Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-18
GINGER WAS THE Feature
Of the Opening Of the Ohio State
League Season in Wheeling.

Morris Superb Work in the BOX
Enabled Wheeling to Win Inc
First Game from Canton-Re
suits Of Bowling Games Last
Night Boxing Notes and O1ner
Sporting Matters.
There were no spectacular curly
kews attending the opening OF the UNIV
State League season in this CITY, NO
brass band was there to sound paeah
of victory or a dirge. No Mayor, or
other dignitary, tossed the leather
sphere. There was no eloquence' no
silver-mounted bats, no bouquets.
But there was ginger to peddle.
The managers of the two teams
opened a barrel of it, and the result
was a contest OF the sort which inten-
SITES the interest in the game, and IN
cidentally begets fans" And, pest
of all, it ended in victory for the
home team.
Fast and snappy ball playing. as
substitute for circus features, made
very suspicious opening to the season.
The spectators were delighted, and
when they go home pleased. it's dol
lars to doughnuts that they will re-
turn.
After defeating the Interstate clubs,
and then taking fall out OF st. Louis,
it was expected that Canton would WIN
from Wheeling in the opening game.
That the visitors did not do so, was
largely due to the superb pitching OF
Morris. He is a cool-headed fellow,
of infinite resources in the pitching
line. He kept the Cantonese guessing,
and they had not found solution to
his delivery when the game ended
His speed and control were remark
able. Up to the eighth inning but one
hit was made off his delivery, and but
for a bad throw to second by Morris
himself, in that inning, the score OF
the visitors would have been repre-
sented by a big round cipher. An
other hit was made in the ninth, but it
was a rank scratch.
The work of the team was gllt-edged,
and all the players are entitled to
credit, but there was scrappy little
fellow on the second bag who was the
whole show. Eggert was at bat four
times, and made three hits and one
run. He accepted twelve out of thir-
teen fielding chances, and figured in
two very neat double plays. In the
last inning he ran away out in center
field, pulled down a fly from Ham
mond's bat, and fielded it to Pritchard
before Williams got back to the initial
bag. 1t was a sensational climax to
as pretty an exhibition of ball playing
as the spectators ever saw.
The visitors also put up a magnificent
game, and fought stubbornly for the
victory. They are a sprightly lot of
ball tossers, and splendid fielders.
What they will do with their sticks,
remains to be seen. Their hitting was
not in evidence yesterday.
Wheeling started the run making at
the first crack out of the box. Pritch-
ard died at first on an infield hit, but
Koran waited for good one, and
ht1f OF oor~f
drove a long hit out to left garden;
Davis followed with double, and both
crossed the plat on Breneff's single.
Another run was added in the secono
inning. Minton drew a base on balls,
went to third on Morris clean single
to center, and trotted home on Pritch-
ards fly out to left. The home club
drew blanks during the remainder of
the game.
The visitors did not get a man past
first base until the eighth inning. Hal
lam led off with a hit to center field.
Anderson hunted, and Morris gathered
up the ball, and fielded it little wild
to Eggert Both were safe. Lyons hit
to short, forcing Anderson out at sec
ond. Middleton walked, filling the
bags. Drumm sent a long fly to center,
and Hallam tailed on the throw in TO
the plate. Middleton got gay at first,
and was caught mapping, retiring the
side
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