West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-08-18

Hello, boys
Hello, smith Jump on, you grand
rascal said the Rowlesburg Delta base
ball club in chorus, as the train moved
out from the station.
Il suppose the Scotch Hui club will
beat you fellows to-day, said in the way
of feeler. 1 see wnere they beat the
Birds Greek club SO TO 10, and last Sat
urday they beat the N'v'Nrrg club AZ 10
II they ought to bet you 25 to g.
'Hair will be the oruor II the day, and
don't let that slip your dumb skull intel
lect,' said a Delta with considerable as
perity, which made me subduct my re-
mark, and say IN bet you'll beat 'em
like thunder, and I'm going to bet on you
fellows, a. the brakeman yelled New.
burg and thought now is my chance to
sponge glass of beer off the. Deltas.
'Nothin' in this town 10 drink Mayor
Anderson has busted every saloon in town.
dolefully answered gentleman of Ten
Nights in a Bar Room antecedent, when
asked him what Jersey lightning was
selling at nip or a hogshead.
No time TO tarry, and we commenced To
ascend the hill, accompanied by goodly
number of Newburgites After Is ain-
ute walk we are at the top OF the hill
Another Is minute walk and we are at the
gars description. shall not undertake IL,
but it's good field for an undertaken.
After resting for about 30 minutes, the
game WAS called at about II O'Clock, with
the Deltas 20 the bat and the Rob Roys
take the field. The Deltas scored four
runs the first inning and the Rob Roys
scored bur one. From the beginning 10
the ending ii was a continuous growing.
Everybody seemed TO imagine themselves
the umpire. 1t is only justice to say that
the Delta boys acquicsed to the decision of
the umpire in every instant. They always
do. If other clubs follow their example
II will be to their advantage The Rob
Roy boys are very genllemanly set of
fellows, but there are one or two of them
that seem TO forget themselves 30 far az TO
dispnte every decision made by the um
pire, unless the decision is in their favor.
want TO say right here that if the Rob
Roy club wants 10 meet with success they
will have to let their captain, Mr.. John
Henry, settle al difficulties. Mr.. Henry
is a perfect gentleman and argues with
reason and sense, and lie not given to the
habit of disputing.
After the game was over the boys re
paired TO the house where most sumptu-
Gus meal was spread before them, and
every one seemed TO eat until they were
too full for utterance. The ladies of
Scotch Hill know how TO get up first
class meal
NOTES.
Geo. Ainsley is entitled to the belt. He
knocked hy over in the woods and made
a home run, amidst doafenipg cheera,
John j. COniff caught a fly about two
inches off the ground.
Capt. j. l.. Pierce has his men under
splendid discipline.
The DeltOs are under obligations to Mr..
John Clark tor favors received at his
hands.
There was large crowd out to witness
the game. The ladies were quite numer
Gus.
Deltas 80, Rob Roys "a, is the way the
score was announced.
Wilson is good catcher. A decided
Improvement on Miller.
The Deltas and the Grafton club will
play game before long.
The Roy Roy club, as predicted by the
writer, played closcr game.
W. ID. Cruise and Goo Fulton did the
scoring, and the man who did the umpir-
log was your humble scribe,
JIM SMITH.