The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-10
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Grand Rapids a. Evansville
Fort wayne AZ Terrs Haute.
(ey "sHEP.")
The Neale-Donley combination yes
tsrday proved too much for Schettler
and Youngstown went down 20 defeat
Al the hands OF Wheeling by the score
Of TO ?. Donley did the twirling ana
held the visitors 10 three hits ana
Neale came through with a nome run
swat with the bases checked. That II
about all there IL TO tell OF the con-
test. but for the benefit OF the fans
that were unable to 20 TO Athieuc
Park we will give a brief account OF
the fray and just how II all happened
Donley Ia the recruit that was released
by Babe Movers. as he was unable TO
70 the route with them. Manager
Reilly signed him and yesterday ne
showed his worth by holding his op-
ponents TO three hits
Well. in the nrst ave innings there
was nothing TO say either way. IN
each OF the FIRST four the Smokes con.
nected for a safe hit. but either GOOD
pitching or fast nelding kept them
from scoring until the NTH. In this
frame Lear walked, Reilly sacrinced
and MeIster singled TO right. scoring
Lear. That was the hrst run for the
smokes, but wait until the eighth IN
ming ana read about the wonderful
clout from Neale's bat, that really
won the game.
Donley started out pitching great
baseball. Until the sixth inning the
visitors were unable to get anything
. that looked like a nit In the nrst
nVe frames he PASSED three men, but
they could not get past second oase.
In tae sixth he wabbled for an IN
stant and a base hit by Altenberg. a
sacrlhce by Schereen. a base on balls
TO Hemphu. Wagner's out. Thompson's
peee on balls and two Dagger by
Siglin Produced two runs. After that
frame only one man reached nrst snd
Schettler was the man when be drove
the ball to the left field fence for a
double.
Clearly Played Contest.
lhe game was enc OF the most
Clearly played contests that has o-en
seen on the home lot this season NOT
single error was chalked IN AGAINST
elmer team. Their fielding was. with
one or two possible exceptions. fast
and az times brilliant. GREASY
Neale pulled On two OF as pretty
catches as the widest fan could
dream Of The frst of these came IN
the eighth inning when Wagner drove
one to the center field fence. Greasy"
was on with The crack OF the bat ana
while sim running toward the center
held fence ne pulled down the drive
within few feet Of the boards. II
was one of the greatest catches ever
seen On the home lot and one that
the rams VIII remember long. Nag.
uazedly toward the Umpire as mucn
as TO say: Well. will you cali n man
out on play like that"
In the ninth Neale ran between
center and left and pulled down a
inner that was travelling on a line to
the same territory in which he had
nut short time previously driven his
nome run. Both OF these catches
brousht rounds OF applause from the
good sized Monday crowd
WAS in the eighth that the Smokes
numbered their heavy artillery and
when the Smoke had cleared away the
stogies had slowed the game safely
away IN their bat bag and were ready
TO leave the park.
Withrow Doubled
Withrow opened the eighth with a
double to left. Donley attempted 10
sacrifice. lie hunted a short fly lust
over Thompson's head. The nrst.
sacker made a desperate effort 10
reach II but % fell safe and Donley
was safe ~ first and wlthrow on
third. Stsson smashed a hit through
short and Withrow scored DonIev
went to third and Sisson 10 second
when the ball bounded past McAulev.
Nespo fouled on several strikes and
forced Schettler into giving him a
base on balls. With the bases choked
and the infeld playing in for an at
tempt on the squeeze play By Neale
the latter double crossed them and
drove the ball on a line TO decp cen
ter for the circuit II was A mighty
clout and Neales speed a. a base
runner brought him home many
yards ahead Of the ball.
Schettler was unable to locate the
plate and passed Anderson. lear
picked out a nice one and hit n 10
left for n pair Of bases Anderson
was held ~ third. but he came home
when Reilly hit a lOng sacrifice fiy
10 right Lear was thrown out.
Schettler 20 Stanley. when he tried 10
take third on Meister'a groundsr
Withrow came 70 bat for the second
time in the inning and flew out TO
Siglin. Aside from those few stunts
and few more nice plays pulled on
by sisson. Nespo. Neale Anderson.
Lear. Reilly. Mcister. Withrow and
Donley the Smokes didn't play much
ball yeFtcrday
tho same Tribe Of Steelmen First
game viii be- called at O'Clock.
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