The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-12

To-day's games Youngstown at
wheeling; Dayton at Fort Wayne;
Springfield at Toledo; New Castle al
Mansfield,
Though the wheeiinEs ana founSs'
towns aid not succeed in playing more
than iva full innings yesterday after
NOON. during which Wheeling had made
nine runs while the visitors had none.
vet Wheeling gets victory through the
grace OF Umpire Ellery
The threatened weather had kept the
crowd down to about 800. Two innings
had been played. and tho Youngstown
,s,m was taking the field for the first
half OF the third. when the rain began to
come down lightly. The visitors were 80
r,rin the rear that the word was passed
around to play for the rain that could be
seen approaching. First, RicEert had
trouble with his glove and delayed play
.hout three minutes. Then the visitors
bsEan TO pass the ball around the dia-
uond alullessly, plainly with the object
q, delaying the game. Finally Pitcher
pr,dgs made one OF the widest throws
toward Arst ever seen here. The ball
wen, behind the bleachens and another
minute or two was lost Umpire Ellery
t,s warned the Giants TO cease these
t,,a.ory tactics. and at last lost patience
and. advancing from the home plate to
the middle Of the diamond, SnRounced:
Game. Wheeling wins, Q TO 0.
Then Captain Manager sgcheioie ana
his players crowded around the otnc!a'
nrI made an angry protest, Schein!e III
particular conducting himself hEe
bgy. hut the official was firm ard de-
clIned to cali back his decision.
Tho Youngstowns los, the. game py
thslr unsportSmanlike tactics ioE
would have been impossible to compete
Aye innings before the ra!u came doWh
So heavily that the diamond became a
sea Of mud and water.
entirely too one-sided TO be Interesting
Garvey and Jordan entered the box as
on,oslnr twlrlers. and the honors were
easIIy with the red-headed Pittsburgher
In Tho two innings seven OF the Giants
C,red him and nOt hit was made. Jor-
dan on The other hand. was the victim in
tbs finest batting exhibition OF the sea
s1n and was replaced by Brodie IN the
second Inning, who was also warmly re-
ceived.
For the Wheellngs. Curtis was the first
man UP and was an out from Berry L"
Royce, Then came hit after hit. and run
followed run greatly to the cdihcation OF
The fans and TO the dismRy Of the knock
era Who have said Wheeling couldn't nit
a hay-stack. McGinniss. Taylor and
O'Brien made singles. Lyons hit for Two
bases, Whaley for one. Coyle wound up
the eeancc by lining one over the LETT
Anld fence for a clean homer Messett
and Garvey followed. and were outs.
In the second inning the NailerS made
three runs on Brodic's pitching. Curtis
cot a base on balls but McGinniss was
ar out. On Taylor'S infield hit, Curtis
vas an out, and the prospect Tor runs
was slim. On Hoffme!steTB error. now.
ever, O'Brien reached flrBt, and LyonH
three Dagger cleared the bascs. On Ber-
rvs mIsplay, whaley reached nrTt and
Lyons sconed the third nun OF the inning.
Coyle made his second hit, but MesSetts
ny to steen retired the side.
For Youngstown, IN tho hrst inning
Cooper was an out from Gnrvey to
O'RrIen. Royce got life on Thylor'S err
ror, HohmAs;er sent q ny TO Curtis that
vas accepted and Steen went 90 tho mi
tIal bnE on four wide tines. Much de-
pended on Ricker-t, but he was unequal
to the emergency. being an out from
whaley TO O'Brten. In the second inning
the vlsltorS went out in one-two-thrce
order.
Snors.