The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-08
:Sf0C|E5 EASILY WIN FIRST Of
SERIES BY FOUR-NOTH|NG SCORE
Sox WAS ACCREDITED SENSA-
TloNAl SUPPORT BY ENTIRE
TEAM
Both Teams Played Fast Fielding
Games-All Smokes Back In Game
But Reill-Contest Was
Fast AID Exciting

Sox Seibold was TOO much Tor me
Muskecon Reds yesterday and ne let
them down without a hit or run. W nlIe
SoS was doing this little bit OF work
the Smokes showed four runs over the
plate and won the game oy the score
Of 1 to 3. 1t was one Of the prettleSt
games ever seen on League park. Both
teams PLAYED sensational bail and the
contest was interesting from the start
Only 81 men officially faced Seibold
and but two Of these reached first
base. Both were safe at the initial cor
ner on errors by Duffy, but douole
play killed one of these off and the
other was forced out. SoN permitted
three men TO take free. transportation
and with these three and the two er.
rors only five runners had he honor or
reaching the initial bag.
The visitors never got closer TO thlrd
than speaking distance Joe Stanley
made a desperate effort to get 10 the
farewell station, but the best that
could be done by the center gardener
anG his mates was the keystone, sta
tom This was due TO base on oallS
to Whelan, Stanley's forcing him at
second and himself going 10 second on
Texter's out. There he died for Mc,.
Neill drove liner to Cleveland and
was out.
Big Bill Wagner pitched steady ball
and although ne allowed twelve hits,
six Of which went for extra bases, the
Smokes could rarely connect for long
Swats while the paths were occupied.
Wagner was given errorless support
and but for the roughnesS Of the field
would probably have been scored on
but once or. probably twice:
On the other hand, the. Stogies
were more or less in a-erippled con-
ISrt~ I'D
still lame. and had difficulty in chas-
ing up flies. Reilly was on the sick
list. and this necessitated the playing
Of Lear at short and putting Duffy on
first. Lear played we'll at short and
Duffy put up splendid game at first,
with the exception of his TWO wabbles.
Cleveland was back in the game. but
is in no condition 10 be playing. His
left hand is bruised and swollen, and
the little third sacker is suffering
from a broken nose. The injury to
his hand has caused falling OF in
his batting. as he is unable to; grip
bat properly.
Cleveland spoiled the only possible
chance that the visitors had of scor-
ing. This came in. the eighth inning.
Joe Stanley had reached second on a
feeders choice and an out. and with
two down. TeNter caught one on the
end Of his bat The drive started to-
ward left field. and looked good for
a sure double. Grover leaped into
the air. and pulled it down for the
third out. II was fine catch: King
Alrenburg., Sheeren and Duffy also
pulled off splendid catches.
King doubled in the first inning. at
ter two were out. but could not. score:
In the second frame Cleveland led
off witt, single through third: Lear
sacrificed him 70 second. Blackwell
famed. hut Duffy raped one on the
nose. The ball bounded over Eyers
head and rolled 10 right center. scor-
irc Cleveland Seibotd grounded out.
Wagner 10 Fischer. for the third out.
Another marker came in the fourth.
Lear hit to left and took second when
the ball bounded away from Second
Raseman Erers. on the return throw.
blackwell few out TO "helan. OUT
Duffy smashed single over second
base, scoring Lear. Two hits. incluo-
ing double. came in the fifth, but
no runs.
The final scores were made IN the
eighth inning. Callahan. doubled past
third, Cleveland, famed. Lear hit
TO center for three bases. scoring Cal
lahan. and came home himself on
sinele BIZ Blackwell Duffy and Sci
bold were outs. and the game was