Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-08-30
Standing of Clubs

Jackson yesterday afternoon gave the
most nauseating exhibition witnessed
on the home grounds this season. Cor
coran, the pudgy third baseman and
captain, who should still be in swaddling
clothes, led n the puerile show. Cor
coran has a yellow s,reak in his ma
ture, If. indeed, his anatomy is not
composition of streaks. He fairly earn
ed the medal for the biggest and noisiest
baby in the league That he was not
soundiy thumped 5 the highest compll-
ment which could be paid 10 the crowd,
a fact which only these who were pres
ent can fully appreciate. There is no
other Interstate city in which the rui-
fianly tactics of such men as CorcOran
would not have been more seriously re-
buked. He appeared 70 be animated
throughout the game with a desire to
show the crowd how tough ne could be.
He showed enough to convince every
body that his conduc; Is disgrace 70
the national game. A few COrcorans
would wind up the league in a week.
He fought for victory with the te-
naclty of a bull dog. and as if MS salary
for the season depended upon Il. When
it slipped through his fingers he COM
menced to toss the ball about for the
purpose Of making the Wheeling team
miss the train for the West. II there is
no rule which permits his expulsion
from the league. q law should BE- enGc'-
ed TO ct his case.
The trouble was all due to the alb
sence of a regular umpire Baker and
Fisher were selected to alternate on
balls and strikes, and the bases Baker
was fair throughout the game, even
when the temptation to even up was
strongest. II would be charitable TO
say that Fisher was honest, and he is
entitled TO the benefit OF the doubt.
But his judgment was very faulty. II
was a close and stubborniy fought con-
test, and t happened that Fisher was
called upon to render al the decisions
IN tight places. If his desires influenced
his judgment, he was but human; it
demonstrated the folly Of using player
umpires.
The score was 3 to in favor of Jack
son when Wheeling went to bat N the
sixth. Robinson reached first on an in
field hit, and Kane hit the bail 10 the
left field fence. Shields climbed the
fence, and brought down he ball. field
ing it TO first to retire Robinson. Fish
/ er called both men out. and the first Sc
r.ous row of the game started. In the
grand stand the report of the bail strik-
ing the fence could be plainly heard,
and a spectator under the trees stated
that he saw il strike the fence II
Shields hand struck the fence and made
such a report, ne would he on the hos
pital list for two weeks The decision
was palpably unfair, and it robbed
Wheeling Of two runs. "Robbei' IS
the proper term. Shields would rot
say last night that he caught the ball
The wrangle over this lasted for
twenty minutes. Fisher started to give
the game to Jackson. bu, Baker made
the first decision giving II TO Wheeling
9 TO 0. Both teams were awarded the
game. The spectators demanded con-
tinuance. and Fisher was succeeded by
Engel. Engel was infinitely worse
than Fisher. Some of his decisions
were decidedly raw.
In the eighth inning, by hard hitting,
Wheeling took a lead of one run. In
the ninth Whaley got fir. on balls, and
went to second on Clnpbells hit 10
Corcoran. Corcoran threw 10 Schaub.
and the latter dropped the ball Engel
called Whaley out Whaley's temper is
very even ordinarily. bur this was too
much. and he struck Engel in the face.
The two beiligerents squared them
selves for the purpose of continuing
hostilities. but Dom Morris and the
players interfered. The cries Of good
boy, Whaley" plainly showed the tenn
per of the crowd As a matter OF
course, even what looked Ike a deiiber-
ate attempt at a steal, would not Justify
Whaley in the assault, bur the prOV3cl-
ion was great. and every person Of the
1900 spectators sympathized with VIVA
ley. In the eighth inning Engei called
Westlake out at the plate, and even Da-
Wis admitted that 1t was wrong. Il
would be unfair 70 call Jackson team
Of rowdies. the unfa.rness extending
only TO the word team. Davis,
Shields and others were gentemanly
and the first named tried hard 10 pre-
serve order. and secure an umpire who
would he mutually satisfactory.
Wheeling cllnched the victory in the
ninth. when Gallagher made a double,
Violet a triple. Halter a single. and Rob-
inson a beautiful home IUn over center
field fence. This awful fusillade Of hts
broke Corcoran's heart, and he went IN
the box and tossed the ball ten fee' over
the plate. and passed J.. among lie out
felders. for the evident purpose Of pre-
venting the home team from catching
the train for the West. the hisses and
groans from the spectators will r.ng in
his ears long after the team has left
this city. The only manner in wh.ch
wheeling could be retired was in the re-
fusal OF the batters 70 run to frs.
and this was done by Thursion, af,er
he had made a safe hit. T5e score:
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