The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-24
AMI smokes CAPTURE TEN INNING
CAME BY A FOUR To THREE COUNT
Atty PULLED GREAT CATCH AND
MADE DOUBLE PLAY UN-
ASSISTED.
Sox Was Wild. but Managed to KEEP
the Hits Well Scattered-He
Also COPIED Three OF the
Seven Smoke Hits.

Sox Seibold and Jess Altenours, to-
Eether with a few other Smokes
proved too much Of combination for
the Evansville team yesterday, and
the Stogies carried off the second
game by the score Of to 8. Although
It took ten innings TO get decision
over the River. Rats. there never was
any doubt as to who would win the
game. Sox Seibold was rather wild.
and but for mis- wildness the visitors
would never have seen the home
plate. He was aided, however. by
splendid fielding on the part Of Al
tenburg. The speedy little center
gardener pulled down at least SIX
drives. and more than half Of them
looked to be labeled for safe swats.
The most sensational Of these came
in the first inning, when he mace
double play, unasslsted.
Three errors behind Seiboid helped
the visitors to two of their three runs.
The other counter came as the result
OF base on balls and two successive
wild pitches, followed by q two oase
hit The only inning in which me
visitors could do anything Win nus
delivery was the seventh, and in this
frame three hits. together with pair
Of errors gave the Evas two OF their
runs. In addition to his pitching, Sell
bold continued to hit hard. In nVe
times I'D he scored thee hits, one OF
which was a triple.
Cleveland was responsible Tor the
scoring Of the first pair or runs lot
the Smokes. After Altenburg mad
walked and stole second. cleveland
raped a vicious hit TO right. 1t TOOK
bad hop and going over NlnchellS
head, went for home run. Sox came
through with the single that scored
Cleveland in the senth, and won the
game.
Tepe led off for the ETas WIN
base on balls. M~;thews ountea' pu'
Tepe was forced at second. Mat
tehws was safe at first on the field.
er's choice. Knoll hit one to center.
II was a wicked drive, and looked to
be a sure safety. Altenburg made a
desperate run. and while going at top
speed he scooped the drive. Jess
never halted. but pulled his glove
from his hand as he ran. and flung II
back 70 his regular position in center.
Matthews had reached second. as he
was sure the drive was safe one.
Atty sprinted for first base and peat
the runner to the initial sack. com.
pleting the double play unasslsted. II
was one Of the greatest catches eVe'
seen on the grounds. and when the
fans realized that he had pulled the
play. Jess was given a tremendous
ovation.
The Stosies got a man on base IN
their half of the hrSt when Callahan
stopped one with his ribs. but ne was
out stealing. Yantz opened the second
with clean single TO left. He stole
second when Blackwell dropped the
ball and took third on an out by MD
Bile. Tenant flew out to AltenourG,
but Yantz' was held AZ third. WlucheIl
famed. The visitors did not get
man on the paths again until the sixth;
when Tepe walked He took second
on wild pitch and third on the
second wild heave in succession and
scored on a double by Matthews
Knoll flew out 70 left.
Visitors Take the Lead.
The seventh produced two more ana
put the visitors in the lead by one
run margin. >Yantz was out. on nice
play by Cleveland. Edible beat out
hit to short and took third when Reilly,
threw to the bleachers. He advanced
TO third when Tenant grounded out
TO Duffy. Wincheii singled along the
third base line He took second on
Blackwells error and third on the
third wild pitch by Seihold. Blanks
single to left scored Wtnche!l. Lar
SON ended the inning by tanning.
Kibble singled to start the ninth,
but was left on first while Tenant
struck out and N'inchell flew out to
Arenburg. kihble was nailed oy
Blackwell when he attempted to pilfer
third. After Blank had struck, out to
start the tenth. Larson was safe on
an error by Duffy. but Tene and Mat
thews both flew out to Atenburg.
Wheeling started the run getting in
the third. Altenburg was given free
transportation. He. promptly stole
second. Cleveland then raped. one to
right field. It took bad bound and
went for a homer. scoring Jess ahead
OF him. Reilly opened the fifth with
single He was sacrificed to second
br.Duffv. but Blackwell and Aitenourg
were outs. -,
Saibold opened the seventh with
triple. Netzel was safe at first when