Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-31
STANDING nr CLUES.

Wheeling 'fans" were treated to the
spectacle. which has been exceedingly
rare this summer. of the home team
winning out in a Garrison finish.
The opposing club was the Toledos,
the leaders and probable pennant win
ners in the Interstate League. The
home team outplayed the visitors at
every point, and fairly earned the vic
tory. "Sistersyille Billy" Campbell
was on the rubber and for the first
three innings it looked like it was one
of his off days. Ee settled down, how
ever, at a critical time. and did not al
low the visitors to connect with the
home plate after the fifth inning His
support was gilt-eGged. When quick
double plays were needed to pull him
out of a hole the fielders were equal to
the emergency Toledo felded slowly
and poorly. and but for the errors be
hind Darby. he might have won his
game
Toledo started the fun in the second
inning. when singles by Hartman.
Beck and Meyers brought in an cara
ed run. Wheeling tied the score in the
second. when Shay scored on MessittS
single and an error by Hartman. In
the third. Toledo found Campbell for
four singles and a three Dagger by
Hartman. which Melted them five runs.
Wheeling went to bat in the next in
ming. and came within one run or tie
ing the score. -Four runs came in on
three doubles over the right field fence,
a base on balls. a double steal. and @
tumble by LanSf0rd In the fifth the
visitors increased their lead. Smith
singled. and started TO steal second.
Donohue made a wild throw TO catch
him. and he took another base, scoring
on a long fly.
At this point Toledo stopped making
runs. while the Wheeling players
nerved themselves for a final effort.
The opportunity came in the eighth.
Shay led off with a clean single to right
field Lucas flew out to center. Camp
bell waited for Darby to put the ball
over the plate. and got 70 first on four
wild ones Bradley ditto, filing the
bags. Netters pounded out a long fly
10 right field, on which Shay scored.
Campbell came In on q single to center
by Bilee Taylor and Bradley was re-
tired at the plaet while trying to make
home on the same hit
The home players went to bat in the
ninth with the score a tie. with blood
I'm their ewes. TOrreysOn caused the
hopes of the 'rOOtars' 10 droD when he
gave up the ghost at first. Miller sin
gled to center field, and Donohue put
one In the same pltce. SHAY hit %
Darby. and ne stopped the bali with
MS left hand. On, it rolled away from
aim. and the bases We're full with bUc
,ne man out. Lucas was given the
rlad hand when he stepped to- the
plate. but ne appeared to realize how
much depended on him, and he famed
he brecZes. while the ble2chers aEuD
.Ost heart. All now depended on Camp
he'll. who had q glorious opportunity
10 win his own same. He allowed q
f-w balls to pass. for the purpose Of
testing Darbv's ability 20 put the sphere
over the plate i'm a tight place. Then
he connected with one, and IT rolled
Slowly over loNtIu tIiN 't9S- El'-E
sprinted as ne never did before and
reached the bag ahead of the bah, al
lowing the winning run to come In.
Then Bradley. who had failed to con-
meet safely during The game, came ND
with jealousy sticking cut an over
hun. He saved a cipher in the hit
column. and incidentally clinched the
victory. by lifting the ball over 'he
fence. which was so much in evidence
i'm the game. bringing in ,vo more
runs. Vauere walked. filing the BAGS,
and fl begin To look like the fire Ge-
par,ment would have to be called 20
get the SIDE out. but Taylor sent a fly
out 10 Smith. which he squeezed. The
score.
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