The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-28
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Wheeling cannot win an lcNtrn-wln-
ming game. This was demonstrated In
tho last game OF the Wheollng-Jackson
series on the homo grounds! an elevcn-
inning game. which tho visitors won In
the eleventh. and again In yesterdays
when they did likewise, With the
score tcd in tho eleventh inning,
Shields, who lately played for Wheel
Ng, hit the first ball Baker pitched for
four bases, thus making his second
home run OF the game. Both teams
pattcd hard--Jacksons the harder, and
10 all lovers OF heavy hitting, the game
was a special treat. Garpey started to
mitch, but the way those, "JaXons"
bounded the ball convinced him that
The bench was the proper location from
which to view the gnmen ~ Baker re-
iIevcd him in the third Inning. Every
one OF the visitors had his eye on the
hall und Baker wns batted steadily for
the resi- OF the game. Costly errors by
the home team in which, Taller, West
lake and Whalcy figured. contributed
several runs 10 the other side OF the
score. Wheeling led up TO the sixth In
Ming, and after that 1t was nip and
tuck 70 the close. The game was holly
contested all the way through; and u
close decision Mt the platotin favor OF
WhcelInG,iu the ninth started thu jack
sons to kicking. At first they showed
signs OF quitting. but Umpire VIII
White and his little watch brought
them to time. The largest crowd OF
the week witnessed the game and were
.n.ltna ,tntkl ikn and $50
WheelIng's first three men tobat went
out In onc.two-three order. In the
second, after Robinson flew out TO Nc
Cauley, Halter singled and stole second,
coning In on Davis wildrthrow to
third. 'rhurston got n life and came In
on WhalCy's two-bagger. Carney walk
ed. GallaShcr's single scored Whalcy.
Violet managed TO get hit by Flahcrty.
With three on bases, Shaw made n
pretty ~two-bagEer into the river. and
Gallagher and Carney crossed the plate.
Robinson went out from'short TO first.
The Na!lers were blanked until the
seventh. Once more Violet let Flaherty
hit him, made second ma passed bali
and scored on Shaw's single. Then
Robinson spat on his hands and drove
u home run ove left fence, scoring
himself and Shaw. rs oi-Wednesday.
In the ninth two more runs came in.
Robinson made n clean hit, was sac
rIiced to second by Halter, and reach
ed home on Wcstlake's corking single
10 left. Thurston got n base on balls.
Whaley sacrificed, advancing both.
westlake scored on Bakers single. and
Thurstcn died at third. For the re-
naming two innings the Sallcrs were
easy outs. 10
The Jacksons started to score in the
first. a two-bagger by Coughlin and n
home run over entire field fence by
Shields tally!ng two runs. SChaub
made n double in the second inning, got
10 third on a passed bail. and scored on
q hit by Curtis. In the sixth. Flaherty
singled and scored on error by Halter
and WGstlake. a two base hit by Nc
Cauley and a scratch hit BY Curtis
scored Coughlin and Schaub. Flahcrty
scored again In the se%venth-on his W
hit aud DeIsels. and Illusions Wild
throw to Haller. DIESEL came in on
Coughlin's out 10 Gallagher. The "JaX-
ons" tied the score In the ninth. After
COughlln flew to centre. Shields was
presented with a base. Schnub and Nc
Cauley made their second pair Of dou-
bles in the game, and Shields and
Schaub came home. Good work by Ba-
kcr blanked the visitors in the tenth.
Shields was the first to bat In the
eleventh. He swiped the first ball over
the left field fence and trotted home
with tho winning run. The.eCore: