Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24

Youngstown had Spades yesterday,
but Wheeling had all the other points
that count, and the visitors went down
for the sixth consecutive time. Wheel
ing played its strongest trump card in
the ninth, the King of Rooters. In
fact there was nothing in the hand but
rooters. 1t was a rooter flush.
1t was game in which roofing count
ed. The visitors again showed that
they are cutters. After putting up the
scrappiest game ever seen in Coxey
park for eight long innings, the Youngs-
town players all boarded the balloon
car, and took a trip up among the
clouds. Why? Because a few hundred
Indians on the bleachers exercised their
vocal powers, and wildly gesticulated,
very much after the fashion of the late
James Owen O'Connor in his imperson-
alton of the melancholy Dane.
When a game is as close and excit-
ing as that of yesterday, it is good
time to work in that stereotyped phrase
small favors thankfully received"
Umpire O'Brien did the home club
good turn in the ninth inning, unwitt-
ingly of course. but it counted neverthe-
less. Darrah cut third bag, but O'Brien
had his eyes on first, and missed the
play. Had Darrah been retired, the
score would have been a tie, and an
extra inning would have been required.
From start TO finish the game was
Stubbornly contested, and when Wheel
ing came under the wire a winner by
a nose, there was a war whoop from
the bleaehers, which might have been
heard at Forty-eighth street. Hazen
was hot-red hot. When he walked over
to the players bench somebody whis-
tied that pathetic tune He may have
seen better days" The players were
saying things which are not usually eX-
pressed in polite society, and wouldn't
look we'll in print. Hazen had only
himself to blame. as his error of judg-
ment in taking Spade off the rubber
probably lost the game.
Kane. brother of 'Tolly," was given
his first trial in the box He was a IA
vOrite from the start, and he was ap-
plauded frequently, for his brothers
sake. Kane looks enough like "Tolly"
10 be twin brother. but he won't vote
for a President this fall He has not
yet seen his nineteenth birthday, but he
is very promising youngster He has
speed TO burn. and all kinds of curves,
and when he becomes accustomed to the
diamond. and his nervousness wears off,
he will fool the best of EN-. Youngstown
only made eleven hits. and if Kane's
support had been better the visitors
would have made less. He got a bug
in his eye in the first inning. and could
not see the home plate, but after he
located it, only two Of the visitors were
allowed to reach the first bag on wide
balls. He passed three men in the first
inning, and with the assistance of two
errors by Whaley and an infeld hit
which was a rank scratch, Youngstown
scored three runs They made three
more in the second on three singles,
and Flick's home run drive over the
right field fence
Wheeling played stiff uphill game
from the start. Darrah got the first
run in the second, by lifting the sphere
over left field fence In the fourth Kane
singled, and Wagner. for the second
time this season sent the ball sailing
over the center field fence Wheeling
added two more in the sixth, and the
visitors one in the fifth. The home club
showed front for the first time In the
seventh. when Rickert singled, Nc
Hoverter reached first on two fielding
errors, and Darrah again swiped the
ball over the fence for home run. The
fans" we're not done yelling until
Youngstown again went 10 the front,
with a lead of three runs They made
a duartette on base on balls, a single
a double. and costly errors by Whaley,
Rickert and Gallagher.
Wheeling was BANKED in the eighth,
and it looked like certain victory for
Youngstown. But Darrah's never-say-
die spirit was communicated to the
bleachers. and soon became contagious
until every body on the grounds yelled
like so many demons.
1t all happened in the first half OF
the ninth. Whaley waited for a good
ball but it came not. and he walked.
SPADE sent three wide ones in success
sion TO McHoverter, and Hazen got a
bad case OF stage fright, and the twirler
walked over to the bench He and
Zinran held consultation with Spade
in the pitchers box. Brodie came
out. and sent the first ball over the plate
wide. McHoverter walked to first
Shaw stepped up for an interview with
Brodie. and got a gentle swipe with tina
ball. This filed the bases, and Hazen
began 10 fele sorry that he spoke. OAR
rah had made two home runs. and
wasn't exactly due for another hit, but
he managed to find a nice hole over sec
ond bag. and sent the ball out there on
a line. Whaley and McHoverter coming
in. One run NEEDED now TO tie. And
how the home team did work for that
run, Big Bill vas sent to the bat in
Mertch's place. but he only punched
three holes in the atmosphere, and
walked back. II was Kane's turn now,
but Barrett had a batting average OF