Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-04
STANDING OF CLUBS.

Wheeling NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .0OU
New Castle ............... .500
Mansneld .-.............-.. 800
Grand Rapids ............... .S35
Fort Wayne ................ .zoo
Wheeling and New Castle broke
even.
The home team would have taken
the entire series but for the awful hole
in the infield.
There was another extra inning
argument yesterday, which resulted in
a tie, but which should have been
scored in the won" column to the
credit of Wheeling.
Wells and Minnehan were the op-
posing twirlers. and they were fairly
matched. Wells was backed up by
superior hitting, and Minnehan by
cleaner fielding. Both were cool at
critical stages, when case of 'rattles"
would have been followed by dire dis
aster
The interesting and exciting feature
of the game was the closeness of the
score. The fielding was ragged at
times, and there were no sensational
plays, but it was fight from the first
to the end of the eleventh inning, with
the result always in doubt. There
were situations which required head
work, and it was at these times that
the wide difference between profession
al and amateur base ball was mani
tested and accentuated.
Wheeling started off at a merry
clip. Dobbs cracked out single, and
Durett and kim doubled, with a net
result of two runs. Wells wildness
was responsible for New Castles run
in the first. Mattress was soaked"
with the ball, stole second and came
home on A5henback's single.
Wheeling added another in the sec
ond. Heine, who singled, was forced
out at second by Donovan. Jack" ad-
vanced bag on wild pitch, and scor-
ed on Durett's single. Farrell scored
for New Castle in the third, on his
single, and Grafius' double, and Cargo
tied the game in the fourth on his
double and Minnehan's triple.
Both sides drew blanks until the last
half CT the eighth, when Nadeau made
an infield hit and was brought in on
Ashenback's single, and Donovan's in
excusable error in handling a ball
from Wright's bat.
The ninth was exciting. Wheeling
again took the lead in the first half
Donovan led off and got lift on Nat
tress' error, and advanced a bag on
Dobbs' out at first. Durett hit on a
line over short. Mattress shot his left
hand in the air and the ball dropped
at his feet, but Durett was safe. Niles
hit to Cargo, who fielded the ball to
Graffius to cut off Donovan, who had
started home. His throw was low, and
Donovan scored. Lytle's hit to right
field brought in Durett Kihm hit to
the infield and he and Lyle were re-
tired on a quick double play. Wheel
ing now led by one run, but the visit
ors tied in their half. Cargo cracked
out another triple to center field. Dobbs
fielded the ball to Durett, who fumbled
allowing Cargo to score. The next
next three batters were retired in Or
der
Both sides We're BANKED in the tenth.
Minnehan's wonderful GOODNESS saving
the game for the visitors. With two
men out, he sent Dobbs to first on
balls, filling the bags. Durett rapped
the ball out toward the right field foul
line, and somebody remarked that 1t
was "all off but the shouting" but he
had overlooked the crack outfelder,
Nadeau, who pulled the ball down
after hard run, and saved the das
The visitors did some rather stupid
base running in their half.
In the eleventh, Niles and Lytle led
off with singles. Dummy" hunted 10
Minnehan, who threw Niles out at
third. Latimer flew out to center
without advancing the runners. Heine
cracked out his third single, and Lyle
came in. There We're still two men on
bases, but Wells sent a liner down 10
first and was retired by Barclay.
In the last half, Bobby" Dobbs.
who had accepted nine chances in the
game without an error, muffed Miller