Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-30
STANDING OF CLUBS.


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Some time between sunset Monday
and sunrise Tuesday, Bobby Dobbs and
Eddie Poole had fierce argument on
the general subject of mascots ana
hoodoos. Bobby was insisting that
mascot would win all the close games
for Wheeling. Poole was skeptlc
lust at the hour when graves yaWn ana
give I'D their dead, the pair sailed
north. Poole having agreed to give
Dobbs' theories the fullest and freese
test.
They had not proceeded far when
the dimfnutive center fielder espled
through crack in the fence surround
ing an Island residence, a pair OF OBJ
iects which swayed to and fro in the
breezes. the moonlight revealing alter
nate stripes of yellow and white.
"Sh!" said Dobbs in stage whisper,
as he stopped suddenly. Here's work
to be done. That's just the thing
Quick as a flash Bobby leaped over
the fence, Poole following. With cat
like tread, he stole closer to the NOV
ing objects, then stopped, and with a
quick jerk pulled pair of ladies' hose
from a clothes line.
"If they're big enough, we win to-
morrow, Eddie" was Dobbs' only re-
mark as he thrust the stockings into
the inner recesses of his pantaloons
pocket.
When he reached home a superficial
examination was sufficient to convince
Bobby that they were ample in dimen-
sions. There was something Spanish
about the color combination, however,
and this led Dobbs to remark to Poole,
as he said goodnight:
More useful than ornamental, Ed
die
Dobbs was fearfully and wonderfully
made UP in the game, from his well
worn cap to his faded blue trousers
and "yaller" socks, but he laughed up
his sleeve while the Dayton players
were guying him, as he thought of
the luck his hosiery would bring to his
team. Bobby was right in the push
himself. Out of four times up, he
drove out two triples and a single. He
also made neat sacrifice hit and got
base on balls, while his fielding record
was perfect.
The three thousand or more fans"
who failed to witness yesterdays game
missed their last opportunity to see the
Nailers in their misfit garments.
When they next appear on the dia-
mond it will be in new uniforms of
white flannel. There was much rejoic-
ing among the players yesterday over
this fact, and fireworks celebration
at the Howell House in the evening.
Dobbs' mascot worked well. Poole
had Armour's Gid Soldiers white
washed, and nine large and influential
goose eggs would have represented
their efforts to scrape up an acquaint-
ance with the home plate, but for
stupid blunder which allowed the Wis
i.ors to tie the score.
Miserable base running had lost Day.
ton an opportunity to score in the
fourth On single, followed by dou-
Bile. Wheelings blunder came in the
eighth, with two men out. Poole had
sent Donnelly to first on balls, and he
had advanced to second on Franks
single. Reiman popped up a fly back
of third, which was an easy sprint for
Strang. Leahy also started after it,
and the two fearing collision, stop
ped running, allowing the ball to drop
safe between them. DonneMy scored
and Reilnan took two bases. Then
Miller made scratch infield hit, on
which Frank scored. Poole was rat
tied, as well he might be. Knau fol-
lowed up with triple, which cleared
the bases, and while the local players
were tossing the ball about he ran in
with the tieing score.
Errors by the visitors were respon
sible for Wheelings first three runs.
In the fifth Niles got life on Whalen's
bad throw to first, and scored on sac
rifice by Lyons and safe hunts by Dom
ahue and Strang. In the sixth Cote
singled, went to second on Cawley's
muff of Poole's fly in front of the plate
and scored while the next two men
were being retired at first on infield
hits.
In the tenth, with Leahy out, Cote
and Poole singled and the former get
shade the advantage of a decision at
third which, however, would not have
affected the result Both crossed the
plate on Dobbs' single. In their half,
the visitors were retired in order. ex-
cept Miller, who was given a base on
balls. Score:
WHEELING n n
DObbS eff q T.