The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-14
SMOKES HAD EASY TIME WINNING
DOUBLE BILL; LEAVE THE CELLAR
DUFFY ALLOWED FIVE HITS AND
AND TWO BUNS IN BOTH
ENCOUNTERS.
Visitors Errors Helped Smokes to Botn
Notwithstanding Ran Wild
and Stole Ten Sacks.

Barney Duffy pulled the Iron Man
stunt yesterday and whipped the h.nt
erS in both sections OF uoupte-ne1uEI
Duffy pitched great ball and allowed tue
visitors but five hits in the two contests
and not one of them was for an extra
base After the first inning or the open.
ing game he was invinclole ana Tor 10
consecutive innings he pitched smut out
ball. After the opening round Barney
was given good support and was never
in trouble.
The fact that the Stogtes ran Wild on
the bases and were assisted III. inns os
the Renders. making seven mlScues' ; SoT,.
cav" the. Wheeling boys lead that their
opponents could not overcome. &c
vo.ht could not get them 20 second ana
ten Smokes pilfered their way 10 me
keystone corner. Every StTEItS: Nj WI
a differed base and Cleveland led Win
three King and Cleveland also coz
nectcd for doubles. the lattsrs DRIVING
n Il run. ; 90
The visitors were late IN SetuuS ~
the frid their tram came more ihan
TWO hours after the time il was !uc anu
it was 3:3% before play was Sai.S9 ~
fans, must Of them had gathered oeioEe
time for rhr start of the hrSt game. We're
anxious for action and they were soon
saiiSli..,! with the outcome. after having
waited more than an nour anu u.s..
The Smokes were banked In the uESS
nu; then came back strong TO- the sec
o,,d and scored twice with the assistance
of Il has, on balls. Lears safe ount ana
successive errors by Devought and Ken
sling.
Duffy Grows Stronger.
Duffy seemingly: grew stronger as the
hrs, game progressed and when time
came for the second encounter ne again
mounted tn: hill and prepared 10 nave
the Bender boys another lacinG. he was
the first ard Manager Tannehil vas the
only man IN ne team that came any
where connecting for hit. Tannshlli
drive went over second base ana VIZ
good Tor clean single. In the wv"
games Duff allowed two bases on oaltS
and struck out six batsmen.
Tho visitors began scoring IN inc tirst
inning. They started wiki a rush. but
their rush stopped rather sndaeal!. l."
begin with Bashang singled over short
Collins promptly sacrificed him 70 sec
ond. Cirodick flashed hit 10 right and
Bashang scored. Grodick swlped sec
ond and took third on Reillys error.
rydcman htt sacrifice fly TO center
and Grodick counted with the second
and hnal run of the day for the visitors.
-Grodick opened the fourth with SIM
gle 70 right. tIe was sacrtticed 20 sec
wcr, easy. Grodick singled again for
his third hit OF the game In the sixth;
after two were out. but Tydemaa forced
hi mat second.
The Smokes began 10 smoke in the
second frame. Reilly led off and he
waited for free transportation. Lear
droppcd hunt In front of the plate.
The went for hit and Feilly scamper,
ed clear around when Devoght GRABBED
the ball and threw it into right hela
Lear tried to stop at third. but Eensllag
lie, Eealrs throw get through him ana
Lear crossed the plate. In me tnira
King opened with a double. Callahan hit
10 Taunehlll and King was caught be-
tween second and third and run down.
Callahan stole second and scored "hen
Cleveland raped a double TO LETT.
The Stogies scored another in the
fourth on a single by Blackwell and err
rors by Grodick and DevoGht. cleveland
singled in the fifth and ptltered second:
He went 10 third on Retllys out ana
scored on single by Lear Just 10
nrxed in the eight. These came on "A
Single BY: Cleveland, sacrifice BY Reilly.
a base on balls TO Lear and double
steal BY him and Cleveland and an error
BY Tannehill.
Second Game.
Ovinr 70 the fact that the tirst game
wac not started until 1855 1t was agreed
that the second would be but five In
ninrs. Duffy went back TO the mound
for the Stpgies and Herb Hill went on
duty for the Benders. Both twirlers dio
we'll and not an earned run was mace
or either. Hill allowed the only run Of
10 1amr but il resulted from Caliahan's
having gotten on base through an error
Good catches by King and fast field
ing by Reilly were the hcldnS FEATURES
OF the game ard while Duffy vas IN"
main squeeze in both games. there two
6eiders must be given credit for their
splendid work. Callahan also put up an
excellent game at second. Cleveland anu
Grodick shared the batting honors' each
haring gathered three safe sWats.