The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-19
Victory Comes to Smokes
In First Game of Series
CANTON PLAYERS Eat BALL OVER
LOT AND CAUEE ExCITENEHT.
crppies SHOW Good Form Despite Han
dtoap-hyers and Pnssts were
Real Sluggeru.

Wheeling proved TO be the better
clouters In yesterdays bingfest. which
enabled them 20 take over the Canton az
gregation 10 90 :. Both teams, however.
had their batting lamps trimmed. in all
i've pitchers being used In the contest
There was only one inning on each side
in which no hits we're made. and the
game was a continual succession Of hits
and runs.
Thomas started FOR the visitors. but
- took but four Stngie" wieIder- OF the
hig sticks to put the qute,uS on him.
o." being chased IN favor "f Gamev az
Tor he had allowed a base ~ balls ana
~" doubles IN succession. Rimey last
81 until the fourth. when he. too. met hts
Waterloo. Thomas taking his place. iIoN-
ever. there was no cessation In the heavy
.rtillery work ~ the Smokes and ta"y
'o~ntinued 10 run the bases like wild Ur-
Csnton's work with the stick also
proved disastrous to Eurden. although tie
held them a run or two behind all
through the game. until the eighth. when
Frost succeeded him.
Our old friend. "BaIc' Myers. who has
been identified with Canton baseball
teams since time immemorial was eth
oavorting around first yesterday. as live
" rs ony y~oungster. Babe was the
hig nan at bat for his team. pounding
Their 4 dandy two sacker. From the
way "Rade. - travelling at present. ~
looks IA " he Is going after "Cy"
Your gs endurance record.
Priesta. for Wheeling. also fattered
his batting aTeraSe 20 the extent OF four
eafetieS NU- of five appearances. Among
these were ; iouble and n triple. Monty
almost stretched the latter hit into n
homer. but was thrown out at the plate.
Scored In Hrve
Canton started IN the very first when
Dawson vas passed; moves Up 70 second
ono through short
In the Same frame. however. the locals
went them Just one better and at the
same time drove Pitcher Thoman 10 the
tall timber.
Gray was given free transportation TO
first on the first four balls pitched. ana
sacrificed II second by Hammond. Jones
then drove one along right field foul line
good for two sacks scoring him. Jones
vas counted by Prieste's double.
In the third Canton registered two.
Gilhoolsy was safe on I~Iammond's error
and scored on Myers double. Myers
made tire second one on King, single.
Wheeling stli maintained the lead.
Hammoud'S single. Jones' fielder's choice
and a triTlc by Prieste.
The fifth Wheeling tally cana IN IN
fourth when Two hits and two bases on
balls forced Welcher across.
singles by Myers. Robinson and
Wooly scored the visitors another IN
the firth. In WheeIings hair Moren's
single. a hake on balls to Graham and
welcher's double gave them a brace.
A base on halls to Texter. n sacrifice
hit and GiIhnoley's triple produced Can
toms fifth run In the sixth frame.
IN the seventh Moren's walk. singles
ny Graham ami Welcher brought Moren
ACROSS with the eighth run.
The visitors last scoring was done IN
the eiEhth inning. Murphy. fi-st up.
singled ana was moved up to second BY
Clark'S sacrifce. Thomas was passed
OF -FOUR wide ones Dawson was out 20
center. but Gilhooley singled 80 left,
scoring Murphy. Thomas counted when
Myers laced out his fourth hit OF the
game.
After making one IN the seventh the
locals made Themselves Snfe by scoring
two runs IN the eighth Jones. first NJ.
was hit PrieSt- followed MIN with a
single. but vas forced out at second on
S~cIpuald'e bcunder 20 the pitcher. Jones
Foirg 20 third. Roth men tcen Tailed
81 Aor-n's safety 20 center. The score.