The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-07-25

| The moor Westminster team went up like a
rocket and came down like stick. They are
now in a demoralized condition, owing to the
| fact that they have lost seven straight games
with .'amateur" teams. In the seven games
they secured but forty-one hits, or an average
| of about six to a game. In some they only
/ cot one and two hits. The hackers, as soon
i ss thew saw the professional annihilators"
weakening, ordered some of the players home
Immediately, and, it is said, refused to give
them any more encouragement. The bald
4 beaded'i baseball editor Of the News always
predicted that the team could not hold out
and would have the hide torn off them.-Bdl-
tiBlore Erening Nelos.
The s.bald- beaded baseball editor is a
ssnot so. y 1t is true that the club lost seven
straight games, but they did not complain of
the umpire las the Orioles did here but once,
and that was at Harrisburg, where they were
not only umpired out of the second game, but
out of their guarantee money, too. Ihere
was an effort to umpire them out of the first
game, but the boys were not tired out, and
| their hits were clean and their base running
too swift for the umpire. The club did not
! come home s'demoralized, but tired out;
nor were some of the players ordered home.
They undertook to play too much, and went
| on the field, according to arrangement, when
they knew they couldn't play. They can
down any club they met, when they are not
tired out by too many games and too much
travel. They played eleven straight games
and travelled about 600 miles in very hot
weather, which is more than professionals do.
Professionals generally have from twelve to
fifteen players, and those who play the most
| important positions don't play more than
three games a week. When the Westmln-
sters first started out they downed the N. Y.
~ ftufa H.
headed editor must acknowledge that that is
pretty strong professional nine-a nine that
never knew defeat until they met the West
minister's, although they had Barr, of the
Nationals, to pitch, and have nc: been de-
feated since, though they crossed bats with
Sam Trott's professionals. The Clothing
House nine can very likely down the Orioles;
if thew can't the Westminster team can. Not
only can they down the Orioles, but they are
qualified to give any club in the Association
good game. Barnie ought to borrow the
Westminsters for few games.
When we went to press yesterday afternoon,
the Westminster club were contesting game
with the Woodberrys, of Baltimore, strong
amateur club. Driseoll and Nicholas were
the battery for the home club.
To-day Saturday the Westminsters have a
benefit game at 0riole Park, Baltimore, with
the PaStlme club OF that city. Inc Fastlme
is good club, and worked the Westminster
boys hard on the 4th ofJuly. For five innings
they BANKED them, and it looked at one time
as though it would be blank out, but the
Westminsters got in good work in the sixth
and seventh innings and piled up six runs,
winning the game by score of six to three.
Manager Baumgartner has arranged for ex-
cursion rates on the RAILROAD, good for any
train, at $1.70 the round trip, including ad-
mission to grounds and grand stand
Householder, whom the Westminsters
thought they had engaged for third baseman,
has not put in an appearance yet.
The amateur clubs of Baltimore are making
an effort to bar out the New York Clothing
House nine from playing the amateur clubs Of
that city, on the ground that it is a profess
sional nine, composed of men who have
played in both League and Association climbs.