The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-28

Was That botWeeH tLAo 6tOtlEh 1UU
the Cincinnati Reds at tho Ball
PARK Yesterday Afrcrnoon-1,eahy
had Four Errors.
But for Leahy's four errors in the
exhibition game of base ball between
the wheeling Interstate team and the
famous Cincinnati Reds yesterday aft
erroon at the Island park, the locals
would probably have won out Two Of
these errors were punched IN the first
inning, and as a result the visitors
ecored a run without the aid Of a hit.
Again In the sixth, Of the hrst three
batsmen up two were safe on mlsplays
by Leahy, on the second Of which he
had chance for an easy double play
that would have retired the side with
out run; then with two on bases
two,bagger and a single wore made,
gIylng the Reds three runs that they
were as far as possible from earning.
Poole pitched the frst four Innings,
md that he was In form may Be Judged
by the cold figures-he let the big
leaguerS down without the semblance
Of a safe hit In the dfth EEtrvin went
in. and his delivery was not difficult ef
solution By the Cincinnatlsg
The agme was remaFkab lefor the sem
Batlonal catches made by,1the three
Wheeling outfelders. In the second in
ming Breltenstein hit to JI5Ht center
viciously, and everybody looked for the
bail to go safe, but your t'uncle Pop
Lyle made : great run and pulled the
e9here out OF the nir with his out
Stretched right hand. II was as sem
satlOnal play as has been seen on the
Island grounds this season. and Lytle
received flattering reception when he
came In. Again, in the third inning,
Hawley hit one to left centerlthnt had
all the earmarks OF a two-bagger, but
Strang sprinted for II and barely got
under in time to pull the ball down for
an out. Dobbs, in the seventh, pulled
down one from Crawfords bat that was
as brilliant fielding performance as
would be expected from the 'speediest
outhelder In the Inter-State-and that
Is what Dobbs Is by long odds, OF the
inhelders, Denny Lyons put Up a brill
Al the bat BILLY" Niles was there
or thereabouts, with three clean sim
giles. Lenhy, Lyons and sStrang had
two hits apiece. y 90
In the first inning Barrett was safe
on Leahy's error Crawford's grounder
followed, and again Leahy fumbled and
Barrett went to third. Selbacll's ground
er 10 Lyons was handled for double
play, but Barrett scored the run.
Wheellng's first run came In the sec
onl, when Donahue was safe on Brett
enSteIn's error, went to second on Tur-
ners single, and the bases were filed,
Hawley hitting Lyle. Strang sent
beautiful bunt hit down the third base
line. scoring Donnhue, and still the
bases were filled. Poole was the second
out on short right field fly to Barrett.
on which Turner didn't Try for the
score, and the side was retired on
DObbs' infeld hit.
For several Innings the score was tied,
but In the sixth the Reds forged ahead.
Setback was safe on Leahy's third err
ror.. Then Beckley outed to D1nahue,
but Lelhy's next error gave CorcOran
life, and McPhee's slashlng twO-bag-
ger TO deep center scored both Setback
and Corcoran. and Breltenstein's single
scored McPhee.
In the seventh the Stogles came with
in run OF tleing the score. With one
out Niles singled went to second on
wild pitch and scored on Leahy's single,
which Crawford allowed to get through
him, sending Leahy to secqngJ whence
he scored half minute latar-dn Dem
NY Lyons fine single past BreltenStein.
Then 4 double play rcurcdit the side.
The visitors forged ahead In the
eighth on Corcoran's twO-baaa bit and
McPhee's single. BrCltanstein also hit
for base, but Woods AMI Hawley were
outs.
In their half Of the ninth Cincinnati
got bunch Of two on Barrct;'s base
on balls, Corcoran's two-h9gger and
Selbachs single. The stogI : We're able
to get but one in their half on Niles
third safe drive Tor base, Lcahy's out
and Lyons second hIt. DoElhue hit
for two bases. sending Lyons to third,
but the best Turner had onstap was a
long fly TO the center field fence. which
Crawford pulled down In fine style after
q hard run.