Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-23

The Register yesterday made a few OBJ
servations on the potency of ginger" in
swinging base ball results. In the after
mon there was an exhibition of snappy
plaving by a visiting team at the Island
park, which ought to serve as an example
worthy of imitation.
II Lew Whistler did nothing else than
infuse life into his team, the Springfield
club owners made a master stroke when
they secured his signature to playing
contract. When Umpire Keefe called the
game It was as If basket of maspies hao
been liberated. There was a continual
chatter from all parts of the field that en-
couraged Madden, and infused commence
into the entire club. They put up game
which would defeat Toledo. New Castle
or any other aggregation in the league.
II the Wheeling players cannot be MADE
to realize that they have voices, and the
purposes to which they might be put, Man
aver Harrington should secure big pho
nograph and place it on the chewing gum
sign to sing a song of cheer VI" when
the local players are in the field Not that
any reasonable complaint can be made
against the work of the club yesterday
! it was far above the average-but ginger
begets confidence, apd confidence makes
base hits. and base hits figure in runs,
AMI runs were painfully lacking on the
Wheeling side yesterday afternoon. a lit
tie more ginger" Manager Harrington, If
Won please. and the fans" will turn out
In having numbers whether the club wins
or loses.
Ii was a beautiful game-a perfect
poem" as one fair ''rooter" expressed ii.
1t was a contest between a red-headed
Irishman on one side and another typical
son of the "ould sod on the other. Not
run would have been made in the nine IN
nings If the fielding had been perfect.
Garvey and Madden were at their best,
and both pitched pennant winning ball.
Luck. and a shade the better playing, won
the game for Springfield.
Madden pitched phenomenal game fop
five innings, shutting the home team out
without a hit. Pop" Lyle smashed the
first pitched bali away out to center. 1t
was going over the fence. but strong
breeze was blowing, and when it dropped
Ashenback was under it. Even the winds
sonspire to defeat Wheeling. Robinson
made the FIRST hit in the sixth. but he did
not get past the first station. In the next
inning Campbell sent a two-bagger over
right field fence, and went to third on
Bullocks out at first. but was retired on
trying to score on Deisers hit to Kuhn.
In the next inning Carney cracked out
double. and reached third on Lytle's out
at first, but O'Brien popped up an easy
infed fly.
1t looked like shut out in the ninth.
Robinson and Bradley both gave up at
first, and Campbell hit to Reilly, who
made bad throw TO first. Then Bullock
sent out a double to deep center, and Sis
tersville Billy placed a pair Of No. Tril-
bys on the plate 1t all depended on Jakey
DIESEL. and he knocked a foul. Herring
ton took in the situation and decided 10
put man with a reputation at the bat.
Reisling had knocked home run one
bright day in the dim and misty past. and
he was sent up to the plate to duplicate
the performance. The strain was too
much for Reislings nerves, and he famed
the atmosphere.
Springfield won by punching three sim
giles in the second inning. Hoffmeistsr
went out on a foul fly to Gordon. Wits
tier singled to left field. and Reilly followed
I'D by banging a safe one to center. Kuhn
hit to Bullock who flelded the ball 10
Bradley. Bradley was too anxious to COM
plcte a double play by retiring Kuhn at
first. and he allowed the ball 20 drop from
his hands. The bases were filed when Ru-
pert came to the bat. After sending seven
foul flies over the fence. he connected safe
~ to left field and two men came in, but
Kuhn was retired at third. and Madden
afterward flew out to Robinson.
An error was responsible for, the other
run made by the visitors in the fourth in
ming. Whistler hit to DIESEL. who fum-
bled the ball He was sacrificed 10 second
by Reilly Kuhn was retired at first, and
Whistler went to third. scoring on a single
by Rupert Only one scratch hit was
made off Gsrvey after this inning. The
score: