The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-03
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The second game between the Wheel
ings and New Castles was for blood;
twelve innings of desperately contested
base ball were required before the Nall
ers landed under the wire winners on
margin Of two runs, and only through,
n remarkable accident In their favor
which possibly prevented the visitors
from tieing the game In the twelfth In
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1t was n game Of nip and tuck from
start to finish, and numberlcss hair
raising Incidents kept the spectators on
edge through 1t all. Wheeling. as usual,
scored first. In the second inning, Lyle
leading on with n clear threc-bagger
that would have been homer on many
grounds. On kilm's outfield ny to Far
re!l. Lytle trotted In with the run. The
next two batsmen We're outs.
In the third. the visitors went into
the lead Singles In succession were
made by Mattress. Grafiius and Nadeau,
resulting in two runs.
The locals went to the front again In
the fourth. Durrett landed good and
hard on one OF Flggemeier's inshoots,
sending the ball to the right field fence,
and got two bases on It. Not to be out
done, BILLY" Niles. who Is playing q
gilt edged game both In the field and at
the bat, also hit out for two bases. scor-
Ing Durrett. On Mattress error Lyle
landed safely at first. and Niles scored.
Lyle was thrown out in an attempt to
pilfer second.
The visitors again assumed the lead
In the sixth, when they scored three
runs. Graifius led off with single, and
Nadeau and Ashenbeck followed with
hunt singles which the local iniielders
were unable to handle for outs. With
the bases full. Wright lined out n slash
Ing single that scored GraiFius and Ma
deau. but Lytle's clever work in throw.
Ing TO third from right field. retired
Ashenbeck. After Miller had performed
10 the extent OF an out TO Heine. Cargo
singled. scoring Wright With the third
and last run OF the inning.
Wheeling went out to tie the score in
the seventh but fell one short. scoring
only one run. LntImer singled and
Heine hit for two bases. Donovans fly
10 Ashenheck scored Latimer. but the
next man up was an out. In their half.
the visitors scored another run. Mattress
making Il single and scoring on singles
by GraIius and Nndeau.
It was In the eighth that the Wheel
ings tied the score. Dobbs led off with
twO-blgger. Durrctt was anxious,
but the best he could do was an out to
FARRELL that didn't advance Dobbs.
Niles. however. was more fortunate. his
single bringing the ileet-footed Dobbs
In with run No. /. Cap. I.ytle came
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churussed their approval. Iiilm3 sent
sky scraper that went into Cargo's big
glove for an out. and SO with two on:
the prospect wasn't very bright for tie
Ing the score. Latlmer. however. was
there or thcreabouts. his timely single
scoring Niles with the run that tied the
score. Hefne was the third out
II looked as though the locals would
score In the ninth. when, with two outs,
Dobbs hit for three bases. but again
Durrett was unequal TO the emergency,
his out TO Wright ending the inning.
In their half of the tenth, New Castle
went down In order. Graiilus led Off
with single. but wns caught Off FIRST
by sharp throw from Poole. The next
two men were outs.
The Nailers were unfortunate In the
eleventh. Latimer leo off with clean
three-bagger. Heine was an out at
ilrst. and Latimer was held Mt third.
Donovan's best was grass cutter to
Miller. Latimcr was Instructed to try
for the run, hut he was caught easily
by M!ller's accurate throw to Gratflus
at the plate. When It was seen that
Latlmer was n sure out, the fans groan.
ed In their disappointment.
In New Castles half OF the eleventh.
the feature was the great pitching OF
Poole. Beth Wright and Miller, two
heaVy hltters, were struck out. Eddie's
good work at this stage was enthusiasts
ticly applauded. The next man up. Car
go. sent an easy one to Heine, who fall
60 to handle 1t. and Bobby was safe.
rlsgeme!er's fine single to center. sent
cargo to third. and Fig" went to sec
ohd on the throw to catch Cargo. With
men on second and third. the situation