Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-03
THEY TURNED The tables.
Wheeling Defeated New Castle After 9
Twelve Inning Argument

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THROUGHOUT - RESULTS OF
GAMES IN THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE - AMATEUR GAMES
BOXING NOTES OF
BOWLING CONTESTS-OTHER
SPORTING MATTERS.
1t was hair-raiser.
1t was blood curdler.
1t was a heart breaker
1t was game full of snap and gin
ger.
1t was game of the sort which be-
gets fans"
Wheeling turned the tables on the
pesky Yanegans, but it was only after
a stubborn argument, stretched out
over twelve as exciting innings as the
base ball diamond ever Sees
Justice, whom the artists picture as
goddess blind as ibat but skillful in
the manipulation of pair of scales,
evidently had a finger in the result.
The element OF luck was with the visi-
tors throughout the game. They reached
hrst on stlngy infield bunts, and many
or their singles had hair-breadth es-
capes from dropping into fielders hands.
1t was all "evened up in the last in
ming, however, and in way which
filled with delight the hearts of the
noisy bleacherites
The game was snappy throughout.
the visitors injecting more ginger into
their playing, perhaps, than the local
team. Wheeling scored first in the
second, on Pop" Lytle's three base
drive, and Kihm's out to Farrell The
visitors saw the one and raised it in
the third, on singles by Mattress. Grit
nus, and Nadeau. Wheeling again
took the lead in the fourth, when two
runs were made on double by Durett.
triple by Niles, and Mattress error
in fielding Lytle's hit. The see-saw
swung again in the sixth.
This was New Castles lucky inning
Graffius hit safe for the third time
Nadeau tried three times to bunt. On
the third attempt the ball rolled fair
along the third base line, and he heat
it to first. AShenback also PLAYED the
game. His burnt sneaked along toward
third at a SNAIL pace, he got a life, and
the bags were occupied with no hands
down. WrightFs drive to left brought
two men across the plate, and Ashen-
back tried to reach third, but Pop"
threw him out. Wright had gone to
second, and was brought home by Cra-
COS single.
Each side scored one in the seventh.
and in the first half of the eighth
Wheeling made the two runs which
tied the score. Bobby" Dobbs led off
with a double to center field fence.
Durett flew to Farrell. Niles singled,
and Dobbs crossed the plate. Timely
singles by Lytle and Latimer scored
Niles
1t was at this point that the excite
ment started, and it grew in intensity
until the last man was retired in the
twelfth Bobby Dobbs sent Wheel
ing stock soaring skyward when he
banged out a triple in the ninth. but
he gave UP the ghost when Durett re-
tired the side in pop-up fly.
In the tenth Wheeling went down in
one, two three order. For the visitors
Gfaffius singled.
Don't get caught mapping" said
"Ducky" Minnehan from the coachers
box
At the same moment, Poole fired the
ball at Dummy with the force of
catapult. and Graffius was caught nap
easily solved.
Latimer faced Figgimier in the elev-
enth, and sent the ball spinning out
along the right field foul line. He
reached third on the drive. A long
fly or a hit would have won the game at
this stage but it came not. Heine gave
Figgimeier an easy chance. Donovan
had been popping them all up in the
air, but this time he hit to the infield.
Latimer started home, but was retired
at the plate. Poole walked, and there
were two men on bases, but Dobbs gave
Cargo an easy foul fly. Poole steadied
himself, and raised a loud cheer by
striking out Wright and Miller. Cargo
hit to Heine, however, and the ball
went through his fingers. Figgimeir
hit to left garden, and advanced Cargo
to third, where he was left, Farrell fly
ing out to Heine.
The last inning was very exciting.
Durett opened up for Wheeling by driv-
ing the sphere out to center. Ashen-
back muffed it after a long run. Niles
drove a single to right garden. Lyle
was retired at first, but advanced both
men on the bases. Dummy" kim
had been drawing blanks in the hit
column all afternoon, but this time he
selected nice one, ana sent IL out De-
tween first and second. Durett crossed
the plate. Nadeau tried to cut off Niles
at third, but his throw was over Cargo's
head, and Niles kept a-going until he
crossed the plate.
Wheeling now led by two runs. In
New Castles half Mattress and Crit
fius were both thrown out at first by
Niles. Nadeau singled to center. Ash
enback singled to left. The ''rooters"
began to show signs of uneasiness.
Wright sent the ball toward right field.
Ashenback started toward second and
the ball struck him. This ended the
agony, and it was very lucky for Wheel
ing. Wright's hit would have filled the
bags. and then
But it didn't. and speculation as to
possibilities and probabilities is folly.
The score: