Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-31
WHEELING 8: SALEM 2.
SALEM 8; WHEELING o..
CANTON 3; JAMES WILLIE z
GAINESVILLE Is; CANTON /.
STANDING OF CLl

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"Who won the game, lke?
Knothole key locked into the race
of the ouestioner, and after satisfying
himself that 1t was an honest query,
and not an attempted roast, he re-
Piled
"Dere w1zzen no game. De Salems
jes' played a practice game wild scrub
team. and whitewashed 'em nine to
nuttim'."
'Knockin', eh?"
Nav, | amt 'nockin'. Dat wuz de
fust game wot / give up me dough t
see an any bloke wot's got ak and
won't use it after dat frost don't un'er-
stan de principles O de- game, see?
Say I'm goin' to roargnize de Howley
town DIRTY Necks an chal'enj de
Wheelin's fer a fffty-cent Rocket on
de tunnel green, an I'll give we a
straight tip-put all de coin y can raise
on de Dirty Necks.
Il amt no 'nocker, but when a guy
don't git run fer lis money, 'e's got
a kick comin'. Dem Salems is ball
players, sure huff, but dey amt got
muffin on de Wheelins at dat. l
Thought Cat Petite Somers wuz on de
shelf, but see he's amp'tated' is whis-
kers, an took some O de liXir O life,
an 'e's as clipper as a twoyear-old.
'E's got a good block on i'm, dat Som
ers, an l guess 'e's been putin dem
colts next tc de points O de game.
Anyhow, dey's got ginger t peddle,
an I'm a-tellin' " OATS wot counts.
II never wuZ dead stuck on dis
dinky leg. but took a gran stan seat
on de bridge in de mornin', an when
I sees de boys pull out in de eight /
gifts t'inkin' mebbe l wuz wrong. OATS
how dey come Z git me silver in de af-
ternoon. 1 wanted T. 'Dccurage de boys,
see? Say. dat mornir' game wuz a
peach. | will say dat much fer de
Wheelin's. Dey WIZ a-fannin' at de
bat, but dey wuz a-fghtin' hard all de
time If dey'd only done it in de secon'
game. it'd been wort money to 'em
How? Well, it's like dis Y see. when
many dere, but when dey played rocky.
dere WIZ a big crowd. Oh, wait till y
hear de 'nockin on dat game.
"But say, it wuz rawtin', an I'm
a-givin' it t y straight. I don't t'ink
dat Pritchard is de warmest ting dat
ever happened, but dey ought t had
i'm in de game. Den mebbe dey
wouldn't "a bin gcose-aiged. On de
lebbel, dey only 'nocked two balls out
side o de damon. not countin' dere
two measly hits, an dere fouls. Dey
say dat Joyce learned de game in county
Cork-mebbe OATS de reason 'e's a
corker-but I nebber heard tell O. i'm
wearin' no medals at dat. Dem balls
come sailin' over dat plate big as
bowlin' balls, but de boys didn't have
dere glasses wild EN-. l dunno, mebbe
dey celebrated winnin' in de mornin'.
and den mebbe dey wuzzent used t.
playln' crowded house. Any
how, dey seemed t have it up in dere
necks, and dey do say dere were re-
Joycin' on de odder side. Say, wot a.
y tink O. dat 'un, Ell 4? Amt bad. is ito
'Dey bin a-tellin' me dat de reason
Ter de errors wuz de bad out field but
dat don't go wild me no more. see ?
Wen dat Horn I'd see a fly comm he'd
say de Lords Prayer tree times, an
den skate after it, an she'd drop safe.
Dey can't tell me dat its de fault o. de
groun's. Dat Horn was in a trance.
OATS de reason NV it, an nuthin else.
Dey say dat Eggert's a good 'un, but
dey won't name any ball clubs after
him less he improves, OATS a cinch.
But say, de way dat ketcher nip
ped off de runners wot was tryin' t.
commit Larceny on de second bag-dat
wuz funny. Dey wuz caught a mile
every time, but dey kept on a-tryin'
like de man wot's groggy in prize
fight. Dey was jeIus, guess, O. dat
little pretzel-or Hartzell-or whatever
Us name is-de Teller dat looks like
Reddy Gallagher. Say 'ees a Splinter
from Sprintersville. 'Ee come pooty
near bein' de whole show. Dat Teller
III have to be watched, or EEL be
breakin' into de big leeg.
"Oh, twas a rocky game, but y
Can read all bout 1t in de papers.
Gink III go up on de bridge again
tmorrer afternoon, t see if de boys
redeem themselves. I'll have good com
p'ny up dere. Deres some swell
blokes, wot owns houses and lots, an
makes dere twenty sinners week
wot's got reserve sets on de bridge
Dey marks off dere score cards wild a
pencil, an dey talks like deys got de
Whole DUN Oli ue SdIutS III ueI04 DlOCkS
Dey kant afford t pay de price, but
rey roasts de players jist de same
Say, dat amt right, is it? Dis is de
last nockin I'll do till / gives UP
anudder quarter fer me seat on de
bleachers.
"Say, diden tend t put Y mex t
dis, but l guess l will. De reason de
Wheelin's lost, dcy was hoo-dooed
Yes, dey was hoo-dooed, an yer
tumble servants de hoo-doo. When
ever | sees game trou' de knot hole
dey wins. Whenever dey makes me
cut loose from me coin, dey looses
Odder years dey used to let me In fer
me rootin'. | amt lost none o. me
rootin 'bilities Say, kinda drop hint
to Starr and BUGGY, will y'?'
The score, morning game:
Morning.
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