The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-12
FIRST IS CLOSE BATTLE; SECOND
ISEASY AND STOG|ES WIN, 14-2
slo NiNELNNiNo RALLY GIVES
WHEELING FIRST az
4TO3 SCORE
-Four Fast Double Plays Feature
Manager Gilbert Protests
Second Was Farce When
Pitchers Blow.

Pitehers' Blow.
Fulfilling the promises OF Manager
smith, when he said several days
ago that we. (meaning the Stogies)
VIII be up there having some fun be-
FORE long" the Smokes came through
yesterday and won a double header
from Lefty Gilbert and his Terre
Haute ball tossers. WetZel was on
the firing line in the opening contest
and came through with a well-earned
victory by the score OF 4 to }. IL
was a pretty contest and was not
won until after one was out in the
ninth inning The second "fracas"
was easy money. Duffey late of the
Grand Rapids club. was on the mound
the visiting Tots seven hits and allow
ed them two runs. while the Smokes
came through with eleven blows and
IL counters.
The opening fray was scrappy ana
fast. -Four double plays featured the
fielding and three doubles and a pair
of triples hooped things up in the
was feature OF both games. lie
accepted total OF zen chances during
the two games, without a miscue.
Several of his plays were difficult
and his throws were made from
difficult angles.
AlEFA KANE WAS IldNFl huhfA
protest, by Manager Gilbert and the
second was a frost" Cochran start
ed To pitch but things got TOO warm
for him and he retired in favor OF
Gilbert. The manager Jared but
little better and after a couple OF
innings OF bombardment. Il Stogies
had chased themselves around the
paths All this slaughter was start
ed when Duffey hit a slashing triple
70 center field Besinning there and
then the hcartless Smokes ran eight
scores in the third. Every body
batted and some Of them did ~ twice.
A see-saw Game.
The first game was pitchers battle
between Cramcr and Wetzcl with
Lefty coming out on the long end
OF the score. n was a sea-saW AFFAIR.
The visitors scored first IN the open
ing round and the Stogies tied h. up
in tho fifth In the seventh and eight
was the sum total of their efforts.
The StocicS scored TWO more in the
eight and one IN the ninth, making
the count 10 3.
Wetzel pitched splendid ball in this
contest and was accredited good sup
port. Three times threatening rallies
were nippcd In the bud when Wheel
ing players doubled up things. Tho
only double killing made by the WIS.,
itors came IN the sixth. In the sixth
inning Manager Gilbert OF the Te.re
Haute team protested the game. Gygli
was on first base and Miller. who was
~ bat. stepped from the baffcr'S box
for some reason WetZel. after hav-
ing thrown The ball TO first In an at
tempt 10 catch The runner. made a
quick delivery when King hrew the
ball back 70 him. o. was strike and
was So called by the umpire. Man
ager Gilbert entered protest on the
play. The next ball was the third
strike and Miller famed and Gygi
was doubled OF first.
First Blood.
Tcrre Haufc drew first blood in The
opsning round. After Eyers had gone
out on a grounder. Wetzel 10 Lear,
Mitchell singled 20 left field. Gygli
hit 70 Reilly when he threw 10 Gala
han to force Mitchell ar second. CAL
lahan dropped ne throw and both run;
ners we're safe Nilior's out advanced
both runners and Mitchell scored on
WefZeI- wild pitch.
In The seventh they scored again
Wagner opened with a triple 20 rlEh-
field Gray singled TO center and WaE-
ner scored. IN the eighth they scored
the third and last run OF the game
Cramer walked BE was sacrificed 90
second ny Evers Mitchell lined 20
Lear. bur Gvgl. drove a fly 20 center
that was misIudgcd by Arennu-g and
went for a double. scoring Cramer
The first smokey run came over IN
the tftn session. and b. happened liN"
this. Reilly friplcd 90 left Blackwell
fOuled out 10 WaEHcr. WefItl walked,
but Altenburg punched "a single along
the third base line and Reilly scored.
cleveland forced AltenburE and Cat
ductive Of Two more AlreuhurE led
On By striking out Cleveland -rouuO
Cd out. Gray fp GgslI Callahan
doubled 20 center field Shoersu h.f
one, 10 center for three sacks. scoring
Callahan Lear was passed. King
beat Ouf n bit fO short. scoring sheer
en-.
IN the ninth frame the Smokes set
out fD win ErIliy led Ot HIfu ~ single
10 center field Blackwell slammed
one to l'ft fog a sack. plac.nE Arch
o. second. huf Reilly took third Alien.
burg punched one 0n the nose and
sent Dr. iu-f over fha center FIELDER
head Do vas double but "a single
vaa an thar was neces .,ry. as Reilly
trotfed home rlfh Che winning run.
Second Game.
10 the second contest Trims. started
our lovely srtnrr eide scored boo .ht
frat two frame ln rho third our rfs
found friend. Sir Nudrs. decided fl
have little fun Ar Dc expense ~ one
~ HE ukInE and drove If t1 center faII
for three C1afioua Ie.. AlfsuhIrl
raped one ON tho test f1r three OF tH,
same kind and Uunrr scored vIIl ZOO
fraf run NJ fhr game i'Hg.|Hrt
walked and stole second Callahan
walked flInE fhr base. and AI'nrhurl
scored on passed ball NtErsI
grabbed fhe ball and throw 40 Cochran
uh0 vac covering Tho plate and fIr.r
Hard scored when mo hf. bounded
from Die hand and rolled along fH,
fhirf base Ire -rhrrrfn hraf out
single % third. placing Callahan or
fhIrf. Lear singled scoring Callahan
Win KIM 40 GIIhDr' took uD fur pitch
lng burden King stopped ono viii
hia siafs and fIn htae# ofra FUN
reilly famed Blackwell wac safe a
frsf and arhnrrnr rurrf when N rob
on unused up fhr harFafrr.. FrrIrfnr
fwrev vac aFfa or fret wfrr and O..
r1innsrf advanced when Gilbert ff-rs
taf % the plate 10 catch Irsr a Gao
rIfrs ~ 81 hNnrhurg .ro-sF f.a.L
we'll Cleveland ended 'fn rIruI. D..
gr0urdinR rI. second .n frsf
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