Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-24
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NO more appropriate sobriquet was
ever applied to a ball player than the
Home Run" which usually prefixes the
name Of Robinson when written or
spoken. Robbie" was the real thing
In Mondays game, and he was the whole
show again yesterday. He established
a new batting record in the Interstate
league. The best previous record was
held by Curran. OF Springfield, who
pounded out two home runs and three
singles out OF six times at bat, a total
Of eleven bases.
Robbie" saw his eleven and went
him two better.
Robbie" faced the opposing twirlers
five times in the game The first time
up he cracked out a clean single. The
next time the sphere went sailing over
the centre field fence and OBrien was
scored. The third time it went over
right field fence and O'Brien again
tailed. In the sixth inning the leather
again cleared the centre field fence and
'Popihonce more connected with the
plate .Re eight inning Robbie"
pi0 aice one, and sent it out
to n Rck was playing away
out forN he caught the ball
against the Se field fence. 1t would
have been Gouble nine times out of
ten.
Three homers and a single, a total Of
13 bases, is the new batting record in
the Interstate league.
II Robinson's last hit had gone three
feet higher he would be between $40
and $50 richer to-day. One Of his ad-
mirers tried to raise a collection when
he made his third home run, but the
times are hard, you, know. and the
"fans" would not part with their hard
earned shekels. Nine men agree&'
however. to contrib dollar ssEh,
il he made the "A Ner. Tfough
-lncl. ,Robbie VIC bat
WIN lana you much faster com
my.
AZ aoaltlon his splendid stick
WORK Ro22l accepted three chances
"a hire. ODE was a long fly from
nun s bat in the third. He had a hard
run and leaped into the air, pulling
III ball down with one hand. 1t was
A&air-raising catch, and brought down
Die bleaehers.
Robinson was the bright particular
ltar in the game, but there were others
who distinguished themselves. Camp
bell caught liner in the fourth which
was covered with Populistic whiskers,
and must have left its mark DIESEL
played a nice game at third, but was
the only wheeling man who failed to
connect safely Reisling caught, and
did very well. It was an off day for
O'Brien and Bradley in fielding, each
having three errors, which figured in
the run column for Springfield. Pop
Lytle had four hits, and Hofmeister
ditto. but "Hofy" is a National Lacquer
now.
Poole came to Wheeling cracked up
as a "phenom, and the home club put
hin out OF the business in the second
inning. incidentally taking some Of the
ginger out Of Whistler. Rupert ct al.
Campbell and Bullock had both been
retired on easy chances. DIESEL looked
like another victim. but in an unguard-
cd moment Poole hit him with the
hall Then came a fusilade Of base
hits. Coyle, Reisling, Lyle and
O'Brien singled, and Robinson put the
ball over the fence. The net result was
six runs. Bradley doubled, but Camp
bell retired the side.
Poole had not been punished sufi-
GENTLY. and he faced Bullock in the
third. Bullock singled. Then Louie
whlstled and red-headed Cogswell came
out on the diamond. and took Poole's
Mace. DIESEL and Coyle were retired
with ease. but Reisling was hit with
the ball. and the bases were cleared on
Lvtle's double. O'Brien singled, scor-
ing Lyle, and Robinson put the ball
n back river.
Cogswell now settled down, and the
ix hits which were made OFF him, re-
led IN but two runs.
mpber was a mystery to the visit
Until the sixth, at which time
bling had such lead that he
up a little, and allowed Spring
score seven runs in the remain
the game
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