The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-25

Say gentle reader. did you ever
hang over your back fence or sit on
railroad track and watch the future
greats making an endeavor 10 play the
national game? Well. II you did YOU
can quickly form an idea as TO what
the game between Grand Rapids and
the Stogies looked like yesterday
afternoon on the Island ball park to
tho handful OF the faithful ones who
were present. or all the farces ever
staged in Wheeling. that game yester-
day had them beaten TO "A FRAGILE, for
AT times II resembled six day walk
'rE match from the spectators stand
point.
Tho Gandcrs simply trounced the
locals and made them look like a
bunch Of ton-year old school kids try
ing TO play ball In back lot Viewed
from a Grand Rapids standpoint. the
game was aHfully nice. but looked at
through Wheeling smoked glasses i;
was as painful as toothache with
all the dentists attending a funeral
briefly recorded. II was another case
Of tho Stogles being outplayed. outhit.
outguessed and an the rest of the
outs YOU can thiuh. or The Smokes
didn't have n look IN a. any stage OF
the game and while they got four cen
hits or Riley's delivery. they were
scattered throughout the entire nine
INNINGS and counted for naught
The Smokes simpif he'd an OF day.
as this was evident hv ;hcir bum
base running and amatourish hand
ling OF the hail at critical moments.
II IS difficult proposition 20 lay the
defeat 20 the feet OF any one Wheel
ingite. but with :ho use of "ifs" ~
could partially Dee explained. ]. Muir
raw would have ncIded ia tho let
garden In better form. 10 Beatty hadn't
pulled on n h1d play in the third in-
ming; r. Jewell. Lewis. Crane and
King would have neldcl more Ike
Central leaeuers than amateurs. s,
the Gamblers hadn't pummeicI the
bulb 80 cruelly-but what's tho use
OF beehng about the game. its lost and
there are about Itf more o.. ;.cM .c.t
70 win or lose.
Realty started in 90 pitch for che
locals. but after five hits .ef-iuE six
runs. had been scored or him .u three
innings. NontEomery lifted Ltm and
substituted Troy Tho rcd torred lad
was in anything huf FORM. 80 ten HRS
were garncrcd Of his delivery 90 six
innings. which counted -rr etrr. runs
Riley. for 'ho visitors. was .of -. his
host either. bu- DO managed o. the
soin o. his teeth 20 keep the h.ueies
scattered enl damaceIess Conway.
now outaelder. secured by Monty.
voreod in right garden and while he
oI nor have q PVT ont hn managed
- connect once and looks good
jewell was ~ 70 his old tricks again
and had his visual mlscue. while King
PLAYED loosely. Wcichar and Mont
Eomery were about the ou'y fvo locals
trat showed any kind ~ form and
much crefi' U.s. due 'hc backstop FOR
h,s excellent work behind the plate.
ana Nonf~ comes In Tor his share or
praise for his work in the center
garden.
Farce Begins
Everything went lovely ln tfo first
Session. RaEpn. Murray end 'Virkland
going down ir order. likewise LOWS.
Jewell and crane T.erfy Core was
Pho insf'Enf0r 81 fre trouble in f-p
second in-'ng starting things ov with
o. double % corfcr Porsrr niaI %
Murray huf G-av slammed fna leather
in'o deep 'e1 for throo bags. Co-o
eros rr. Martin singled % ieft. Dolly
- 'r.ng Martin To' anxious and was
Thrown 0uf 90 rho second cu7f JON
whom Pc tried Oh rurl1'r Tho hac..
stop wroncIof H.r ankle 600 SLIDING
end "7F forced fo retire te.-v s1c.