The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-04

III ~ IoankstoHh-
Jack Compton and his Dayton Sol
diers yesterday went down to defeat
ut the hands OF the Stogies In the
frst game OF the season between the
two teams. The Soldiers came here
direct from Erie where they hooked
up with the Sailors and incidentally
took . fall out OF them and walked
into nrst place. They struck a snag
yesterday when Pop" sent the
mighty johnson In to twirl for the
locals.
Things looked bad for Wheeling In
the nrst inning. when Martin and
Clemens punched two base hits and
scored their FIRST run. In the fourth
Dayton annexed two more on an err
ror by ODay, a single. n three base
hit and another single. From that
time until the ninth things looked an
20 the merry for the Smokes. In
the last round after Spencer had gone
out TO Nespo, unassisted. Koran and
Sykes singled In succession Jones
met one of Johnson's fast ones and
drove II to right field. both runners
crossed-but IL was foul. Jones
struck out and woerth forced Sykes
ut second.
The stogies made their FIRST tally
In the second when Meister slammed
tWO Durt W the HcOIe OOAIQ.
Reilly singled to center and Nespo
failed TO produce the needed hit.
and ~-as out. Jones to Sykes.
Martin me through with a slashing
single to center held and Meister
scored. Reilly was out at the plate
when he attempted to score on the
same play. The Stogies annexed an
other In the NTH on an error by Mar
tin and single by Kyle. In the sixth
they added another on a base on balls
and n long single and n bad throw by
Clemens. The scoring ended in the
seventh when Umlauf singled, went to
second on Kyle's out and scored when
keene drove hit to center field.
The game by innings:
First inninq.
Martin leading OF for Dayton drove
one OF Johnson's shoots to center
neld for two bases. He was followed
by Hobbs. with a sacrifice, Martin
taking third on the play. Hobbs going
out TO Nespo. taking the throw al
nrst. Clemens followed with a slash.
Ing two base hit to the middle garden
and Martin crossed. Spencer. the
clean up man for the visitors. struck
out. Koran was an easy out, Reilly
to Keene on a fast roller One run,
two hits. no errors.
o'Day lifted a high foul TO left. which
run' u%Iasf St hI saoun stssr TO . ssTd
and was thrown out Martin TO Sykes
Kyle slammed one TO center field Tor a
base. but died at first when Keene lifted
n high one TO right field, which was TAX
en- In by Spencer. No runs. one hit. no
errors.
Second Inning.
sykes led by driving Vicious liner 20
ieft neld and was out on n pretty play
by Kyle. Jones was safe when Reilly
let his grounder get through him. woerth
picked one out and drove IL at Reilly.
who made pretty stop and threw 10
throwing TO Keene completed the double
play retiring the side. No runs. no hits
one error.
Meister opened the Stogies half OF
the second by driving one OF WachtelTs
slants 10 the score board In center field
for two bases. Meister was held al
third when Reilly singled over second
base. Reilly was safe at second when
Nespo hit a grounder TO third base and
was out at nrst Martin drove n wicked
single through the box and Meister
crossed. Reilly attempted to score or
the play but was out at home on a pretty
throw from Clemens to woerth John.
son lifted high fly. which was taken