The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-26
M'ARTHUR STARTS, BUT METER
RELIEVES HIM IN SECOND FRAME
GAME WAS FULL OF COMEDY. BUT
LITTLE REAL BASEBALL
Is PLAYED.
Duffy Was Very wiid-Grard Rapids
steals Sig Bases-Melter Pitched
Great Ball, Allowing Five Hts.
Special Dispatch 90 the nItellieeneer.

Special Dispatch 10 the nItelligeneer
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. June Is
Grand Rapids made DO "A clean sweep OF
lhc series By winning to-day's game
with Wheeling. o To o.
Macarthur started the pitching for the
locals. but was replaced by Meltcr at
me start OF the second inning. because
bill Essick thought his star was not In
hls best form. The Stogies filled the
bases IN the opening inning. where they
got two hits and a base on balls after
one wss down. but couldn't score. only
i've hits were secured or Meter in the
elsht INNINGS that nc worked and steve
did not allow his opponents TO Assem- BILE
more than one hit in any one inning and
be did not walk man.
Some Comedy.
No contest ever staged here was more
replete with genuine comedy than This
one. During the Sourso OF the pastimc.
the Stogics broke two bats. Duffy and
Lear being tho individuals who put on
these little stunts. Another which gave
inc fans biz laugh was the throwing
out OF King. on a ball nat 10 right field
In the eighth inning The pill filtered
through first bascmau Houses mttts
and was hit so deeply that King rounded
tlrst base ~ TOP speed. Intending 10 20
10 second. but ELLINGTON was too alert
ana MS neg 20 Meter retired the Stogie
right fielder al first base. To add 10 the
comedy. Fritz Sheeren fell flat on his
face when he started TO run to first ba Sc
after grounding 10 Brant IN the seventh
inning.
These were the odd bits in the exhibit
ton In which the Stogies figured. but
guilty or several little slips which are
generally seen only on sand lots. De
N"rW,r took his place behind the bat A.
the start Of the sixth inning without his
protector on and the game had TO be
halted while % brought 20 him. Wright
hit himself in the head with his bat
when hc tried 60 duck fourth ball %
puffy's an the eighth. Meter failed 20
run out groundcr go Callahan which
cotton. ficldcd, but threw wide TO
FIRST The IRE N stuff didn't end With
the htll plty er~ either. Tor "a bleacherit".
a southpsw. by the way. caught foul
tip with his good l'ft hand while he held
Smokes couIdn', Score.
Their" wasn't much Co th, ball game.
After filling the bases in the opening IN
nin.. the Stogivs never threatened - o.
ousiy 90 score ther.after. not a man got
ting past second base with Meter ON tuc
mound.
Timely hitting gave Grand Rapids
three runs 10 tn first lnuing Rrnnt
walked and stole and scored when
Wright squeezed a single through the
iniield- Wright moved TO second uu
lunCans Siu-le and Tailed on Alcock g
blow 90 right pass 90 AlCock. Mel
teI's inucid olt and Csrey'S single gave
Norm,r was hif by pitched ball Iu
the fifth. The catcher Immediately stole
second. went Go third ON Wrlchrs lu-
field out and scored when Duncan sin
sled.
The final tall, was registered in tho
eignth without the aud of "a base -
Wright walked and stole FOR star--..
and then Duncan was passed. Ed.us' n
moved tho pair up a base apiece with "a
sacrifice. but Wright was cut down az
the plate when Alt",k grounded tp
Reilly. The double steal Was success
fully worked here. Duncan scoring ans
Al,ock taking second. That ended the
As a result of the Stogic- loose pIsv.
eight stolen bases wsr, thaIksd up by
tEe SOY pIfIN was =" "id that h.ac =
vel didn't seem 20 even Try TO head off
base runners.