The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-26
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wheeling was an Easy Winner IN the
First Three Games OF the Wheeling.
cincinnati serlss, Witch Opened Here
Last Sight-rhe Visitors Were Not Up
10 Their Real Form,
The lnter-clty series OF ten.plns be-
tween Wheeling and Cincinnati teams
for a stake OF 1900, opened last night ut
the Ferte alleys In this city, and It was
a most suspicious opening from the local
point of view. the Nailers winning three
straight before a large and enthusiastic
crowd. There was only n feature that
marred the good feeling that has pre-
vailed between the bowlers OF the two
teams, and this came at the beginning
OF the third game. Campbell, OF the
WheelingS, It was claimed, had been
rolling n bail OF larger circumference
than twcnty-seven inches, the limit Inn
posed by the rules OF the American
bowling Congress. Manager Datker, OF
Tho Cincinnati team, brought the ball to
The attention OF Umpire MCGOWAN, on
whose alley 1t had been rolled by Camp
he'll. and entered a protest, which was
allowed 10 the point OF giving Campbell
A cooSc-egg in the frame rolled Just pre-
ylors to the claim being made. The
Cincinnati manager wanted Campbell's
scores In the first and second games
thrown out; this would have given the
visitors both of these games. The TIM
pIre. however, ruled that he had no
knowledge that Campbell rolled the ille2
gal ball in the games already completed,
and declined to entertain the claim. At
by the Visitors and, the third game was
proceeded with.
In the first game the locals made a
bad start and their admirers feared that
they we're going to lose the opening con-
test, but they braced up in good style
and ere the fourth frame had been
completed they were up with their oppo-
nents and then passed them and widen
ed the gap with each succeeding frame.
In the sixth frame, the crowd went wild
when both Fette and Handlan made
double header strikes. The enthusiasm
Increased, II that were possible, in the
eighth when the locals made the first
thirty Of the game. The visitors were
hopelessly in the rear, but they played
their game to the last and two of their
men ended the tenth frame with double
strikes.
Wheeling played a brilliant game in
the second contest, making many diff
cult spares that were received
with cheers. Brown made the first
"thirty' In the sixth frame. In the
seventh. a very difficult spare, two pins
wide apart. was made by Schad, Of the
Cincinnati team, and the "old man" was
given the ovation OF the night. Hand
Ian, Of the locals, finished strong with
the last of three successive strikes in the
ninth frame. The score was so one
sided in this game that the result was q
foregone conclusion long before the fin
tsh.
After the delay, caused by Campbell's
ball being protested, the third game pro-
ceedeG Campbell's nerve wasn't lost in
the shuttle. however, for he put up a
notable game. making a phenomenal
spare in the third frame that brought
down the house. In the seventh, Fette
and Stevenson came to the front with
difficult spares that were duly apprecia-
ted by the audience.
The detailed scores OF the evening
were as follows: