Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

In the language of the orchard, the
base ball game between the Ohio and
Brooke county lawyers at Wellsburg
yesterday afternoon, was a pippin.
As the circus posters say, it was
worth going a hundred miles to see. +"
The local legal luminaries went up
early in the afternoon, and the natives
of the Brooke county metropolis
turned out EN- masse to greet them. 1t
was one continuous ovation to the
Wheeling lawyers. In fact, they
'ovated' so much and SO effectively i'm
pressed the local attorneys with the
/ notion that Wellsburg is the real thing.
that the ratio OF members of the bar
who left, to those who returned, was
about as l6 to l. The elephant was
exhibited in all his glory, and the
Wheeling counsellors were so intent in
gazing upon the mammoth quadruped
| that they forgot about the train.
Anxious friends may rest assured,
however, that they are in safe hands.
Business was suspended at the hour
when the game was called, and every
citizen and citizeness, full-fedged and
embryonic, assembled at the Matthews
Park to see the fun. CONGRESSMAN
Dovener was presented with a hand
book on the national game, and was
given an assistant to suggest decisions.
He umpired the game from the pitch
erS box, turning a deaf ear to those
who reminded him that his position was
behind the bat. The Captain saw a
! fellow sWiped with foul fly once. and
he was wary To his infinite credit.
1t must be said that he was more sue
| cessful than in his settlement of the
WellSburg postotfice fight. 1t is hard
Iy necessary, in view of tie fact that
talking is one of the prerogatives. if
not an Indispensable qualification for
the legal profession, to say that the
| Captains decisions were questioned.
The Wheeling team was made up as
follows: j. B. Wilson, LIST b; E. Barr,
I'd b.; Frank C. Cox, Sd b.; viii Cald-
well, short; c. A. Mabon, right; Leon
Friedman, centre; Chester Emblem
left. The battery was John Coniff and
j. p. O'Brien. Coniff was A wonder.
He worked the Rowlesburg twist in
most deceptive fashion, and with gin
ger to peddle and speed to spare. he
was more than a Chinese puzzle to the
Brooke county boys. The ladies pro-
nounced his delivery a veritable model
of grace and elegance. He moved EN-
down like blades of grass, and but for
some buttery fingered exhibition and
acrobatic tumbling and fumbling be-
hind him. he would have shut the
Wellsburg team out.
Early in the game one Of the two
balls which were furnished was lost in
the tall grass on a side street In the
fourth inning Barr sent the other out
into well, said to have been dug by
band of Indians under Simon Girty
some years ago There was a where
are7we-at expression on the faces of
the players, and as too much time
would be lost in sending to Wheeling
or Steubenville for another bail. Capt.
Dovener waived his hand majesticaly
and shouted in stentorian voice:
i declare the contest a draw"
L NJ SCUIe Was l. W ~ III FAVOR Oh
Wheeling, with indications pointing to
a wider margin when the returns were
all in. 1t looked like lead pipe for
Wheeling. anyhow, with the triumvi-
ate of official Charlie Hen
ming. Jack" Wilson and Ebert Mitch
ell-deliberately, premeditatedly and
feloniously conspiring to establish a
prima facie title to championship hon
ors for Wheeling by skillful mathe-
NAUTICAL manipulation
Emblen's four-bagger and Earr's
triple were the longest drives ever
made on the grounds. Will Caldwell
was kept busy lodging line drives, but
finally got one hot off the bat which
stuck to his fingers. 1t was a hair
raising appeal TO the bleachers.
There were other sports, including
race between Cycler Matthews and
a horse in which the latter won By
throwing mud in Matthews face. The
ball game was the piece de resistance.
Get Base Ball Tickets. "Goetze' 5. !"