Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-22
STANDING OF CLUBS.

Those pesky Yanegans had the home
I players frightened yesterday after
noon. The ball park was not a good
place for persons affected with palpi-
tation of the heart. But the thorough
bred sport, with the never-say-die
spirit, was in his glory. All the root
/ ers" were present, with their sisters,
and their cousins, and their aunts.
And they rooted"
II was a game to silence the croakers
and breed fans"
The gray led from the start, but was
passed at the quarter pole. At the half
it was nip and tuck, with the little black
| stlu showing front Then the gray
spurted, and they were neck and neck,
/ but the black was game Russell ap-
piled the whip. and the black stepped
three lengths ahead, but the pace was
too fast. OBrien was coming along
+ quietly, saving the gray for the finish.
He urged the gray for a final squirt,
and there was a noble response. The
/ black was passed, and the distance rap
| idly widened between the runners, the
gray coming under the wire seven
lengths in the lead.
And the crowd yelled itself hoarse.
That finish was one of the most eX-
citing things experienced outside the
/ pages Of a yellow back novel. 1t was
one TO tie, and two to win, with
/ Whaley at the bat. Smith had just
/ been injured in a collision with a base
! runner, and his 'Detch was up He
swung viciously and landed on the
trade mark Miller stopped the pig
skin at second, and fell in his efforts
! to reach it. Messett then made his first
| base hit on the home grounds, and in
/ the language Of the orchard, It was a
/ peach" 1t struck the centre field
I fence, and carried Whaley around to
/ third. Joe Garvey gave Gill an easy
/ chance. and walked back to the bench.
Taylor was next in order He was
in very good order, but he did some
/ thing to create considerable disorder.
/ Hewitt tried him on a straight one,
] NbtCINu Will BpNl4otlC Nill9iANi -
! Bill" caught it on the end of his bat,
and it dropped just outside the left field
/ fence. No cOlqUering military hero
returning from battle, was ever accord
ed a more fiattering ovation than was
! BILL" when he touched the plate after
! completing his circuit of the bases.
The only man in the park who was
| not on his feet was q fellow who had
! both legs amputated in a railroad col
| lsion. and the only voice which was not
in active use. was that Of a mute in
ro0ters' row.
Hewitt looked very weary, and he
/ allowed Pap" O'Brien to walk TO first.
/ Then Coyle banged the ball TO centre
! and Lyons 10 right, and O'Brien kissed
/ the Barney stone. EastOn hit in the
| intield. and COyle was thrown out at
the plate Curtis, Whaley and Messett
took hand in the fight, each making
nice singles, and an error by Ross
helped very materially in adding a
] uuartette of runs to Wheeling's score,
| and cliuchmg a well-earned victory.
The game was scrappy and exciting
from the first. and was won and lost
several times by the home club Wheel
I hits and two fielding errors. New Cas-
tie made one in the first, and two in
each of the three succeeding innings.
Two errors were responsible fer four
of the runs. Wheeling tied in the
. sixth, on singles by Garvey-his first
/ OF the seasOn-and Lyons. and doubles
in deep left by O'Brien and COyle. Gar
/ vev lost control in the seventh. and
[ passed two men to first, both scoring
7 on R0ss's double. Ross scoring on
. Grafiius' single, giving New Castle a
I lead of three runs. 1t looked like
, Wheeling would tie in the eighth. Tay-
/ lor opened up with home run drive
I over the fence. O'BTien doubled, and
came in on safe ones by Coyle and
Lyons EastOn went 10 bat in place
/ of McCinniS, and famed and Curtis
died at first. and with him died the
1 homes Of nine-tenthS Of the local fans
II was a large crowd. and it Will be
/ larger to-day The ladies were out in
I force. and the section Of the grand
I stand reserved for them was complete
IL filed The boys choir was pres
ent. as guests Of the management. and
rooted hard for Wheeling through
ont the game. The occasion was also
/ d;gnifed by the presence of a delega-
/ ton from the city Council. headed by
Mayor Puts and Col. Thos. O'Brien.
! Most persons in the grand stand took
of their hats as the party Of statesmen
/ entered.
The score:
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