The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-19

\ crowd Of over 1000 wildly eN.
cited and enthusiastic fans saw the
Stogies and Grand Rapids divide
doublS header at League Park yester.
day Afternoon. the first game going 10
the visitors by the score OF S TO and
The Stogies coping the final TO the
tune OF ] 10 q in as pretty pitchers
battle as was ever staged. While the
hrst game was featured BY more run
getting. some ine fielding and some
very mediocre stun. and some very
excellent pitching. the second game
was really the more exciting
Seibold did the hurting for the
Stogies in the initial session and de
served 10 win his game. tie pitched
rings around his opponent and but for
some very loose fielding would have
come out victor. At least four of
the nine hits chalked up against him
were OF the scratchy variety and all
OF the misplays OF his team mates
inquired IN the run getting
The second game was a pitching
duel between Durey. Grand Rapids
cast-off. and Macarthur. star twirIer
Tor the visitors. Duffey held his form
er team mates To three hits in the
seven innings that the game went by
agreement. and Wheeling pounded his
nios for seven safeties. winning out
IN the tnsl frame when one Mr. Reilly
hit Tor TWO sacks with two on.
The Scoring.
III me nTst game Grand Rapids
started the scoring in the third Ue-
NOrmer beat out scratch hit, went IN
second on an infeld hit by Meter and
scored on AlCock's single Alcock was
advanced when Brant was safe on a
helder's choice. each moved up a notch
Nhcn wright was safe al first on an
error ana both scored on single by
Duncan.
Wheeling came back in her half nv
scoring one on doubles by Reilly and
Altenburg and tied h up in the fourth
Win a double by Callahan. a base on
oaIis 10 Lear and triple by Sheercn
No more scoring Was done until Inc
elShth when the visitors put one over
on single by Brdnt. a hit batsman
and a single by Ellington They add
cd iour more IN the ninth on a base
on balls. triple by pevormer. a
helders choice, single by Carey and
TWO hies 10 deep center.
uFee sensational catches hy
Kelly and one by Altenburs and
Scheeren were the fielding features
OF the game
Pitchers Battle.
Arch Reilly's tWo-base hit into left
held. with TWO men on bases was the
Key 10 the realization OF the fond
hopes OF Harry smiths Wheeling
Stogies that they might defeat the
famous Pitcher Macarthur OF Grand
Rapids on the home grounds For
SIX and one-half exciting innings in
the second game Al League Park yes
terddy afternoon the Smokes and
Black son. with Duffey and Macarthur
pitching. had bsttled each other TO a
Scoreless tie by agreement between
Managers Smith and Essick he game
was 70 be called at the end OF the
seventh inning
Lee King was FIRST Al bat in the
hnsl half inning. but Macarthur soon
disposed or him by the strike-out
route King Lear was not 10 be sent
10 the bench so easily however. and
with Two strikes called on him drove
out single 10 center field Sheeren
proved himself good waiter and
walked to first base on four balls az
cody as though he really expected
Macarthur 20 give him the base
Reilly was mp and Umpire Fyfe was
kept busy FOR about a half minute
alternately calling balls and strikes
until they stood Two and two Then
Macarthur wound M 10 fan The himble
little short stop. but Reilly dropped
his bat forward directly In the way
or Macarthur drOp drive and the ball
went n couple Of feet out OF reach Of
ShortStOp Branf and dropped too far
in advance 10 Left Gardner Wright
Tor Wright 20 field b for an out.
King Lear scored on the bit and the
battle vas over
Pitcher DunCy. who until little
Bill EssIck'- crew. mad the best OF The
battle with his former team mate.
allowing Grand Rapids but three hits
In the entire game. Wheeling. on he
other hand. pounded Macarthur for
seven hits. but through the support ri
the fields the hits we're not effective
in getting runs until the final frame.