The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-11
" To-DAY's GAMES.
Mansfield at Wheeling,
New Castle at Youngstown.
Dayton at Springfield,
Toledo at Fort Wayne,

Seventeen hundred people thronged
the base ball park yesterday afternoon,
filling the grand stand and bleachers,
The attraction extraordinary was the
championship game between Wheeling
and Mansfield with ex-champion jim
Corbett playing first base fog the Nall
ers The big Californian showed that
he isn't a nonentlty when It comes to
playing the national game, fact that
is attested to by three hits, one two
bagger over the fence, two runs and
fourteen put-outs. His two errors were
both excusable.
The only thing that marred the enjoy
ment of the big crowd was the fact that
Wheeling lost the game. even though
ten innings were required TO do the Job.
Campbell and Beam we're the opposing
pitchers, and Campbell had far and
away the better OF the argument, as
several OF the eleven hits made Off his
delivery were on the scratch order. The
Wheeling fielders were away off at
lltllth anu GNtAg Hllsllug was NOallNs
A feature of the game was the phe-
nomenal catch made by Corbett in the
eighth Inning. Burke sent up high foul
ny that looked good TO land In the
crowd that was gathered In front Of the
right field bleachers, but the big fellow
got under the ball and barely succeed
cd In making the catch.
Wheeling got two hits In the first in
ming, but double play prevented run
getting, In the third inning, Corbett led
OF with hit and reached third on
Bradley's two-bagger over the right
field fence; passed ball by Lynch let
In the run. The next two men were outs
and no more runs resulted In the fifth
Wheeling got another With Messett an
out, Campbell hit for single. Cnrbett
missed the third strike, but as Lynch
was also in the missing brigade, the
big Californian reached first base. a
base on balls to Bradley filled the bases
and on Vetters' intield hit, Campbell
scored.
In the sixth inning, Mansfield reaped
a harvest Of three scores. With two
down, Katz hit for two bases and Burke
followed suit. Werlich hit to left field
high in the air for what Should have
been an easy out for either Taylor o.
Miller. Torreyson called for Taylor to
take 1t. but for some reason "BiIl" stop
ped. and then, too late, Miller started
for II again. but OF course missed 1t.
While three Wheeling felders were
hunting for the ball. Robinson made the
circuit Of the bases. the first home run
on hit in the grounds ever made at
the Island park.
Wheeling tied the score In the sew
enth. Campbell. who seetRsito have be-
come big man" with the stick, lined
out the sphere for two bases, and, after
Corbett and Bradley had been disposed
Of came in on Vetterf single.
In the eighth. Mansfield scored anoth-
er on single and two errors by Cor
bett.
Amid great excitement Wheeling tied
the score In the ninth inning Corbett
hit for two bases and Bradley duplca
ted the performance. the first earned
run made by the Nallera
Mansfield couldn't win .out In the
tenth, but In their half the MansHelds
won out. With two out. .Ratz hit for n
single and scored on Burke's second
two-bagger. a hit to deep center. The
throw to the plate was good, but about
second too late. Score: