The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-21


The Smokes were unable to break
the losing streak that they have been
I'm for the past week and yesterday
dropped two games. one TO the Evans
VILE team in the Central league and
an exhibition game TO the New YORK
Clans The Evansville game was lost
to and the New York contest 10
Evansville had one big inning in the
eighth which Melted eight hits and
seven runs. Frank Barron. the state
University star. who reported 10 the
local club last night, started for 10
Sogies and for seven innings pitched
alright ball. Wheeling had rolled up
what appeared to be a comfortable
lead and all were beginning to feel
that the slump had at least been tenn
porarily broken when the deluge came.
Barron was chased from the mound
after she visitors had secured SIX
safe hits and Johnson who relieved
him was unable to stem the tide until
two more hits and as many runs had
been registered.
Johnson had his arm properly
warmed By the end OF the hrst game
and was sent back to face lawns
Giants. At this he did exceptionally
well ana nelu WHAT II ItluAth W "
one Of the hardest hitting teams IN
the National league to seven well scat
tered hits. Ritter started for New
York but retired at he beginning or
the sixth in favor Of Schupp who was
not as effective as his predecessot.
The local team shows marked i'm
proyement over the form in which
they played the last series at home.
The infeld Is going better and the
addition OF Anderson appears TO have
given the inner fielding decided
brace. The timely bingle was In evil
dence At critical stages and with an
other shift or two which Manager
Shriver IL planning the team should
be on It's feet.
The Evansville game was opened
al 2 O'clock with something like $500
fans in the stands Umpire HandibOo
was holding the indicator. Fromholz
was sent TO the mound for Evansville.
Matthews first up for the visitors
was victim Of Barron's four curves.
Winkleman then got life on four
vide ones and then stole second.
Hanger doubled 20 center and Wrinkle
man scored Knoll then singled to
left and Hauser popped out 20 Nespo.
Knoll stole second Crete was out.
wheeling came back In the last hair
and scored two. ODay walked ana
Nespo celebrated his return 10 the
game with n three Dagger 20 deep cen
ter. scoring O'Day. Reilly flied out
but Meister singled. scoring Nespo
After Meister stole second. Lear ana
Anderson flied out.
In the second Evansville scored ono
more when Alternate walked ana
scored when Klbble doubled Go left
This was on that the visitors were
able 10 10 do until the eiEhth. Neitn-
Or aldo scored until the NTH inning
In the meanwhile Fromhoiz had been
lifted and Turner sent In.
o'Day Triples.
In the hfth Mullaney was hit by
pitched ball and advanced % second
on Barron's out ODay then me- for
three bases. scoring Mullsney Ncspo
singled 20 left and OTDay scored Ncspo
was out trying fo steal and q single
by Reilly and Mcisters walk failed 10
produce when lear struck out
with one down in the sixth sisson
tripled 20 deep center and scored on
Barrons infeld hit This was the sum
total o. Wheeilng's scores although
they Afterwards bad men on bases.
In the eighth after Barron had puf
three straight over. Umpire Handiboo
calling the third one a ball. the visit.
ing catcher BIZ slow one through
second Aftermath. Kibble. Turner
Crete and Wlnkleman followed with
singles which scored four runs John
son then relieved Barron and HauFer
sinEled n left scoring Turner
Wild pitch allowed Winkicman To-
come over and knolTe single 70
right scored Hanger Knoll vas out