The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-02
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Terre Hspte AZ Canton
10 Bend Mt Erie.
Virgil. the chief dispenser of Latin
poetry In the Augustan age. once
scratched on the words For they
can conquer who believe they can"
with no idea the phrase would ever
have modern application. II Ia
doubtful II Piggy Moran ever read
the saying OF even heard OF II. but
be that as II may he was one men,
Der OF Goat Andernon's wreeking
crew who thought that way in yester-
day afternoons engagement with the
Dayton Vets. You see Il was this
way: Big Bin Otey 10 a finger who
throws from the south side and does
same In such a way as to make
opposing basemen strike where they
amt Well. Bin was on the hilton
for the Vets 10 start yesterdays SEES
sion and so weii did he have his stun
working tina, only nine Smokes faced
him In the first three innings.
Unlike whiskey. Bill did not i'm
prove as the game aged. for in the
fourth spasm he loosened to the ex-
tent OF three hits which netted two
runs. To Morsn Is credited the stunt
OF breaking the monotony as well as
Bits long record OF wins. II was
Moran's single In the fourth which
started the Smokes on hating rally
and the same lads bingie in the sixth
which broke up the fracas. Following
Moran's clcut IN the sixth a streak OF
i've hits was started, only interrupted
for short time by a strike out by
Seryatius The sailing got so rough
for Bill that he was told TO keep his
place on the bench IN the seventh and
watch eteshsNx. the o. q p. gradu-
ate. perform.
While Moran was doing such fine
work there were other members OF
the team who were working overtime
with the war club. and IL affords us
great pleasure to state that Booze,
Jansen. servatius and Ellington we're
the chief offenders. Jansen poled out
two long doubles and scratch single
In the session. while Servatius added
another double to his already long
list Ellington gets notice because OF
his peg TO second IN the eighth, catch
Ing Eibel after the latter had bound
ed one on the boards In right. Jansen
played a remarkable game In the
field, accepting FIVE chances at third
which ordinarily 20 for hits OF boots.
Clark was touched up for four hits In
the first inning. but after that never
allowed more than one hit 10 come in
any one inning. The game in detail:
Visitors Draw B1ood.
The Vets drew the cisret frst pueh-
ing n tally across In the initial session.
BeHaf en- the nrst Vet 20 face clark
noled INTO left for a one hase count
Knoll meant 10 tap but his intentions
vent wrong and the result was that he
Haven succumhed at second while the
fnanaEer passed into history ~ hrst n
fast doubie play negotiated by CLARK.
Gray and Servatius doing the damage
~ was well for ihe locals that such hap
nened a. Dnhard tho third man doubled
INTO ifft Dohard started for third
while Moran was making the throu-fn
and N the Traces which followed Rliv
came over for the nrrt count Ffbei
was bent on Keeping IN tho good work
and slammed out a double a. left ~enter
Wickiand scratched a Mt ~ Grnv. ri-
bel being held on third vvfcktard
purloined bsg konnick Joined tho dead
ones ErounliinE out. Gray % scrvatIup
ot.y Holds Smokes
u effv waa IN tie form DURING fre
early stagas - the Afternoon arnuse-
menf and f0r three innings not n Smoke
was able 60 get on the haRq Tire aeon
ery changed ~ IRE Rar1e rroFrre sod and
TIE fourth brought eiad fffinae grsv
nrsf M rnafe a rad start. grounding OUT
ptty % Eihei but Moron broke un
pteys neid day when he SINGLED 90 cen.
ter Boo tried hard but nied ont ~