Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-03
Wheeling 4-Fort Wayne 3.
Mansfield 3-Columbus 2.
New Castle 22-ToledO IL.
Dayton 13-Youngstown O..
Standing of CLUBS.

1t seemed to be a foregone conclusion
that Wheeling was to win yesterdays
game from Fort Wayne. The visitors
pounded the ball hard, and had sew
eral excellent chances to win out,
which they threw aside by foolish base
running. Wheeling outplayed her OPP
ponents in every department except
pitching and hitting. This was be-
cause ICY" Swain had the club CUES
sing, while Stricklett was pounded hard
and often. The elongated pipestem
from Fort Wayne pitched the best he
knew, as he has several old scores
against Wheeling. For once he re-
manned cool, and the rooters failed in
their efforts to cut the string and cause
q balloon ascension. ICY" was steady
and a puzzle always.
The local players were coached to
practice bunt hitting, yesterday being
selected because of Swain being such a
slow fielder. Their scientific batting
won the game for them. They sue
ceeded in bringing Bergen up behind
the bat with no men on base to play
for bunts. Three of the four safe ones
with which the Nailers are credited
were slow hits into the inield which
the runners beat out. The fourth hit.
the only clean drive of the game, for
Wheeling, was a corking triple to deep
center by Stricklett, which won the
game for him.
There was sensational fielding in
several innings. Belden got under two
hits by hard sprinting, cutting off safe
ones, and receiving liberal applause
for his work. Billee Taylor also ac-
cepted two exceedingly difficult
chances in left garden. Pequinney
was everywhere, and his infield work
was one OF the features of the game.
ARn+hermel covered his usual four
acres, and in addition trotted up to the
plate with his toes turned up and in,
and beat out two stingy infield hits.
His base running was daring and sue
cessful.
Hits were not a factor in the first
two runs scored by N,-eeling. 1t was
in the third inning. Cyrus pelted
Rothmel with the sphere, and Meaney
sacrificed him to second. Taylor gave
Baflb an easy chance, but in his
anxiety to prevent Bobby from run
ming up II sack, he threw bad to
Brashear, and Rothermel scored, Tay-
Tor going around TO second, taking an
other bag on a passed ball and scoring
on Lyons long fly to center.
Wheeling added VIZ more in the
fourth Congalton was first up, and
drew a gift. Pequinny sacrificed
very cleverly. Boyd went out, short
to first, and Congalton moved up to
third. Stricklett picked out a nice
one which he met good and hard, and
1t went out over Letcher's head in the
deep center. Congalton scored, and
Stricklett took three bases. Rother-
mel hunted and beat the ball to first,
Stricklett scoring. Only one scratch
hit and no more runs were made after
this.
The Wis tors did not get into the
game until the last half of the fourth.
Dom Paul Kreuger led off with a hit
back of third, and Pequinny made a
hair raising catch which brought down
the stand. Letcher drove a double to
center. Miller flew to Taylor. Bel
den's single brought Letcher in, and
Belden scored on Babb's single to
center.
In the fifth two hits were made with
no runs. In the sixth, Fort Wayne al
most tied the score. Miller hit to Pc
Quincy who threw him out at first.
but Johnstone --cided that Turner was