Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-30
AZ LOOKED alike TO1H[M.
Wheeling Team Administers . Severe
Doubling to the Colored Giants.
WHO LOOKED LIKE PIGMIES Be
FORE THE GAME WAS VERY
: OLD - TWO PITCHERS WE'RE
TRIED, BUT BOTH WE'RE
POUNDED ALL OVER THE LOT.
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A
EHUT-OUT - HOME PLAYERS
GAVE A SPLENDID EXHIBITION
OF THE NATIONAL GAME.

There was a great commotion in ISL
and memories about three o'clock yes
terday afternoon The Darktown
Brigade, who traversed the streets In
a ramshakle conveyance en- route to
the ball park, had no evil designs up
on the population of the coops, but the
hens laid low as a matter of precau-
tion.
The Cuban Giants-spelled on the
score card like every colored man pro-
nounces it-were the intruders, and
they were swelled up like so many
toads. Something happened during
the afternoon to decrease their dimen-
sions, and on the road home the
giants" looked like pigmies
The fun started in the first inning.
when the Wheeling sticks punctured
the bubble of reputation which sur
rounded one Wilson, an ebony hued
twirler who was touted as ''phenom"
with all kinds of curves and twists and
speed to peddle. The local players
sent the sphere whirling and Sizing
through the blackberry patch until the
kink was Strengthened out of each lit
tie bunch of fuzZ that surmOunted
cake of chocolate. 1t was heart
breaking pace which Pops" band of
Indians set. The "Cubians' did not
attempt to control the situation, but
contented themselves with weak dem
onstration of their capacity to govern
themselves.
After Wilson went up in balloon,
,Mickery, a little chunk of backing
with Hihernian name, was called in
from right garden. Each Wheeling
player went to the plate humming "All
Coons Look Alike to Me-" and they
proceeded to hammer Mickery to the
queens taste. There was more knock
ing for the time being than the public
II doing on the street railway COM
pany. TIE Giants never had chance.
They we're "up against the real thing"
from the first dash out of the box.
They had ginger, though, and enter
tanned the audience-or at least that
portion Of it which did not come from
the hill" Souttall kept up a maybe
chatter behind the bat. He was very
much Billy Kersands. Over on the
first bag was Cant, Buck" Tyler's
double, who chimed in with a cultural
basso occasionally.
The base hits were distributed very
nicely, none Of the local players draw
ing blanks. In only one inning did
they fail to pound out safe one. Niles
got four, including a double and triple,
and Lattimer got an equal number, in
GLIDING two doubles. Dummy" Kihm
hit for four bases in one inning. Jack"
Donovan also did some neat stick
work. Dobbs was very much in the
game, fielding perfectly, batting hard,
and doing some excellent base run
ming. Lattimer was tower of
strength. Donovan distinguished him
self by long running catch. Robin
son covered acres of territory, and
proved himself very valuable man.
Wells went in to pitch for the local
team, and mixed 'em up with such sue
cess that when he left the box at the
end of the fourth, the Giants had made
but one hit. Only two were made off
Shorty" Cummings, but they both fig
ured in runs. Robinsons foolish at
tempt to run a player down between
second and third cost a score. A base
on balls and wild pitch were partly
responsible for the other.
The score:
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