Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-09

eur NOCe5.
The Mansfelds We're not in it yester-
DAY.
They ran against one Campbell in
the pitchers box for the home team,
and as a result great gobs Of grief were
s.rown am over the Island grounds.
The visitors made heroic attempts to
solve the Wheeling pitchers curves
or fnfuse a sufficient amount Of ginger
into their efforts. but they failed most
sipnallv. and While it was great game
in many respects it was very minter-
es,ing in the matter Of runs on the
Mans6elds' side.
Beadle. the alleged wonder, was IN
The box for Mansfield, but he was an
easv mark for the home team. His
delivery was solved at an early stage
in the proceedings, and the Wheeling
bovs had a good deal of quiet fun with
him. as the details will show.
The game was the finest of The sea-
son TWO misplays figure in the score.
One Of these was Crtis's drop OF
nv from Lynchs bat in the fourth IN
ming The Wheeling fielder got one
mirr on the ball after a hard run across
the muddy outfeld and was then I'M
lucl,v enough to drop the ball. The
Na,sfelds' error wcs Ely's drop OF
nv in right field. The fielding was
sborn throughout, as is shown by the
unusually large number Of double plays
-four. The best of the quartette was
that in which Curtis and Whaley hg-
u~sd in the fourth inning. Lynch was
safe on Curtis's drop of his fly. Wer-
rick got to first on balls and Mangan
SINGLED. Lynch would have scored but
for an unfortunate fall in the mud
off third base. With three on bases
and nobody out. il looked like a sure
tbing that the visitors would tie the
score but it was not to he. Somers
hit 10 centre. and after hard run
Curtis pulled down the ball to the sur
Drise of nirc-Jerths Of the spectators,
and fired it across TO Whaley for
double retiring Werrick. Again
Lynch failed to- take advantage of an
opportunity 10 score. and a second later
The side was retired on Ely's easy fly TO
Vetters in right. The crowd gave
mighty shout when the suspense was
over and no runs had resulted.
The game was remarkable for the
large number Of hits made by Wheeling
resulting i'm so small a number of runs.
Al the end Of the eighth inning the
locals had made fourteen hits on which
only three scores resulted. The hits
were punched we'll enough, but the
grounds we're so wet that fast running
was ont of the question.
Wheeling scored one run in the first
and another i'm the second inning. In
the first Taylor opened the game with
a two-bagger. Lyons sacrificed and
OBrien singled in the run. Netters
cracked ono a nice hit, but on McGin-
mis- iufeld hit was doubled up. In the
second with TWO out, loft singled and
Campbell followed suit. likewise Tay-
Tor scoring the run. With two on bases
Lyons sent an easy one TO the inheld
for the third out
In the sixth Wheeling gathered in
another. Curtis was an out; Whaley
was safe on an error and went to third
on Toft's single. Lynch caught Whaley
bv a fine throw to third. However,
WbaIey would not have been out had
ne not slipped in the mud Campbell
sent a sky-scraper to right centre. Both
Somers and Ely went after the ball and
couided. the ball falling safe, loft Scor-
ing and Campbell taking two bases.
Ely was hurt and retired from right IN
favor of Van Giesen.
In the ninth the Nai!ers gave a great
exhibition of hard hitting. Lyons led
off with a single O'Brien sacrificed,
Veuers hit for Two bases, McGinniS was
an out. but Curtis and Whaley made
two-baggers. making three runs for the
inning. loft retired the side.
Mansfield was dangerous at several
stages of the game. outside Of the
fourth. described above. The visitors
hooked sure to escape a shut-out in the
ninth. bur 1t ended in the looking.
Mangar Ted off with a two-bagser over
the right field fence and Somers got a
base ON balls. but Van Giesen acd Bea-
die struck out and "Arlie" Latham sent
a Ay to Vetters that was easy. Score:
WHEELING. - r. H. =. A f:
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