The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-14

day. 20 delta Youngstown by the score
% 4 10 i. The game was a pitchers
battle from the start between Davis
and Gray. with Davis having the
better OF the argument lie allowed
but four hits. and kept these well
scattered. while Wheeling secured
nve from the delivery Of Gray In no
inning did either team secure more
than two hits and this pair OF binRies
for the visitors came In the third when
Altenberg and Wagner singled. The
Stogies secured two safe blows IN
the fourth when keene and Bero
drove out singles.
A doubleheader being scheduled for
the afternoon. the game was called AZ
2 O'Clock. Owing 20 injuries Frank
Nespo. one OF the best second sack
ers In the league. Is In the hospital.
This. together with the fact that
Hunter refuses TO play Sunday base
ball. caused quite a shakeup in the
lineup and Bero. local semi-pro playsr
who was given a trial as FIRST by
Portsmouth early in the season was
seen on hrst. with Keene shifted TO
short. Art Giles. another local
player, took the place OF Nespo at
second and both he and Bero put up a
splendid article of ball In the first
game. Bero accepted Is chances. and
some OF them were difficult. without
a wabble
Davis Masters steelmen.
Gil Davis. who came here from
Wichita in the Western association.
was at all times master OF the Steel
men. In all innings with the excep-
ton OF the third be kept the hits scat
tered and did not allow more than one
in a frame. As the game progressed
he seemed 10 pitch better ball ana
after the third stanza the Youngs-
town batters could connect but on,
safe drive. This came in the sixth
and was single by Stanley.
In the fourth the Stogies punched
two hits and this together with two
errors netted two runs. In this in
ming Keene and Bero singled in sue
cesslon. In the seventh Mullaney
trippled TO center. but died at third.
In the ninth the Smokes showed two
more runs across on an error by Stan
ley and two base drive by Meister.
Davis famed Ave men and did not
allow a single base on balls
Davis finished the first game by
striking out Wagner and siglin in sue
cession and forcing McAuley TO fly
out to Sisson. lie was sent back TO
the mound in the second game ana
while he allowed three hits. Youngs-
town would not have registered
marker but for miscues by his team
mates.
GILES and Bero played nice ball and
were given a hand by the crowd. The
team, showed marked Improvement
and will give a better account OF IT,
self on the present road trip. Frank
Hgfr kw
within a few days and with some acct
tional material the Stogie crew will
start up the ladder
The game in detail follows:
First Inning.
Altenberg famed Blount ground
ed to Keene and was out at nrst.
Stanley was safe when Reilly maze n
bag peg OF his -oller Wagner ground-
cd out Keene to Bero. No runs. no
hits one error.
ODay grounded out Gray 20
Thompson. GILES famed Reilly
went out. Siglln 10 Thompson. No
runs. no hits. no errors.
Second Inning
Siglin famed MCAuley slammed
one TO the center field fence for two
bases Thompson was hit by a
pitched ball. Schereen foul flied out
third on the throw Gray grounded
no errors
Meister opened the second with
single past third Sisslon hit a roller
AZ Siglin at second and both runners
were safe when he fumbled with
Keene Al bat Sisson was caught
asleep off FIRST base Kcene foul
flied out 10 Stanley. Bero grounded
out SiElin 20 Thompson No runs.
one hit. one error.
Third Inning
Altenberg singled 20 left field.
Blount sacrificed. going out Davis 10
Bero Stanley grounded 10 GILES and
was out A. FIRST AltenberR took third
on the play. Wagner drove vicious
liner past short and Altenberg scored.
Wagner was forced az second on sig
Inns Erounder. Reilly 10 GILES. one
run. two hits. no errors
After having bad finger mashed
BY being hit on The hand by q pitched
ball Mulianey famed Davis was out.
Gray 20 Thompson. O'Day grounded
out SiRlin 10 Thompson. No runs. no
hits. no errors
Fourth Inning.
McAuley was out. Davis ~ Baro
Thompson died via the Reilly 20 Bcro
route Schoreen grounded to Keeuo
and was out AZ frut No runs. no hits.
no errors
GILES worked Gray Tor base on
balls Reilly sacrificed GONG ofr
WAGNER t0 Thompson NloisIar
grounded to Siriin and was out az
frat Giles taking third ON tu, play
Sisson was safe and rUIes scored
vhon SIslIn dropped his short fy
back ~ second Keerr raped a
short single 10 Icft field. and Sisson
scored on the throw homo Eero
FinFlcd pasf third and Kecne took
third Nuilaney grounded out 10
McAul'y 10 Thompson Two runs.
two hlfs. ono error
FIN Inning
Gray famed Alfrnhorg rounded
out. Davis to hero HIount grounded
out Bcr0 unaseleted SO runs. no
hitE. no errors
Davis vas safe whom WrtuIe.
dropped DIE short nv I1 Irr Ouav
sacrificed and was out. GRAY fo siaIIn.
Who took Tho throw or fret DIres
ired hard drive fo center ana was
VS. out Reilly flied 10 Ier so