The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-05
TAKE MORNING CAME AFTER HARD
SCRAP BUT DROP AFTERNOON TILT
BLACKWELL AND DUFFEY MAKE
GARRISON FINISH IN FIRST
BATTLE.
unpiring Was Rotten in Second and
It Is Protested by Srith-Spenc-
er and King Furnish Field
ing Features.

Wheeling and Dayton divided hon
ors st League park .esetrday. me
Stogies taking the morning contest
by the score OF TO >. while the a1let-
noon game went TO the Veterans BY the
count :of II 20 5. The opening ses-'
sion OF the holiday entertainment was
q seasaw affair and was won IN the
ninth inning on 4 triple by Blach"eli
and single By Duf1ey. The interest
was taken Out or the AFTERNOON salt'e
nv the rotten umpiring Of Mr.. Eye.
II was decidedly the worst attempt
seen on league park this season: HIS
blindness on balls and strikes had the
nitchers OF both teams in the hole at
ali TINS and his otherwise errauc
work t.ok interest from the contest.
Duffy and Hess were the t"lrlels
seelctsl for the morning game. Dur
fer, While wild and frequently IN
trouble, pitched a fine game and was
exceedingly tight while men occupied
the pths. On several occasions men
were perched on third waiting lot me
hit nat would score them, put each
thnethe Smoke twtrler held them run,
less. With the exception OF the tnlfo
innire he did not permit visitor 70
nrns the plate. In that inning a pair
. NJ its. together with a large, JUICY
errr. gave the visitors two runs. Inc
SmIkes, evened up - rthese In the
siyh and seventh and wound up with
the winning tally In the ninth.
Both Teams Hit Hard.
Lakaff and Douglas were pitteo
auinst each other for the afternoon
conbit.;- Douglas was IN trouo!e llom
tn, stair and was relieved IN the
. third. Erave2er was unable 10 90
ANYTHING with the visitors ne Was
ncauled t, all corners OF the lot, on.
. Manager Smith let him battle II
through, in the first four innings the
visitors sored thirteen hits and nlhe
rms off he combined delivery OF
these twof1inCers.
Inst forrevense the Smokes started
on the VIZ path in the third 1osE
went afte Lakaff in fine style ana ne
soon mae for the showers JACK
Rowan vas called 10 the rescue ana
stennedthe tide OF defeat. Jack re-
nlaced Liam with the bases tutl anu
only oneout. but did not allow hlt
or run the third: Il was par
good wrk by the twicler and wonder
ful fel6hg by Spencer that saved the
davS IL the Vets.
t'ror the start OF the AFTERNOON
gam, Umpire FIFE was in trouble.
His Ioility 10 see the home plate. o.
ARR not 10 So it worried the pltch'
rrsand. "crabbed'. the game. Inc
tinl blow came in the fourth. atter
EFan had scratched single 10 tnlru.
Wrner 6unted TO the same territory
nd Blackwell picked the ball on th@
70 and threw 10 second forcing ROW
Reilly flashed the ball to Lear 1T
rst and the Jumps waved Warner.
tho had been taking his time getting
o first. out completing the double
nIay. Warner broke for the middle or
The field he with the assistance or Se'-
eral other Dayton players argued M
Fvfe into changing his decision. tS
did and allowed Warner 10 remain a.
first base. front where ne nnat!E.
scored Manager Smith Immediately
entered protest and played the re-
mainder OF The game with the uhoet'
standing that it was protested.
Ump is Escorted Out.
So incenscd was the crowd al the
rmnire that when the game was over
he sidled I'D 10 one OF the Martins
Ferry policemen and asked him 10
,ate him home. The request was conf
nlied with and the "Bluecoat\. escorted
him safely through the crowd ana ~
the waiting car. -
All payton's runs in the morning
game came IN the third lnnlnS. nes
we're the result Of. singles ny FLOODS
and Warner arc crE'eiAAN
Reillv's errors. One Of the prett!est
nieces OF fielding seen on the GROUND
mis- wear came in the ninth Jacobs
had singled 10 short. HOBBS; Slnsleo
70 riahI. King coming in on the run.
era bbed the bail. on the long bounce
and threw TO second. Catching tne
DAYTON. backstop before he reached
the keystone station. 49,
Wheelthg's first run came III tne
sixth. Sebold was safe on an error
ny Warner. Cleveland Sacrlhced nlm
70 second Kings double to center
scored Seibold Another came III t1e
seventh. Sheeren opened with a single
to center Reilly sacrificed him 70
second. He moved 10 third on blacN'
wells on; and scored on Warmers eT-
ror, The winning run came IN me
ninth. Reilly few out to Spencer, VINO
made fine running catch ms second
hajr-raiser of the game, Blackwell
tripled 10 right and came home on
Dnffev's single 20 center.
In the second game the runs tor
either team came as the result OF mis-
hpinC mixed with bases on balls AMI
bits barsmen. While loosely played.
there vas but two errors chalked up to
each ,ea1n. Five double plays. TWO by
Wheeling and three by the visitors cut
of chances for scores. Spencer, IN