The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26
'HARD-F0UGHT BATTLE GOES To
TA|LENDERS BY 4 To SCORE
eRAvENER WAIVERS IN FIFTH
poTNo OUT WVcTos,YYo HS
King And Cleveland Carry OF Bat
ting Honors-Each Team Gets
seven S~ats-Reilly plays
Short.

The score was four to three. but the
Muskies had the four. The visitors
trlumphed over the Stogies yesterday
afternoon, in the second game OF the
series, and what was one of the best
contests staged on the local field this
season. 1t was a battle from the start.
The Smokes opened the scoring In tho
second inning when they SEM a runner
across the plate. but were held in
check by Wagner until the sixth, when
they again swung the war club for a
pair OF II was a pretty field
ing game. not a single error marring
the fielding. King continued his good
hitting. while Cleveland picked up con
stderably and smashed out three safe.
tiec. Cleveland and King. with three
ana TWO hits respectively. eathered
I'VE OF the eve swats made by the
stOgies.
Reilly And Smith Play
ArCh Reilly took the place of Sci
bold at short and played "A good held
ing game. Arch accepted six nance.
without a wobble, but failed 10 show
his last year batting eye. However.
this Is his first real game this season
n as soon as he gets himself aCcus-
toned 10 the new position he will hit
his stride. Blackwell was on me sick
list and Manager Smith donned the
mask. He caught a splendid game.
and had the visitors afraid 20 try TO
pilfer second.
Bravener opened in splendid form.
In the first o innings only twelve
men faced the Major. Mcneil was the
only man 10 reach first and he was
there by virtue of being pokCd in the
Stats with one of the Stogie twirlers
slants. That was at the opening of
the c inning. After Coveleskie
had lifted a high one 10 KIM. Mcneil
decided to steal. lie stole up almost
half way to second base and found
Arch RnfNNN HhnHn waiting for hHrn
Smith had him u by at least a block.
In the third and fourth not a runner
saw first.
The fifth was more productive for
the visitors. Mcneil led OF with "a
single past first and stole second wnen
Umpire Ross went blind. Coycleskie
hit TO right and the ball bounded
through Kings hands. going for three
sacks. scoring Mcneil. Stanley hit 10
right for a base scoring Coveleski. but
the visiting left gardner was out al
second when he failed 10 reckon on
the throwing arm of King. II was a
pretty vel and killed on a runner on
what looked to be a sure double. The
next " were easy outs.
Wagner opened the sixth by getting
the only base on balls granted by
Bravener during the game. Fisher
doubled TO the scoreboard scoring
Wagner. and Martin sacrificed. Fisher
TO second. BONN met n on the nose
and drove IL IN center. The hit would
ordinarily been good for a single. but
II too a bad bound owe A|ltenburShs
head and went for a triple. The next
two men were easy outs and That
ended the scoring for the visitors
They gathered one hit in the seventh
and one in the ninth. but were at ne
mercy OF the local hurler.
Start in The Second
The Stogies started in h second
inning when King led of with a single
10 left. Sheeren sacrificed and Lear
scored King with a double 20 the cen
ter field fence. In the sixth inning
the Stogies came across with two
more. Cleveland slammer his second
hit TO ~centerheld and took third on
Callahan's inheld out. King connect
ed for another single and Cleveland
scored. King stole second and raced
home on Sheerens one base drive %
left.
The two teams will play the dna.
game Of the series this afternoon.
owing 10 the fact that Nuskcgor
must catch a train for Grand Rapids
this afternoons contest Will be called
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