The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-15


Johnny" skopse, whom the Wheeling
olsyers daclarl IS destined to develop
lilo The greatest leGt-hander in the
country, etched the stogies into
ssut.out victory over the Youngstown5
Yesterday afternoon before fair-slzel
crowd. iN recelvuQ magnificent sup
nor. rum IN team, the only >nlspiay
helms EothorENal's tumble In the ninth
by which ConnoEs reached third on his
6pr two-bagger. Although touched up
for Gghf hits. skopsc was very efEec-
tive In 4 pinch, and the hits we're beau
fully scattered, one in each inning ex.
cen, the eighth. For the visiting team,
Grove was on the slab, and up To the
sixth he was puzzle, but in that Inv
ming he was sized up beautifully, ami
tho whoelings got bunch of four runs.
all that were made in the entire game
The stogies started out In the OPEN
Ing as though they were going to bench
Pitcher Grove before he had really be-
gun, Rotharmel and Meany making siN5
rles in succession, and Taylor following
with well placed sacrifice that adj
yanced the runners. The excitement
became Intense when Lyons drew a
base on four wide ones. thus filling the
bases with enc hand down. Turner hit
sharply to Sullivan. but the latter and
Glenn and shIres figured in a fast dou-
bic play that retired the stogles without
the expected runs Undertaking..
The locals came within an ace Of
scoring In the second when Congalton
reached first on sullIvan's bad error.
advanced on Pequiney's clever sacrifice,
and went to third on SulIivan's second
error on which Ritter was safe at first.
skopec's lnfeld hit to shircs retired
Corgalton at the plate, however Roth
ernal waited and walked, but with the
t,sss full again afaany foulsd out to
Hess to the disappointment of the
crowd
The WheelIngs figured in an unusual
double play In the third inning. Grove
had hit safely, but was retired on Gil
ser.s inaeId hit. With Sullivan at the
bat and two strikes called and the third
one coming, Gilbert spirited for second.
Sullivan struck out, and Ritter nailed
thu sphere down to second quick as n
fash, retiring Gilbert by a mile. This
fast, snappy and heady exhibition OF
fielding enthused the crowd.
Wheeling scored her four runs in the
sixth. Taylor and Lyons in succession
hit out for clean singles to left center
and Turner landed on one Of Groves
fas, ones good and hard for a two-bag
ger that scored both runners. II was
terrific hit. going clear to the center
ae!d faaee. which 1t struck ten feet from
the ground. Congalton hunted, and
sprlntcd 1t safely to first, Turner going
10 third. Pcqunney hit to Shay, who
iumbled. and the bakas were full. HesS'
esslyed demonstration that the was a
Class A man by throwing to third TO
nab Turner. but Turner was looking,
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ball went out into left garden. Turnsf
scoring, and congalton coming around
to third, while Pequinncy reached sec
ond. Ritter tried hard for safe one,
but Ry to Wright in short left flele
was alt he could do. and there we're 10
more scores on the strength OF 1t. sk9'
pee did better his sky-scraper 10
Wright in deep left allowing congalton
to score.
In the seventh Meany and Taylor
made base hits but on Lyons inaeid hit
there was double play, and Turner
was the third out.
In the ninth, with two hands down,
Connors hit for two bases over Taylor's
head, "Bnly" made Mica return to
Rothermel, who fumbled, allowing Con-
nors to reach third on the hit Glenn
ended the game by outing from Lyons
to Turner
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