The Democratic advocate., 1884-08-30
Two Out OF Four t:ames.

Within the past week the Westminster Base
Ball Club has met upon the diamond three
different clubs. playing four games, winning
two and losing two. Their most formidable
opponents-the Littlestowns-gave them an
other defeat last Saturday in the shape of IL
to e Houseman not being able to pitch his
lncurve ball on account of sprained thumb,
the visitors got lS hits off of him. Long, of
the Northwestern League, pitched for the vis-
itors, and was surprised by our boys making
six hits, as he intended blocking us out
On last Monday the club started for Ports
mouth, Virginia, arriving by steamer ''Vir-
ginia'' about 10 a. m. Tuesday morning. Mr..
L. L.. Billingslea, manager, having arranged
tor this game for the purpose of giving the
boys nice trip on water, certainly felt COM
plimented by the manner in which the BOYS
carried off the honors on Tuesday, easily win
ming the game by score of s to 4. Our boys
put in good hits, the home team only get
ting off of Houseman. On Wednesday the
Portsmouths won the game by score of Is
to 8, making off of Mitten in two innings
and only 6 off of Houseman in seven innings
Had Houseman pitched the nine innings, with
fair umpiring, he could easily have won the
second game; but, Judging from number of
the umpire's decisions and the bets freely
offered at odds on the home team, we think
1T impossible to have won the game.
The trips down and up the bay were very
much enjoyed by the members of the club and
the friends who went with them, some of
whom had never spent so much time on water.
The Norfolk boats are elegantly furnished and
the tempting diet astonished some of the
stomachs of our boys, who were not used to
"a few soft crabs" then "a few fried oysters,
followed by ''some deviled crabs" "a few
hard crabs, ''some stewed OYSTERS and "a
ro,,, IL, H. G,I
ters and crabs, with rich desserts, beat some of
our boys worse than did the Littlestown Base
Ball Club.
Portsmouth looks like a huge country town
with its broad streets, low houses, mostly
weatherboarded, and the great quiet in which
it is shrouded, while Norfolk, across the
river, is busy city, fall of life and business,
but has very narrow and crooked streets.
Norfolk contains about thirty thousand in
habitants, Portsmouth about ten. We are
greatly indebted to Mr.. Hudgins of the latter
place for the attention shown us.
The Portsmouth club, it should be remem-
bered, is the club that defeated the Baltimore
Unions. crack professional club, standing
second in the National Union Association.
Their defeat on Tuesday was the first this
season.
On Thursday evening the Frederick club
played game here. Our boys, owing to an
accident did not get home until after 3p. M,
so that the game was called an hour later
than was intended Only five innings were
played, Westminster winning by q score of 10
to 5. Driscoll pitched for the home team,
striking out 10 of the Is at the bat. Nicholas
caught all four games almost without error,
and Clabaugh played first base equally well:
The game this Saturday afternoon at 2.30
O clock, promises to be one of the most inter-
esting of the season. The Patapsco Club is
perhaps one of the best amateur clubs in Bal
timore city, made up of the battery of the
Our Boys and good picked players. They
will come prepared to redeem the defeats
heretofore always met with by Baltimore
clubs at the hands of Westminster, and we
propose to make it hot for them. Officers
will be on the grounds to enforce rules, and
ladies can be assured of comfortable seats and
plenty of company. Base ball has now be-
come the fashionable thing in Westminster,
and a large crowd is expected to be present.
Should rain prevent the game will be post
poned until next Saturday. Games may be
expected Tuesday, Thursday ard Saturday of
next week with good clubs, among which may
be the Our Boys.