The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-01
BOTH TWIRLERS oERFo RM
WELL, WITH HONORS ABOUT
EVEN
Each Was Given Gilt-Edged Support
Attendance at First Sunday
Game Was $500.

Major Bravener held the Springfield
central League team GO six scattered
opening game OF tho series by the score
OF TO :. The game was played before
one OF the largest crowds that ever at
tended a baseball contest in this city.
Before time for the opening Of the third
game OF the season. the ticket office
could be seen displaying the IS. r. o."
nlled both right and left field Every
LAT IN the grand stand was hlled. ami
me oieachers were packed 10 the limit
While not as fast az the two previous
contests with the Grand Rapids club
Z was good game. and was featured
% several sensational plays.
Manager Smith sent Bravener 10 the
mound TO do the twirling. The lanky
roungster performed In nne style. and
With the exception Of a couple Of wabbly
pnfpSs. held the visitors at his mercy.
q locate the plate put him in bad
ncse. but sharp fielding pulled him out
Sitn the exception or the first. when
pr,insn.ls scored their two runs The
play by seibold. who grabbed Baum-
gartDer's line drive and doubled Ander-
son oG second before the big nrst sack
Blackweal Kits twice.
Clark pitched good ball but was also
shrhty unsteady. and was hit AZ more
The three errors behind him also aided
IN scoring three Of the four runs
BLACKWELL was the only stogie TO gather
back-stopper slammed out two clean
singles and scored one run. Daily hit
a triple and single out Of three times
up and Baum gartner got a pair Of sin
giles out of three trips TO the plate.
Ted Anderson. who last year PLAYED
nrst base for the Smokes. was doing
guard duty a. the initial corner for tn
visitors. Ted accepted IL chances snd
had one miscue While ne failed 10 get
safe blow. he was given "a hand nv
me crowd each time he walked 10 the
The fielding Of either team was fast
ana snappy AT times. hut the visitors
piied NJ three errors and Wheeling had
errors were costly and several Of them
resulted in runs
Field In Good Condition.
diuon and the weather ideal for base
ball. The enthusiastic crowd Of fans
showed their appreciation Of the playing
OF me boy and ~ each fast play they
Wheeling took the field and Harris
leading OFT Tor Springfield. was out Sci
bold to Lear. Daily walked. but was
forced at second by Mcbride Ander-
son hit 20 Bravencr. and was thrown ont
AZ hrst In the second frame The Wis
ing on. Tanned Baumgartuer waited
on -FOUR wide ones and walked gaveuey
TOOK advantage of the temporary Wild
ness Of ErHyeuer and also walked Dunn
raped "a roller al short and S.ihuId in
his hurry TO make a. duuhIsplayafll lowed
me ball to slip through his hands and
Haum garin"r scored clark famed bur
h"rrlS pushed "a single Co right field
and CaNenev raced across tho rf4fa Win
the second and last run for tho visit
ors.
In the fourth th. visitors started o,,,
IN a bu sin'seliEn manner Haufur, D.
n"r singled past short. ttNsr-ry r1tIasad
~ tn Threatened rally whom no. hit a
iasi one To- EraNeu'r. who throw 90 Ssf-
bold. forcing Eaur1rartu.r S.ihoId
completed d." double ril, bv . nice
throw 20 Lear. ahead OF Cavou,y. Dunn
Another Critical Stage.
IN ~, eighth things looked good
Tor another run Tor springfield uli1v.
who was first up. singled 90 loft Nfg-
Bride htt "a high one fr4t was sst,,.r..,
IN by Seihold. Anderson rolled on. f.-
Ward second. but Callahan fooled b.
am Dor runner were safe Hertle
W. sate when Do slid "a single mast
snort with the bases fun and Grr,
onr gu D. looked as though Tho VISIT
BIZ and run. smashed u hard lin. d-i,.
bold IN" shorf~fop nailed tho drive.
end before Anderson could return 20
w bag had omu'eted n fast double
pay. urfSsis'ei m rho ninth the Wise
itors were never dangerous
Vince Ing opened Tho fret inning with
= pair of runs Ai'~nherg walked and
was sacrificed 20 second hv Cleveland
Sallahan Tanned and Lear hit ono af
B7um GARNER. who throw Wild 20 f-e+
and both runners wore safe. sheeron
Waloped ono % center Tor three sacks.
and both runners scored
STORIES Score Again
Tho fffh brought another cor "a. c.,
giee. blackwell singled 20 center FRA
xener laid down ~ neat liffie hunt. and
Plackwel took second Rlarkwe1 took
thlrd on AlfrrherE'e out and scored
wh@n cleveland raped single over
second base In tho seventh Hffe nv
sUanson and blackwell and an error nv
HSnoer,"n n!led mo bases. but Rraverrr
ianned- Al'"nherE popped out 10 Baum