The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-06
BY Carl p. Ieather.~ood.

BY Carl p. lesther>~ood.
Even though the Smoketown boys
worked extremely hard to overcome
n lead OF three runs made in the
initial sessior. and at times came
dangerously near accomplishing same.
they lost the second game OF the ser
les 10 the Black Sox by n count OF
TO 3. "Ol6 Vinegar BIZ" Essick,
who served some time In the A. 4.
was prominent figure in winning
the game by preventing the eight
hits secured by the Stogies. coming
when hey were needed. The game
from a stetisticians standpoint was
a pitchers duel, Matteson hitching
up with the American association
outcast. With the first inning blotted.
Matteson outpitched Vinegar Bill. but
Matty's tenn mates failed TO produce
bingles when they were most needed.
Matty pu. on the clamps after the
hrst innihg but loosened again in
the seventh TO the extent OF three
hits which netted another run. FAST
fielding behind the local HEAVIER kept
down the tally and In this respect
Gray vas the principal actor. Goat
made -FOUR changes in the line up
during the conflict TO turn the tide
but mis- onoits proved fruitless.
Usual Three Score.
Matty got away for a bad start
three Black Sox crossing the rubber
In the first inning. To begin. Kroy
singled to left and went 10 second
when Tydeman duplicated the stunt
Lejeune filled the bags with a single
70 right, a quick recovery and return
holding Kroy on third Hadley aied
10 moran and kroy made no attempt
20 come home when he saw Moran
draw back for the throw I'm Sch
mick go, life when Lejeune was
tossed out AT second, Kroy scoring
Turing the meantime. Mcdonald shot
pne into right and Tydeman and Sch
mick tailed. PfeiGer furnished the
third out
After the fatal FIRST Matteson re-
turned 20 form and the visitors drew
bunch = ciphers for the next ave
innings. Only one man got even a
temporary tenantry OF the FIRST cuSh-
ION during this time. Pfeiner being
passed IN the seventh. The locals
were BANKED in the first two innings
and two hits IN the third produced
nothing The spell was broken IN
the fourth. To begin the fourth Booze
doubled 20 deep lcft and advanced a
station on Edington's inheld out -
Schm'ck. Tau~. Cd Timely Swat
10 IN disgust sir-e- 20 left and Booze
scored. Scrva'iur went 20 the plate
with GOOD intentions. hut contrary 20
expectations he swung Wild A. three
and returned 90 the bench. Steinney
brought the inning % a close by
grounding out
Both Busy In Seventh.
In the seventh session. the one ir
IN which more games are won and
lost than IN any other inning IN a
game brought JOY 90 both teams. To
start the frame FOR 'hs Grads. NC
Donald singled 20 center. but vas cut
or IN a lightning fast double when
Pfei1er grounded 20 Gray. Holmes
got posEsssion of first by shooting "a
groundeT between Stelnbreuner and
Servatius end went % second when
JdinEton Jerked the pIi Co nrst %
throw tho catcher out on the hi' The
play miEht have gone through. but
Duke WAS NOT there 90 grab the oval
and - rolled o. the boards Fsstrk
Sprintod out an ir0eld hr. Holmes
holding up 20 third Mafez0n A. life
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