Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-08-22
BASE BALL NEWS.

The game in progress when our re-
port closed last week resulted in bad
defeat for the Frostburg nine by the
Pittsburg Firearms. Score-Pittsburg
y Frostburg 4.
Saturday the Pittsburgers suffered
defeat in Cumberland by the city team,
making only S of II runs. This was
due, we understand, to the indisposi-
ton and unftness of two of the Pitts
burg nine. James Quinn, of the
Frostburg nine, umpired the game,
the News says, sin a satisfactory man.
ner, and there was very little kicking.
He is at home behind the bat in any
capacity"
The Eckhart nine, of Eckhart, and
Bowery, of this place, played a close
game in the Park last Saturday after
noon, the latter winning in score of
S to 4. Several spectators, who have
witnessed nearly all the games played
here, regard it as the most holly con-
tested of the season. At the end of
the ninth inning the score stood 4 to 4.
The tenth decided it as stated.
Steady, boys, steady.
We have several times read of Daisy,
Cumberland short-stop, playing ball in
the afternoon and during the evening
skipping around in the lively dance.
The young man who can do his full
share of both exercises between 4 and
11:59 p. m. is a ''Daisy" indeed.
The Cumberland Homecoming Berke-
ley Springs combination beat Frost
burg at the Park Thursday afternoon
by a score of 5 to 4.
The same troupe, with probably two
or three slight variations, were billed
to play Frostburg again yesterday
afternoon.
It is said that O'Brien, the Frost
burg pitcher, will leave to-day to re-
sumo his occupation as brass-fnisher
at McKeesport, Pa. Many regrets
follow him. The boys who can beat him
and Quinn are not lying around out of
a job to any extravaganza extent.
We understand that the Frostbul g
Association very much regret that
they did not challenge Berkeley
Springs to play yesterday instead of
Cumberland, as it appears quite a
number of the Cumberland players
are unfit for duty, the vacancies being
filled by Berkeley Springs. 1t is hoped
the Cumberland club will soon be well
enough to play a game on their own
account.
The Park policemen suppressed a
couple of disorderly characters Thurs
day very promptly and effectually.
That is exactly the way to do it.
Boys. don't drink beer before play
ing. 1t generally loses the game !;
also the respect of the spectators.
Audiences should be impartial. 1t
Is wrong to reserve all applause for
the home team. Honor every good
play by whomsoever made.
People i'll Frostburg are kept ad-
vised during a game by a bulletin in
front of Mayor Wittig's store. A car
rier pigeon, owned by Mr.. Wittig,
brings in a card at stated intervals
from whice the score is transferred to
the board,
The Homecoming Revie,e puts in a lit,
tie jaw about "Pittsburg thrashing
Frostburg soundly," etc. After the
game down there last Tuesday, when
Frostburg beat Homecoming 10 to 0, it
would appear to intellects unclouded
by coal dust that the nine of that place
should gag something.
The JOURNAL having been delayed
this week unavoidably we are able to
say this morning that Frostburg de-
feated Berkeley Springs yesterday af-
ternoon by score of to s. The lat
ter put only eight men on duty, how
ever, owing to strenuous objections by
the home club to the strong Cumber-
land contingent looking for places in
tho Berkeley team. Of the three runs
Cumberland, Berkeley Springs and
Homecoming made l each.
1t ought to be evident to Cumber-
land that while job against Frostburg
may win once, it is quite hard to get
the boys to encounter it second
time. On anything near square set
to they can beat Cumberland every
day in the week.
The NeDs says the Fats of Cumber
land have accepted the challenge of
the Fats of Frostburg, and will play
the game here next Thursday.
The situation at this writing stands
thus: The country watered by Georges
Creek and the Potomac against Frost:
burg Frostburg ahead!