Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-09

The National League does not fur
nish any cleaner, faster or prettier ex-
hibitions of base bali than was
given by the Mansfield and Wheeling
teams yesterday. 1t was athirteen in
ming argument, and the victory would
have been the visitors at the end OF
the ninth but for a palpably bad de-
cision by Umpire Colgan, which was
eXcusable, however, from nis point OF
view. Both teams pulled out of exceed
ingly tight places through the GOODNESS
and confidence Of the twirlers and the
gilt-edged support which they were
given. The game abounded in brilliant
plays.
Runs were very scarce, and it is I'M
fortunate that fielding errors figured
in both the scores accredited to Mans
field. In the first inning Flourney got
life on a tumble by Francis. He was
advanced bag on neat sacrifice by
Quinn. Beecher sent a safe one out
to center garden, and Flourney tailed.
keenan, hit to Wells, and was thrown
out at first. Beecher tried to make
third on the play, but Kihm's throw to
Niles caught him several feet off the
bag.
Not until the fourth inning did
Wheeling tally. Niles worked Miller
successfully for pass to first. He
was taking all kinds of chances, and
tried for second, making a. very neat
theft OF the bag. Lyle sacrificed him
to third. Latimer sent a safe one over
the second bag, and Niles scored. The
next two batters were retired with
ease.
After this neither side scored until
the last half of the thirteenth, although
1t was only gilt-edged ball playing
which made such condition possible.
In the first half of the tenth, with two
out, Bobby Dobbs banged the ball out
to right garden near the foul. line
Quinn started after it on a lively sprint,
and pulled it down with his left hand,
depriving Dobbs of double or triple
Niles made single in the eleventh
and stole second, but the next two
batters were easily retired. In the
twelfth, with two hands down, Francis
sent out single and stole second.
Wells lined out single to right field,
but Quinn made a beautiful throw to
the plate and cut off Francis.
The visitors had men on bases in
Flourney led off with a hit, but was
followed by three outs in succession
In the eighth, Miller started off with a
double, and went to third on a wild
pitch, after Flourney had been retired
on foul fly. Quinn hit a slow one to
Heine, who threw it to the plate to cut
off Miller. Miller slid and Latimer
touched him, but dropped the ball
Colgan declared him out. He had not
observed the muff, and in spite of the
protests of the entire visiting club, the
decision stood. Mansfield was clearly
entitled to the run.
In the eleventh. Flourney was first
at bat and pounded out a two Dagger.
Wells settled down to work, and the
next three batters went out on fly balls
without advancing the base runner.
The winning run waS made in the thir-
teenth, after Lowney had been re-
tired on pop-up fly back of third Mil
Ter hit hot one to Francis. 1t struck
his shoe and bounded over between first
and second, through the hands of Heine
and out to Lyle. When it was folded
to second Miller was resting safely on
the base. Then Flourney made his
fourth hit of the game, and won it for
the visitors. 1t was nice line drive
over third base, good for two bags.
Journeys hitting was a feature of
the game. He got to first on an error
and scored the first run. After that he
made triple, two doubles. and a sin
gle. He undoubtedly won the game for
the visitors.
1t was pitchers battle throughout
and honors were even. Both Wells and
Miller did excellent work. The score: