Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-30

park gates, and sullenly eyed the peo-
pie as they turned into the grounds.
II they were there for the purpose Of
seeing the crowd leave the grounds
without seeing the game they were dis
appointed. When the game was con-
cluded they were not to be seen.
All during the very exciting game
the spectators were even more orderly
than was expected. Even when Tur-
ner put the ball over the right field
fence in the tenth inning for a home
run. and the game, the only applause
was handclapping, which kept up I'M
til the big fellow had numbered across
the plate and lifted his hat.
The game was. with the exception
of one inning, played without an err
ror by the locals. Up until the sew
enth inning it looked very much New
Castle, but Gregory had hit the slide.
1t proved his off inning, and when the
third man was put out the score was
tied. 1t took ten innings to decide
the game, but Wheeling proved her
self equal to the occasion.
New Castle ought to have had
but one run, had the support been
what it ought. After the fourth john
ME Skopec settled down and did not
once allow the visitors to connect
safely for the remainder of the game.
Like most left-handed pitchers, john
ny is erratic at times, but with it all
his pitching will not be outdone by
any twirler in the league. His stick
work, however, is something awful.
Like Bones Parvin, ne strikes at ev-
cry ball thrown, unless it comes so
swiftly that it gets by without his
seeing it.
Wheeling started her run-getting in
the second inning. Little Tommy Tur-
ner walked to the pan and drove a
beautiful liner over first base for three
bags. Congalton was next up and he
Strengthened out on an in-shoot to left
center for one base, and Turner came
in Rothemel sacrificed. advancing
Con to second. Pequinney's out at
first advanced Con to third. Ritter
hit an easy one to Mattress and was
thrown u at first, retiring the side.
In the seventh, with the visitors two
runs to the good, Wheeling tied the
score. Had it not been Sunday the
game would have been won right
there, for Gregory was in Inc air and
it was only after Graflus had talked
to him with tears in his eyes that he
came back to terra firma. Rathmel
was first up, and the little short stop
dropped a safe one into left garden
for n bag, and then stole second.
Pequinney hit a liner right intos Mil
ler's hand, who made a double unas-
sisted. Ritter drew a gift and walked.
Skopec came up and Gregory smiled.
The Chicagoan fooled him, however,
hitting a safe one between short and
third, advancing Ritter to second.
Then the crowd heaved a sigh and
began to hope things. Meaney walked
up and was passed to the initial bag
on his reputation as a hitter. The
crowd wanted to tell Gregory ONE
thing but the thought of the eighteen
stalwart blue coats, who might be just
outside the fence, made it possible for
them to contain themselves. Taylor
stepped up and Gregory handed him a
base on balls, and Ritter was forced
across the plate. Denny Lyons was
there with his little stick, and SEM the
sphere out to left, and Skopec scored
the tying run. Turner had a chance
to win the game, but instead bounced
an easy n to Gregory, who threw
him out at first, retiring the side.
New Castle scored first in the third.
taking the lead by one run. After
Gregory had been retired, McCreedy
hit a safe mi to right center. Van
Buren, hit a hot one to Lyons, who FUN
bled. Denny threw hard to first and
would have caught the runner, but
Turner dropped the ball. Hoffman
few out to Taylor. Graffius duplicated