The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-31

wheeling wns lucky enough to take
:, a, two games from the strong and
,,,,pDy salem team yesterday, In the
.,,,nIps small crowd say one OF the
a,, games ever played here, which
w,r.lIng won by good luck In the
,,rh,h, after having been unable for
,.ypn innings to DO anything with
pitcher Ha,per. In tho afternoon, the
,oro,s were not In the hunt at any
,,,re and figured In their first shut
AT, o, the season. Joyce's slow dellv-
.ry didn't look puzzling, but It was
s.,ldedly deceptive, fact that is
t,,.rly demonstrated by the batting
a. lack OF batting-done by the Nall,
4,s. who got all Of two hits. Morris.
ON the other hand, was hit often by the
AZ inning after inning OF the, morn.
,nr game passed and the score ,rremain-
a. TO 0 In favor OF the visitors, the
nns began to prepare themselves for
. ,hut.out, but OF course the pfieSpect-l
al happened and IN the glorious eighth
me NaIlers scored three runs, and al
though the visitors played stiff!y, to the
sn,sh and scored once In the ninth, the
victory was Wheeling's to the tune OF
3tO2.
Harper pitched his frat game for the
salems, and he's a corker and no mis-
fake, He and Short-stop Hartzell are
ius. from the "husted" Southern league
and have greatly strengthened Salem.
For the Wheellngs, Whissen pitched
great ball, and got away with zone hit
less than the record against. the Salem
crack. A total OF Ave hits was the crop
Of the Oh!oans, and they, were never
punched,
The visitors scored the one run that
looked 10 be winner FOR several In,
n!ass. In the first. Hartzell walked on
four wide ones. was advanced on an
error by Breniff and came home after
two we're out on Palmer's single.
This was the only run during seven
and one-half long innings, but Wheel.
,ag should have scored in, the third
when the Nailers hit safely three times.
B:enifr Int FOR single but he and
whlsscn we've the victims in fast
double play by the visitors. Then came
singles by Wilson and Bruner. but Egg
CERT retired the side on fly to Hart
zall.
In the nsxt four innings not the
shadow OF 4 hit was made by the Nall
era. and thsr were striking out with
painful regularity to the, tune of about
two 10 the inning. However, in the
eighth the locals got in the game with
both feet. Wilson led off with a walk
TO the initial base, and sprinted around
to tAi.d On Burners fine single to-
right. Wilson scored on a Wild pitch,
Rruner going to second on the play.
When Wilson came in with the telng
run the crowd became very enthusiast
t!c. EsEeyt struck out. but Russell
reached first on an error by Thomas,
and both Bruner and Russell scored on
McCoUbs' fine double TO right field
that was nearly pulled down by Fgley.
MIutOn ended the inning by striking
out. srs ~ ss5s's 50
Salem made a. desperate and hair
rlising effort, 70 tie or win out In the
ninth Int failed. Palmer reached first
On Eggert's tumble, and Flgley. singled
TO center, and Eanaessy3 hit to the In
asld. retiring Fislev. Berkshire, who
had come into the game when Catcher
Williams was disabled, struck out, but
l!arpe: got base on bnlls. and the
bases we're full. HartZellsh to the
tniicld and Palmer scored That was
not the worst Of it; Hartzell was safe
at first on the play. to catch Palmer.
With three on bases, one to tie and two
TO win. the outlook was not the best
from the Wheeling point OF view, but
happily Thomas was an easy infield
out, Minton to Russell. Score.