Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-07

While we have never yet devoted any con-
siderable space TO base ball news, for the
benefit of those readers of the CHRoNICLE
who take an interest in the National game, "
we venture this week to depart for the once
| from our Iule, which is to give scores of
games which are of local interest without
comment.
While it would be impossible for us to be
SO egotistical as the Barnesville papers are, in
speaking OF our home club, we will say that
our town has always been noted for having d
good bail club, and the one of this season is
said to be the best, or as good, as any ever
here. 1On recent occasion, the Barnesville
club visited st. Clairsville, and on a wet,
sloppy day, AND with an umpire who was not
posted on the game, and depended on the
Barpesville boys to make his decisions, the
Athletics in a partially played game, suce
ceeded in making runs to st. Clsirsvilles q.
Very little was thought Of the matter here,
but 10 and behold! forth comes the Barnes
vile papers With a lot of personal and sicken>
ing praise of their players, and abuse to ours;
one paper heading the account of the game,
''St. Clairsvilles Sorrow, and another saying
they had '.yet to hear of 9 game st. Clsirs>
vile had won." 70 the first we will say tina
while all take an interest and pride in our
boys, our people thought very little about
half played game in the rain, and especially
when satisfied our club would have won had
the game been completed. To the second, we
propose to tell of three games played since
their boastings were printed. Come down off
that egotistical horse, set aside prejudice, and
read the following:
Friday-St. Clairsville vs. Csdiz; score, %
to 4, in our favor.
Saturday-St. Clairsville VS.. Mt. Pleasant;
score, 45 to Q, in our favor.
On Monday, our boys went to Barnesvillt
to play the Athletics, and they went full of
confidence that they would win, ss they knew
their club was composed of superior players
to those in the Barnesville club. No one here
had doubt or feeling of uneasiness in regard
to the outcome of the game. Arriving at
Barnesville, they found that the Atheletics
had already acknowledged their inferiority,
rs they had sent to Wheeling and engaged
Miller. the pitcher Of the Wheeling Regulars,
and Wm George, the famous lcft-hand pitcher
of the Bellaire Globes, to help them out.
The Captain of our CLUB informed them that
if they were willing to acknowledge their
local team defeated, our boys would play
against their imported players, but that they
had considered ita contest between the towns,
and not between players that could beengaged
elsewhere, However, the game was called
with Miller as pitcher for the Athletics.
The game was not an extra well played one
on either side as whole, as fielding errors
allowed the score to run up on both sides; but
the st. Clairsville boys soon ''got on to" the
imported pitcher, and in the fourth inning
pounded him for eight runs. The features of
the batting were, an excellent home-run lick
by Sherman Doyle and two or three two
basers by Will Anderson, each bringing in
other scores. On the other hand, the Barnes
willie boys could 10 nothing with Collins balls,
having knocked but three safe hits in the en-
tire game, and although having 10 runs
credited to them, failed to earn q single one,
as they were all made by fielding errors OF the
It, Clairsville club.
We might write Of the perpetual kicking,
and mis,rea.ment of our players, both by the
Barnesville club and other citizens, but are
willing to allow the Barnesville press to have
monopoly of that kind OF reporting, as well
as the sickening puffs to mediocre playing;
we will have none of it, and simply sub1oin
the score by innings. which will show as much
as we can tell:
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