The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-27
SMOKES SCORE ALL FIVE RUNS
IN ONE INNING Of SLOW GAME
CALLAHAN HAS PERFECT DAY Al
BAT: KING GETS TWO AND
r ElllY TWO.
Four FoozIes by Either Team Account
ed For Several Runs-Blsck~ell
Cleans up With Double.

Stogies Ave; MuskeGon one That's
the way the final game with Babe
Meyers outfit ended yesterday at
League Park. II was Ladies Day at
the local grounds and the Wheeling
lads felt obliged to win one. when the
fair sex were in attendance 10 see
hem perform. Douglas was sent to
the mound 10 take up the task OF send
ing Muskegon a little farther down tbs.
ladder and his shoots proved a big puz-
inning he was never really in danger.
Three OF the six hits gathered of his
delivery came in that frame Two in
the fifth failed TO do any damage ana
another in the seventh amounted To
the same.
Crum was sent TO the firing line fO.
the visitors. He sailed along for FIVE
scoreless fromes. TO waiver and break
under h strain in the sixth and a..
low hve nice large juicy runs To cross
the platter. Now Crum il not re.
sponsible for all these runs as his
teammates assisted somewhat by pi:,
ing up -four errors However. abe
Smokes batted hard md gathered
three singles and a double during tho
fun.
For Wheeling. Callahan. Cling and
Reilly did the swatting Callahan con
nected for three singles and a double
in four trips to h plate. king pOund-
ed out two hits in three times az bat
and Reilly got two u OF four. Black
well connected for a double to left.
that drove in a pair OF the Wheeling
runs.
Embarrassing Game.
Aside from the first and fifth inn
ings the game was rather slow n
uninteresting. Lear and Reilly pull
ed the only fielding stunts Of the game
Reilly picked up a grounder from.
Fishers bat that was travelling some
49, IT, -. -
stop he pegged the runner out al first
on a pretty throw. Lear pulled a dou-
BILE play, unassisted. in the ninth. He.
grabbed Stanley's liner and stepped
on first base before Mcneil could re,
turn.
Fisher greeted DousLas with a double
60 start things. Martin laid down a
neat sacrifice. and Fisher took third,
while Douglas threw him out Bonin
singled 10 left and Fisher raced home.
Bonin tried 70 stretch the hit into a
double. but Sheeren cut him down AZ
second. Mcneil was safe at first on
Cleveland's error. Covclcskic singled TO
right. and Mcneil tried 20 make third
KIM had not been rCckoncd with. and
the trusty whip OF the right garden cut
Mcneil down at tho farewell station.
That ended tho scoring. and ~ was not
until the NTH that they again connect
81 for n hit. In that inning Harris
pnd crumm both scratched singles
around the inheld. but Douglas caught
Harris sleeping a. second and the dan
AfF vas PAST. Inc Skin ana unnl swat
came in the seventh. but did no dam
axe. '
Things looked good for Wheeling 20
score a run In their hair 81 the nrst
After two were out. Callahan doubled
20 center. king beat out a hit to sec
md base. while Callahan took third.
callahan and King tried the double
steal. but Callahan was out al home.
The Smokes got n hit in every inning
with the exception Of the NTH and
eighth.
Scored IN sixth.
Tts Wheeling scoring started IN the
sixth inning Cleveland led Of and was
safe AZ first. and took second whom Hsr-
rts threw Wild on his rrounder. Cal
lahan's single 20 center scored Cleveland
and Callahan took second on tho throw
home King was passed. hut Shccren
singled 20 center. scoring Callahan.
King taking third on tho PLAY. Lear was
safe and King scored on Brubaker's
10 count. but was thrown out Ar home
when Martin recovered the ball and
throw home. Reilly singled. putting
Lear on third. and Blackwell drove both
runners home with n singing double 10
Tort. Douglas hit A. a pop foul ~ Nc
NCill. and AltenburR skfed 20 stanley
tallahan's fourth hit came in tho sew
enth. hut the ~togics rested Tor tho
afternoon. To-day viii see Dayton and
wheeling a. n on League park. The Sol
dtfrs come here for n fhrce-Eama So.
rios. and as they are the League Iesdera
there is considerable speculation on
among the fans as 20 the result or tho
series. II Il likely that either Wotzrf
or Seiholf viii be tho pitching selection
for to-day's game. N~ueKcgon lcft last
evening for Grand Rapids for another