Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-13

A yOun ester who sat in rooters row
was responsible for Youngstown's VIC
tory yesterday.
Il was in the fatal fifth. the only in
ming in which the visitors succeeded in
connecting with the home plate. One
man was out. and Cooper stole second
after being passed to first. Royce pop
ned M a foul fly over the end Of the
bleachezs and Pap" O'Brien started
after it. The youngster. who is a mem
her of one Of the local amateur clubs,
saw the BAN coming and could not re-
sist the impulse TO catch it, O'Brien's
hands were. READY. but the ball dropped
into The small boys basket. The vet
eran first baseman came near losing his
temper. but restrained himself. That
how was a 'rooter" of the first water.
Now he is sorry, very sorry. Royce
found a curve 10 his liking and sent 1t
spinning over the fence into back river
for TWO bases.
Then HoHmeister singled and Royce
came in with the second run for NCungS-
town. Steen sacrificed and the side
should have been retired without a
score. Garvey gave Rickert a base on
halls and both he ard Hoifmeister tai
lied ON Nussers long double 10 centre
field. This Quartette of runs gave the
visitors q lead which Wheeling could
not overcome.
It was as pretty a contest as has ever
been witnessed on base ball diamond.
Both pitchers did excellent work, but
Garvev did not have good control.
Wheeling could DO nothing with Bro
dies delivery after the fifth inning.
When in condition BrOdie is one of the
most effective twirlers in the Interstate.
He did not give a single base on balls
Yesterday. while both of Reds passes
In the fifth inning resulted in runs for
YOUNGSTOWN. Br0die'S support was
faultless. acd while one error is charg-
"a to Wheeling, the home club carried
of the fielding hOnOrs.
The game abOunded in sensational
felding plays on the part Of the local
team. any one of which would have
been a feature of an ordinary game. In
the fourth inning, with two men out,
Berry hit a long ly between centre and
right which looked good for two or
three bases Jimmy" Curtis chased ii,
and held il after a lively sprint, receiy-
ing enthusiastic applause.
Nusser's twO-base hit in the fifth in
ming struck the chewing gum sign in
centre held and he will be the frs.
PLAYER 20 receive a gold watch. He was
warmly concentrated by mCmbcrS Of
both teams.
The Un.0ntOwn. Pa. band, Of which
Smith Whaiey's brother is a member.
came into the grand stand in the sixth
iunirg and rooted" havd with hands,
feet and their musical instruments for
the home club. Smith insists that if
they came earlier iu the game they
would have so ratified the Youngstown
PLAYERS that Wheeling would have won
hands down. When they arrived Berry
was passed 10 first ard Byedie beat a
bunt 70 fUs- Cooper hunted to Lyons,
who caught the hall and flelded it TO
TAYLOR. retiring Berry in q very quicl;
double play which brought down the
"bleacHers.
In the seventh inning, wiki two out
and Mussor On second. Zinram Grove
the sphere on a ll7e toward Left field,
but Taylor lcapsd into the air and pull
ed it down. settling the trouble Tor mat
inning. One Of the star fielding plays
was made IN the eighth. Berry walked
to first Br03ie Indicted his intention
10 sacrifice and Lyons played in close
fo~ the burt Probes bat connected
with the ball ard it went over Lyons
head. but he gave . COmanche leap,
pulled It down with ore hand AID threw
70 O'Brcn In time TO retire Berry.
Wheeling's first rul was made in the
second. Lyons singled. stole second,
took another bag on WhalCy's sacrifice,
and came in on Coyle's single. In the
fourth the home players pounded the
ball hald Cld earned two runs. After
Taylor had given up the ghost at the
initial bag. O'Brisn pounded out a drive
to deep lest which save him tw0 bases.
Lyons hit Ia from; OF The plate and beat