs, Wagner walked. but the
next three batsmen were pigmies be-
f5rs Swain. For Fort Wayne. after
two were out Tebelu Eot base on
balls and CriEer made a hit, but
O'Msara cont a pop~up fly TO Whaiey,
retiring the side without a run.
in the second and third innings
Wheeling went down in ons-two-three
order In the third the Fort Waynes
made the first run OF the game After
Swain was out Grey singled md was
sivnncsd a bas. on KneITs sacrifice.
Taheau was hit by q pitched ball.
Then Crfgcr made his second hit and
Grey came over the pan with the itrst
run. Rlckert made a beautiful assist
In time n retire Grey at the plate but
Shaw made one Of his very few errors,
dropping the ball and allowing the
feet footed Fort Wayne man TO score.
In the fourth both sides were retired
on easy chances In succession. In the
nth. however the Saileye assumed
the lead. On Kings error McHovefter
was saf, at first Shaw made an un-
successful hunt and had n strike called
on him, The next time he succeeded to
perfection, the ball rolling slowly down
the third base line. He was way past
frst when Swain fired thu sphere TO
Teheau. 'Old Reliable" luck Dnrrah
came along with a DicN sacrifice and
the two runners were advanced a base
in good style. Ths best Mertsch had
!n shop was fly to Lynch Which was
accepted. The chance FOR runs, WIN
two out, was decidedly slim. but Joe"
Carney was there or therehbouts with
his itttfe stick. and made beautiful
single: to right field on which McHo-
NArfer and Shaw scored amidst the
widest excitement and enthusiasm
that has yet been seen at the new park.
In the sixth inning both trapS scored
a run apiece. Gallagher led On with
single. tn centre. Rieket singled. TOO.
but Shorty was put out at third on
an assist from CriEer in left field.
whaley sent high one 10 kpell which
was taken with thanks. AT this point
in the game Rickert took f'scsnsion 70
show the crowd how fast hscan make
tracks. O'Meara'B throw ID thtoh him
at second was not nearly swift enough.
Then MeHuVeFteF got IN his .unual hit
and Rickert trotted in with n run.
Shaw retired the side on a hot one to
Swnlm. which WINS neatly handled. In
Fort Wayne's half Tebenu led or with
a hit. went TO third on O'Meara's sim
gle and scored on Lynchs sacrifice to
deep centre field. a
No more runs were made until the
E4EQtR NIN'u Alt NlHllNl , heaAlAA eNSAa'N
the lead, q winning lead this time.
Criger made his third safe hit and was
advanced on O'Meara's sacrifice.
Lynch's single SCORED the runner,
Lynch going TO second IN Tho. throw 10
the plate. Then another sacrifice was
made and the second run. which placed
the visitors at the front, was scored.
In the ninth Wheeling tried hard to
Score run or two but was siItiuccess-
ful. Shaw made a single hut Darrnh
fpuIed out TO Lynch, Barrett was sent
IN 10 bat IN Mertsch's place, and Justl-
fed Dnrrnh by cracking Cut.A safe hit
70 left. Garvey was advised by the
crowd 10 win his own game but he was
not equal TO the emergency this time,
sending an easy one 70 Tebeau. Much
was expected 81 Al Wagner, but Tong
fly 10 Gray was captured by that player
md the first game of the series went 10
the leaders. Score: