The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-10
FIRST CAME IS FREE HITTING
CONTEST; ERRORS LOSE SECOND
DUFFY ALLOWS ii HITS BUT KEEPS
THEM WE'LL SCATTERED
AND WINS los
Despite Pour Errors Some Fast Fielding
Was Done-wachtel Pitched Good
Bail In Etna1 Ganne.

r BY splitting even in a double-header
yesterday the Stogies made II TWO OUT
Of three from MuskcGon and four our Or
the last five games played. they having
won twin bill at Grand Rapids on sun
day. Barney DUFFY was on the hrlnE
line for the Smokes in their winning en-,
counter and Cecil Wetzel did the mounT
duty in. the second contest. which shouid
have at least been Il nothing nothing lie
game 1T the end OF the htth when tne
contest was called TO allow the visitors
10 catch train.
Both teams did considerable hard hit
ting in the first tracas. In tins AFFAIR
2S hits were made and they were evenly
divided. Duffy allowing II and wheat
Smoke twirler however was steadier III
the pinches and not until the ninth did
the visitors look dangerous. IN tnaC
frame ive singles in In S WSssIns lead
was too great TO be overcome anu the
final count ended 10 to ;;
Three fast double plays by the StoSles
helped Duffy out Of close quarters on
three different occasions. In addition 70
this some fast fielding was done. al
though the four errors rolled up I by 'n ne
their Ave runs. King pulled one OF the
prettiest plays OF the game. when ne
came in from right teid , ana Piekcea a,a up
han. King grabbed the ball in his pare
hand and while still on the dead run
whipped 1t to third ahead OF the run
ner who was attempting to advance on
the hit. 1t was one Of the fastest pieces
of work seen on the local lot this sea-
son.
what heavy. King. Blackwell and Duly
connected for doubles and Callahan lac
ed one to right for three sacks. WheaI-
ley showed flashes OF good form 1o1 the ne
every inning with the exception or me
second and third. In these, fratpes the
Smokes were retired In order: ,iro
round. Bratchie touled out to Black
center @Srts ou STANLEY s'1 Tanned and Whelan was
doubled OF second on tgG I'M lb,r rdFn in
ming failed to produce q marker: FlSch'
er opeacd the fourth with single I,
Braichie hit lily 70 kins. re Geo. r%1.
ed il and forced t'iStirr II second. "Ae1-
an scored Hr;.;ch:. with Il double.
Reds Score Some.
Reilly's wild throw Of Nn"tan
grounder put runner on second IN ths
Sixth. Stanley scored him with 4 single
to. rlgh;. T,Xtcr was safe at arst an"
STANLEY al ;scond on q E % err G Texter
tried the double steal. hut. t6lack"eli anu
Reilly ra.led him At seconG
Singles by Texter. Mcneil; EFerS Ss. hru.
, three runs in the ninth. but the rally
Wheeling scored -FOUR runs on tou.
Shssreu. q double by King. i base on
balls 70 Callahan. Clevelands' single and
Lear's single putting the runs a;r@Ss'
veil doubled 10 cen,erticll. Duffy Flew
ou; 10 center. Ai;enburs flew out 20
Brueaker Sheeren PUNCHED 1t nit 10
center BLACKWELL started for home and
Stanl,,. threw 10 the plate 10 head him
OF. The ball took a bad hop and Shse-
rem -.ced all the way hom=. singles nE
AItenburg. Sheoren, y ba," On oaIts *"
King and singles by Cleveland ard Reilly
produced three more runs III the sixth.
In the sewn, :. Duffy made 4 desperate:
effort 70 Il: on" over ;hc fence. lUt nv
bail bounded from Il sign in Teft acto
saws, Hit me and get 50. Tie hit went
for a double but Dutt was LETT stranded