The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-04
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.,,,rently New Castle and Wheel
\ ,,r are two evenly matched teams;
.ey Castle won on q close margin Non
,sv Wheeling managed to crawl un-
,.r ,he wire winner in twelve innings
q, Tucsday--and yesterday afternoon
~, .vo teams struggled for supremacy
,.rouyn eleven exciting innings. and
Hr,,ly the game was ended by APP
,,,,chlng darkness, with the score a
40 II they are so evenly matched now,
w,osl!ng will certainly outclass the
psrrsyvaalans when Woodlock and
Maizena, Join the team.
u;nnchan and Wells we're the oppos.
tn rl.chers yesterday. and 10th were
rra,,e to stem the hard hitting fever
m, ,celrs to have been lmbibed by the
YOUNG men who wear the Wheeling and
Now Castle uniforms. In this. game
mast Of the long hits were madecbS the
visitors, while In the game OF the after
moon before the Nalers did all the
engglrG.
Whseling should have won the game
IN nine innings. anu agein It should
have been Won In the eleventh. but er-
rcrs Of the mos. expensive kind cdIne at
n,ost inoppor,unc stages, and the result
w-s the drawn battle. "a.
Roth s!LeE fielded very good game
with one o. two exceptions. Donovan
al short wac very weak brother on
the Wheeling side. and the sooner the
management dfsrcGscs With rJack's
se-Yice5 the better the fans, SWlli be
pleased This IS not said In spirit OF
malice bu: simply because 1t IS uni
yersa!y admitted that the local playe:
Is In company that Is too fast for him.
eai the longer ne remains In the local
irftM the further he will be left In the
rca. o. the procession. Dobbs and Dur.
rri!. usually brilliant and sure outtlelj.
ers also made errors that were mex
crsshle. but they made up for their
mispays by hard hitting and brill!an.
fielding at other stages Of the game.
while on the other hand Donovan hasn't
made hit in the three games played
this week.
The Nailers began the run getting In
the OrenIn: inning Dobbs led off with
n single and Du-rett's twa-baSger piac-
ed him on third. After Niles and Lyle
Ind 6Gtted n the infielG for outs.
Dummy kim hit for two bases and
D0bbs and Durrett scored two runs.
The hit was q 'beaut." striking the
right field fence and rebouuded far back
into the field. Latimer completed the
Inning by sending a grass cutter to
Miller FOR al cut.
For New Castle In the first. Farrell
led of with foul iv to left field. which
nYrrs.t captured after long run. It
was brilliant. piece OF fielding that en-
Unused the fans. Wells was unsteady
and hit Mattress. who stole second.
G-9HiGs was an ou:. but Nndeau work.
el free transportation to the initial
bag. and Ashenbecks hit scored Nat
ress. Wr!gh; sent q sky scTaper to cen
ter wa!ch noh5s captured In hne style.
though Ike WIND made the out q difficult
one.
The locals scored another in the sec
ODD. ii"Ire singled and pllfered Sec
ond, Then Wells struck out and Dono-
r'7's i1arld hit retired Feline at third.
D5bts wen; TO first on being hit by q
pitched ball. and Durrett'o single scor-
cd Donovan. Niles worked n base on
balls ard the bases were filed. bu. Ly-
tie. usually good In n pinch. was IN
or; from MinHehan to Wright.
New Castle scored another IN the
third on Farrelrs single and GrafIlus'
;w0-hagger. They tied the score in'the
fourth, after two were out on Cargo's
:hFse-bagGer and Mlanehan's two-bng-
ger.
No more runs were made until the
eighth. when the visitors scored once on
Slieau's single. AshcnbecI's safe hit
ard Donovan's error on IN easy chance
from Wvight's bat.
Wheeling went into the lead in the
ninth, Donovan was safe on Mattress
error, was advanced base on Dobbs'
sacrifice. went to third on Durrett's
single. Niles sent one 10 Cargo or
third, which that brilliant player failed
10 hands, clennly and us result Dono-
van scored. Lytic singled. scoring Dur
!ett. kim sent grounder to Mattress.
and by quick work double followed.
retiring Lyle and kim and ending the
inning.
In theIr half OF the ninth. the visitors
succeeded IN tieiHg tho score. Cargo
MT for three bases, md came on for
,hNtit Va lHts biSsS uIl-- IuITtll )
tumble OF Dobhs' assist to the infield on
the hit. Tho next three men were outs.
Neither side scored In the tenth,
though both had men on bases, and in
me eleventh each scored @ run and the
game ended draw. being called on ac-
count OF the approaching darkness. For
wheeling, Miles, started off with q safe
nv. and Lyle followed suit. kim hit
10 Minnehan- who threw to Cargo. re.
NnnS Niles. Lat:mcr w1B On out, but
Irene came along with his third safe
NY SCORING Lyle. Wells retired the
e'Ge with m out to Barclay.
~ view castle wasn't entitled TO the run
my scored In the eleventh, but It
.ouNlcd Just the same. Miller hit fly
~ center. and everybody supposed as u
matter OF coursc It would be On, out. but
mos. NOS uneSpectcdly Dobbs dropped the
vail Miller promptly stole second, and
Sent 20 ihlrd 4 second later on n wild
p!'cA ny Wells. Cargo hit up In the air
w center Tor IN out, but Miller scored
~, ,ne nun on close margin, Dobbs' throw
neifH ho!f a second too slow. Mlnnehnn
nae me second out. but Farrell hit for
I uase and the excitement was Intense.
happily Mattress best was fly to
, nooos for the third out OF the Inning.
me game WIS called. Score:
WHEELING. Ar n mi 20 A -
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