The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-22

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wheeling won one Of the best played
games Of the season from Mansfield
yesterday afternoon. It was; remark
able for clean and brilliant fielding by
the players of both teams. the only
mIsplay being bad throw By. Pitcher
Miller to second to catch strslg of the
base. The bright partlcularetnr Of the
game was Poole, who played at third
base In the absence of Niles, whose
back was slightly injured In Sundays
game at Springfield. Eddie was. cheered
repeatedly for his phenomenal pick-ups
and lightning throws to first Donn-
hue, behind the bat, also put up a
great game, his throw to Whistler that
caught leet-footed Beecher mapping of
the bag being a beautiful play. The
wheellngs made no mistake in secur-
ing Donahue to do the bulk of the
catching. aa
The other new players on tho Wheel
ing team, Leahy and Whistler, both
showed 10 advantage. Lephy covers
lots of territory, and at frst Whistler
scooped In all kinds. bad throws and
good.-both looked alike to him!
Both Parvln and Miller were effec-
tive in the earlier innings of the
game, but Miller saw his finish, so far
as effectiveness was concerned, in the
seventh inning, when six hits were
made of his delivery. Bones" on the
other hand, pitched nice article of
ball from start to finish. GIG
Mansfield scored the first run of the
game in the fourth inning, when Flour
noy led OF with single and went up a
notch on Laws sacrifice. Wards clean
single brought in the run. piggy" es-
sayed TO fatten his base running re-
cord by theft of second, but DOnahue
nailed him by yards.
wheeling tied the score In the fifth,
when Leahy opened up with slnshIng
single. Donohue followed suit, and
Dobbs' two-bagger scored I.enhy.
With men on second and third, Lyons
was the second out to Deecher and
Poole retired the side on an inheld
chance.
Miller got his bumps In the seventh
and incidentally Wheeling cllnched the
game. Donahue hit vlciously for two
bases and reached third on Parvtn's
single. Dobbs was equal to the occa-
sion with a safe hit, scoring Donohue.
Lyors hit along the first base line for n
sacrifice. but as events turned out It
was really O safe hit. Law went after
the ball while Miller tried to cover the
bag. Law threw to Miller, ut the lat
ter was standing fully yard from
tho base. and as he did not attempt to
touch Lyons It was clearly safe. but the
umpire Galley 1t nm out. However both
Parvin and Dobhs went up Q base on
the play. and half minute later Par
win scored on a wild pitch by Miller.
Poole came up smiling with n safe one
that scored Dobha with the third run OF
the inning. Whistler singled, sending
Poole around to third, but the next two
batsmen were outs and the lombard
mcnt of Fort Miller was at amend.
No more runs wera made, but It look
ed like a Mansfield rally in their half
OF the eighth. when. with one hand
down. Buttermcre hi. for two bases
Beecher was the second out, 20 strang,
but Flonrnoy singled, advancing But
termore to third. Law ended the ng-
ony with hot one to Parvln, who as
sisted to Whistler
Wheeling made a game effort for
more runs in the ninth. when Lyons
worked base on balls and Poole
doubled. but the next two batsmen
We're outs. Is