Marcus Limb played baseball with both the Wooster University team and with the D’Nices, a Wooster city team, organized and managed by David Nice.
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College of Wooster Teams—1889 Base Ball
Marcus Limb (misspelled) – Infield
College of Wooster 1890 Baseball
Marcus Limb – SS
College of Wooster 1891 Baseball
Moxie Limb – 1st base
All intercollegiate sports were banned by the College faculty in June of 1891.
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Marcus Limb would certainly have been following the D’Nices base ball club of Wooster from an early age and was an avid ballplayer while in high school. The following coverage of D’Nice base ball games gives a good taste of the long-standing competition between ball clubs in the area. The first mention of Marcus Limb playing with the D’Nices, at this moment, is a July 23, 1890 Wayne County Democrat article.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 3 September, 1884
pg 3
The D’Nice club of Wooster won the base ball game from the Sowers club at Applecreek last Saturday, by a score of 26 to 12. The playing was good on both sides, and the Sowers made a strong game, but not strong enough that time.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 30 October, 1884
pg 3
The Ashland base ball boys, with their belts heavy with the scalps of the baseballists who had attacked them on their own hunting grounds, swelled themselves up with confidence and went out on the war path. They attacked the D’Nices of this city on Last Saturday, and the result was that they returned to Ashland scalpless. The score stood 25 to 8 in favor of the D’Nices, the game being called at the end of the seventh inning.
Jacksonion
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 9 July, 1885
pg 4
Saturday’s Game Of Base Ball
The Best Ever Played in Wooster
The D’Nices did nobly Saturday in their game of base ball with the Akrons. The crowd in attendance on the game was immense, as everybody expected to see a good game and they were not at all disappointed. The game was called promptly at three o’clock and continued uninterrupted until its close. The D’Nices played a grand game as the score will show. All the players sseemed to be in first class condition and before the game had preceeded far it appeared clear to the audience that the D’Nices meant business.
It was the grandest victory won this season by the home team. Below we give the score.
[D’Nices won 5-3. D’Nice players: Clark, cf; Peckinpaugh, F, ss; Peckinpaugh, A, 3b; Luce, c; Plumer, 2b; Robinson, 1b; Baker, lf; Dorman, rf; Fletcher, p. Akron players: Smith, 1b; Johnson, c; Campbell, 2b; Conway, 3b; Hays, lf; Neil, p; Caughlin, cf; Kelley, ss; Moore, rf.]
Jacksonion
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 20 August, 1885
pg 4
Local News.
The great game of the season, The Henleys, of Richmond, Ind., play the D’Nices Aug. 26.
Don’t fail to see the great game to be played between the Henleys and D’Nices. It is expected to be the finest game every played in Wooster.
A base ball nine composed of boys between the ages 14 and 16 from this city went to Shreve Tuesday and surprised themselves by doing up the Shreve nine to the tune of 11 to 2.
Encourage the association by going to see the Henley and D’Nice game. Price of admission to the Henley game is 15, 20 and 25 cents. Come everybody and see the finest game ever played in Wooster, between Henleys and D’Nices.
Jacksonion
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 20 August, 1885
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Ah There!
The Galion Club Laid to Rest by the D’Nices to the Tune of 12 to 2.
From Saturday’s Daily News.
The D’Nices were ten too many for the Galion club yesterday afternoon. The crowd that saw the dose applied was liberal in numbers, in applause and good spirits. The grounds were very soggy by reason of an overflow the day before and although the diamond had been sowed with sawdust the footprints of Orrin Baker, who wears a No. 5 shoe, looked like Jack Luce’s s’teens, and every time one of the players flirted around the corners, the paddle of their pedal extremeties rounded like a wind-broken sucker of some dilapidated pump. Whenever the ball cut the grass in the field, little spray fountains caused by pools of water showed the course taken by the sphere. But the game was done up in the finish, ditto the Galions.
[D’Nices won 12-2. Galion players: Hoover, 3b; McMillan, p; Cather, c; Snyder L, 1b; Bohm, ss; Weber, lf; Fawcett, cf; Hess, 2b. D’Nice players: Clark, cf; F. Peckinpaugh, ss; A. Peckinpaugh, 3b; Luce, c; Robertson, 1b; Plumer, 2b; Baker, lf; Cook, rf; Fletcher, p.]
The Game At Ashland.
Only a small crowd attended the ball game between the D’Nices and the Ashlands, played at Ashland Monday afternoon. The game was called at three o’clock and the D’N’s went to bat. Our boys were not long in discovering the weak spots of the Ashlands, and they appeared to play accordingly. The first half of the first inning was played without a score by the D’Nices, and when the Ashlands retired they had one score to their credit. The two succeeding innings were played without a score by either side. In the fourth inning the D’Nices began to get warmed up and did not leave the bat until after four men had crossed home plate. The boys began to bat the Ashland pitcher pretty hard, and Luce, Darrow, Baker, Robertson, Clark and Al Peckinpaugh kept the fielders busy. The Ashlands failed to get around again until the ninth when they got in their second run. In the fifth inning the D’Nices scored three more runs and in the sixth two, making 9 in all to Ashlands 2.
Beaten At Bucyrus.
The second game this week was played by the D’Nices at Bucyrus Tuesday afternoon. Although the game was played at Bucyrus, the team met by the D’Nices did not belong to that place, but was composed of the best players of Akron, Cleveland, Galion, and other points in the State. Neal and Johnson of the old Akrons formed the battery, and yet with all this combination of professional skill the defeat of the D’Nices by the score of 3 to 2 embodies honor for them. Ten innings were necessary to decide the game, which is the closest game ever played by the D’Nieces. The boys were in excellent spirits and done some pretty playing. Big hits by Jack Luce and F. Peckinpaugh, and a running fly catch by Will Clark, whose long run caused him to roll over and over with the ball in his hand were the features of the game.
[D’Nices lost 2-3. D’Nice players: Clark, cf; F. Peckinpaugh, ss; A. Peckinpaugh, 3b; Darrow, 2b; Luce, c; Robertson, 1b; Baker, lf; Hull, rf; Fletcher, p. Bucyrus players: Barrett, 2b; Johnson, c; Snyder, 1b; Shriner, 3b; McMillan, ss; Heal, p; Hipp, lf; Bids, rf; Jones, cf.]
Victorious At Galion.
There was a twinkle in the eyes of the friends of the D’Nices when it was intimated that in all probability the same all-over-the-State Combination that played against them at Bucyrus would be their competitors at Galion yesterday afternoon. Wooster people knew that if the combination was not invincible they would be vaccinated with the virus of solid work, and that it would “take,” too. They knew that Fletcher would take off his cap and grit his teeth as he let go of the sphere. And in view of the fact that the D’Nices were defeated, an honorable one however, at Bucyrus, nobody around here could be found who would bet against Wooster’s team, although it was given out as square goods that the same club would play at Galion. There was a sort of “abiding faith” among folks here that “old reliable” Frank Peckinpaugh and the D’Nice battery would see that the game was won, and that the men who held down the bags and those who tramped grasshoppers in the field were going in to win. the result was as anticipated. The combination got such a dose of cholera morbus that they were completely doubled up. There was a sort of “goneness” in their maws at the beginning of the game when the D’Nices yelled “score” four tmes in the first inning. In the third inning they increased it to 6 and in the fifth to 9, and as 3 to 1 is a sort of mascot for the boys they kept it there and give the combination 3, after they had made the 9, however.
The combination battery yesterday was Cather and McMillan, the latter the fellow with the aurora borealis hirsute covering who pitched here last Friday.
The D’Nices will play at Marion this afternoon and at Kenton tomorrow afternoon, returning home Saturday. Wooster people want the same combination to give the D’Nices a chance to rub it in.
Jacksonion
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 10 September, 1885
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Local News.
Sterling vs. D’Nices Friday afternoon.
A polo team will be organized by the members of the D’Nice club for winter sport.
The Sterling base ball club will visit Wooster Friday afternoon and play a match game with the D’Nices on the Association grounds, Spruce street.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 28 April, 1886
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On Thursday afternoon of this week the D’Nice base ball team will play the University team at the Association grounds.
The following are the members of the D’Nice base ball team of Wooster: Fletcher, pitcher; Pike, catcher; Robinson, 1st base; Plumer, 2d base; A. Peckinpaugh, 3d base; F. Peckinpaugh, short stop; Clark, left field; Yingling, center field; Bechtel, right field.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 27 May, 1886
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The new base-ball catcher’s glove is out for the season, and is widely different from that of 1885, says the Boston Herald. The palm is not so heavily padded, and the ends of the fingers are protected by sole leather helmets. When a hot ball comes against the end of the catcher’s hand, when encased in one of those new-style assassination protectors, it simply unhinges the arm at the shoulders, where it can be readily replaced by another one, without delaying the game more than for a moment. The old-style glove did not take this kind of care of the wearer’s fingers. Generally they were with difficulty coughed up or removed with a pipe wrench, in a damaged condition, or else they were completely worn out by the attrition and impact of the ball so that they had to be filed completely off. The advantage of the new glove will be obvious to all men who have looked upon the catcher when he moveth himself aright, after stopping a solid shot with the first joint of his longest finger.
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Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 30 June, 1886
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A Good Game of Base Ball.
Everybody turn out and give the D’Nices a benefit Friday, July 2d. The boys need new uniforms. They have been playing good ball and merit the encouragement of our citizens. Admission, including grand stand, 15 cents.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 14 July, 1886
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Teeple has photographed a fine group picture of the D’Nice club.
The Athletics, of Mansfield, will play the D’Nices at Wooster, on Friday of this week. It will be an interesting game.
“So the D’Nices were beaten by the Zanesville club in the last game,” said a countryman to a city young man who is a strong friend of the D’Nices.
“Yes” was the answer.
“How did that come?” asked the countryman. “I thought the D’Nices couldn’t be beaten.”
“Oh, it was in trying new pitchers,” was the reluctant answer.
“That’s bad,” remarked the countryman sympathizingly. “Can’t you get old pitchers at some of the queensware stores?”
The city young man turned on his heel and walked off muttering something.
One of the largest crowds that ever witnessed a ball game was that which was presented Monday, at Mansfield, to see the D’Nice-Athletic game. The D’Nices beat the Mansfield club 5 to 3 in an exciting contest. The Mansfield crowd kicked on the decisions of the umpire until their kicking became obnoxious, for the umpiring, according to our opinion, was first class, although there were many close decisions. He was fair and impartial. He was gentlemanly and that is more than can be said of many of the crowd who tried to brow beat him. It is to the credit of the Mansfield club that the members were not parties to the great kick. Ashland Press.
Admission to the Ball Games.
The D’Nice team has acquired a proficiency seldom equalled by any similar semi-professional base ball club is this State, and the management have of necessity taken upon their shoulders a big expense, considerably in excess of last year.
In consideration of this, the management proposes to do as Mansfield, Zanesville, Alliance and all other cities having similar clubs are doing, charge 25 cents for general admission with the usual slight advance for seats in the grand stand.
Surely the people of Wooster can afford to pay as much as their neighboring cities are paying when they have an opportunity of witnessing much finer and better played games.
The coming game Friday of this week with the Mansfield club the admission will be 25 cents, and we sincerely hope that the people will turn out and liberally patronize this worthy organization, to keep it alive and in good condition financially.
Base Ball.
Two Exciting Games Between the Zanesvilles and D’Nices.
First Day.
The most exciting and by odds the finest game of ball ever played on Wooster grounds, was that between the Zanesvilles and D’Nices on Thursday last. It was anybody’s game until the last man was put out in the ninth inning.
The Zanesvilles went to bat first and succeeded in making two runs in the first inning by good batting, aided by costly errors. The first inning was a blank for Wooster.
The second inning was a blank for Zanesville, while the D’Nices scored two runs by good batting and base running.
The third inning was also a goose egg for Zanesville; but Wooster had on her batting clothes. Frank Peckinpaugh started the ball with a two-bagger. Alf, the brothers of the D’Nices, then stepped to the bat and drove the ball over the left field fence, scoring the first home run ever made on Wooster grounds. By good batting the D’Nices made three runs this inning.
It was blank on both sides up till the seventh inning, when Zanesville made two runs. The D’Nices got one in the eighth.
The score now stood six to four in favor of the D’Nices. That was Zanesville’s last inning: she had to do or die. Newman, first man to bat, hit for a beautiful three-baser, next man hit for a base, bringing in Newman. Next hit safe for a base, sending Rafferty to third. It now looked bad for the D’Nices with a man on third, one on second and no one out. It seemed as though the Zanesvilles would surely tie the score, if not lead by one. But the boys were equal to the test. The next man at bat flew out to Frank Peckinpaugh; then the next batter his a hard grounder to Plumer, who threw home, putting Rafferty out at the plate. The next batter then hit a grounder to Fletcher, who threw him out at first, ending the game amidst the greatest excitement ever witnessed on the grounds. The following is the score by innings.
Zanesville: 2,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,1—5
D’Nices: 0,2,3,0,0,0,0,1,*—6
Second Day.
The second day’s game was not so interesting, although witnessed by a larger crowd. Owing to Fletcher’s arm being sore, Welsh was put in to pitch for the D’Nices, and proved to be a berry for the Zanesville batters. In the fifth inning Fletcher was put in the box and pitched the balance of the game. Alf Peckinpaugh succeeded in placing the ball over the left field fence for a home run in the sixth. This hit, together with Barnes’ three-baser, were the batting features of the game. Both sides fielded well and base hits were stopped on both sides.
These two games were to decide who should hold the title of amateur champions of the State, but as each team has won two games a series of three will be arranged for the near future, at which time the team winning two out of the three will be the champion amateurs of Ohio.
The following is the score by innings:
Zanesville: 0,3,2,2,0,0,0,4,0—11
D’Nices: 0,0,0,0,1,0,2,1,0—4
Base Notes.
Alf is a hummer.
The boys go to Seville next week.
Fletcher’s arm is getting better.
Smith will play first base and pitch.
The Zanesvilles say they have no license to beat the D’Nices.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 21 July, 1886
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On Friday, near the close of the game of base ball between the Athletics, of Mansfield, and the D’Nices, of Wooster, some of the parties cried out to a party on the third base:
“Come in, come in, anyway, come in on a fly.”
The party addressed came in, sliding about six feet.
A spectator who had intently watched him, and noticed the manner in which he came in, remarked,
“He didn’t come in on a fly, he came in on a slide.”
Base Ball Notes.
The batting order of the Neshannocks for to-morrow’s game will be: DuShane, ss; Simpson, 1st b; Witternitz, c; Lowe, 3db; Power, cf; Ellis, 2d b; Garwin, lf; Emery, p; Robison, rf.
The batting order of the D’Nices will be: Pike, cf; Peckinpaugh, F., ss; Peckinpaugh, A. 3d b; Overlander, c; Plumer, 2d b; Smith, 1st b; Clark, lf; McMillan, rf; Fletcher, p.
Base Ball.
Wooster vs. Mansfield and the Marion Battery.
The long talked of game between Mansfield and the D’Nices was played to a large crowd at the Base Ball Park last Friday afternoon. The Mansfields were confident of beating the D’Nices this game, as they were strengthened by Marion’s crack battery, Allen and Bishop.
But the borrowed battery had to suffer, as the D’Nices had not forgotten their treatment by a Marion audience while on their trip last season. Each man took very kindly to Allen’s curves, and hammered him for nine base hits, with a total of fifteen bases. Two baggers were a common thing, and it must have broken the hearts of the Mansfield supporters who came olong over to see the D’Nices wiped out by this wonderful battery from Marion.
The tin horns the Mansfielders brought over with them were kept well concealed beneath their vests on the side nearest their hearts, and not a thrilling note was heard, not even the faintest toot, alas! from one of those little tin horns.
The Game.
In playing the game Mansfield stepped to the bat first, and were presented with a goose egg. Wooster was more fortunate, and secured four runs in this inning.
The second was a goose egg for both teams.
The third should have been a blank for Mansfield, but with two men out they succeeded in placing three runs to their credit by timely hitting, aided by two bad errors. Wooster also placed three runs to her credit in this inning.
The fourth, fifth and sixth innings were blanks for Mansfield. The fourth and fifth were blanks for Wooster, but in the sixth, the boys were presented with three runs, by some of the rankest fielding ever seen on Wooster grounds.
The Mansfields got two runs in the seventh, by good batting and a couple of bad errors. Wooster got one in the seventh by good batting, earning this the only run earned in the game.
It was blank for both teams from this till the end of the game.
In the first half of the ninth inning, the umpire called time, and Capt. James B. Taylor stepped to the center of the diamond, and in a neat and appropriate speech, presented Mr. Frank Fletcher (the efficient pitcher of the D’Nices) with a crisp fifty dollar bill, on behalf of his many friends and admirers of this city. Harry Smith was also presented with a purse.
The game then being finished, the score standing eleven to five in favor of the D’Nices.
The following is the score by innings.
Mansfield—0,0,3,0,0,0,2,0,0—5
D’Nices—4,0,3,0,0,3,1,0,*—11
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 12 July, 1888
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Wooster Again Victorious.
The re-organized D’Nices were at Seville last Friday and defeated the famous nine of that village by a score of 9 to 5. We give the score by innings:
They will play a return game in Wooster in a short time.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 22 May, 1889
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Last Friday was Field Day with the University students and thoroughly tested the superiority of brawn and nerve. The exercise of running, jumping, tugs of war, and other sports, were held on the campus during the forenoon, and was largely attended by the public. In the afternoon lawn tennis and ball were played at the Fair Grounds. A very large crowd was present, and all much interested. The lawn tennis match between Buchtel College of Akron and Wooster University was won by the University. The game of base ball between Kenyon College and University was also won by Wooster by a score of 6 to 12.
1890: July 23, first appearance (so far) of Marcus Limb in the line-up for the D’Nices base ball team.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 23 July, 1890
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Base Ball.
The D’Nices Games With the Tiffins.
The much talked of games between the D’Nices and a professional team representing Tiffin, were played on the Wooster Fair Grounds last Thursday and Friday, July 17 and 18th.
Admirers of the home team, the D’Nices were sadly disappointed on Thursday, as the boys gave the game to Tiffin from the very start. The team seemed to enter the contest with no confidence and played from start to finish like school boys. Had they supported Luce in their usual brilliant style, they would have won the game hands down, as the Tiffins played a very rocky fielding game and hit Luce after errors were piled up to give men chances on the bases. All in all, it was the poorest game of ball ever put up by the home team. Luckily rain stopped the game at the end of the sixth inning and put an end to the torture. The following is the score by innings.
Second And Better Game.
The D’Nices revived the drooping spirits of their well-wishers in the second game with the Tiffins, by putting up as pretty a game of ball as was ever played in Wooster, although the boys lost the game by one run. In very hard luck. The demonstrated the fact that even professional ball teams must play ball to beat them. Our team batted harder, made more brilliant plays, and had but one more error than the Tiffens. Yet, by base ball luck, Tiffin won by a score of four to three. Wilhelm pitched a shut out game, allowing Tiffin but four measly hits, and had the team supported him properly, Tiffin would not have gotten a man across the plate. The following is the score.
The Tiffins play good ball and are gentlemen on the field. We hope to have them visit our city soon again.
The Tiffins play good ball and are gentlemen on the field. We hope to have them visit our city soon again.
Stolen—The First Game With the Zanesvilles Won by the Umpire
The Zanesville team crossed bats with the D’Nices at the Fair Grounds on Monday July 21st, and what promised to be an easy victory for the D’Nices was turned into a defeat by the vary rank decisions of the Manager of the Zanesvilles, who officiated in their behalf as umpire. The D’Nices had their opponents sut out until the sixth inning, when, on very rocky decisions, the umpire gave them three runs. Elated by their seeming good luck in having ten men on the field, the Zanesvilles braced up and batted out a victory. Following is the score.
Talk about umpires. Wells, Zanesvilles manager, knows just when to win a game for his team.
Luce pitched great ball until the sixth inning.
Mercer of the Zanesvilles is quite a pitcher, and Metzger supports him in fine style, his throwing to bases being the best ever seen on the home grounds.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 1 August, 1890
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The Ashlands will play here next Tuesday.
Don’t forget the game of ball between the fats and leans next Monday afternoon.
The Ashland team has been strengthened and a good game may be expected.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 1 August, 1890
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This George.
He, Saved His Country. Our George, He Saved His Ball Club
The Captain of the Canton Tri-state League ball club while seated on the balcony of the Hotel American said, “This club of farmers will wish they were dead when we get through with them this evening. That kid pitcher will think the air one vast porous plaster, each hole in the plaster will represent a two-bagger or a home-run. We want to show these jays from Jaytown that there are ball players who are ball players and people who play ball.”
The result of the game ought to satisfy the aforesaid Captain and wind-jammer, who the people are and who play ball. A porous plaster as large as a horse blanket hung up by Smith, the Canton jump-seat twirler, was filled with sieve-like holes that represented safe hits made by the Wooster “farmers.” The fringe that trimmed the plaster at the end of the game was beautifully decorated with nine oval shaped goslin producers that must have convinced the dubs from Dub-er-town that the D’Nices were pumkin-busters from Pumkintown.
The game put up on both sides was the greatest ever presented in the city, every point being hotly contested. The score follows:
Earned runs—D’Nices 1. Two base hit—Darrah. Double plays—Plumer, (unassisted), Rodemaker, Darrah, Spidel. Base on balls—Smith 1, Wilhelm 4. Struck out—Yoder 2, Bates, Peckingpaugh A, Limb 2, Handlboe, Spidel. Passed balls—Yalk 2. Wild pitches—Wilhelm 3, Smith 1.
Umpires—Green and Luce. Scorer—Rankin. Time—2 hours.
Salamagundi.
Pike showed great pluck after being felled to the earth with a pitched ball. It was a wonder that his skull was not crushed.
The whole team finally did some “ball playing with their mouths” and of course won. This is where we have argued they were weak right along and Capt. Peckinpaugh must have taken our advice and gone at his men with the horse syringe and ginger. Keep it up and you’ll win more games than you’ll lose.
The parties who tried to guy O’Connor, Canton’s red headed fairy, dropped on the wrong man. His reply to the man that said “rats,” “Eat them you terrier,” caught the crowd.
The Cantons found that the “Wooster farmers” could play ball. They found they could not beat the D’Nices fairly and called on their umpire to it for them.
George Plumer
He’s a hummer.
Finney Luce showed the Canton players that he could umpire and at same time give them a square deal, although he was a member of the opposing team. His “you’re out,” and “get off the diamond,” sounded business like. “That boy Fin’s all right. He’d fite.”
The battery work of Pike and Wilhelm was perfect. They did manage to get “Cully” excited in the seventh when he game two men bases on balls and hit one man.
Plumer proved to be a stone wall and ground scraper all around the second bag.
The foot race was won easily by Bates. Clark second. Berbert got the worst of the send-off and dropped out half way down the stretch.
Scene in the News Depot any night next winter—Dave Nice leaning up against the show case: Lew Bolus, back of the stove; Frank Peck comes in rushes to the stove, opens the door; Capt.. Taylor comes in after his Commercial: Henry Speace, wearing a “didn’t I tell you” smile, H.N. Clemens reading up Spalding’s book of rules; E.C. Hard, biting the end off of a Spanish bull; George Plumer with his feet and legs tucked in the cushioned chair. The Canton-D’Nice game is played over for the 88th time. Plumer says, “Peck, did you ever see a prettier catch than the one I got down on the ground?” Peck, “never.” Dave Nice, “no never.” and they all make a rush and such remarks as, “Plumer old boy you won the game;” “George, you won the game;” “George, you played the game of your life.” Plumer looks over to the city editor’s table, pulls his moustache, winks, and says. “That’s the kind of a game we put up against the Henleys in 1887.” “Say Davy, we ought to commence booming her now for next summer.” Davy, “all right. But didn’t Ashland have great nerve in asking us to go over there and play for $20”—at this point the electric light will be turned out, and the “Athletic Association” wends its way homeward.
Rodemaker, the Canton short stop, who attempted to score without touching third base after the fly was caught by Limb in the seventh inning, and was declared safe by the Canton umpire, admitted before leaving last night that he did not touch the base and was fairly out. This justifies the kick made by the D’Nices and proves that they were right.
The people who stayed away from the game yesterday, thinking it would not amount to much, are today bemoaning their mistake. They now realize that our boys can play ball and will not miss a game soon again.
Had it not been for a rotten decision of the Canton umpire in calling a fly knocked by Frank Peckinpaugh inside the left field foul line beyond the flag a foul, the D’Nices would have added two more runs to their score.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 6 August, 1890
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This George.
He, Saved His Country. Our George, He Saved His Ball Club
The Captain of the Canton Tri-state League ball club while seated on the balcony of the Hotel American said, “This club of farmers will wish they were dead when we get through with them this evening. That kid pitcher will think the air one vast porous plaster, each hole in the plaster will represent a two-bagger or a home-run. We want to show these jays from Jaytown that there are ball players who are ball players and people who play ball.”
REPEATS STORY FROM AUGUST 1, ABOVE.
Whinnery, The Twirler
Strikes Out 21 of the D’Nices—A Game Lost to Ashland by Rank Errors and Lack of Practice.
The heart of the base ball public was broken yesterday when the D’Nices lost to the Ashlands solely because of rank errors and their inability to hit Whinnery, who succeeded in striking out 21 men. A phenomenal record, and something that would not have resulted if the home team could be persuaded or prevailed upon to spend a little time in practice, and this is especially true of the men who are the alleged heavy hitters of the team. The score follows:
Earned runs—D’Nices 1, Ashland 2. Two base hits—Miller 2. Three base hits—Pike. Stolen bases—Limb 2. Bases on balls—Ashland 3. Hit by pitcher—Foreman. Struck out—Luce 7, Whinnery 21. Passes balls—Freer 8. Wild pitches—Luce.
Time 2—hours. Umpires—Luce and Eberly.
The Wooster Canton Game.
The Canton club played at Wooster yesterday. The Wooster boys put up an excellent game but they are not entitled to the victory that is given to them. In the seventh inning there was a big kick, and the ?tion of the Wooster people was most disgraceful. The score stood at 1 to 6 in favor of Wooster, Rodimaker was on third, Hart on second and O’Connor on first with nobody out. Speidal knocked a long fly to right field, which was caught. Rodimaker scored and the Wooster people claimed that he started before the ball was caught.
They refused to finish the game or pay the guarantee. Finally canton called the side out, and finished the game.—Canton Democrat.
Our neighbor, blinded by local prejudice and viewing the game at long distance does Wooster injustice. The above is incorrect. The “big kick” occurred in the 6th and not the 7th inning. When the three Canton men were on bases one man was out, Darrah having flyed out to the pitcher. Rodimaker and O’Conner got bases on balls and Hart was hit by the ball, which filled the bases. Spiedle hit a fly to right field which was caught. The umpire was a Canton man and a director of the Canton Club. It was evident that Canton would have to do something to save themselves from a shut out. Two or three rotten decisions in favor of Canton had already been made by Green and the captain of the Wooster team was watching him. When Spiedle knocked the fly Captain Peckinpaugh called to the umpire “Watch that man on third,” whereupon Green deliberately turned his back to Rodimaker, who started for home without touching third and before the ball was caught by Limb. Umpire Green called him safe and when Captain Peckinpaugh called his attention to the facts as stated above he claimed that he did see it. As a matter of course Wooster would not submit to such evident robbery and canton was forced to yield. In the evening after the game, Rodimaker, in the presence of the manager of the canton team and several others, admitted that he did not touch third base before starting for home which proves that Wooste was right in kicking and not giving up the point. The Democrat also credits Canton with four hits and Wooster with three. This is wrong. Canton got only two hits—Darrah in the third and Talk in the fifth. Wooster got five as follows: Pike in the fifth, F. Peckinpaugh in the sixth, Robertson one in the second and one in the fourth, Plumer in the second. The only run made was earned. Robertson got first on a hit, stole second and scored on Plumer’s hit. This is the straight story and shows that Wooster won the game and shut Canton out by playing ball and in spite of the deliberate attempt of the Canton director to steal the game. Canton can play good ball but she can’t steal a game in Wooster.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 20 August, 1890
pg 3
A Hitting Picnic
The Columbus Clippers an Easy Mark for the D’Nices.
Roy Yoder, the darling of the ladies so sweet,
Who in his innocence so often stood at the batter’s plate,
Greeting the ball with “wind swipes” so fleet,
A hitting suit did don and in a batting carnival participate.
The Columbus Clippers fared badly at the hands of the D’Nices last Thursday afternoon, and the D’Nices fared badly at the hands of the base ball public in point of attendance. Gates, the fair-haired Capitol City twirler, gave the boys a chance to fatten up their batting average and right merrily did they take hold—that is, all but the heavy hitters, who tried to hit it too hard. Gates gave way to Carroll in the sixth inning and he fared but little better. Hits after the second inning were as plenty as tickets on election day, and if it had not been for the good work of the outfield in pulling down flies the score, which follows, would have been much larger.
Earned runs—D’Nices 5. Two base hits—Limb 2, Yoder 2, Luce. Three base hit—Yoder. Stolen bases—Loftus 2. Limb, Ross, Bates 4, Yoder. Double plays—Carroll, Ritter Fogle, Loftus, Ritter. Bases on balls—Luce 4, Gates 3, Carroll 1. Hit by ball—Bates, Carroll, Ritter. Struck out—Luce 9, Carroll 2. Passed balls—Pike 1, Purcell 2.
Time—2 hours. Umpire—Wilhelm.
Sixteen hits with a total of twenty-three. Yet they do say the team can’t bat.
The Dexter Tylers will give an exhibition run on the Fair Grounds next Thursday.
There are a few, a very few, base ball fans in the city who have got the idea into their heads that Luce cannot pitch to their liking. Yesterday’s game should convince them that Luce can pitch winning ball when supported by them. As the management will pitch Luce in his turn, it will do no good to raise the cry that “we will not go to a game if Luce pitches.” Luce has pitched good ball all season, and with proper support would have won more games. In the words of some of the Columbus boys, “Whinnery, of Ashland, cannot hold a candle to Luce in the box,” and we say that when opposing teams can get but three to eight hits in a game, Luce is good enough for us.
Second Game.
The boys from the Capitol City put up a very ragged game of ball Friday afternoon. Wilhelm was in the box for the home team and though not near as effective as usual, by the good all around assistance of the team had the visitors blanked up the ninth inning, when with two men out a dropped fly by “old reliable” Alf. Peckinpaugh allowed them to get in a very “much unearned” run. Below will be found Scorer Speer’s tabulated record of the game.
Earned runs—D’Nices 3. Two base hits—Limb, Bates, Yoder. Three base hits—Pike, Yoder. Stolen bases—Pender, Limb, Peckinpaugh, F, Yoder. Double plays—Loftus, Ritter, Plummer Pike, Peckinpaugh F, Plumer, Pike. Bases on balla—Lake 5, Wilhelm 5. Hit by pitched ball—Limb. Struck out—Lake 1. Wilhelm 8. Passed balls—Purcell 2. Ritter 2, Ross 1. Wild pitches—Lake 4.
Time—1 50. Umpire—Luce.
Will Otter, manager of the Ashland ball club, was here Monday and made the arrangements for a series of eight games between the D’Nices and Ashland. The first two games of the series will be played at Ashland on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 3 September, 1890
pg 3
Base Ball.
The First Two Games of the Series Won by Ashland.
The D’Nices lost two games to Ashland last week, although they out-played them in the field. Wilhelm was in no shape to pitch ball, and as a result Bates was put in to pitch the first game. Never having pitched a game of ball, Bates, of course, was nervous and naturally a little wild. This, combined with a hit or two and very costly errors gave the Ashlands the first game, although the score was but 6 to 3 at the end of the seventh inning, when Bates retired in favor of Wilhelm. The boys then went to pieces, and allowed the Ashlands to score five runs in the ninth on easy chances.
The second game was a very pretty contest up to the fifth inning, neither side having scored a run. Then Wilhelm seemed to let up and the ball was lined hard and often both at the in and outfielders. The boys stood up well under the fusilade, but an occational error, together with a good hit, gave Ashland five unearned runs, while the boys earned both their runs. Ashland played better ball than ever before and were strengthened by Sheedy, late of the Newarks, whose hitting was timely. A very noticeable feature of the game was the batting of both teams. While Ashland played in all the luck possible, the D’Nices were very unfortunate at the bat. The boys would hit the ball hard, but always directly into a fielders hands.
The umpiring was all that could be desired, although Ashland made it a point to kick for everything. Following is the score:
First Game.
Summary.
Two base hits—Freer. Stolen bases—Wilhelm 3, Yoder 2. Base on balls—Peck, F. Peck, A 3, Ross, Sheedy, Grindle 1 and Beam 2. Hit by pitched ball Greenwald and Foreman. Struck out by Beam 3, by Bates 3. Passed balls—Freer 5.
Umpires Yingling and Cowhan. Scorers McNeal and Schuckers. Time of game 1:15.
Second Game.
Summary.
Earned runs—Wooster 1, Ashland 1. Two base hits—Pike 2, Ross, Freer and Sheedy. Three base hits—Freer. Stolen bases—Pike, Limb, Bates and Ross. Double plays—Yoder and Limb, Bates and Ross. Base on balls—Peck. F. and Grindle. Hit by pitched ball—Beam. Passed balls—Sheedy 2. Struck out by—Wilhelm 2, by Whinnery 4.
Umpires Yingling and Cowhan. Time of game 1:20.
Notes.
Willy Billy Otter has concluded that he is a back number, and has resigned in favor of Sheedy, of Mansfield.
Wilhelm’s arm was in very bad shape, and, with what little speed he had, it is a wonder the Ashlands did not have a fat batting average off of him.
Talk about ball towns. Ashland takes the bus. The people in the grand stand play the game from beginning to end, and “roast” opposing batsmen as fast as they step to the plate.
An umpire must have a head to umpire a game at Ashland.
The umpiring was a feature. Yingling had his head and could not be rattled by the gang of kickers, and Ashland’s umpire showed no favors to either team.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 3 September, 1890
pg 3
Base Ball.
Nineteen Strike-Outs.
Massillon Falls an Easy Victim to the D’Nices.
The game of ball Friday between the D’Nices and the Massillon Buckeyes was fairly well attended. Fred F. Couts, of Bucyrus, was in the box for the D’Nices and pitched good ball, striking out nineteen men. The Massillon boys put up an almost errorless game and, had it not been for the work of Couts in the box, would have given the D’Nices a hard rub. Following is the score:
Earned runs—D’Nices 7, Massillon 2. Two-base hits— Pike, Ross, Peck. F.. Three-base hits—Yoder, Pike. Stolen bases—Yoder 1, Limb 3, Peck, F. 1, Wilhelm 2, Pike 2, Ross 1, Couts 1, Bates 3, Bullock 1, Whitman 1, Flickinger 1, Colman 1. Bases on balls—Pike. Hit by pitched ball—Bullock, John. Struck out—by Couts, 19; Heymen, 10. Passed balls—Flickinger 2, Pike 1. Wild pitches—by Heymen, 1.
Time of game, 1h 40min. Umpires, Yingling and Wilson. Scorer, Schuckers.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 3 September, 1890
pg 3
The Massillon Independent of Saturday has this to say of the game played in Wooster on Friday:—The Massillon Buckeye baseball club returned quietly without any trumpet music from Wooster last night with defeat perched all over their bedraggled banners. Victory was in their grasp, as the score shows, but for inexplicable reasons they failed to seize it when the excellent opportunity was presented. It will be observed that the score stood 5 to 0 at the end of the fifth inning, but the lead could not be maintained. It is to the credit of the home club that they do not charge their defeat to the credit of the umpire or any other cause except the general possibilities which accompany contests of that character. The boys speak highly of the treatment accorded them by the D’Nice’s and will be glad to show their appreciation when a return game is played.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 3 September, 1890
pg 3
Base Ball.
Highway Robbery.
The Tactics Adopted by Umpire Cowan to Knock Out the D’Nices.
Ashland, Oh, Ashland!
[Tune—“Sweet Beulahland.”]
Ashland came over in full battine trim,
Ashland, oh, Ashland!
Ashland came over expecting to win,
Ashland, oh, Ashland!
But somehow or other, that up and that in
Fooled them all, and they lost all their vin.
Ashland, oh, Ashland!
Ashland was here and Ashland was there.
Ashland, oh, Ashland!
Expecting to win by foul or fair,
Ashland, oh, Ashland!
But tricky as was the umpire, so brazen and bare,
To lose both games they all can prepare,
Ashland, oh, Ashland!
From the Ashland team, Billy Otter was dropped,
Ashland, oh, Ashland!
For the balls from the batter were getting too hot,
Ashland, oh, Ashland!
From the base ball craze Billy has cropped
And now poor Billy has trouble with his heart.
Ashland, oh, Ashland!
Monday was not a gala day in Wooster, although the Ashland ball team came over to play a game with the D’Nices. As usual they were followed over by fifteen to twenty base ball fans from that little village, who were bent on winning the game with the mouths, but this time the cranks were fooled and had to see their favorites go down. The game was a brilliant contest and was only marred by the very dishonest umpiring of Ross Cowan, of Ashland. That man had made up his mind before the game not to allow the D’Nices to reach second base if it was in his power. He may be an honest man outside of base ball, but when it comes to ball he loses every spark of honesty and can see but one thing to do and that is giving his team everything that goes to win a game. His four or five decisions were the rankest ever seen on the home grounds, and drove a great number of our patrons from the grounds before the sixth inning. Capt. Peckinpaugh protested against such robbing tactics, but to no avail, and at last when Cowan called a man safe on first that was plainly out by six feet, he called his men from the grounds. The score standing 2 to 1 in favor of the D’Nices.
Earned runs—D’Nices 1. Stolen bases—Wilhelm, Court, Sheedy. Base on Balls—by Cout 3. Beam 4. Hit by Pitched ball—Beam. Struck out—by Counts 9, by Beam 11. Passed balls—Freer 2, Ross 1.
Time of game—2 hours. Umpires—Yingling and Cowan. Scorers—Schuckers and McDowell.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 6 September, 1890
pg 3
Another Victory!
The D’Nices Defeat the Massillons In a Seven Inning Game.
The D’Nices went to Massillon yesterday to play the return game with the Buckeyes of that place. Immediately after the boys arrived at the commons it began to rain and looked very much like no game. After using up two balls practicing in the wet grass the game was begun although it was then 4 o’clock, one hour after the time appointed. It would be useless to detail a game where the ground had no enclosure or back stop. One of the features of the game was the fact that both catchers were up behind the bat all the time in order to save time and allow enough innings to be played to constitute a game. The diamond and outfield were very rough and if a fielder stopped a sharp hit ball on the ground he was very lucky. At the conclusion of the seventh inning the game was called, to allow the D’Nices time to catch the train. The boys speak well of their treatment at the hands of the Massillon boys and hope to play another game with them. The score is appended.
Earned runs—Massillon 1. Two-base hits—Limb. Stolen bases—Pike 2, Limb 1, Bates 1, Yoder 1, Coleman. Bases on balls—by Wilhelm, 3; by Heyman and Siffert, 10. Hit by pitched ball—Bates. Struck out—by Wilhelm 5; by Heymen and Siffert 5. Passed balls—Ross 1; Flickinger 13. Time of game 1 hr 40 min. Umpire, Wilson. Scorer, Schuckers.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 10 September, 1890
pg 3
Local News.
The fall term of the University of Wooster begins today, Wednesday, under the most favorable conditions. The outlook for a prosperous year is very encouraging. The attendance of students is large.
Base Ball.
The Ashland team came over to Wooster and played the D’Nices two games of ball on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 1st and 2d. They also brought with them an umpire who, for unsquareness, has not been equalled on the home grounds in years. The D’Nices had the game 2 to 0, up to the seventh inning, but right here this umpire, who travels under the name of Cowan, tried to give the game to Ashland, and the D’Nices left the grounds with the score standing 2 to 1 in their favor. Yingling, umpiring for the D’Nices, was impartial in every respect, and he gave the Ashland team all that belonged to them. Following is the score by innings.
Second Game.
The game on Tuesday was one of the prettiest games of the season. Petie Sommers from Mansfield pitched for the D’Nices and Whinnery, Ashland’s crack pitcher, was in the box for that team. The D’Nices were first at bat, and exploded Ashland’s phenom in the first inning, making five runs. Petie, the boy with a good left arm, kept the Ashland team from securing a run, and after nine innings had been played the score stood 9 to 0 in favor of the D’Nices. The support given Sommers by the D’Nices was of the first order, and plainly showed, that the Ashlands were not in the game when the D’Nices made up their minds to play ball. Following is the score by innings.
Game at Massillon.
The D’Nices went to Massillon to play a return game with the Buckeyes of that place, on Friday, Sept. 5th. The hard rain of that day made the grounds very wet and in a very bad condition to play ball. The Massillon team were late getting to the grounds, but notwithstanding the condition of the grounds and the lateness of the hour, the game was begun at four o’clock, and seven innings were played. Following is the score by innings.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 10 September, 1890
pg 3
Here And There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The D’Nice came home from Ashland this afternoon.
Frank Motz, the hard-hitting first baseman, of Akron, is in the city and will play with the D’Nice’s tomorrow.
Ashland Downed.
The D’Nices Defeat The Ashlands On Their Own Grounds.
The Wooster Farmers Paralyze Whinnery for Two-Baggers, Three-Baggers And a Home Run.
The fifth game of series between Ashland and the D’Nices was played on the Ashland’s grounds yesterday before a small and over enthusiastic audience. The game began about 3:30 with S.O. Downs, of Orrville, as umpire. The D’Nices played good ball through the entire game with the exception of the ninth inning when they made several errors allowing the Ashlands to tie the score. Before the tenth inning started Wm. Otter, the only Willy Billy, called Captain Peckinpaugh to one side and wanted the game called a draw. This the Ashland players refused to do although the Wooster team was willing. The tenth inning was completed with the following result:
Two base hits—Limb, Pike, Wilhelm, Foreman 2, Sheedy. Three base hits—Ross. Home runs—Motz. Stolen bases—Pike, Wilhelm, Motz, Sheedy. Double plays—Grindle and Foreman. Bases on ball—by Wilhelm 4, by Whinnery, 2. Hit by pitched ball—Pike, Beam, Foreman, 3. Struck out—by Couts 1, Wilhelm, 6, Whinnery 11. Passed balls—Ross 2, Freer 2.
Time of game—3hrs. Umpire—S.O. Downs. Scorer—Schuckers.
Notes of the Game.
Motz’ home run in the 7th inning was enough to win two ordinary games.
Ad Ross had his eye with him yesterday and his drive for “3 pillows” should have been a home run.
Whinnery only pitched one ball to Limb, in the first inning—it was a beautiful drive for two bases.
In fact the whole team hit the ball yesterday.
Say. Maybe sweet William Otter wasn’t kicking himself after that 10th inning.
In the D’Nice’s half of the 10th inning when Wilhelm was on 3d. and Couts on 1st. with Pike at the bat and only one out, the Ashlands wanted to call the game, but the umpire said no.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 17 September, 1890
pg 3
Here And There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
See Whinnery in the box for the D’Nices tomorrow.
Whinnery, Ashland’s crack pitcher will be in the box for the D’Nices tomorrow.
On Monday evening Frank Peckinpaugh, Lew Bolus and Fred Yingling marked the result of the Medina-D’Nice game as follows.
Peckinpaugh D’N 8 — M 3
Bolus D’N 9 — M 3
Yingling D’N 20 — M 0
The result showed that Yingling was not far off.
The Medina World Beaters.
Allie Luce’s Aggregation Knocked Out By the D’Nices.
The pick of the players in the Medina county league were pitted against the D’Nices yesterday.
They were not in it.
The attendance to see the game was very light. The lightest of the season. The game was one sided from the start. Randall who was in the box for the visitors was quite affective but was poorly supported behind the bat and in the field. Luce, the regular catcher was taken sick in the first inning and was compelled to retire in favor of Friend. We append the score.
Earned runs—D’Nices, 4. Two base hits—Plumer. Stolen Bases—Pike 6, Limb, Peck. F, Motz, Bates. Double plays—Taylor, Watterson and Nickerson. Triple plays—Wilhelm, Pike, Peck. A, Motz and Plumer. Bases on balls by Wilhelm 2, by Randall 9. Hit by pitched ball—Esselburn. Struck out by—Wilhelm 6, by Randall 8. Passed balls—Luce and Friends 8, Pike 1.
Time of game—2 hours. Umpires—Yingling and Lance. Scorer—Schuckers.
Notes.
It was expected that Esselburn would be in the box for the visitors, but unfortunately he was accidently hit in the head with a pitched ball by Wilhelm, and forced to retire.
Frank Lance, the leading business man of Creston, and Fred Yingling, were the umpires.
Marcus Limb & Football
The Wooster Voice
Vol. I., No. 2.
Saturday, 20 September, 1890
pg 25
On Their Muscle.
The Athletes Prepare For a Vigorous Campaign.
A rousing meeting of the Athletic Association was held at the University, last Saturday morning, at which the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Pres. Hamil Shields, ’92; Vice Pres. R.H. Moore, ‘i3; Sec. Myron Jones, ’93; Treas. G.G. Burns, ’93.
Foot Ball Directors, A. Fullerton, ’91, C.C. Long, ’91 and A.G. McGaw, ’91.
Base Ball Directors, A. Fullerton and A.S. Ross, ’91 and M.R. Limb.
C.S. Brilles, ’92, was elected Reporter, and S.W. Eagleson, ’91, elected to fill the vacancy in the Board of Control of the VOICE, caused by Gaston going to Princeton.
The Association is reported to be in better trim than ever before. The officers are not only athletic, but rustlers as well, and will see to it that the business part of the Association work is attended to, and that the teams receive all the financial support they need and all that it is possible for them to expect. That we must have a good foot ball team in the field again this fall, is a universal conviction. We had one last year. If anybody doubts it let him write to Denison for information conclusive.
There is plenty of good material in school for a No. 1 team—one that will not only be able to defend Wooster’s colors, where they now stand, but will also be able to advance them still further, over new fields and to new victories. We have the material—all that is now needed is practice, practice, PRACTICE. This the directors propose to encourage, insist upon and reward. They solicit applications for positions on the team, which are to be filled only on the merits of the men.
There are eleven places to be filled on the foot ball team this fall—just eleven—places of honor, every one of them, and they are open to the men who are best prepared.
There is more real live interest in foot ball here in Wooster than in any other college in Ohio. Already correspondence has been begun with a view to arranging a series of foot ball games with other colleges, and Wooster’s team will be the central figure from the very beginning of the season. It means something to be on the good ball team this year. It means a great deal. It means a regular old-fashioned plum pudding for the lover of athletics; and the long-winded, stout-legged, well-practiced players are going to get the plums.
Those who have any aspiration in this line will be doing the most sensible act of the term to wend their daily way to the Gym and do diligent service with the apparatus they can find there. It is the gym-developed muscle that helps carry the egg-shaped sphere over contested ground.
Let every student, new or old, athlete or not athlete, who is not already a member of the Athletic Association, become such immediately, and thereby encourage and give impetus to the whole athletic movement. Members of the Faculty, ditto.
If this is to be the best year the University has ever seen it is a logical, not to say symmetrical, necessity that it be the best year for athletics in the history of the institution, as well. We are sure it will be. And we also expect to be able to report some great foot ball games, and some great victories for our team, before the term has passed the half-way mark.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 24 September, 1890
pg 3
“The People.”
The D’Nices Win the Championship Series by Twice Shutting Out The Ashlands.
The Editors of the Ashlands “Times,” “Press” and “Gazette” Will Please Take Notice.
The D’Nices twice shut out the Ashlands in the games played on last Thursday and Friday by a score of three to nothing each day. The games were a very pretty exhibisions.
Thursday’s Game.
Whinnery was in the box for the D’Nices and Beam did the twirling for Ashland. Both pitchers were very effective, Whinnery having a little the best of it. The support given him by the balance of the team was of the phenominal order, and plainly demonstrated the fact, that the Ashlands were not in it for the championship. Motz’ catch of a hot liner, off of Sheedy’s bat, and his doubling up of Freer at first was one of the greatest plays ever seen on the home grounds. Bates’ running catch of a long fly from Freer’s bat in the 7th inning kept the Ashlands from getting two runs and was as pretty a catch as has been made on the home grounds this season.
To use base ball parlance the D’Nices played ball away out of sight and at their present gait would be fit to go against some of the professional teams.
The following is the official score.
Summary
Stolen bases—Pike 2, Motz 3, Plumer 2, Bates 2, Miller, Beam, Mercer. Double plays—Motz. Bases on balls by—Whinnery 1 by Beam 4. Hit by pitched balls—Motz, Limb, Miller. Struck out by—Whinnery 13, by Beam 12. Passed balls—Freer 5. Wild pitches—Beam 1. Time of game—2 hours. Umpire—Yingling. Scorer—Schuckers.
Friday’s Game.
The rain that fell before the game was just enough to make the grounds bad and the ball wet and soggy. Wilhelm pitched for the D’Nices in his usual good form, and Foreman was in the box for the Ashlands. Wilhelm was by far the most effective as but one man reached third base. Foreman used a straight ball and, had the ball ben dry, the boys would have fattened up their batting averages. As it was, the ball being wet, although they hit hard and often, it was not an easy matter to get a safe hit. The fielding of both teams was brilliant in every respect, the D’Nices not having a fielding error while the Ashlands had but one. Yingling’s umpiring was as usual, fair and impartial.
The following is the official record of the game.
Summary.
Earned runs—D’Nices 2. Two base hits—Bates, Wilhelm, Ross. Three base hits—F. Peckinpaugh. Double plays—Wilhelm, Plumer and Motz; F. Peckinpaugh, Plumer and Motz; Miller, Grindle and Freer. Base on balls—D’Nices 4, Ashland 2. Struck out—By Wilhelm 11, by Foreman 2. Time of game—One hour and 40 minutes. Umpire—Yingling.
Notes of the Games.
Plumer, “old safe hit George,” got there Thursday with three singles.
To tell the truth, the Ashlands did play in tough luck.
Mr. Bates, Mr. Edward Bates, you’re a honey. How in the world did you hold those two cloud-scrapers.
Freer and Miller, of the Ashlands, were both badly hury, on Thursday but pluckily played ball.
Yingling has no peer as an umpire. Freddy knows his business and when he makes a decision she goes.
The only thing that was lacking to add interest to the games was the absence of old heart-disease Willy Billy Otter.
The D’Nices will play a series with the Medina County league team.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 8 October, 1890
pg 3
Five Shut Outs
The Record Made by the D’Nices In Shutting Out Akron.
The game of ball Friday between the Akrons and the D’Nices was very poorly attended but very finely played. As a rule when our boys play a very fine game the attendance is small. The Akrons came here and presented a much stronger team than upon their visit in the early part of the season. The D’Nices made 5 hits to the visitors 3, but the Akrons were unfortunate in placing them into the fielders’ hands. Had Dodge been supported properly an extra inning game would have been played to decide the contest. The features of the game was the phenomenal catch of Moore of a long line fly in the first inning, and Plumer’s one hand pick-up at second. The visitors were a trifle nervous when men were on bases, but their battery work was far above the average. The score follows:
Summary.
Earned runs—0. Two base hits—Cahoon. Three base hits—0. Home runs—0. Stolen bases—5. Double plays—Wilhelm, Plumer, Limb. Struck out—By Wilhelm 10, by Dodge 11. Wild pitch—Dodge—1. Time of game—1 hr. and 40 min. Umpire—Yingling.
The attendance at the Fair Grounds Saturday afternoon was much better than on Friday, but not what it should have been. The game of foot ball by the picked elevens was interesting and exciting and ended in a draw. The ball game was a good one. “Bobby” Moore was in the box for the D’Nices and although a trifle unsteady and nervous in the first inning pitched a shut out game. That he is quite a pitcher and the making of a good one is shown by the number of strike-outs. The following is the scorer’s record of the game.
Notes Of The Game.
Jimmy Green, who caught Tony Mullane back in the ’70’s when he first began to pitch, was here with the Akrons.
Wilhelm made a one-handed catch on Friday that was a daisy.
Yingling as a rule umpires a very good game, but was a little off on strikes Friday.
The Team’s Record.
The season having closed, a resume of their playing may be of interest. 30 games were played; 21 won and 9 lost. 3 ten-inning games were played; of these, 2 were won and 1 lost. 7 shut-out games were played, as follows: D’Nices 6, Ashland 0; D’Nices 1, Canton 0; D’Nices 9, Ashland 0; D’Nices 3, Ashland 0; D’Nices 15; Seville 0; D’Nices 2, Akron 0.
Averages.
Team Batting.—D’Nices 220; Opponents 161.
Fielding—D’Nices 926, Opponents 889.
Games Played.
Individual Batting.
Individual Fielding Average.
The Wooster Voice
Vol. I., No. 17.
Monday, 2 February, 1891
pg 280
Personals.
C.C. Long has been elected a base ball director to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of “Moxie” Limb.
The Wooster Voice
Vol. I., No. 25.
Saturday, 11 April, 1891
pg front page-400
Has it occurred to any of you that the base ball season will soon begin? By the schedule adopted last Saturday our first game will be at Akron two weeks from to-day. Are we prepared for it? By no means. On the contrary nothing has as yet been done except a little ball-rolling in the Gym. To be sure, the wretched weather has been largely accountable for the lack of work and practice and for all we know the other colleges may be in as poor condition in this respect as we are, but this will not account for the remarkable apathy, as to the team which seems to prevail. This is not as it should be. Last year Wooster had a ball team to be proud of and one which would have won first place easily, instead of second but for the fatal eighth inning in one or two games. She acquitted herself nobly in foot ball and on Field Day and has easily taken rank as first in Athletics in Ohio Colleges. Shall we loose all this by indifference and fear of a little work? Two weeks yet remain before we meet an opponent. Let every man who can catch a ball or hold a bat get out and practice. We have the material for a team and lots of it if we will use it but we must begin using it soon. Nothing but hard work will put us on our feet by April 25th, and it must be done if we wish to have a show for the pennant. Don’t think we can pick up a team to play Buchtel and beat them without practice. Remember how the mighty fell last year, and yon, who couldn’t catch the small pox or hit a bunch of balloons, don’t sit around and say we can’t have a ball team because there is no one in school who plays. It’s depressing. No man can be expected to play if some one is telling him that he is of no account all the time. It discourages even his trying. Talk it up, make everyong think he is a ball player, work up enthusiasm, stir up rivalry and we will get out the best men. Play ball!
The Schedule.
The following schedule was adopted by the Executive Committee of the League, at the meeting at Gambier last Saturday:
The Field Day is to be held at O.S.U. June 5th.
The Wooster Voice
Vol. I., No. 27.
Monday, 27 April, 1891
pg 435
March Of The Heroes.
The Opening Game A Great Victory Hard-Fought But Well-Earned.
What’s The Matter With 12-8!
The season opened at Akron Saturday with beautiful weather although rather chilly at first for the spectators. About twenty of Wooster’s adherents went over to see the game and were out oat the grounds early to encourage the boys in their preliminary practice. By half past two, the time when the game was called, a fair sized crowd was shivering in the grand stand and Conway, the umpire, called the game. Buchtel took the field and showed up a number of new faces, Brownell, Cassidy, Magnin and Clark being this year’s acquisitions. Clark went in the box and Yoder stepped to the plate. The first ball pitched Yoder hit safely down the third base line. Limb came next. Yoder tried to steal second but Brownell’s throw was too sure and one man was out. Limb took a base on balls and Ross hit to Clark, who threw wild to second and gave both men a life. Moore sent a beauty to right. Limb came in and Ross was on third. Gillam lined out a safe one over second on which Ross came in and Moore came to third. Gillam went to second on a passed ball and Campbell added to Buchtel’s agony by another safe hit on which Gillam came in. He was forced out at second by Robb, who went to second on an error and was caught while trying to make third by a fine throw from centre. Wooster was jubilant. McLean led off for Buchtel and a clean hit, stole second and went to third on Robb’s excusable error. Myers sent him in with a two bagger and Buchtel stock went up. Campbell hit to Moore who fumbled, Brownell sent one to left for two bases, Myers came in and Campbell went to third. Welsh fanned the air three times and Campbell was caught at home on Cassidy’s hit to Moore. Mignin knocked a slow one to Limb and retired the side, with two runs to their credit. In the second Briggs went in to pitch for Buchtel and Finley died at first. Smith hit safely, stole second, went to third on Brownell’s wild throw and came in on a passed ball. Yoder flew out to left and Limb got his base on balls but was caught trying to steal second. Buchtel went out in one, two, three order. Ross struck out and Moore again hit safely. Gillam hit a slow one to Briggs, who threw wild to second giving Moore third. Campbell sacrificed and sent in Moore, Robb got his base on Clark’s error but died at second on a throw by Briggs. Buchtel again scored in the third. Myers went out on a foul fly to Ross. Campbell got first on balls and Brownell sent him to second with a safe one to left. Each advanced a base on a passed ball and Welsh surprised himself by sending both in with a liner to right. He was thrown out at second by Ross and Cassidy struck out. From this on to eighth neither side scored, both sides going out easily in one, two, three order, mostly on fly catches. In the fourth Finley hit for two bases but was left at third. In the sixth Buchtel came dangerously near scoring with two men on bases and no one out, but Wooster played ball and left them there. In the first half of the eighth, Buchtel gave Wooster the same dose when Gillam and Campbell were left on third and second by three fly outs. Then came the eighth for Buchtel and Wooster’s ill luck of last year seemed to be still with us. Campbell, Buchtel’s lucky man, began the affray with a base on balls, Brownell hit to Moore, who attempted to throw out Campbell at second. He was declared safe however and things looked squally. It became much more ticklish when Welsh was hit by Moore and filled the bases. Cassidy hit a long fly to center, which looked like a safe one but Bobby Campbell made a brilliant running catch and doubled. Brownell at second Buchtel’s all now depended on Mignin and he proved equal to the emergency by sending a safe one to right and bringing in two men after two strikes had been called. This tied the score and Buchtel stock went up higher. It went way above par and Wooster’s below when Clark knocked a fly to right, which Finley failed to get and which brought in Mignin. Briggs went out from Moore to Limb and retired the side with a lead of one. Wooster came in with a grim determination to do or die and it looked like a case of die when Yoder’s long fly was captured by Campbell. Limb put one of the same kind in the same place but Campbell dropped it and the fun began. How they hit! Ross hit it, Moore cracket it and Gillam banged it, and Limb, Ross and Moore came in. Welsh fumbled Campbell’s hit and gave him first. Robb pushed one way out over second and Gillam and Campbell came in. Finley got hit and took his base. Smith went out at first. Yoder got first and Finley scored on McLean’s error while Robb trotted home, but the Wooster crowd couldn’t cheer any more and, as it was no fun to make funs without any cheering, Moxie Limb went out at first, the side having six runs at this inning’s crop. Buchtel went out on easy chances except Myers, who distinguished himself by making a home run over the fence. The features of the game were the batting of Myers, Brownell and Wooster, Campbell’s catches and doubles plays from center, Ross’s catching and Myer’s playing at second. The following is the score:
Earned runs, W. 5; B. 4. Two-base hits, Finley, Brownell, Myers. Home runs, Myers. Stolen bases, W. 3; B. 2. Double plays, Campbell and Robb, Campbell and Limb, Campbell and McLean. Base on balls, off Moore, 2; Briggs, 1; Clark, 1. Struck out by Moore, 5; Briggs, 4. Passed balls, Ross, 1; Brownell, 2. Umpire, Conway.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 29 April, 1891
pg 3
Local and Miscellaneous.
A fair sized crowd assembled at the Tri-state grounds in Akron on Saturday to witness the first game of the College League season between Wooster and Buchtel. The following is the score:
Earned runs, W. 5; B. 4. Two-base hits, Finley, Brownell, Myers. Home runs, Myers. Stolen bases, W. 3; B. 2. Double plays, Campbell and Robb, Campbell and Limb, Campbell and McLean. Base on balls, off Moore, 2; Briggs, 1; Clark, 1. Struck out by Moore, 5; Briggs, 4. Passed balls, Ross, 1; Brownell, 2. Umpire, Conway.
The Wooster Voice
Vol. I., No. 28.
Saturday, 2 May, 1891
pg 448
The ball game at Akron last Saturday was intensely exciting. The work of both teams was excellent considering that it was the opening game of the season, and that the day was several degrees too cold for the best ball playing. The Buchtel boys were sailing high in membrance of their victory over the Akron league team one week previous, to the tune of sixteen to two, and were expecting to lay our boys out; some even harboring fond thoughts of a walkover. But their air castles were demolished instanter. The pillar of cloud which they supposed led them to the fray and victory was dissipated, fanned out of the arena as it were, whence it may be understood to have settled upon the Crouse Gymnasium a like majestic invitation to enter and renew a more thorough course of preparation. The Buchtelites played a good game but the “ain’t in it.” The playing of our own team was capital. They did everything well, throwing, catching, base running and batting. Especially in the latter particular is improvement over last year’s team marked. Considering that this was the first game, the game of ball the boys played last Saturday was remarkable.
The game on the home grounds between the same teams next Saturday afternoon will unquestionably be one of the most exciting of the season. Akron will be loath to lose two straight games, the first she has played, and will put forth her best efforts to avoid such a calamity. It is reasonable to expect our own team to put up even a better game than their first and such a combination will make some entertaining sport for next Saturday afternoon. It is needless to add that the students and Faculty owe the encouragement of their presence and voices to our team in the game next Saturday. Let there be a large crowd and small silence.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 11 May, 1891
pg 3
Local and Miscellaneous.
Denison College and the University team will play on the Fair Grounds on Friday.
Seventy-five persons took train No. 10 to Canton this morning. Fully that number will go on the special at 5:00 o’clock.
The following players will make up the D’Nice team in Thursday’s game: Everly, 3b; Lang, 1b; Plumer, 2b; Wilhelm, p; Ross, c; Bates, cf; Yoder, lf; Limb, rf; Peckinpaugh, ss.
Sheer Luck.
Buchtel College Gets a Game that by All Means Should Have Been Wooster’s.
A good sized crowd was in attendance on the ball game between Buchtel College and Wooster University on Saturday afternoon. The University team outplayed the representatives of Buchtel, having fewer errors and more hits, but through ill-luck the run column shows up against them. The scorer’s story of the game follows:
Earned runs—W. 1; B. 2. Two-base hits—Yoder, Welsh. Three-base hits—Yoder. Struck out—Moore 13; Brigg 5. Passed balls—Ross 3. Hit by Moore 3. Base on Balls—Moore 2. Double plays—Myer-Tilton 2; McLean-Myers 1. Stolen bases—W. 4, B. 8. Umpire Plumer.
College Hill.
A number of the boys went over to Canton with the Pinafore party.
The defeat on Saturday was due to a lack of practice and the inability to hit the ball at opportune times.
The Wooster Voice
Vol. I., No. 29.
Monday, 11 May, 1891
pg. 465
Dead-March Of The Heroes.
Buchtel Beats Wooster In One Inning.
9-7.
Victory is not always to the strong. If you don’t believe it, look at the score of Saturday’s game. Wooster outplayed Buchtel, had fewer errors and more hits, but look at the run column.
A large crowd was present at the Fair Grounds to see Wooster’s men toy and dally with the inmates of John R. Buchtel’s institute of learning when Umpire Plumer called the game. Buchtel went to the bat and Wooster started the dallying. Myers, McLean and Brownell went out in short order and Wooster’s adherents settled back complacently with the game already won in their mind’s eye. Yoder went to the plate first and clinched the victory with a beauty to right for two bases. Limb struck out, and Ross died at first, but Moore got in a safe one which sent in Yoder. Gillam wound up the inning by striking out. Buchtel went out easily on two strike-outs and a long fly to Smith. Campbell, who was the only luck-struck man in Wooster’s team during the game, got first on McLean’s error and pilfered second. Leyenberger sacrificed and McLean’s error gave Smith a life and Campbell a run. Gensemer sent in Smith with a safe hit, but was left by Yoder and Limb failing to make connection with the ball. It seemed certain that Wooster would win when Buchtel came to the bat again, but Wooster gave the most extraordinary exhibition of the science of going to pieces ever seen here. Tilton went out at first, Moore hit Briggs with a pitched ball and seemed to lose his head, for he gave the two next men bases on balls, filling the bases. Brownell flew out to Campbell and when Welsh, the next batter, got two strikes, Wooster breathed easier. Moore let the ball fly for what was expected to be a third strike, when Welch’s hickory came into intimate contact with the ball with a “dull sickening thud,” a low moan moaned moaningly through the grand stand and the game was lost for Wooster. The three men on bases ran in and Welsh went to second while Smith, who thought the ball was foul, took his time getting it. Campbell’s hit, Ross’s overthrow to first after a muffed third strike on Clark and Cassidy’s hit, gave three more runs. In the general confusion some one put Cassidy out a second, probably by mistake, and ended the inning. Errors on Buchtel’s part and Campbell’s hit gave Wooster one more in the third. Buchtel jumped in savagely and pounded out two earned ones in the fourth. Wooster’s first two men succumbed to the wiles of Tilton at first but Yoder made a savage drive to left for three bases. He was left however by Limb’s long fly to Clark. Wooster again scored in the sixth. Campbell’s luck gave him first on Myer’s error and Smith and Gensemer both hit safely. Smith came in on Yoder’s long fly-out at center and the coroner held an inquest on Limb at first. In the seventh, Brownell scored on Gensemer’s muff, Yoder’s error and a passed ball. In the seventh and eighth Wooster had men on bases and seemed likely to score but Buchtel had a large assortment of various kinds of luck along and in both innings made double plays on easy chances. In the ninth Buchtel seemed likely to increase her lead as she had three men on bases and no one out but Moore settled down and fanned out three men in succession. Wooster came in and started to make runs. Gensemer went to first on Brigg’s muff, Yoder hit safely and Limb followed but Gensemer could not get in. Three men on bases and no one out. Buchtel opened a fresh barrel of luck. Ross’s long fly to left hit Clark’s hand and bounded up into the air but Clark got it on a second trial and saved two runs. Gensemer however came in on the throw and Yoder and Limb each advanced a base. Moore hit over short for what in nine cases out of ten would have been safe. But McLean, who before this had five chances without accepting one, flopped around three or four times like a newly-beheaded chicken, stuck up a hand twisted around backwards, caught the ball with one finger and threw to second doubling Limb and saving the game. Buchtel wept for joy and Wooster wept to see Buchtel weep. Yoder’s batting, Campbell’s luck and Gillam and Limb’s fielding were notable features of the game. The score:
Earned runs—W. 1; B. 2. Two-base hits—Yoder, Welsh. Three-base hits—Yoder. Struck out—Moore 13; Brigg 5. Passed balls—Ross 3. Hit by Moore 3. Base on Balls—Moore 2. Double plays—Myer-Tilton 2; McLean-Myers 1. Stolen bases—W. 4, B. 8. Umpire Plumer.
Other League Games To Date:
Denison vs. Kenyon, 12—0.
Denision vs. Kenyon, 5—3.
O.S.U. vs. Kenyon, 7—0.
O.S.U. vs. Denison, 5—2.
Wooster vs. Buchtel, 12—8.
pg 469
Locals.
Denison, last year’s champions, next Friday.
D’Nice-Canton game on Thursday afternoon at the Fair Grounds. Great game assured.
Wooster was the only team in the League that beat Denison last year. Come out and see her try it again next Friday.
Denison’s new pitcher, Daub, is paid $75 for going to school there this term. Wooster will Daub the whitewash over him next Friday just the same.
The D’Nice’s play their first game on the home grounds next Thursday afternoon with the Canton’s, and students will have a chance to compare the Varsity team with local professionals.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 12 May, 1891
pg 3
College Hill.
Does Wooster expect to take the last place in base ball? The way the team has been practicing one would judge so. Get to work, fellows, and play ball. If you do not wish to play, step aside and others will take your place. Captain Limb complains of utter indifference on the part of some of the players. We cannot win without hard and constant practice. So, play ball!
The Wooster Voice
Vol. I., No. 30
Saturday, 16 May, 1891
pg 480
Hereafter our ball team will be materially, perhaps fatally weakened by the withdrawal of at least two of the strongest players. That the action was necessary and unavoidable is not truer than unfortunate. The weakening of the team is a source of regret quite as much to the University authorities as it is to the Athletic Association and students generally, but certain requirements—very reasonable stipulations they were too,—which were made by the Faculty and agreed to by the Athletic Association and were clearly understood by individual members of the ball team, have not been met, hence this result.
If any are dissatisfied with the decision with regard to the ball team they would do wisely to hear both sides before pronouncing judgment on the case.
There was strong talk toward dropping out of the league entirely for the remainder of the year, but cooler counsel prevailed and the association voted yesterday to stay in the league and play off all games. There are several good players in school who will be able to fill the places creditably and make our presence still felt when our team meets opponents on the ball ground.
According to the vote yesterday new players will be substituted and the earth allowed to revolve in its orbit just as if nothing had happened.
pg 485
Locals.
The D’Nice-Canton game of base ball Thursday afternoon, resulted in a tie score—7 to 7. Eleven innings were played and game called on account of darkness.
pg 485
Bob Daubs Daub.
A Battle of Pitchers.
Wooster Defeats Denison—Score 4-3.
What turned out to be the finest game of Inter-collegiate base ball ever played here, took place yesterday afternoon. It was billed to be the final appearance of the present team and a good sized crowd turned out to give the retiring players a testimonial. Denison showed up strong in her preliminary practice and from the fact of our team’s being somewhat turned around by the absence of Limb, the crowd wore a sombre appearance. After a slight delay Fred Yingling, the umpire, called the game. Leyenberger went to first in place of Limb and Robb resumed his place at second.
Most of the Denison player’s faces are familiar ones from last year, the only new men being Daub and Jones. Carpenter stepped up to start the ball rolling but it rolled into Gillam’s hands and sailed from there to first and the battle was on. Hutson struck out and Wooster’s hopes went up. Withoft demolished our hopes with a safe one to left and Barnett followed with another, sending Withoft to third. Daub stepped up and hit an easy one to Moore who fumbled and then threw wild, letting in Withoft. A sigh of disappointment ran through the stand and increased to a decided groan when a passed 4th ball gave Barnett a run and Outcalt first. Hutson, however, sent an easy one to Moore and funeral services were held at first, Leyenberger officiating.
Yoder led off for Wooster and succeeded in coaxing a base on balls out of Daub. O the first ball pitched he stole second and went to third on a wild pitch. All eyes rested on little Gillam, as he stepped up to the plate a pin might have been heard drop when two strikes were called. The next ball was what the Practical Student calls a doublespiralabolic curve but Gillam easily changed it to a two-basical-hyperbola and Yoder came in. Gillam purloined third and came in on a passed ball, the three next men striking out.
From this on to the fifth it was a case of one-two-three, except in the fourth, when Moore and Leyenberger reached third and second but were left. Daub and Moore both pitched in magnificent form during this time, and it would be a hard matter to decide which was the better. In the fifth, Finley reached first on Jones’ error and stole second. Yoder followed with a beauty over second, which sent in Finley and gave Yoder second. He stole third, Gillam fanned, and Ross hit to Daub who threw him out at first. Yoder attempted to score on the play, but was caught at home. Withoft again hit safely in the fifth, but to no avail, as sharp fielding left him at second. In the sixth, Wooster seemed in a fair way to score, as Moore and Leyenberger took second and first on errors with no one out, but Campbell hit into Hutson’s hands and an easy triple play to second and first dashed our fair hopes to earth again.
Denison tied the score in the seventh. Jones was hit by a pitched ball and stole second. Stephens struck out and Carpenter’s long fly to left was taken in by Smith after a hard run. Jones went to third on a passed ball and Gillam’s error on a hot one from Huston’s bat allowed Jones to come in. Wighoft hit a slow one to Gillam and their run getting was done. Wooster was desperate and wanted runs. Robb and Smith led off with safe ones and Finley struck out but Hutson dropped the third one and was afraid to try to throw him out. Three men on bases and none out. Yoder hit savagely three times and retired. Gillam dittoed and Ross likewise and another hope was gone. The crowd cheered Daub to the echo.
Denison tied the score in the seventh. Jones was hit by a pitched ball and stole second. Moore led off for Wooster by striking out, but Hutson dropped the third and threw wild to first. He went to second on a passed ball, stole third and came in on Campbell’s hot hit to short. Robb struck out and Smith flew out to right. Denison came in with one run against her. Jones perished at first, Robb misjudged Stephens’ fly, carpenter went out from Moore to first, and while Hutson was vainly trying to get in a hit, Stephens was thrown out at second, ending the game.
From many points of view it was the best game ever put up by Wooster. Brilliant plays followed one another in quick succession, and hair raising situations were common. In five successive innings Wooster had men on second and third with no one out, but double and triple plays saved scoring except in one of them. The work of both pitchers was fine, and there is little to chose between them. Although Moore held the visitors down to fewer hits, Daub had more strike-outs to his credit. Leyenberger’s first base work, and Smith’s beautiful catch in left were especially good.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 23 May, 1891
pg 2
Good Sport.
Eleventh Annual Field Day of Wooster University Athletic Association
Considering the very infavorable weather on Friday the eleventh annual field Day of Wooster University Athletic Association was a grand success, not only in a financial way, but in the way the different events were carried out. The giving of the prizes was discarded this year, the winners of the contests instead to be sent at the expense of the association to represent the U. in the State Field Day Contests at Columbus. Below we give a summary of the days exercises.
The Contests.
Putting Shot—Won by Ross; distance, 31 ft. 1 in. Battleheim, second.
Standing Broad Jump—Won by Faulkner; distance, 9 ft. 7-1/2 in. McGaw, second.
Fifty Yards Dash—Won by Owens; time, 5-1/5 sec. Walker, close second; time 5-1/4 sec.
Running High Jump—Won by Faulkner; heighth, 3 ft. 1 in. McGaw, second.
Kicking Foot Ball—Won by Ross; distance, 124 ft. Alexander, second.
100 Yards Dash—Won by Owens; time, 10-1/4 sec. Crane, second.
Throwing Hammer—Won by Ross; distance, 68 ft. McGaw, second.
Standing High Jump—Won by McGaw; heighth, 4 ft. Faulkner, second.
Hurdle Race—Won by Gillam; time, 17-3/4 sec. McGaw, second.
High Kick—Won by Faulkner; heighth, 8 ft. Hardin, second.
Running Hop, Step and Jump—Won by Walker; distance, 37 ft 10 in. Limb, second.
220 Yards Run—Won by Owens; time 24 sec. Lowering the college record by 3/4 of a second. Ross, second.
Pole Vault—Won by F. Herrick; height 8 ft. Gillam, second.
Running Broad Jump—Won by Walker, distance 17 ft 3-1/2 in. Limb, second.
Fourth Mile Run—Won by Owen; time 56 sec. Walker, second, time 58 sec. Both breaking Wooster’s record.
Throwing Base Ball—Won by ross; distance 338 ft. Yoder, second.
One Mile Run—Won by Timmens; time 5 min, 52-1/2 sec. Tyndall, second.
The Ball Game.
The game of ball between the representatives of Ohio State University and Wooster resulted in an easy victory for the home team by a score of 3 to 16. The grounds were wet and soggy from the heavy rains and it looked as if the game would have to be postponed, but a postponement meant an extra trip for the visitors, it was determined to play. It was evident from the start that the O.S.U.’s were not in it and at the end of the second inning they made a kick on Fred Yingling’s umpiring. Rather than give them a chance to protest the game the home team gave way and Mr. Yingling retired, George Plumer being substituted. Both teams played fairly well barring a few excusable errors. The following is the tabulated story of the game as furnished by scorer W.C. Bryant.
Two base hits—Gillam, Wagstaff, Wilhelm, Martin. Stolen bases—W 4, O.S.U. 2. Base on balls—Moore 1, Griffith 5. Struck out—Moore 6, Griffith 5. Passed balls—W. 1, O.S.U. 3. Wild pitches—Griffith 1.
Umpire—Plumer.
The Wooster Voice
Vol. I., No. 31
Saturday, 23 May, 1891
pg 500
In The Lead.
Wooster Makes Sixteen Runs And O.S.U. Three
And The Umpire Called The Game In The Eighth.—O.S.U. Couldn’t Put Out The Third Man.—Wooster First In The League Race.
How are the mighty fallen! O.S.U. is today draped in mourning. Dead silence broods in that Dormitory, through which ever and anon, loud boasts and vauntings have been accustomed to rise. O.S.U. the proud O.S.U., the home of the kickers, O.S.U., the home of the coming (?) champion (ha-ha) is meek and lowly. Kenyon let them think they had a game won Thursday and then they cruelly and harshly beat them.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 27 May, 1891
pg 3
No Heimlaufs.
The D’Nices Don Their Batting Clothes and Hold High Carnival with the Akron Twisters.
The threatening weather Thursday afternoon had a depressing effect of the attendance to see the Akron-D’Nice game. The home team was in for victory and the Bat column shows that the boys had on their batting habiliments for the first time this season. Below we give scorer Speer’s story of the game:
Earned runs—D’Nices 1. Two base hits—Wilhelm 2, Yoder 2, Plumer 1. Stolen bases—Bates 1, Wilhalm 1. Base on balls—Off Wilhelm 1, Hacker 4, Dustman 1. Hit by pitcher—By Wilhelm 4, Hacker 1. Struck out—By Wilhelm 6, Hacker 8, Dustman 1. Wild pitch—Hacker 8. Passed balls—Ross 1, Fritz 2.
Time of game—1:50. Umpire—Yingling. Scorer—John Speer.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 27 May, 1891
pg 3
This is reprinted from Saturday, 23 May, 1891, above.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 29 May, 1891
pg 3
Clinching the Cinch.
The University Team has a Large Sized Sausage With the Kenyon College Giants.
“The poorest game in the lightest attendance in most disagreeable weather” is the way the college historian should chronicle the game between Kenyon College and Wooster University yesterday afternoon. The grounds were in bad shape and a steady, drizzling rain helped make matters worse. The visitors were sized up as the most formidable looking players that had yet put in an appearance and a good game was anticipated, but the result shows that the “sizing up” was bad for the team proved to be the poorest, especially the outfield, that has appeared here during the series. The home team now has almost a sure thing on the pennant, only one more victory being necessary to clinch their cinch. We append the score of yesterday’s game.
Base on balls—Scott 3, Beeson 4, Moore 3, Wilhelm 2. Struck out—Scott 3, Moore 4, Wilhelm 3. Two base hits—Voorhis, Wilhelm.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 3 June, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
Tiffin vs. D’Nices to-morrow afternoon.
The Albions, of Cleveland, are anxious to play the D’Nices on July 4th.
The D’Nice’s will present a team in Thursday and Friday’s games with Tiffin, made up of the following players: Ross, Wilhelm, Moore, Gillam, Peckinpaugh, Plummer, Limb, Yoder, Bates and Leyenberger.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 5 June, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The base ball loving people of Wooster will soon have an opprtunity to witness a game of ball between our old rivals, the Mansfields. There being no tri-State League team in that city this season all their talent will be concentrated in a first class home club, as they had a few years ago. Last week they defeated the Canton club six to one—the team that made our boys play ten innings when the game was called a draw. On next Wednesday when these teams come together for the first time, a large crowd will greet them and help the D’Nices win the initial game.
Old Time Slugging.
The Tiffins not in the Same Class With the D’Nices.
The game of base ball yesterday was only fairly attended owing to the chilly weather. Those who braved the elements however were treated to an old time exhibition of slugging by the home team which they seemed to appreciate.
The visitors were off in nearly every department of their playing but are capable of putting up a better game is they would get several new men. The score follows:
Earned runs—D’Nices 2. 2 Base hits—Ross. Stolen bases—D’Nices 21, Tiffin 2. Base on balls—Wilhelm 1, Myers 10. Hit by the ball—Limb, Moore and Bates. Stuck out—Wilhelm 7, Myers 12. Pass balls—Brindle 4, Ross 1.
Time—2:00 hours. Scorer—Speer.
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Frank Slough, of Mansfield, one of the most popular traveling men that visits Wooster is registered at the American. Frank is a great admirer of the D’Nices and says the boys could go against the best professional teams that he has seen and make them play ball.
The Wooster Voice
Vol. I., No. 32.
Monday, 8 June, 1891
pg. 516
Wooster vs Kenyon.
22—12.
The rainy, disagreeable weather last Thursday was the main cause of the large score in the game with Kenyon. A small crowd was present as it seemed impossible to play and every one was trying to warm himself with thoughts of his own loyalty to the nine while the players indulged in their preliminary swim. Geo. Plumer rowed out to the center of the stream promptly at 3 o’clock and called the meeting to order. Wooster rolled up their trousers and waded out to the field. Walkley fanned as the ball was dry. Burnett died at first and Batesy caught Voorhees’ long fly in his umbrella. For Kenyon, C. Walkley stopped three balls with his rubber coat and threw them to first base. After this, the current interfered with the players, and the game became dull, except for the long hits to the outfield. Both pitchers had to pitch up stream and of course couldn’t get much speed. Bates was on an island out in center, and made four fine catches. Wilhelm stood on third and fished for stray balls with a long pole in fine style. After the second inning, when Wooster made five, Kenyon got seasick and we had things our own way.
Life-boats were dispatched to the rescue of the players in the ninth and most of them were saved from the flood. The score.
Earned runs—W. 3; K. 1. Two-base hits—Wilhelm, Voorhees. Stolen bases—W. 11; K. 4. Base on balls—Moore 5, Wilhelm 1; Scott 4, Beeson 4. Struck out—W. 3; K. 7. Passes balls—Leyenberger ?, Voorhees 5. Umpire—Plumer.
Other Games.
Denison vs. O.S.U., 8—2.
At the meeting of the Executive Committee at Columbus a rule was adopted requiring 8 hours per week after this year to make one eligible for base ball or foot ball. In case of a forfeited game or failure to play a scheduled game $25 is to be paid the other club.
Kenyon’s protest of the game with Wooster was allowed with the understanding that Kenyon come to Wooster to play the game over. As there was no day open to play, Kenyon agreed to appoint June 8th as the day and forfeit the game.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 11 June, 1891
pg 3
Oh Me! Oh My!
Our Old Time Rivals in the Tureen.
They Came, They Saw, and by Heavy Hitting and Cully Wilhelm’s Head Work We Win.
Poor Mansfield!
The town of brag and bluster and big-headed ball players, is in tears and all on account of the unmerciful drubbing their aggregation of ex-Tri-State Leaguers received at the hands of those old time “farmer ball players,” the corn-husking D’Nices, the corkers from Corktown, the jays from Jayville, and pumpkin-busters from Pumpking-town, otherwise known as Wooster, the county seat of Wayne county, the home of George Plumer, the Peckinpaughs, and other occasional ball players.
The swell-heads from Galltown came here with the avowed determination of wiping a large sized portion of this great big terrestrial sphere with the poor, despised, unfortunate D’Nices.
But the wipers got wiped and their unfortunate backers got the dump.
The score—22 to 2. Think of it, ye base ball fans, remember the team you once had, the team we had, the team you now have, and the team of safe-hitting sluggers now known as the D’Nices.
We feel too happy over the glorious victory to go into details only to say that the attendance was good. The features of the game were the cool head work of “Cully” Wilhelm in the box, Addie Ross behind the slab, and the all-round hard hitting of the D’Nices. The detracting elements being the general “not-in-itiveness” of the Mansfields. We append the score:
Earned runs—D’Nices 11. Two-base hits—Wilhelm, Peckinpaugh, Ross 2, Bates. Stolen bases—Yoder 5, Wilhelm 1, Limb 1, Ross 3, Bates 1, Levenberger 1, Sheedy 1, Dill 1. Base on balls—Off Myers 3, Lersch 1. Base on hit by pitched ball—Limb. Struck out—By Wilhelm 9, Myers 1, Dorman 1, Lersch 4. Wild pitches—Myers 2, Dorman 1, Lersch 1. Passed ball—Fitzimmons 3, Ross 2. Umpire—Yingling. Scorer—John Speer.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 13 June, 1891
pg 3
Pennant Winners.
The College Boys Defeat the O.S.U. Team by a Score of 6 to 2.
Special to the Republican.
Columbus, June 12.—Wooster put up a strong game against O.S.U. this afternoon and pounded out a victory by timely and heavy hitting. The boys played well, and aside from errors in the second inning the game was closely played, the work of both teams was quite brilliant. Gillam’s play was of the gilt-edge order and Robb’s batting hard and timely. The attendance was very light for some reason or other. The score:
The Columbus team which is to cross bats with the D’Nices next week have not been defeated this season.
The University team played at Dennison this afternoon. The result will be bulletined at this office to-night.
The following is the batting order of the Columbus club who will play the D’Nices next Thursday and Friday: Shea 2b, Collins 22, Fisher cf, Petry 1b, Benner lf, Weilbacher p and rf, LeRett 3b, Hartung cf, Ritter c, Derrer p and rf.
The Wooster Voice
Vol. I., No. 33.
Thursday, 18 June, 1891
pg. 535
The Champions.
Wooster’s Last Games For The Pennant.
The team started last Thursday on their final trip. The first game with Kenyon was not played on account of rain. The Wooster men claim that it was a clear case of back down on the part of Kenyon, as the grounds were not nearly so wet as on the occasion of their game here, but Kenyon refused to play, so all Wooster could do was to hunt another victim at O.S.U.
Wooster Vs. O.S.U.
O’Neal, the gentleman who played the magnificent game for O.S.U. against Buchtel on State Field Day, called the game in presence of a small crowd. O.S.U. was not in it from the start and knew it. Wooster played an errorless game up to the eighth and gave Wilhelm excellent support. Martin, for the O.S.U.’s did excellent work but their errors came at critical times and our hits came when needed. Gillam put up one of his Ne plus ultra games at short, and Addie Ross caught a good game. Robb and Yoder each came in for batting honors with triples. Wooster’s runs were made in the second and sixth. In the second Gillam got a base on balls and trotted in on errors by Wilcox and Pearce. Bates hit to Ernst who tried to put out Gillam at third but failed. Robb died at first, Moore was hit by the ball and Smith and Wilhelm followed with hits sending in Bates, Moore and Smith. Yoder flew out and Moxie struck out. In the sixth Gillam and Robb came in on a single and triple aided by sacrifices by Bates and Smith. Columbus got their two in the eighth on their hits, a base on balls and an error. The score.
Denison 14—Wooster 2.
The game with Denison was a battle of errors. Wooster men tried to outdo each other in rolling up muffs and bad stabs. They claim that Denison greased the ball and put holes in Wooster’s bats. It is also whispered privately that Daub had a cannon concealed around his person to fire the balls from, while Moore and Wilhalm both had bad cases of ossified arms. The Wooster men claim that the score is incorrect in the number of errors given, some of them claiming that each man had 10 errors. Roy Yoder wanted 12 but the rest kicked. Daub forgot to load his cannon twice in the game and Gillam and Bates made three baggers. Bates followed up his by coming in on a wild pitch. Our other run was made by Wilhelm on a hit, two stolen bases and a passed ball. Denison made theirs throughout the afternoon. The game was closer than it seems from the score as Wooster got a man to third two or three times. The score:
Summary.—Time of game 2 hr. 10 mins. Struck out by Daub 13, by Wilhelm and Moore 10. Two base hits Moore, Outcalt, Hutson, G. and Barnett. Three base hits, Bates, Gillam. Passed balls, Ross 7, Hutson 1. Wild pitches, Wilhelm and Moore 5, Daub 2. Umpire, A.E. Geyman.
pg 536
The Champions Vs. Delaware, 6—4 Eleven Innings. Wooster Sustains The Reputation Of The League.
Delaware is a pretty little city in Delaware county. There is a Methodist college there. Wooster is another city in Wayne county. There is a Presbyterian college there. The two faiths met in conflict at the former place Monday. It was a battle of creeds, gold old shouting Methodism and staunch, orthodox Presbyterianism. Delaware has been shouting all season because she defeated Denison, the Baptist member of the league 10-0. She also defeated the Atheists down at O.S.U. several times. The Universalists of Buhtel and Episcopalians of Kenyon of course were not in it, so it was left to Dr. Brigg’s ex-colleagues to do up the Methodists. The Delaware Transcript said last week that they were accustomed to beat the champions of the league. You’ve got over it bravely, haven’t you? That’s right brothers, don’t hang on too long to obsolete customs.
The Champions staid all day Sunday in Delaware to become acclimated and when the game was called were in first rate condition. They also had had a rest over at Denison the preceeding Saturday. The Delaware people opened the exercises by singing a ballad entitled, “My Saylor Lad,” and Mr. Jones, of Delaware, called the game with Wilhelm in the box.
In the first three innings Wooster went out one, two, three. Delaware also failed to score in these innings. Wooster scored first in the 4th. Wilhelm struck out, Yoder hit safely, stole second and third. The third baseman had an error in trying to catch him and he slid home. Moxie flew out and Ross fanned. In Delaware’s half, Saylor hit safely and came home on Bates’ error on Brown’s hot grounder. Barnes hit for two large bases, sending in Brown, but died on 3d. In the sixth Delaware got one on hits by Barnes, and Harrold a base on balls and passed balls. In the eighth, after Robb flew out, Volk’s error gave Moore first. He stole second and Smith and Wilhelm hit safely and Moore and Smith came in. Yoder doubled Wilhelm up on second. This tied the score, and it still stood tied at the 9th. The tenth was exciting. Wooster failed to score. Saylor got a two bagger. Brown died. Barnes knocked a fly to left, and Gillam chased it, and finally caught it. Tracy flew out to Limb on another phenomenal catch.
In the eleventh, “Cully” Wilhelm hit for two bases and went to third on Yoder’s hit. Limb knocked an eight base hit to left but Harrold caught it. Wilhelm came in on the throw in. Yoder stole third and came in on the throw in of Ross’ long fly to centre. “Jocko” Bates came up with a wicked smile and a look-out-I’m-dangerous look and hit one to the fence for a home run. Gillam struck. Delaware made four hits, one of them a two bagger in their half but only one man got in. With two men on bases Moore made an impossible catch and ended the game. We are monarchs of all we survey. The features were too numerous to mention. As one man put it, “We saved the game every inning.” Score:
Summary—Time of game 2h, 50 min. Runs earned, Wooster 3, O.W.U.1. First base on balls by Wilhelm 2; by Saylor 1. Struck out by Wilhelm 9; Saylor 16. Two base hits, Wilhelm, Barnes, Saylor, Thompson. Home run, Bates. Passed balls, Ross 1. Wild pitch, Saylor. Double plays, Bates, Robb; Shaw, Valk. Umpire Jones, of O.W.U.
At some point in June 1891 the University of Wooster faculty announced their ban on inter-collegiate games, both baseball and football, going forward.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 19 June, 1891
pg 3
Handsome Mike.
And His Columbus Beauts Go Down Before the D’Nices.
The Capital City Boys Prove to Be the Best Team Playing Here This Season.
Mike Riehl, the mascot manager of the Defiance team, is a “beaut” sure, and a good judge of ball players. He said to The Republican on his arrival in the city at noon yesterday: “Yes, I know you haf a pretty good team, but if they beats my aggregation of future greats und three time on earth players, dey will haf to play ball. My team are all regular Jim Jam Dandies—tiger lilies from the valley of the Scioto. Vy, we haf been done up by and done up der Columbus Association team, who aint no slouches like we are not. You hear me blow my sweet voice und come and haf von on me.”
Handsome Michael’s words proved true. The team is certainly the best visiting nine to try conclusions with the D’Nices this season, being both fine ball-players and clever gentlemen. The game from start to finish abounded in brilliant plays on both sides, the home team, however, getting a shade the best of it.
The crowd was fairly large, and those who were lucky enough to be there saw as pretty an exhibition of the national game as has been seen on the home grounds. Everybody was interested and excited until the last man was retired in the ninth inning. The features of the game were the good all-around fielding of both teams and especially the batteries. The score is appended
Base on balls—Columbus 3, D’Nices 1. Struck out—by Derrer 5, by Wilhelm 7. Wild pitches—Derrer 1. Stolen bases—Columbus 6, D’Nices 8. Umpire—Yingling. Scorer—Speer. Time of game—1hr 15 min.
The Columbus ball team will be banqueted this evening on turtle soup at Charley Schuch’s. Free to all. Call.
Today is the forty-fifth anniversary of the first match game of base-ball ever played. The contest took place at Hoboken, N.Y., on June 19, 1846. Since that time to the present there has been a wonderful evolution in ball playing. The present game of base ball had gradually grown out of the old English school-boy game of rounders, in the latter sport “corners” being used instead of bases, and the runner was put out by being hit with the ball by the fielders. The game was afterward modified and bases substituted for corners and consequently became known as base ball.
The Denison college team will likely play the D’Nices next week.
The Mansfields are anxious to play a return game with the D’Nices.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 20 June, 1891
pg 3
Mike’s Lillies Wilted
The Beauts, from the Valley of the Scioto, Go Down Again Before the D’Nices.
“Yes,” said Mike Reihl, the heavy-weight manager of the Columbus team, to us yesterday. “You bet I am der boss maschot. Vy we were just playing with you farmers on Thursday, to-day we will vipe der earth mit your corn-huskers. I am going to put in my pig-iron battery who haf never been defeated. Dey are Killikinick, wool wide and four yards long. Ker pitcher is a grandfather, a back number from der first pages of base ball who will make your future want-to-be’s fan der wind like a Mexican dog’s tail in fly time, and not base ball flies either. My ketcher is a honey from Sellville. He vas nefer known to haf a passed ball, and he is a safe hitter from der safe works.” This he said before the game, and this is what he said after his beauts had been made to bite the dust—excuse us, we mean the mud. “Say, Mr. Reporter, please don’t telegraph der result of dis game to Columbus. I was a maschot but now I am a sucker caught out mit a lot of used ter vas ball players. I feel so thin over der result of dis game that I do not know if I hav der bellyache, o backache or am I heart broken. Haf pity on a man vot allowed his judgment to got der best of his hindsight. I know I haf your sympathy. I did feel like a Senador from der Capital City, but on der quiet now I feel like a chump from Chumpville. Please, Mr. Reporter, let us down soft, und say to der base ball sympathisers of Wooster and the world at large dat ve had an off day and dat I am going to hand in my resignation as a base ball crank.” We gave our promise that we would.
The game was better attended than the day before, and there was very much more batting, which pleased the audience. Had the weather been more favorable a much larger crowd would have been in attendance. The playing of both teams was very good considering the condition of the grounds. The home team played without an error, while the visitors were credited with but three. The feature of the game was the timely hitting of the D’Nices.
The Score.
Earned runs—D’Nices 2, Columbus 1. Two base hits—Wilhalm, Peckinpaugh, Bates, Petry. Stolen bases—D’Nices 4, Columbus 3. Double plays—Wilhelm, Plumer, Limb 2. Base on balls—Moore 1, Derrer 3. Struck out—Moore 5, Weilbacker 1, Derrer 2. Time—1:40. Umpire—Yingling.
The D’Nices will likely lose the valuable services of Addie Ross.
The date with the Denison College team for next week.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 24 June, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The Newarks will play the D’Nices to-morrow afternoon and Friday.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 25 June, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
Newarks vs. D’Nices to-morrow. Game called at 3:00 p.m.
The East Liverpool club of the Ohio and Pennsylvania league, will play here next month.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 26 June, 1891
pg 3
Ragged!
Was the Game Put Up by the D’Nices and Newarks Yesterday.
The D’Nices yesterday put up a little the “raggediest” game of the season. The game was a comedy of errors from beginning to end. The visitors, while not accredited with quite as many errors as the home team, played a listless game and were very weak at the bat. The home team was crippled by the absence of Moore and Yoder, Ed Bloom and Horace Barrett donning the blue for the first time. Ed Bates was in the box, and considering the fact that it was the second game he ever pitched, and with his own lack of confidence and the poor support given him, it was a surprise that he did so well. He has great speed, good curves, and with more confidence in his own ability, should prove an effective pitcher. The score follows:
Earned runs—D’Nices 5, Newarks 2. Two base hit—Hall. Three base hit—Ross. Stolen bases—D’Nices 6, Newarks 3. Double plays—Plumer to Limb. Base on balls—Bates 6, Davidson 6. Hit by pitcher—Newark 1. Struck out—Bates 13, Davidson 10. Time—2:00 hours. Umpire—Yingling. Scorer—Schuckers.
The Mansfields have offered the D’Nices a big thing for a game at Mansfield on the afternoon of July 4.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 26 June, 1891
pg 3
The Programme.
For Wooster Fourth of July Celebration.
The following is the programme to be carried out in Wooster on July 4th.
Morning.
Firing of national salute at sunrise.
Reveille by the Drum Corps followed by the firing of the monster “Sebastopal bombs.”
For the first time in Wooster, real Japanese Daylight Fireworks.
Band concerts by the Citizens Band of Orrville, Maysville Band and the Wooster City Band.
Afternoon.
Senior and Junior Bicycle Race, Sack Race, Egg Race, Foot Race, Wheelbarrow Race, Half-mile Dash, etc. etc.
Balloon Ascension and Parachute Jump by O.J. Brady at 1:30. These events will all take place on the Public Square.
Grand Band Concert concluding by the united bands rendering in unison “The Star Spangled Banner.”
Evening.
Magnificent pyrotechnic display at 8 o’clock with the firing of the “signal batteries” and concluding at 10 o’clock. The whole exhibition entitled “The Seige of Sebastopol.” The festivities to conclude with the “terpschorean jubilee” on new pavement on the Public Square.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 27 June, 1891
pg 3
Newark Downed Again.
The second game between the D’Nices and Newarks proved to be no more interesting than the first, from the fact that the Newarks were not in it at any stage. Wilhelm used his speed until the sixth inning when he eased up and gave the Newarks a few “ponies” to hit out to our fielders. The game was of the listless order throughout. The following is the score:
Earned runs—D’Nices 7, Newarks 1. Two base hits—Wilhelm, Boigegrain. Three base hit—Bates. Home run—Ross. Stolen bases—D’Nices 12, Newarks 4. Hit by ball—Newark 2. Struck out—Wilhelm 5, Stetzer 3, Davidson 4. Passed balls—Ross 2. Time—2:00 hours. Umpire—Everly. Scorer—Schuckers.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 4 July, 1891
pg 3
Worthy Foemen.
The Stars of Cleveland and the D’Nices.
A rather light crowd went out yesterday afternoon to see the first game between the Cleveland Stars and the D’Nices. The first inning demonstrated the fact that the visitors were ball players of the first class. Owing to rain the game was called in the last half of the sixth inning, when the D’Nices were at bat, with a man on first and no one out. The score follows:
[NOTE: the type is faint in the scan, so this is a best guess.]
Earned runs—Wooster 1. Three base hit—Peckinpaugh. Bases stolen—Wooster 3. Double plays—Peckinpaugh, Plumer, Limb. Bases on called balls—Wilhelm 1, Maher 3. Wild pitches—Maher 3. Time of game 1:11. Scorer—Speer.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 6 July, 1891
pg 3
Cleveland Downed.
The Home Team Wins the Morning Game—Afternoon Game Called on Account of Rain.
The morning game between the Stars and D’Nices was on of those intensely interesting, anybody’s game until the last man was out in the ninth inning. “Bobby” Moore’s pitching was superb, while Ross behind the bat was simply a stone wall. The general play of both teams was first-class, while the home team out-batted their opponents and had the game well in hand up till the ninth, it looked as if the Stars would tie the score, but Wilhelm ended the agony by stopping a hard hit ball forcing the last man out at third. The game throughout abounded in brilliant plays and was highly interesting from start to finish.
The afternoon game was stopped at the end of the third inning on account of rain, the score standing 1 to 0 in favor of the D’Nices. This game promised to be the best played and most interesting of the series. The D’Nices undoubtedly had the best of their opponents in all the games played and another series will be arranged with the Stars for the near future.
Morning Game.
Earned runs—Wooster 1. Two base hits—Boigegrain 2, Delehanty. Stolen bases—Cleveland 2, D’Nices 3. Bases on balls_Cleveland 1, D’Nices 6. Struck out—Davis 6, Moore 8. Tme 1:55. Umpire—Daly. Scorer—Speer.
Notes.
Edward Bates has gone to Philadelphia to accept a position.
“Cully” Wilhelm will soon be in demand by some of the League or Association teams if he keeps up his present rate of speed. He will be in the box this afternoon and if he has one-half the speed he had on Saturday the Hampdens will fan wind just about twenty-seven times.
The East Liverpool teams will play here on Thursday and Friday. The team is a strong one.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 7 July, 1891
pg 3
They Got It.
The Defeat Which Everybody Has Been Predicting, Finally Received.
But Let Me Tall You They Played Good Ball and Made Their Opponents Do Likewise.
“The lump has been removed,” remarked a ball crank who has been among the number who have been predicting the downfall of the D’Nices, for the alleged reason that they were laboring under an attack of that disease known as “big-head,” by reason of their remarkably long string of victories. Such expressions are in bad taste and do much to discourage players. Wooster has never had a more gentlemanly team than the present one, players who play ball at all times with a determination to win, and who have won by reason of their superior skill from many opponents, and the defeat they suffered at Canton yesterday was no disgrace. That the Hampdens had to “play ball” to win is shown by the score. The Hampdens had in their ranks no less than five professional players, Anderson proved to be the best pitcher they have gone against during the season, this fact coupled with the fact that the team had an “off day” at the bat, and three rank decisions by the Canton umpire lost the game. The game was featureless but one of the hardest fought battles that ever took place in Pastime Park.
The Score.
Two base hit—V. Anderson. Double plays—Sharp and Markell 2. Base on balls—Wooster 1, Canton 2. Struck out—Wilhelm 7, Anderson 9. Time, 1:35.
Side Bets.
There were at least 300 paid admission, yet the box count showed but $57. False bottom in the box, or some person worked the “hold out.”
The East Liverpools on Thursday and Friday.
That “pool” went to the fellow that robbed so deliberately as umpire in the first game between the Hampdens and D’Nices.
The D’Nices played good ball but took their defeat gracefully.
A jollier crowd never cheered more lustily for a team than did the delegation which accompanied the boys, as did also the many former residents of Wooster who were present.
That the Canton sports recognized the D’Nices as ball players was shown by the chary manner in which they backed the Hampdens.
The Canton umpire was hissed twice by the audience in the grand stand for his rank decisions against the D’Nices. He was not quite as bad however, as the ghoul whom the Hampdens brought with them in the game played here in May. Will Everly’s umpiring was pronounced the fairest ever given on the grounds. His decisions were never questioned by the players or audience.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 10 July, 1891
pg 3
Downed The Champions.
A Good Game Between the East Liverpools and the D’Nices.
The champions of the Ohio Valley League, the Eclipse team of East Liverpool, suffered their first defeat yesterday at the hands of the D’Nices. The game was fairly well attended and the game turned out to be one of the best yet put up on the home grounds. The visitors proving to be unusually effective at the bat. The score follows:
Earned runs—Wooster, Liverpool 1. Two base hits—Peck., Wilhelm, Reark, O’Brien. Stolen bases—Wooster 7. Double plays—Plumer to Gillam, Kuhn to Reark. Bases on balls—Wooster 2, Loverpool 3. Struck out—Wilhelm 4, Young 7. Time—2hr. Umpire—Everly and Travis. Scorer—Speer.
Scratch Hits.
The Al. Nices will play the Shreve team on next Monday in this city.
Harry Burrowes made his first appearance for a number of years and demonstrated that he was still in it.
Will Everly’s umpiring is always impartial, in fact he is at times disposed to treat the visitors too fairly. This was demonstrated in several instances yesterday, yet the visitors were inclined to question several of his decisions.
Charley Wilhelm had an off day or the visitors would not have the hit record accorded to them.
“Bobby” Moore’s throw from centre to Ross was anything but a lu-lu.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 11 July, 1891
pg 3
Highway Robbery!
Unaided and Alone the Villain Succeeds in His Designs.
In the Presence of Hundreds and in the Broad Open Light of Day.
When cheat meets cheat
Then comes the tug of war.
Yesterday was the summer of our discontent,
Made miserable by an umpire on robbing bent.
If the above is any worse than the umpiring put up by the Salvation Army Jonah brought here by the East Liverpool team to umpire the games on Thursday and Friday then we will allow ourselves to be sold for a five cents nickle or used for ballast on the Black Diamond. Talk about dirty ball, bare-faced stealing, cool deliberate robbing, this ghoul from the Ohio Valley proved to be a little the worst ever permitted to stand behind a batter. The game yesterday was a poor one all the way through, it being evident from the start that the visiting umpire intended that his team should win. His work the day before should have barred him out of yesterday’s game and the management of the home team should have seen that he was not permitted to go in again. Such work as was allowed to go will kill the game anywhere. It has been demonstrated that there are enough admirers of the national game in Wooster to sustain a team fairly financially, but such exhibitions as given yesterday will soon drive all patronage away. We do not want to be understood as sanctioning the work of the home umpire either. That Mr. Yingling made decisions that were questionable cannot be denied, although by many his decisions were thought to only partly even up the daylight robbery of Daniels, but in this Yingling did wrong. Instead of trying to even up the “dirty ball” by Daniels he should have demanded his retirement or retired himself in order to have the game played on its merits. To our mind, there has never been an umpire in Wooster who gave the satisfaction of visiting teams as Yingling, and his work yesterday in the first few innings demonstrated this. That many of the audience were disgusted yesterday was evident from the large number who left the grounds before the game was finished. The score follows.
Two base hits—O’Brien, Daniels, Limb, Ross, Plummer. Stolen bases—Liverpool 2, Wooster 1. Struck out—Daniels 8, Young 3, Moore 7. Time: 2:30.
Umpire—Daniels and Yingling. Scorer—Speer.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 14 July, 1891
pg 3
Very Nervy.
The East Liverpool Team Challenges the D’Nices to Play for $100.
The following challenge will be read with interest by our readers.
East Liverpool, July 13, 1891.
Editor Republican:
We, the undersigned, the Eclipse Base Ball Club of East Liverpool, Ohio hereby challenge the D’Nices of Wooster, Ohio, to play a game of base ball at Alliance, Ohio, on any date suitable to both parties for $100 a side and the entire gate receipts. The same players to be used in this game that played in the games at Wooster on July 9 and 10 between these clubs. The reason we issue this challenge is that we were robbed of the game at Wooster on July 9.
Eclipse Base Ball Club
East Liverpool, Ohio.
In regards to the above open letter containing this challenge, we have this to say: The D’Nice team is made up of gentlemen, and they play ball for amusement. And that they can beat East Liverpool at any time or place, and for any amount of money. Our people were unanimous is declaring the East Liverpool team the dirtiest ball players ever seen on the home grounds, and the games of July 9th and 10th did the sport more harm in this city, than anything that ever happened. The East Liverpool team without one exception, were the biggest lot of bluffers, blow hards, robbers, toughs and the hardest losers, that it was ever our ill fortune to meet. Their umpire, Travis, was by odds the biggest robber ever seen on the grounds. In his letter he says, “We were robbed out of the game July 9th.” The only kick that was made in the game, was in the first inning, when Travis called one of his team safe at the home plate, when Ross had him off, and the ball on him five feet from the plate. Our men kicked on the decision, but finally let it go, so that the game might be played out without any wrangling. In this game the East Liverpools were out-played and were beaten fair and square, Travis does not say anything about the game he won. We won’t say much, but if there is a man in the United States that can out rob him in a game of ball, we would like to gaze on him. For pure unadulterated gall there is no one living that can equal Travis, and the D’Nice team hereby challenges anybody, for $100 on any grounds to go up against Travis.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 22 July, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The D’Nices will play four games of base ball next week with Akron, two here and two at Akron.
Yesterday F.C. Peckinpaugh met Messrs. Calhoun and Travis, president and secretary of the East Liverpool base ball club at Alliance and arranged for a game of ball to be played at Canton, Wednesday, Aug. 5th. In case of rain on that day the game will be played on the next. The winner of this contest will receive the entire gate receipts out of which the expenses must be paid. The umpire is to be chosen by the Pittsburg Dispatch and not known to either club until he appears on the ground in time for the game. In Pittsburg there are several league umpires and our admirers of the D’Nice club will have an opportunity to see a game umpired to the satisfaction of all. In order to secure cheap transportation to Canton and return on this occasion a large delegation to witness this contest, please leave their names at D’Nice’s or Peckinpaugh’s News Depot at once.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 24 July, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
Akron vs. D’Nices next Thursday and Friday.
A telegram was received this afternoon from Gus Schmeltz, manager of the Columbus Association ball team, offering to play the D’Nices. If another date can be cancelled the game will be arranged.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 25 July, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
A gentleman who has just returned from Chicago, where he saw all the crack pitchers of the country, had this to say this morning of Charley Wilhelm as a pitcher. “Cully is as good as any of ‘em. If he was in a city he would be getting a big salary and be in demand. I think I am a pretty good judge too.”
The Columbus Association team has been secured for a game with the D’Nices on Friday, July 31st. The management have given a big guarantee to secure this team, and expect to see a large crowd in attendance. As this will be the first appearance of a professional team on the home grounds everybody should arrange to see the game. Among the list of Columbus players will be found the names of Lehane, Crooks, Twitchell, Whealock, Kuehne, Duffee and other high priced professionals.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 27 July, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The D’Nices will play at Akron Tuesday and Wednesday.
The game between Columbus and the D’Nices is being advertised in every town in the county.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 28 July, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
Finney Luce will be in the box for the D’Nices to-day.
The following is the batting order of the Columbus team for Friday’s game: Cook, 2b; Duffie, lf; Sneed, rf; Twichell, cf; Dowse, c; Wheelock, ss; Lehane, 1st b; Donnelly, 3b; Dolan, p.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 29 July, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The D’Nices defeated Akron yesterday by a score of 2 to 1. Owing to the failure of the scorer to send the score, we are unable to give a summary of the game.
The base ball event of the season occurs Friday afternoon at the Fair Grounds. At that time the D’Nices play against the Columbus Association team. The best blood of the local club will be put in the field with “Cully” Wilhelm in the pitcher’s box, and a strong nine will represent the Columbus team. The game will be called at 3:00 p.m. This is an usual attraction and should draw a good crowd.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 30 July, 1891
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Poor Akron.
The D’Nices Win Two Straights from Their Old Rivals.
The D’Nices defeated the Akrons on their own grounds Tuesday, by the close score of 2 to 1. Luce was in the box for the D’Nices, while Whinnery, the ex-Tri-State League pitcher, done the twirling for Akron. Luce pitched a fine game for six innings, only one run being made off of him. At the end of the sixth Wilhelm went in and finished the game. Whinnery pitched a very effective game, using his high inshoot with great success against our heavy hitters. The work of Luce, Wilhelm and Ross was superb, while team back of them played an errorless game. The following is the score:
Two base hits—Mattison. First base on balls—Luce, Wilhelm, Limb, Peckinpaugh, Brownell, Gaffney. Stolen bases—Brownell, Mattison, Peckinpaugh. Struck out—by Whinnery 15, by Luce 2, by Wilhelm 3. Passed balls—Brownell. Wild pitches—Whinnery 2. Umpires—Conway and Spear. Time of game—2:10.
Notes.
Columbus defeated the Hampdens yesterday by a score of 8 to 0. Cigars that the D’Nices do better than that.
The Akron Beacon Republic in speaking of the first game said:—At the beginning of the seventh, Luce, who had been pitching, was sent to right, Bloom came from right to third and Wilhelm, the famous University pitcher, came into the box. His pitching saved the game although he was hit hard but not consecutively. Peckinpaugh and Plumer carried off the fielding honors while Limb and Burrows did the bulk of their hitting. It is a noticeable fact that a number of the best players in the team are members of the University team and it must be said that a more gentlemanly team never appeared on an Akron diamond. J.S. Spear, a Wooster man, essayed to umpire and while he may be innocent he certainly has a bad eye, while he betrayed the same poor judgment on balls and strikes when the Woosters were at bat his mistakes were especially costly to the Akrons.
A low rate will be secured for the Liverpool and D’Nice game if all those who desire to go will leave their names at the News Depot.
Second Game.
The D’Nices again defeated Akron in rather a loosely played game Wednesday afternoon, by the score of 9 to 4. Moore and Wilhelm pitched for the D’Nices, while Akron again put Whinnery in the box. Our boys had on their batting harness and hammered out base hits one after another, until the air was blue from the fusillading. The Akrons did a great deal of kicking (all unnecessary) as they were not in it at any stage of the game. Wilhelm’s batting was the feature of the game.
Earned runs—D’Nices 1. Akron 1. Two base hits—Wilhelm. Stolen bases—D’Nices 3, Akron 1l Double plays—Wilhelm, Plumer, Limb. Base on balls—D’Nices 1. Akron 4. Struck out—Whinnery 8, Moore 3, Wilhelm 2.
Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
Columbus plays at East Liverpool today.
Columbus vs. D’Nices to-morrow afternoon.
Frank Peckinpaugh did not return last night, but went to Cleveland to secure a catcher for the East Liverpool game.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 1 August, 1891
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Mismated.
The D’Nices Outclassed. But Their Opponents Had to Play Ball.
The Columbus Manager Tries to Sign Wilhelm, Ross and Peckinpaugh.
The largest audience that has turned out for several years to a ball game witnessed the Columbus Association team defeat the D’Nices yesterday by a score of 9 to 1. Those who desired to see the home team given a crushing defeat were disappointed, as were those who expected that they would win. The game, barring a number of very costly errors by the home team was hotly contested from start to finish. The visitors had up their strongest battery and went on the gounds with the determination to put up a shut out game, each member of the team having been promised a fine decorated shaving mug by the management of the East Liverpool howlers if they would blank the D’Nices. The Senators wanted the mugs, and if Gus Schmelz, their manager’s word goes, the game they were called on to play was as strong as any they have put up this season.
Earned runs—D’Nices 1. First base on errors—Columbus 5, D’Nices 1. Base on balls—Off Wilhelm 8. Hit by pitcher—Lehane. Struck out—By Wilhelm 4, Clark 8. Two base hits—Kuehne, Donnelly, Clark. Three base hits—Clark, Ross.
Muglets.
The Ashland people in the grand stand evidently remembered the defeats their team had received at the hands of the D’Nices.
The Columbus team think that the D’Nices will win easily from the East Liverpools.
Gus. Schmelz, the manager, and considered one of the best in the business too, was very favorably impressed with Wilhelm’s power as a pitcher. He said to The Republican: “I consider him the best amateur pitcher I know of. He has good command of the ball and the way he watches bases is a caution. If ye had been given the right kind of support to-day the game would have been different. You should have no trouble winning from East Liverpool with him in the box.”
The Jeannettes will play here in the near soon.
Manager Schmelz made Frank Peckinpaugh, Addie Ross and Charley Wilhelm offers. Ross may accept.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 1 August, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
Shreve, Loudonville, Orrville, Mansfield, Creston, Burbank, Massillon, Canton, and nearly all of the small towns in the county were represented at the ball game yesterday afternoon.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 4 August, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The Russells, of Massillon, will play the D’Nices here next Friday.
The match game between the D’Nices and the Eclipse team, of East Liverpool, will take place at Pastime Park, Canton, to-morrow. The D’Nices will go over on the morning train, and the delegation of citizens on train No. 4 at noon. The very low rate of one dollar for the round trip has been secured. A special train will leave Canton at 8 p.m. for this city.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 5 August, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
One hundred and forty-seven ticket to Canton account of the D’Nices and East Liverpool game were sold to-day.
The Russels, of Massillon, who play the D’Nices on Friday, put up a stiff game of ball and have defeated such teams as the Cuebers, Alliance and Salem.
A telephone message from Canton at 3:00 o’clock stated that there was a good crowd in attendance to see the D’Nice-Liverpool game. The game had not been started at that time over a dispute as to certain players.
The result of today’s game between the D’Nices and the East Liverpools will be announced by bulletin at this office to-night.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 6 August, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
No ball game to-morrow.
A nine picked from the despatchers office and a nine composed of business men, clerks and newspaper men will play a game of ball on the Fair Grounds Monday afternoon.
They Lost.
Yesterday’s Waterloo At Canton.
A Big Crowd Sees the East Liverpools Do the D’Nices.
The game at Canton yesterday between the D’Nices and East Liverpools resulted in a victory for East Liverpool by the score of 7 to 4. The D’Nices should have won the game hands down, but fate seemed against them, and just when victory seemed to perch on their banner hard luck turned it into defeat. Our boys scored the first runs in their half of the third. Boigegrain got to first on error of O’Brien. Moore got his base on balls. Wilhelm went out on fly to Daniels. Limb got his on balls, filling the bases. Ross stepped to the plate, and with his usual presence of mind, hit the ball square on the nose. It looked like an over-the-fence hit. But the ball struck the fence about a foot from the top. Boigegrain and Moore scored. Peckinpaugh hit it Paden and was thrown out at first. Bloom hit to Young and was thrown out at first, ending the inning in the fourth. Paden, the first man up hit the ball over the fence and trotted around the bases with the first run for Liverpool. The next three men were easily disposed of. Neither side scored in the fifth and sixth. Two decisions by the umpire on our men at first base, in these innings, kept the East Liverpools in good spirits, and put a damper on the home team, both men were safe and these decisions were dead rank. In the seventh Liverpool scored two runs and our boys had to be satisfied with a blank. In this inning, with two men out, Limb hit a beauty into left field for two bases. Peckinpaugh duplicated the performance and Limb started for the home plate, when within twenty feet of the plate he slipped and fell and could not recover in time to get home, and was run down and put out at third. In the eighth the umpire gave Liverpool two runs by allowing them to play the dirtiest kind of ball, with two men out and a man on second and third the ball was hit to Peckinpaugh. As he made a low dive for the ball, Kuhn, the man on second ran up back of him and gave him a push, overbalancing him to such an extent that he did not even get his hands on the ball, thus allowing two men to score. Capt. Peckinpaugh appealed to the umpire, but he replied, “Play ball, I did not see it.” As the Pittsburgh Dispatch owned him, we did not say a word, or we would have lost the game without playing it out. The trick was well executed by Kuhn, but it was plain enough for a square umpire to see, and the batsman should have been declared out, but the umpire was with Liverpool, first, last and all the time, and we got what was left of his judgment. In our half of the eighth, we secured two runs on good hitting and baserunning and should have scored one more. As the first man across the plate, was declared all right by the umpire, but the crowd from Liverpool set up a howl, when, to the astonishment of all, the umpire turned to the grand stand and said, “I declared him out.” But with everything against them the home team played ball and secured two runs before the last man was out in this inning. The ninth gave Liverpool two runs, and the home team was unable to score.
Earned runs—E. Liverpools 2. Two base hits—Ross, Limb. Home run—Paden. Stolen bases—E. Liverpools 2. Bases on balls—D’Nices 3, E. Liverpools 2. Hit by ball—Bloom. Struck out—Wilhelm 3, Young 5. Passed balls—Hanlon 1. Time—1:55. Umpire—Wilson. Scorer—Speer.
Notes.
Wilhelm pitched a great game and was very effective at times, but had the hard luck sometimes dosed up to pitchers of having a batter get a little scratch hit, with men on second and third, who were thus enabled to score.
It was understood that the umpire was not to be known until he called for the balls at the commencement of the game. The Liverpool people were with the umpire at noon, and it is a settled fact that he held bets on the game.
It was hard to lose the game, but it was still harder to know that we got nothing out of the attendance. A little “circus work” in the contract would have seen the team whole and a little beside. But the advise of friends was not regarded owing to the supposed cinch.
Paden, the ringer, won the game for Liverpool, together with Wilson, the umpire.
Peckinpaugh played a great game up until Kuhn pushed him over the ball, after that he was not in it.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 7 August, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
A series of three games between the D’Nices and East Liverpools will very likely be arranged.
A number of ball enthusiasts are so confident that the D’Nices can defeat East Liverpool that they are willing to raise another purse.
The J.L. Hudson team of St. Louis, Mo., will play the D’Nices on next Monday afternoon. This will necessitate the postponement of the game between the operators and the business men.
We have it on the best of authority that the man, Wilson, selected by the Pittsburgh Dispatch, to umpire the D’Nice Liverpool game, was acquainted with the Liverpool team, who knew that he was to be the umpire three days before the game. That he came there, with the Liverpools, and held stake money is a known fact. It’s no wonder Wooster got the worst of it. To say the least the Sporting Editor of the Dispatch acted in bad faith with Wooster.
Get Into an Ice Wagon
Quite a number of citizens attended the game of ball at Wooster Friday, and everyone returned displeased. They expected to see a well contested game but instead it was a farce. Columbus made monkies out of the D’Nices who were not in it for one minute.—Shreve Republican.
Yes, they were defeated, but Mr. Republican you talk like a ba’e of hay. The D’Nices did not expect to win for the reason that they knew they were out of their class. They were simply 2:40 fellows in a 2:18 race.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 10 August, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The J.L. Hudsons and D’Nices will play again to-morrow.
The Hudsons having an open date to-morrow another game has been arranged. Game will be called at 3:30.
After East Liverpool.
A Challenge Sent Inviting Them to Play Another Game.
The following is a copy of a challenge sent to the manager of the East Liverpools this morning.
In behalf of the D’Nice ball team, of Wooster, O., I hereby challenge the Eclipse team, of East Liverpool, O., on Wednesday, August 19th, for the sum of $200 a side and all gate receipts. The game to be played at Pastime Park. Stages to be posted by Saturday, August 15th. The money to be placed in the hands of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, that paper to furnish the umpire.
F.C. Peckinpaugh,
Manager, D’Nices.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 11 August, 1891
pg 5
A Goose Egg Game.
The Hudsons Prove to Be a Strong Team.
The D’Nices were defeated yesterday by the Hudsons of St. Louis in a one sided, and uninteresting game. Luce pitched for the D’Nices and with anything resembling support, would have held the visitors down with but very few hits. Millard, a south paw twirler was in the box for the Hudsons, and as usual the D’Nices could do nothing with him. Left handed pitchers have our team at their mercy as a general and the boys should take a bracer, and line any of them out. The Hudsons put up a great game of ball, their fielding, batting and base running being as good as any team seen on the home grounds this season. The attendance, owing to the heat, was very small.
The game was called in the seventh inning owing to the heavy rain. Below find Scorer Speer’s charitably told story of the game.
The Score.
Summary—Earned runs—St Louis 2. Two-base hits—Limb, McClellan, Honneman. Bases stolen—Wooster 1, St, Louis 2. Base on balls—Wooster 4, St. Louis 4. Struck out—Luce 3, Millard 7.
Umpire—Finn. Scorer—Speer.
Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
pg 5
The East Liverpools have offered the D’Nices one hundred dollars for two games.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 12 August, 1891
pg 5
Personals.
A large number of Wooster citizens went to Canton to see the game of base ball between the D’Nices and the East Liverpool teams. Victory resulted in favor of the crockeryware city by a score of ? to 4. It is claimed that the umpire, a Pittsburger, was with the Liverpools all the time, hence they won, and not by merit. It is understood that the D’Nice team has challenged the Liverpools to play ball on Aug. 19th at Canton, for the sum of $200 a side and all gate receipts, the Cleveland Plain Dealer to furnish the umpire.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 12 August, 1891
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Down The Toboggan.
The Hudson’s Defeat the Home Team in a Hotly Contested Game.
The D’Nices lost again yesterday making their fourth straight game lost, one with Columbus, one with East Liverpool, and two with St. Louis. Yesterday’s game, however, was a hotly contested one and was anybody’s game up to the last inning when the score stood two to one.
Charley Wilhelm was in the box and held the visitors down to five hits. The D’Nices had seven hits, and no errors while the visitors had one error.
The Score.
Earned runs—D’Nices 1, St. Louis 2. Two base hits—Ross. Stolen bases—D’Nices 1. Double plays—Peckinpaugh, Plumer, Limb; Peckinpaugh, Limb 2; Peterson, Stewart, Honneman. Base on balls—St. Louis 3. Struck out—Wilhelm 5, Vinn 3. Time—1:40. Umpire—Millard. Scorer—Speer.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 13 August, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The Huntington, W. Va., team and the D’Nices will play here next Monday and Tuesday. The D’Nices will present two new players, a third baseman and a right fielder.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 14 August, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
Harry Smith will play in the games on Monday and Tuesday.
East Liverpool has not as yet accepted the challenge of the D’Nices.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 18 August, 1891
pg 3
A Good Game.
The D’Nices Defeat the West Virginia Visitors.
The game yesterday between the Huntingtons and D’Nices was finely contested throughout, and was won by the D’Nices by the score of 5 to 2. By winning this game the D’Nices have broken the Hoodoo’s heart, and victories can be looked for in the coming games. The Huntingtons are a fine team of ball tossers, and as gentlemanly a lot of players as one would wish to see. The game throughout abounded in brilliant plays. The fielding of both teams being first-class. Neither side scored any runs until the fifth inning, when, with two men out, Robt. Bills lined her out for a two-bagger to right, scoring two men. Luce then duplicated the performance by hitting a beauty to center for two bases, scoring Bills. Wilhelm then stepped to the plate with his usual good eye and planked her out for another double, bringing in Luce. He then stole third and scored a moment later on a passed ball. The Huntingtons were blanked until the eighth, when, with one out, Brown hit a fly to right which Bills muffed, allowing the runner to get to second on the error. The next two men up hit for singles and scored two runs. Following is the score:
Earned runs—D’Nices 1. Two-base hits—Luce, Wilhelm, Bills, Elsey. Double plays—Peckinpaugh, Plumer, Limb, Wilhelm, Limb. Stolen bases—D’Nices 3. Base on balls—D’Nices 1, Huntington 3. Struck out—Wilhelm 9, Keenan 3. Time—1:20. Umpire— Scorer—Speer.
Notes.
The Allegheny Athletics will play here Saturday.
The Huntingtons are as clever a lot of gentlemen as ever played ball in Wooster.
There’s a heap of difference between the East Liverpool blowhards and cinder-eaters and the Huntingtons.
It is expected that Harry Smith will be in the box for the D’Nices this afternoon.
Wilhelm again demonstrated the fact that he is the headiest pitcher that ever stood in the box on the home grounds. His work yesterday, at times, was remarkable.
Markle played third without an error, while he did not get a hit he was presented with a base on balls twice. The opposing pitcher knew Ray’s hitting ability.
Bills’ hit in the fifth was a dandy.
The boys played ball from start to finish and won the game on its merits.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 19 August, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The Allegheny Athletics who play the D’Nices on Friday and Saturday have defeated to East Liverpools three out of four games this season.
Another Victory.
The D’Nices Again Defeat the Huntingtons.
A much larger crowd was present yesterday afternoon to see the D’Nices and the Huntingtons, of West Virginia, than on Monday. The game, which resulted in favor of the home team by the score 6 to 3, was a pretty one throughout. Luce was in the box for the D’Nices and while he did not pitch a shut out game, was given much better support than on former occasions.
The score follows:
Two base hits—Peckinpaugh, Reman, Keenan. Stolen bases—D’Nices 4. Double plays—Markle, Plumer, Peckinpaugh, Plumer, Limb. Base on balls—D’Nices 3, Huntingtons 1. Struck out—Luce 2, Elting 7. Time—1:40. Umpire—Weoburton. Scorer—Speer.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 21 August, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The Allegheny Athletics who were to play the D’Nices this afternoon, missed the train this morning. They will be here tomorrow and play two games, one in the forenoon and one in the afternoon.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 22 August, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The D’Nices and Allegheny Athletics are playing this afternoon.
The morning game between the D’Nices and Allegheny Athletics was won by the home team in a score of 9 to 2. The game was well played on both sides, but the visitors were unfortunate in making their errors at critical times. They are good players and with their best pitcher in the box this afternoon the D’Nices will have to hustle. The following is the score by innings:
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 24 August, 1891
pg 3
Score Saturday p.m.: D’Nices 2, Allegheny 8. Rum game. Notice is short but larger than game deserves.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 25 August, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The Russells, of Massillon, will play the D’Nices on Friday afternoon of this week.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 26 August, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
Ed. Bates will soon be in center field for the D’Nices.
The Russells, of Massillon, are a strong team and will make the D’Nices hustle.
The University will open September 16th.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 27 August, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The D’Nices will play in Alliance August 31st.
Russells, of Massillon, vs. the D’Nices to-morrow. Roy Yoder will make his first appearance for some time.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 29 August, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings in this City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The D’Nices will not go to Alliance on Monday as the management there refuses to guarantee expenses.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 29 August, 1891
pg 3
Dead Easy.
Was the Game With the Massillon Russells.
Although the D’Nices put up a ragged game yesterday afternoon, they easily defeated the Russells, of Massillon, by the score of 8 to 2. The game should have been a shut-out and would have been but for the misjudgment by the umpire of a batted ball which was foul by two feet, but was called fair; and a muff of an easy fly by Boigegrain, which allowed the visitors to score their runs in the ninth with one man out. “Feedle” Luce was in the box and did nicely.
The Russells are a very gentlemanly lot of ball players, but are lacking in team work. Had the battery been given good support, a close game would have resulted. The score follows:
Summary—2 base hit—Peckinpaugh. Double plays—Heard, Flickinger, Wittman, Luce, Plumer, Limb. Base on balls—Massilon 1 Wooster 2. Struck out Luce 8, Heard 10. Passed balls—Flickinger 4. Wild Throws Heard 8. Time 1:30.
Marcus Limb did not return to Wooster University for his final year in the fall of 1891. This was likely due to the faculty’s decision, at the end of the previous term, to ban intercollegiate games.
Marcus Limb & Wooster University.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 2 September, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The Russells, of Massillon, are anxious to play the D’Nices on their home grounds next Saturday.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 3 September, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The D’Nices will play at Massillon on Saturday.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 7 September, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The D’Nices are at Canton.
The D’Nices defeated the Duebers, of Canton, this afternoon in a score of 10 to 1.
A team of ball players claiming to be the D’Nices, of Wooster, played the Russell’s, of Massillon, on Saturday afternoon. The score:
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 9 September, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
Frank Bennett has invited the D’Nices (and the invitation has been accepted,) to take dinner at the Archer House next Sunday.
Johnny Boigegrain, of the D’Nices, was badly hurt by a pitched ball during the game with the Dueber club, Monday afternoon. Mr. Boigegrain was at bat when Pitcher Kagle, of the Duebers, sent in a hot in-shoot which the batter was unable to dodge. The ball struck him squarely on the side of the head with great force, knocking him down. The blow was so severe and so direct that the ball rebounded from his head clear out to the shortstop. He was unable to finish the game, and Fin Luce took his place.
The Crockery Eaters
Downed by Their Superiors, the Conquering D’Nices.
The Chronic Rag-chewers Convinced That the “Jays From Jayville” can Play Ball.
Charley Wilhelm, the boy who did the business.
The D’Nices met and defeated the kicking and back-biting crew from East Liverpool yesterday at Pastime Park, Canton, by a score of 1 to 0. The game, with a square umpire, resulted as the one on August 5th should have, had it not been stolen by the man Wilson, who was allowed to umpire. The boys on their return home last evening were met at the depot by the Citizens’ Band, the G.A.R. drum corps and a large number of citizens in honor of their victory, and given a rousing reception.
The Game.
The game was started after a fifteen minutes wrangle over the selection of an umpire. Travis, of East Liverpool, wanted to run in Wilson, of Pittsburg, who won the game on August 5th for them, but the D’Nices would not have it. E. Liverpool then kicked on Charlie Robertson, who was never known to be anything but square in all games he has umpired. Finally Mr. Detmiring, of Canton, short stop of the Deuber team, was selected and the game began, with the D’Nices at bat. Neeves proved to be a puzzler, and no runs were scored in the first by the D’NIces. In East Liverpool’s half of the first the first man struck out, the next was thrown out at first by Plummer and the third fanned the air three times. The second proved to be the inning of the game. After Bates had been thrown out at first, Golden mashed out a beauty to left center, immediately stole second, went to third on a beautiful steal and came home on Yoder’s long foul fly. No more runs were scored by the D’Nices although men were on third several times. The East Liverpool’s worked hard to tie the score, but Wilhelm was in it, and his support could not have been better. Sensational catches and plays were made just when it looked as though East Liverpool was bound to score. The battery work of Wilhelm and Ross was superb, and occasioned generous applause from their admirers and the audience in general. East Liverpool put up a good game, but without Neeves, the Wellsburg pitcher, they would not have been in it all. Had Young or Daniels, their phenoms, been in the box, the scorer would have told a different story. As it now stands, East Liverpool has a long ways to go to be the champions of Eastern Ohio as they advertise themselves. Following is the official score:
Earned runs—D’Nices 1. Two base hits—Bates, G. Carey. Stolen bases—E. Liverpool 2, D’Nices 4. Double plays—Plummer to Yoder, G. Carey, unassisted. Bases on balls—D’Nices 3, E. Liverpool 1. Struck out—by Wilhelm 6, by Neeves 4. Passed balls—Ross 1, Westlake 1. Wild pitch—Neeves. Umpire—Detmiring. Scorers—Travis and Schuckers.
The umpiring of Mr. Detmiring, of Canton, was a pleasant feature of the game, his decisions being just in every respect and made without preference to either team. The D’Nices can play ball when they get what is due them from the umpire.
Wilson wanted to help his old Liverpool friends out, but our boys said “Once is enough for us” and he wasn’t in it.
Bates’ catch in the sixth was a beauty.
Golden is a ball player out and out, and besides is a gentleman of the first order.
The double play in the ninth made the enthusiasts raise their hats, also their lungs.
Wilhelm and Ross worked like beavers and were as steady as two old leaguers throughout the game.
Travis, poor man, could hardly get home for fear of being burnt in effigy.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 10 September, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The East Liverpools have challenged the D’Nices to play two games at East Liverpool September 23d and 24th.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 11 September, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The Cleveland Stars will play the D’Nices here next Thursday and Friday.
Otto Johnson, one of the backers of the Hampden base ball club, has offered to put up a $200 forfeit on a $500 wager that the Hampdens can beat either the Woosters of the East Liverpools in a match game.—Canton Repository
Base Ball Coverage Is Taking a Back Seat to News Related to Education and Religion, and the New Railroad Being Laid and Entertainments at the City Opera House and Quinby Opera House.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 12 September, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The Stars, of Cleveland, will give the D’Nices two lively tussles on next Thursday and Friday.
The D’Nices will play the East Liverpools on the east Liverpool grounds Sept., 23d and 24th.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 18 September, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
Charley Pike will play with the D’Nices at East Liverpool.
The game between the D’Nices and the Cleveland Stars yesterday afternoon was witnessed by a fair sized audience. The visitors could do nothing with Wilhelm’s delivery and were at his mercy. The D’Nices had an easy mark in solving Cleves and hit him hard and almost at will. The score stood D’Nices 13, Stars 2.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 19 September, 1891
pg 2
Won Again.
The Cleveland Stars Not In the D’Nice Class.
The D’Nices had an easy time defeating the Cleveland Stars yesterday afternoon in the presence of a small crowd. Feedle Luce was in the box, and, having on his working clothes, demonstrated that his biceps were big and well developed. He had good speed and, with a little more energetic support support from several of the team, would have had a much better record.
The Score. [The type is very faint, so this is a best guess.]
Earned runs—D’Nices 10, Cleveland 4. Two base hits—Cavil 2, Gilman Wilhalm, Plumer. Three base hits—Cavil, Ross 2, Luce. Home runs—Yoder. Bases stolen—D’Nices 7, Cleveland 2. Double plays—Cleve and Cavil. Bases on balls—by Luce 2, by Maher 3. Hit by pitched ball—Cleve Davis, Bates. Struck out by Maher 5, Luce 6. Passed balls—Davis 2, ?, Maher 1. Time of game—2:?. Umpire—?. Scorer—Schuckers.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 23 September, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The D’Nices left for East Liverpool this morning with the following players: Ross, Limb, Wilhelm, Peckinpaugh, Bates, Plumer, Luce, Markle, Pike and Yoder. Result of the game at this office to-night.
NOTE: Although Marcus Limb went with the D’Nices to play East Liverpool, the player roster for the third and final game, the only game to list the players, does not include him.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 24 September, 1891
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Downed.
The East Liverpools Win the First Game From the D’Nices.
Special to the Republican:
East Liverpool, O., September 23.—The Eclipse team defeated the D’Nices here to-day in a very interesting and hotly-contested game. Nevas pitched in fine form for the Eclipses, and was supported in a most brilliant manner. The game was won by superior batting.
Earned runs—D’Nices 3, Eclipses 5. Base hits—D’Nices 7, Eclipses 12. Errors—D’Nices 2, Eclipses 13. Batteries—Wilhelm and Ross; Nevas and Westlake.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 26 September, 1891
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Sandbaggers Not Ball Players.
The Pirate Crew Of East Liverpool Again Rob The D’Nices.
The Citizens of the Crockery City all Right but the Team a Team a Disgrace to the Town.
Did you know our boys went to East Liverpool? Well I guess so, and they were strictly in it, from start to finish, in three as hard fought games, as any amateur teams ever played. The boys in reality won three straight, from the robbers, but the score book gives them one defeat and two ties, one of the tie games a 10 inning contest which belonged to our team from the very first inning. To say that the boys were robbed don’t convey the least possible idea of their treatment in yesterday’s game. With the score standing three to nothing in favor of Liverpool for four innings, our boys showed their ability to play up hill ball, by touching up Neeves their Beaver, Pa., pitcher, for seven hits, which aided by a very bad error by Westlake gave the boys six runs, and a lead, that East Liverpool never would have overcome, had the umpire, the gang of hoodlums on the grounds, and Westlake and his gang of squealers had any sense of decency, or known the first principle of gentlemanly ball. To say the least, Westlake is the dirtiest farmer, that has ever attempted to play the game. To even up for his error with his admirers, (if ye has any,) he deliberately led a gang composed of would be ball tossers, toughs in general, found at all games played by the class of players, and hard losers, that composed the Liverpool team yesterday, in an attack against one single player, who has more sand than the whole gang put together, for what they called dirty ball. Markle may have attempted to keep Carey from making a home run, but it was no more than any man in Liverpool’s team of bluffs, would have done and have done at every opportunity in games played with the D’Nices. However, the crime was not so great that four or five hundred screaming idiots should rush on the grounds, crying kill him, kill him, and etc., etc. Suffice to say Markle was taken out of the game, not for dirty ball playing but so that Westlake and his band of robbers, would go on with the game. We should like to explain how the score was tied, but this gang of despoilers of the beauties of the national game but space forbids. Following is the score:
Did we get the money that was due us, not by a large majority.
The owner and attaches of the Hotel Grand have our thanks for kindness shown us while in the city.
Pete Cannon is a daisy; although he bet his boney the other way, he knows how to treat a visiting team.
The Liverpool team act the gentlemen when they win but when they loose, “Oh me, don’t mention it.”
G.Y. Travis, Esq., has much conscience as a … his … of shame was .. to behold. You .. know he’s the manager, who guarantees—plenty of wind.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 28 September, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The East Liverpools will likely play here either on Thursday or Friday of this, or Monday and Tuesday of next week.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 1 October, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The D’Nices and East Liverpools will play Oct. 15th and 16th at the Orrville Fair.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 7 October, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The management of the D’Nice team have secured the greatest attraction of the season for their final games on the home grounds. The Cleveland Leaguers, under the management of C.H. Morton, late of the Milwaukee team, will play the D’Nices on Friday and Saturday, Oct., 9th and 10th. Mr. Morton guarantees that he will have the strongest aggregation of ball players ever seen on a Wooster diamond. The D’Nices will be strengthened by the addition of Neal and Pike, and the greatest games of the season can be assured. Every lover of the national game in and about Wooster will attend the two greatest games of the season, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 9th and 10th.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 9 October, 1891
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Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The Clevelands and D’Nices will play again tomorrow. Game called at 2:30 p.m.
The following ballplayers of national reputation are here with the Clevelands: Alvord, McKean, Sprague, Ardner, Seward, Campion, Sommers, Rittiger, Brooksmith, McMahon, Dewald. Sommers, of the Cleveland Fighters, and Rittiger, of the St. Louis Browns, are the battery in to-day’s game.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 10 October, 1891
pg 3
Oh My!
How Those Leaguers Swatted the Ball and How the D’Nices Swatted at It.
Yes, the D’Nices played with Morton’s aggregation of professionals yesterday and played the worst game of their lives. The following account of the game was furnished by a blind man who stood back of the back stop.
The following is the score.
Earned runs—Cleveland 7. Two base hits—Alvord, Mckean, Ardner, pike. Three base hits—Campion 2, Sommers 3. Stolen bases—Wilhelm, Neal. Struck out by—Dewalt 10, by Wilhelm 2. Umpire—Yingling. Scorer—Fullerton.
Notes.
Pike had the middle finger of his right hand broken by a pitched ball. He accompanied Dr. Lehr to his office, where the injury was repaired.
What was wrong? Nervousness, inability to hit, 16 errors, but principally lack of practice.
Wouldn’t it be just awful if the boys would put up a game like yesterday’s at Orrville next week.
The D’Nices have gone up against strong teams but this aggregation of lump-removers and world beaters, is by odds the best team that they ever tackled. The boys will be at themselves today, we think, and show the gentlemen that they can play ball.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 12 October, 1891
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Did Better
The Cleveland Leaguers Again Defeat the D’Nices.
The Cleveland Leaguers on Saturday again defeated the D’Nices by the score of 8 to 1. The boys recovered from their fright of the day before and played good ball. Joe Neal was in the box and did effective work. Ross held him fairly well but had three passed balls that were very costly, but taking into consideration the fact that he and Neal had never practiced together, Addie did well. Had it not been for errors the score would have been very close. Ritiger, who did the twirling for the Leaguers, is the best pitcher they ever batted against. The score follows.
Earned runs—Leaguers 2. Two base hits—Campion Neal. Three base hits—Sprague. Struck out—by Neal 6, by Reitiger 13. Umpire—Yiengling. Scorer—Fullerton.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 13 October, 1891
pg 3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings In This City.
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The D’Nices are going to Orrville with the determination of winning both games from East Liverpool.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 16 October, 1891
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The Clayeaters
Given a Lesson in Ballplaying by the D’Nices.
The rag-chewing East Liverpools and their pump=sucker manager, George Whitewash Travis, the man with the lead pipe gall and sewer pipe nerve, were given an object lesson in ball playing yesterday that must have grated harshly on their nerves. The game was the feature of the fair and was witnessed by not less than 5,000 people. The game was a one-sided affair and not at all interesting. The score follows.
[The type is too faint to read.]
Liverpool Eclipse team players: G. Westlake, c; Danield, cf; Miller; Cargo; R. Westlake; J. Carey; G. Cary, ss; Briggs, rf; N. Carey; Neaves, p.
D’Nice team players: Sprague, lf; Wilhelm, 2b; Alvord, 3b; Lawson, rf; Sommers, c; Peckinpaugh, ss; Seward; Bates, cf; Neal, p.
[Cannot read any of the stats below the Score.]
NOTE: Sprague, Alvord, Sommers, and Seward were on the Cleveland team that beat the D’Nices the week prior. There is no comment on the new line-up of team players for this game. The line-up for the previous two games with the East Liverpools is not given. Marcus Limb did not play in this third and final game of the series. With half of the D’Nices team substituted swapped out for players from Cleveland, why so much celebration over beating East Liverpool?
At the same time the D’Nices team were fighting for their base ball wins the University of Wooster students were fighting to restore inter-collegiate games. University football teams were allowed to organize by fraternities and by class levels so were able to play the freshman vs the sophomores and one fraternity vs another fraternity. Ultimately, the ban on inter-collegiate games was not lifted until 1901.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 17 October, 1891
pg 3
The Victors.
Wooster Wins the Money and the Glory of Orrville.
The D’Nices won a hard uphill game from East Liverpool, at Orrville yesterday, in the second game for the championship of the season, and the purse offered by the Fair Association. Lawson the Oakland, Cal., wonder, proved a picnic for the Liverpools, and they hammered out five funs in the first two innings. Neal was then put in the box and won the game out with comparative ease. The D’Nices hit Daniels, Liverpool’s Toronto pitcher, at will, and scored run after run, until at the beginning of the ninth the score stood seven to five in favor of the D’Nices. In the last half of the ninth the Liverpools left the grounds, claiming the umpire should call a man out, on the ball being interfered with by a spectator. This the umpire could not do, and as the Liverpools had five minutes to come in—the allotted given in the rules—the umpire gave the game to the D’Nices by the score of 9 to 0, the 9th inning not being finished. The scorer has the score seven to five in favor of the D’Nices.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 22 October, 1891
pg 3
College Hill
The committee appointed some time ago, as a result of the mass meeting, has about completed its work and will meet the faculty at its regular meeting to-morrow evening.
The result of his meeting will decide the question of inter-collegiate games. The students have given their verdict and have done everything in their power to make the faculty acquiesce in their decision on athletics. The students have patiently waited for the last two weeks, while the committee was working up the facts relating to the case; but they now feel that the crisis has been reached and the final decision is expected. What will it be? If the unanimous sentiment of the students is not respected and heeded by the faculty now, their working together for the next few months in harmony will hardly be attained.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 24 October, 1891
pg 3
College Hill
The committee composed of Vernon, Jones, Work, Smith and Battleheim, met the faculty last night to confer with regard to athletics. They presented their claims according to instructions from the students and in a vary able manner. They were met rather coldly, however, and many of their statements were received with distrust. The faculty had little to say and manifested no desire to change their decision of last June, so that there is little hope for inter-collegiate games just now. The faculty, however, assured the committee that a petition, signed by a respectable number of students would receive attention. The committee had just presented a petition signed by more than three-fourths of the students. No attention was paid to this and another demanded. In the light of these things this offer on the part of the faculty can be considered as nothing but a bluff and as not having been made in good faith. The faculty is divided on this matter. Nearly half of the professors are in favor of inter-collegiate games under proper rules. The boys agreed to obey reasonable rules and since the faculty refuse to trust the students by giving them these games, the faculty simply acknowledges that they do not consider the boys as good as their word. This is a bad state of affairs to exist between the faculty and students of a college, where good work is expected to be done. Good work in the class room is simply impossible under the circumstances. One thing is sure, students are not all saints and their superfluous enthusiasm will be expended some way. If not in properly permitted avenues, probably in avenues that are not looked upon with so much favor. Experience has always proven this to be the case, and it is reasonable to expect the same now.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 14 November, 1891
pg 3
Wooster Athletic Club
An athletic association has been organized in Wooster. This association expects to have both base and foot ball teams in the field at the proper season. Steps have already been taken to organize a foot ball team with bright prospects of success. A challenge for a foot ball game has been accepted from the Cleveland team to be played here next Wednesday. The following are the officers:
President—David Nice.
Treasurer—Julian Jeffries.
Secretary—Frank C. Peckinpaugh.
Committees:
Base ball—Plumer, Wilhelm and Bates.
Foot ball—Yoder, Limb and Ross.
1891: November 7, Marcus Limb and several University friends left Wooster for Chicago to “go into the employ of R.S. Peale & Co., the well-known Chicago Publishers.” Marcus Limb returned to Wooster as of 20 November, 1891, perhaps at least partly due to local efforts to create a base ball league.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 3 December, 1891
pg 3
To Organize A Base Ball League.
A Convention to be Held in Alliance.
A project is on ? to organize a base ball league in ? cities of this section of the state and considerable correspondence in the matter has already been had and from each city has been received assurance of co-operation. All seem to think that the league can be formed and the teams made??.
With a view of ? a league a convention will be held at Alliance about the ? of January at which there will be delegates present from Youngstown, East Liverpool, Canton, Massillon, Wooster, Akron and Salem. At this convention the league question will be discussed ? if everything is favorable an organization will be effected. ? is proposal to have an eight club league and make out a schedule ? organized any games to each town ? that the plan can support.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 4 December, 1891
pg 2
College Hill
The Athletic Association met in chapel yesterday at noon and made an effort to fix up its finances, but the effort was futile. The Association then gave up its ghost and was declared dead by the presiding officer. This association can now go into history, as a martyr to a noble cause, that has been foully dealt with.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 12 December, 1891
pg 3
Eastern Ohio Base Ball League.
A Meeting to Effect an Organization, Jan. 7th.
The following concerning the proposed organization of a minor league in eastern and northern Ohio we take from the Cleveland Leader: “The advocates of an Eastern Ohio League are much interested in establishing a circuit and appear to be confident of success. Under certain conditions they ought to make good headway and place clubs of better than average quality in the towns mentioned. The circuit proposed is as follows: Akron, Wooster, Massillon, Canton, Alliance, Salem, youngstown and East Liverpool. A meeting is to be held in Alliance at the Hotel Arlington on January 7, at 10 o’clock a.m. It is well understood that there must be a salary limit and that it must be ridigly adhered to. Otherwise the organization of the league will be wasted energy as well as wasted capital. If managers of base ball clubs would not transgress the rules laid down for the government of minor leagues, more of the latter would be enabled to continue through the season than is now the custom.
“Wooster has an excellent team already; so has East Liverpool, and the latter will have fine grounds to play upon. Canton has already been able to support base ball under fairly wise management, and Youngstown and Akron ought to be able to do so. Massillon, Salem and Alliance, but perhaps by judicious legislation clubs in all three cities could live and thrive. There was a time when smaller cities in Ohio boasted of some splendid ball clubs. The unwise over-stepping of the salary limit wrecked them and injured the game. The present projectors of an Eastern Ohio league should bear that fact in mind when they meet to organize their circuit.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 25 May, 1893
pg 1
Here And There.
It is quite likely that a game of base ball will be played on the Fair Grounds Memorial Day between a picked nine and a nine from Massillon. The following have consented to play: Chas. Wilhelm, F.C. Peckinpaugh, Charles Robinson, M.R. Limb, Roy Yoder, Harry Burrows, Fin Luce, Frank Fletcher, Ed. Bloom, Frank Matz.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 23 August, 1894
pg 4
Wooster Won, 14 To 9.
Who Cares What Happens Beside That?
Yesterday’s Game Stirred up the Veteran Wielders of the Willow and Ashland Is In the Dust.
The old time spirit of baseball prevailed in the city last night and today. The sleeping fires of veterans in the national game became aroused yesterday, once more and the fear that Wooster’s reputation as a base ball center would be further trailed in the dust caused a feeling of indignation to burn in the breasts of those who had in years gone by made the hearts of the ball cranks beat with joy because “our team won,” and those valiants Knights of the diamond resolved that Ashland should never have it to say that they “won two straights” from Wooster. Out they came, Plumer, Peckinpaugh, Limb, and Mougey, and with the assistance of the rest, right royally did they battle for Wooster’s professional honor Congress may linger, China and Japan declare for peace, the Water Trustees keep their stinking old water, the electric street railway always be on paper and the Killbuck Valley never completed for all we care, Wooster won yesterday’s game and the old Charleyhorse D’Nices did it. The attendance was good, the announcement that the D’Nices had dusted off their uniforms and would attempt to wipe the hated Ashlands from this mundane sphere did the business. The old time cranks were all out and Moly Hoses how they did root. Life is too short and our joy too great to take time and space to tell of the many magnificent plays, suffice it only to say once more, Wooster won, the D’Nices did it, the Ashlands were the victims. The score follows:
Two base hits, Limb, Mougey. Three base hits, Lowrey, Yoder. Struck out by Wilhelm, 5, by Herbrand, 4. Double plays, Wilhelm and Plumer. Passed balls, Leyenberger, 1. Base on balls by Wilhelm 3, Herbrand 2. Time of game 2 hours. Umpire, Luce. Scorer, Schuckers.
All About It.
The way Yoder swatted the ball was comforting. Roy declares that every time it came over the plate it looked as big as a bass fiddle. For the good work Roy can have a week’s vacation at our expense.
The young man who remarked that “Moxie” Limb never could bat as “Mox” stepped up to the plate took it back in the same breath. Marcus, draw on us for your last breath and think of your friends while you are on your trip up the lakes at the expense of the base ball fans of Wooster.
Frank Peckinpaugh made his usual one little error but that counted as nothing as against his magnificent work with the stick. For his good work Frank receives by today’s mail a 1,000 mile ticket on all railways in Ohio and a letter of introduction to all the big bass in Long Lake.
“Cully” Wilhelm batted in bad luck but was as cool headed as ever in the box. Considering the fact that a majority of the Ashland players have gone against Wilhelm it is a wonder they did not knock him out of the box. “Cully” can’t leave the grocery long enough to take a vacation but he can have it any time he sees fit to draw on us for it.
If there ever was a young man that played ball it was that boy Leyenberger. He caught like a Trojan and when at bat danced about the pan like a Commanche. Leyenberger has the distinction of being voted the first honors in his class in the U. by the base ball fans of Wooster. He too, takes a vacation at our expense.
“Mougey can’t play ball,” was the remark made by the same young man that thought “Moxie” Limb couldn’t hit, but the Y.M. changed his mind. Alvin has a bicycle pass to Lodi for his effective work in retrieving Wooster’s ball reputation.
“Old Hoss” Plumer, although he hasn’t had a ball in his hand since Cleveland’s Congress convened, didn’t do a thing but go right out and play in his old form. Geo. has grown so fleshy since he retired from the diamond that many of his old friends failed to recognize him. Lew Bolus last night as a testimonial of his appreciation of Mr. Plumer’s work at second presented him with that promising colt of his, which Lew declares is the next thing to giving him the earth.
Grenawald, Ashland’s catcher, played in wonderful luck getting foul flies.
Cassel, left field for Ashland, made a magnificent catch of a long fly for which he was liberally applauded.
Arte Gillam plays ball all the time and in addition to getting a timely hit, pulled down four difficult flys and made a magnificent steal from third to home. Arte draw on us for your vacation.
Tank Miller, the fire department mascot, didn’t do a thing but make 3 runs, 2 base hits and have 7 put-outs. As Tank has been loafing all summer he doesn’t need a vacation, but as a mark of esteem from Chief Gerlach and Marshal Ellsperman he will today receive by special messenger a beautifully engrossed license permitting him to talk base ball for one year anywhere in the city.
Ashland Times: The first game under the new management was played at Wooster Tuesday and resulted in a victory for Ashland by the score 9 to 3. The Wooster club is one of the strongest in this part of the State and it is not often that they go down to defeat. Herbrand pitched for Ashland in Tuesday’s game. A second game will be played at Wooster today, Damman, of Mansfield, pitching for the Ashland team. Two return games with Wooster will be played at Ashland.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 29 August, 1894
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Personals.
The following ball players went to Ashland this morning: M.R. Limb, Chas. Wilhelm, A.W. Mougey, Roy Yoder, Harry Sweeney, Ira Smith, Prank Peckinpaugh, Harry Burrowes, H.C. Leyenberger, Tank D. Miller, J.C. Schuckers. Result of game will be bulletined in window at The Republican office.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 29 August, 1894
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Wayne County Base Ball Boys.
Ashland Laid Low in the Dust.
From Thursday’s Daily.
The old time spirit of baseball prevailed in the city last night and today. The sleeping fires of veterans in the national game became aroused yesterday, once more and the fear that Wooster’s reputation as a base ball center would be further trailed in the dust caused a feeling of indignation to burn in the breasts of those who had in years gone by made the hearts of the ball cranks beat with joy because “our team won,” and those valiants Knights of the diamond resolved that Ashland should never have it to say that they “won two straights” from Wooster. Out they came, Plumer, Peckinpaugh, Limb, and Mougey, and with the assistance of the rest, right royally did they battle for Wooster’s professional honor. Congress may linger, China and Japan declare for peace, the Water Trustees keep their stinking old water, the electric street railway always be on paper and the Killbuck Valley never completed for all we care, Wooster won yesterday’s game and the old Charleyhorse D’Nices did it. The attendance was good, the announcement that the D’Nices had dusted off their uniforms and would attempt to wipe the hated Ashlands from this mundane sphere did the business. The old time cranks were all out and Moly Hoses how they did root. Life is too short and our joy too great to take time and space to tell of the many magnificent plays, suffice it only to say once more, Wooster won, the D’Nices did it, the Ashlands were the victims.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 12 September, 1894
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Local News.
Marcus R. Limb was last week commissioned Second Lieutenant of Company D, 8th Regiment, O.N.G., by Governor McKinley.
The Ashland and D’Nice base ball teams had a closely contested game in Wooster last Friday afternoon, Wooster winning by a score of 4 to 3.
The death of Roy Yoder, who played on the D’Nices baseball team. Marcus Limb was one of the pall bearers.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 9 October, 1894
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Not Yet 21 Years Old.
Roy Yoder’s Brief Illness Terminates Fatally.
Isaiah Leroy Yoder, died at 4:20 Monday afternoon, Oct. 8th, 1894, in his room in the Hotel Yoder of fever and laryngitis, after an illness of a little more than two weeks. Roy Yoder, as he was known to all, was a young man of many excellent social qualities that greatly endeared him to his friends. He was born in Orrville, Wayne county, Nov. 15, 1873, and came to Wooster 10 years ago with his parents. He attended the public schools for a number of years, then entered Wooster University, continuing in college until he reached the Freshman year. He then entered Ohio State University, but was only there one year when he quit school to assist his parents in conducting the Hotel Yoder. He was a young man of good address polished in his ways and conversation and was soon a favorite with the traveling public. Through his skill as a base ball player he was for several years one of the reliable members of the D’Nices, and by his gentlemanly conduct at all times made himself the most popular member of the team. Much sympathy is felt for his mother who in less than two years has been called upon to mourn the death of husband and youngest son. The funeral services will take place at the hotel at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday and will be private. The remains will be placed in a sealed casket and an opportunity given his friends to view the body in the vault at the cemetery at 3:00 p.m.
Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 10 October, 1894
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Beautiful Flowers for Roy Yoder.
The last sad words over the remains of Roy Yoder were spoken by Rev. Wm. C. Dawson this afternoon in the presence of relatives and friends at the Hotel Yoder. The floral offerings were numerous and lovely. The principal pieces were a massive harp from a number of his associates, a pillow from the Everett club bearing the words “Everet, Roy,” a basket from Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Faber, a bunch of lilies and roses from Dr. and Mrs. Robt. A. Biachele, Canton, a wreath from his cousins, Clara, Ella and Mamie Coup, of Ashtabula, and other offerings in profusion from Wooster friends. The pallbearers were M.R. Limb, Dr. W. J. McNamara, Frank Boigerain, James G. George, John McClure and Ben Pocock.
In November 1895 Marcus Limb and Lucile Bradshaw were married and they lived away from Wooster until returning in 1900.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 5 September, 1900
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Base Ball—Sharon Beats Wooster.
Two well contested games of base ball were played in Wooster last week on the fair grounds by the Sharon and Amater teams. The first game was on Thursday afternoon and the second Friday afternoon, good sized crowds attending both, and much interest manifested. Sharon won both games.
First Game
Summary—Earned run, Sharon. Two base hits, Totman. Stolen bases, Wooster 3, Sharon 3. Left on bases, Wooster 11, Sharon 7. Struck out by Clark 6, by Barnes 10. Hit by pitched ball, Case. Passed ball, Follis.
Umpire, Gasche. Scorer, Schueh.
Second Game
Summary—Two base hits, C. Wilhelm, Follis, Clark, Totman. Struck out by Wilhalm 10, by McCrary 6. Stolen bases, Van Nest, Chatfield. Wild pitch, Wilhelm. Time 1 45
Umpire, Limb. Scorer, Howard Evans.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 7 August, 1901
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Painesville Wins
In a One-Sided Game with Wooster Players.
Our Team Badly Crippled.
New Catcher and New Man on Second, with a Different Field Painesville Has a Fine Aggregation of Ball Players.
Painesville defeated Wooster in a one-sided game of base ball Thursday by the score of 11 to 1. Painesville has perhaps the best balanced ball team that has been seen here in many years. The players play ball all the time and make many brilliant plays by watching every chance. Errors cut a large figure in the score as is shown by the fact that Painesville had only one earned run. Follis was knocked out by a swift ball in the first inning: Nydegger was substituted for Follis and Clark was placed in right field in Nydegger’s position. Nydegger is a good catcher when in practice, but owing to the fact that he had not been catching at all this summer he was quite weak at first in throwing to second base and several runs were scored through balls that passed second on misjudged throws. The team work in Thursday’s game was not nearly up to the standard of last week. This cannot be laid to the players, however, as no one shirked and each one played the best he could. Several shifts in the team made it impossible for the game to be up to the standard set against Bellville last week. Wooster’s one run was made in the fifth.
Summary: Two-base hits—Cooper. Three base hits—Limb, Miller, Huling. First on balls off Clark 1, Flanagan 1. Struck out—by Clark 5 (Huling, Kane 2. Coffman, Flanagan). by Flanagan 1 (Blaser). First on errors—Wooster 9, Plainesville 7. Stolen bases—Cooper, Drumm 2, Flood, Kane. Hit by pitched balls—Nydegger, Blaser, Flood. Double plays—Parker to Coffman, Kane to Drumm to Coffman. Passed ball—Nydeggor. Wild pitch—Flanagan. Sacrifice hits—Wilhelm, Drumm.
Time 1:50. Umpire, Barrett. Attendance, 350.
Friday’s Game.
Painesville stayed over, Friday, for a little practice, and to take advantage of the opportunity to give her players a chance to fatten their batting averages. The aforementioned batting averages were fattened until they could hardly walk. The long story is easily told. The break happened in the second inning. Two men were out. Nydegger was pitching his usual good game and the third man should have been out. But at this point Painesville got started somehow and before the dust had cleared up had scored 15 runs against the Wooster boys. After this Wooster knew that the lead could not be overcome, and the game turned into a farce. No one took it seriously and everyone started in to have a good time.
They had it.
Here’s the score:
Summary: Home runs, Miller 2, Coffman, three. Base hits, Miller, Kane. Two base hits, Kane. First on balls of Nydegger 1, off Luce 2, off Huter 2. Struck out by Nydegger 1, by Clark 1. Double plays Blaser to Luce to Brown, Kane to Drumm to Coffman. First on errors, Painesville 11. Hits off Nydegger 10, off Clark 8, off Luce 9. Innings pitched by Luce 4, by Clark 3, by Nydegger 2. Left on bases Wooster 7, Painesville 6. Passed ball, Brown. Hit by pitched ball, Flood, Wilhelm. Sacrifice hit Brown. Wild pitch Hutter. Stolen bases Huling, Flood 2.
Time 1:50. Umpire, Barret. Attendance, 400.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 21 June, 1905
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Alumni-Varsity Game
The annual alumni-varsity game of baseball was played Wednesday afternoon at the university field. The alumni had won the past two years and the varsity boys were determined to win. Ed Shupe, ’08, a loyal alumnus, caught the first game of his life and did excellent work not only his catching but his throwing to the bases was equal to that of an old timer. Bert Thorne pitched and pitched good ball. At times, however, the varsity boys hit him a little hard. Limb played first, Barnett second, Wilhelm short, Clark third, Miller, ex-’01, right, Graham middle and Goheen left. The alumni boys played a pretty game in the field, having only two errors and Graham’s work in center was especially good. Miller hit the ball hard and showed that he has not yet lost the batting eye which made him so valuable to the Cornell varsity back in the 90’s. Pearce was in the box for the varsity and fully redeemed himself for Tuesday’s work. He pitched excellent ball and kept the five hits scattered throughout as many innings.
Errors allowed the alumni three runs in the first but the varsity by heavy batting took the lead in the second and was never overtaken. The final score being 6 to 4 in favor of the varsity.
The batting of Emerson and Shupe and the pitching of Pearce were the features. The score by innings.
Errors—Varsity, Everson 1, Shupe, Pearce. Three-base hit—Emerson. Stolen bases—Moore, Frye, McConnell, Wilhelm, Graham, Limb. First base on balls—Off Thorne 3, off Pearce 2. Hit by pitcher—McConnell. Struck out—By Pearse 8, by Thorne 5. Double play—Emerson, Whitcraft to McConnell. Passed balls—Shupe 2, Frye 1. Wild pitch—Pearce. Time—1 35. Umpire—St. John.