Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-22
Wheeling 4-DaytOn 2.
Mansfield 7-YOungstown g.
FIT. Wayne 1O-Coiumbus z.
Toledo S-Neyv Castle 9.
sTANDING OF CLUBs.

Eddie Poole not only pitched very
effectively, and fielded his position ad-
mirably yesterday, but his timely
three-bagger drove in the runs which
won the second game of the series
from the Old Soldiers.
Poole was the whole show yesterday
He kept the hardhitting visitors from
connecting safely at critical times, and
only in one inning did he permit them
to get runners across the plate. 1t
was a stubborn battle between base
ball crack-a-jacks, and the result was
in doubt until the last Dayton bats
man had been retired in the ninth
The batting on both sides was weak,
but this was largely due to the sensa-
tional fielding behind the twirlers.
While their support at times was rag
ged there were a number CT brilliant
plays.
Wheeler and Gochenaur did excellent
work in the infield, which made Har-
desty's exhibition at second look all
the more inexcusable by contrast. The
crowd guyed Hardesty numerically,
but he deserved it. Rothermel was
everywhere, as usual, covering sew
eral acres in the vicinity of short left
and second. In the sixth he stopped
a drive between second and third form
Myers bat, which looked safe for two
bags, and would have complicated
things very badly for Wheeling His
throw to first was quick and accurate,
and the crowd became enthusiastic.
Billy Taylor also gathered in some
drives after long sprints, which earned
him liberal and merited applause.
Wheeling started the fun in the sec
ON. Lyons led off with scratch hit
between second and third. He beat
the ball to the bag, but it was a close
race between the runner and the
sphere, and it gave the visitors an
excuse for kicking. Turner hit to
Hardesty, who, in his anxiety to ex-
ecute double, threw wild to Goch-
enauer, who was covering second, and
both men were safe. Congalton went
to first on gift, and the sacks were
all occupied, with none out. Pequin-
ney sent pop-up fly to Reiman, and
the crowd sighed. Boyd sent a fly
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Gochenauer, and he went to the bench.
The crowd was sorely disappointed,
but moment later was cheering en-
Enthusiastically. Poole swung on several
balls which went foul, and then drove
the sphere out to right garden, just
at the proper time and in the proper
place. The bases were cleared and
Poole had reached third before the
ball was fielded in to Wheeler.
Twice after this Wheeling had the
same chance, but the timely hit which
was needed was not forthcoming. In
the eighth there was some very poor
base running. With one out, Congal-
ton got a pass, and went around to
third on PeQuinneys single. Pequin-
ney started down to second and Con-
galton took such lead off third that
he was unable to get back, and Boyd
retired the side a few moments later
Wheeling added one more run in
the fifth. Rothermel hit to Hardesty,
who jumped into the air and succeed
ed in stopping the fight Of the ball.
but did not hold it. Then the hit-and-
run game was tried. Rothermel went
down to second, and Myers threw wide
to the bag, the ball going out to CEN
ter field, and the scrappy guardian of
short field sprinted clear around to
the home plate the throw from the
outfeld being also bad.
The visitors made their only runs
in the third inning. Cooke burnt Poole
in his calling of balls on Gochenauer
and he drew a gift. Myers drove a
clean single to right field, and Meany
allowed the ball to get past him.
Gochenauer scoring. Moore hit hot
one to Rothermel. whose throw to
Turner was low and the runner was
safe. Franks sacrifice advanced the
runners, and Myers scored on Dona-
hues right field single The score:
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