The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-13
o'BRIEN'S TIMELY SINGLE WINS
GAME FOR VISITORS.
White Doak Gets Bad Start. Allowing
Four Hits In the Initial
Inning.
ny CARL p. LEArnERwoop,

Once again did the dope fail to
work out. and as a result the second
game of the series with the Evansville
Hoo Hoos was dropped by the small
margin OF one run. which looks as big
as a dozen when it's badly needed
The visitors scored three runs in
the initial session. while the honors
OF winning IL goes TO Backstop
O'Brien. whose timely single in the
eighth inning pushed Donavan across
with the winning run.
White Doak was touched up for a
total of four hits in the first frame.
which. coupled with bad wobble by
Servatius. netted the visiting aggrega-
tion trio Of counts.
The locals dropped about four
chances during tho session to cop the
game. as "A single in either the first,
fourth. sixth or eighth innings would
have turned the tide Two of the
Smokes runs were directly due 10 the
screeching two-sacker poled out by
Outfielder Collins. in the fourth in
ming. Doak allowed ten hits. while
the StogIes garnered nine bingIes OF
the delivery OF Markham and Withers.
the former having been sent to the
tall timber In the sixth session.
Hoo Hoos Score Early.
Hadley. first M in the first. dumped
one back Of short. hut died NJ second
when Snyder tapped 10 SaCer Sny-
der was caught mapping on first. hut
when ServatiuS dropped Doak's per.
feet throw. Snyder amhled 10 second
Ryrnes beat ont an inneld hit and
Snyder went 70 third Crete hit 70
center. scoring Snyder. and pOnavan &
single 10 right scored RVrnes and
Crete. Donavan was caught purloin
Ing. and Wumi flied ont 10 Lewis.
TWO for Smokes.
The locals got 20 Markham in the
fourth and pushed a pair OF runs
across on three hits KniseIy died
easy. Hadley 70 Crete. hut Servafius
beat out an infield rap 10 Crete. Dur
ham raped one past third. and Dukey
stopped AZ third Collins. tho new
center fielder. was equal 70 the occa
sion. and slammed out two-bacgcr
against the boards In right center
Collins was out ~ third when he at
tempted 10 stretch the hit Murray
made the third ont. skyins 20 shy
der
Stogies Tie Count.
Tho count was tied up in the sixth
round by tho locals. Jewell first M
grounded ouf. buf knisely walked
Servatius whitfield. but Durham
doubled 70 left center and Knisely
counted. When Markham tossed two
wide ones 20 Collins. Grant hercher
him and called on Withers The frSt
thing Withers pulled oT was wild
pitch. which allowed Durham 70 adj
vance 10 third Collins waited n on,
"i N"~rav duplicated. With tho
base paths crowded and the cleanup
stunt left 70 DOak the cotton-toppcr
lad rent tho atmosphere three time.
without result. ending the inning
Winning Run.
Tho winning count came in fhf
eighth. after Donayan had led OF with
clean single to right Donavan wa,
caught ~ second ON Wumis ATTEMPT
ed sacrifice. and tho latter advanced
70 socond on Grants inneld out
O'Brien's timely swat 70 center SCORED
Donavan. Withers ended the session
by flying out 10 Jewell
Tho locals made an unsuccessful a.
tempt 20 tia tho count in both The
eighth and ninth innings Kniselv To-,
or with clean hif 20 right in fhe
eighth. huf Sorratlls. Durham an,
Collins went down 600 order In N,
ninth Murray frs' no. nied on, 2,
Hadlcy and We'cror batting for
Ioak died yla rho Wfhors M Crof.