Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-23
Five straights.


Wheeling will make it six to-day.
A piece of Hazen's glass arm crack
ed off. in throwing the ball in the only
chance he had in Thursdays game, and
he sent Davis. who was Wheeling's
backstop last year, out into right
garden.
Jack" Dunn was also put in the
game. lie held down third bag, as
Hazan thought seriously of putting
-Brodie 1.-THE box to-day. Davis work
was gilt edged He accepted every
chance offered and batted SEQ. Dunn
PLAYED star engagement. His first
chance was an infeld hit by Darrah,
wa.ch he sent over the head Of Winters.
in the same inning Wagner sent the
ball on line 70 Dunn. Ii passed through
his fingers. as wei as through the nit
tens OF Berry. VINO was backing MIN
M. Dunn also fell down on AZ easy
chance offered by Whaley. In fact he
made three errors, and only accepted
one chance.
All this. although it did not count in
the run column for Wheeling, made
H3zen vrothy. and he took Dunn out
in the third and substituted Brodie
Sixteen Cent Winters stock took q
sudden rise in the game. wnen he lifted
the sphere over the fence for the only
home run Knocked in the game. The
YOUNGSTOWN management, would want
as much as quarter for him now.
It was a saappy game throughout
without any especially brilliant Tea
lures. and ,he home clubs victory adds
another to the string Of successive
games won by the red headed twirler
from Holy GhOs, College. Garyey mas
habit of taking OF his cap when men
are on bases and running his fingers
through his locks. This is probably Tor
the purpose OF getting fire into his fin
gers. and is pointer for some OF the
other pitchers. He is steady. never
loses his head. and is effective when hits
BY the opposing teams would result dis
astrouSlv for Wheeling. stevens Is "a
good pitcher. and the score yesterday
would not have been so large If his sup
nort had not beel decidedly rocky AT
times. The only error charged 70
wheeling was q tumble by Whaley.
lfertsch aglin distinguished himself by
his throwing from right garden. VIVA
feys tumble in he fifth gave Steen q
life. and Joe Ardner hit to Mertsch
Steeu took VIVA, looked like q safe lead
for second but NertsCh sent the ball 10
NrcHoverter like q rocket. and executed
a double play. retiring the side.
Wheeling started the bail S-rOlling in
the first inning. Wagner gave 10 the
frs, push by walking 90 the initial bag.
Gallagher sacrificed and Wagner took
third on Winters muN which also gave
Whaley a life. MCiOvorter cracked
ont a single. which brought Al. iC. The
visitors tied In their bali on singles by
Sicon ana Davis and a double by Dunn.
Wheeling took the lead again iu the
third After Gallagher had gone Out on
a Ions ny. WhJiey reached first on
DrrnS bad throw, and Rickert walked.
NicfsOverlcr made his second single,
whics scored both men. The visitors
made another ran in the fourth on Win
ters drive over tho fe~ce for four
bases.
Wheeling added two more in each OF
roe sixth and seventh innings. In the
former SAaw. Darrch au3 Garvev made
singles. and the first TWO named crossed
the 2,atC. In the seventh. singles by
Gallaghc~. Rickert. Saaw aud Darrah
brouCht in Gallagher and Rickert
YouugstowH came wi,hin two Of tieicg
tra score IN tae seventh. Berry Went
dcwa on a foui IL. Then stevens was
Dss~sd - Irst. aud Stevens and Arduer
his safely. GNing the BAGS. Davis hit
10 Mcii0gerler and was retired. but
Stevens cane ir. Flick's double 10
r.eht brought in the oiher two men on
bases.
me game was s,iJ in danger. and
Wheeliae made few in che ninth to
c,nch the victory MciIOverter started
the fun with g single and Shaw hunted
20 Brodie. who made an error. Darrah
cot IN a timely single. filing the bags.
NIertsch hit 20 Berry and went out NJ
first. Garvey knocked long fly TO
centre and one run came in. Wagner
walked and the bases were fuI again.