Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-11
|CDRBET1 WAS TIE Feature
OF the Mansfield Wheeling Game Yes
terday Afternoon.
The Ex-Champion Played Very
Nice Game at the Bat and in the
Field-Two Games Will Be Play
ed for One Admission This After
noon Ball Games Elsewhere.
Other Sporting Matters.


list of the world, was an attraction
for a big crowd of Wheeling people
yesterday. He played first base for
the local ball club in championship
game with Mansfield, and boxed three
rouds with McVey, at the wheeling
Park Casino, after the exhibition OF the
virisdope pictures of his Carson City
fight with Fitzsimmons. Corbett ar
rived in the morning, in company with
his manager, William A. Brady, and
his sparring partner, McVey. There
was a crowd Of small boys following
his carriage and another crowd at the
Mcclure House, where he registered.
He went at once to his room.
The ex-champion has not yet lost
his drawing powers. This fact was
In evidence at the base ball park in
the afternoon, where LOO people as
sembled, in spite of the counter at
traction on the fair grounds. Jim is
a man of many accomplishments. In
addition to being the most scientific
boxer in the world, he is a fair actor
and good ball player.
Corbett's playing was feature of
the game between Mansfield and
Wheeling, which required ten innings
to decide, and largely because Of Cor
belts two-bagger in the ninth. Cor
bett received only half of the gross
gate receipts, so it will be seen that
he is making a fairly good living for
a "has-been." He also got a good
price for his exhibition at the Park
Casino.
Corbett's work was very good in
yesterdays game, with the exception
OF slight stiffness in his fielding.
He accepted number of difficult
chazes, including the catch of foul
/ fy for which he had to lean over the
bleacher fence. He is charged with
two errors, however, and they were
responsible for run in the eighth in
ming. He carried off the batting hon
ors on the Wheeling side, making
two singles and a double in five times
at bat He was applauded each time
he came to bat. He was very much
tickled in the fifth inning when he
reached first after striking out. the
last ball being wild pitch.
Arlie Latham was the clown of the
game, but a rooter on the bleachers
divided honors with him. Aries
monkey" business would make any
body laugh. He illustrated a prize
fight for the benefit of Corbett, and
kept up a running fire. of repartee
with the big first baseman.
1t was a pitchers contest through
out, and honors were divide Wheel
ing had several opportunities to win.
The first score by Wheeling was made
in the third, when Corbett led off with
a hit and scored on Bradley's two
Dagger. In the fifth another was add
ed. "Sistersville Billy" singled to
left field, took second on Bradley's
base on balls, and scored on Vetter's
1nfield hit, which forced Bradley out
at second.
Campbell held Mansfield down to
three hits in the first five innings.
In the sixth, with two men out. Katz
doubled to deep right and Burke nut
one in the same place. Then Werrick
sent a high fly out to left field near
left foul line. Miller should have
taken it, but it dropped safe. and
Miller stood hunting for the ball while
Werrick made the circuit of the bags.
Burke also tallying.
Wheeling tied the score in the next
inning. Campbell led off with a.
double, went to third while Bradley
was being retired and scored on Vet
ter's single. Then there VISA anothar
eee-saw and the visitors took the
lead. In the eighth Sip,er led of
with hit, stole second, and came
home on an error by Corhett. which
gave Werrick life. In the first half
of the ninth Wheeling tied again.
After Campbell had famed Corbett
sent double over left field fence.
and Bradley sent the ball over the
right field fence, earning the run.
Mansfield was shut out in the last
half of the ninth, with the aid of A
quick double. In Wheeling. half Of
the tenth Shay singled and was re-
tired while trying to steal second. If
he had not made the effort he wou,d
have gone to third on Messett's line
drive to right field and Wheeling might
have won the game. In the last half
of the tenth Francis and Sipler both
hit out long flies to Bradley and were