Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-07-21
NO. IL.

You LIKE Us Now?-The big game
of base ball between Hagerstown and
Martinsburg, occurred on the fair
grounds on Tuesday afternoon at
o clock, and was won by the home
team by score of to 5. The Wis
itors arrived on the G. V r. r. at
ll:30, and were met at the train
by Manager Hamill and Secretary
Pitzer. At O'Clock the game was
called with Hagerstown al the bat.
and resulted in goose egg for both
teams. The second inning again saw
Hagerstown BANKED. Middlecamp
hit safe to second and was brought in
by Combs long drive to left field.
In the third inning Hagerstown made
two runs and Martinsburg |. In the
fourth and fifth Hagerstown scored
and the home team one. Martins
burg blanked the visitors the next
three innings, and were BANKED IN
return until the sth, when she scored
two, Pitzer being brought in by
Young's hard hit to left field. In the
ninth inning Hagerstown scored !,
and Martinsburg having already 6
to 5, did not play their half of the
inning. The game was witnessed
by large audience, over one hun
bred ladies' being present. The Hag-
erstown club is an exceptionally
strong one. Every man knows his
play, and they make few errors. In
Nicklas and Hellane they have an eff
fective battery. ALI are good batters
and runners, and played one of the
prettiest games ever witnessed here.
Besides this, they are gentlemanlv
set of fellows, and with genial man
ager Cost, will always find hearty
welcome here.
Martinsburg did not play her us
ual field game, and the game showed
that the boys need more practice.
Young pitched a strong game, but
was weak because he had to run, hav-
ing slight lingerings of the rheuma-
tism with him still. He struck out
4 men. Behind the bad Pitzer play
ed beautiful game, having not q
single passed ball. His throwing
was strong, and his terrific hit to
left field, by which he made home
run before the ball reached the dha-
mand, was loudly cheered, as were
Young's and Combs long drives.
Timmons held first base very nicely,
and Bowers was at home on third.
second The flies missed by Bowers,
Keedy and Young were greeted by
groans, but when Combs made his
long backward running catch, Young
his, Middlecamp stopped the ball
overhead, and Bowers his high leap
and catch at critical moment, the
crowd went wild. Kcedy also re-
deemed himself by beautiful catch
in LETT field. The game was very in
teresting and one fellow from Hag-
erstown had yell that stopped the
creek, one thousand yards of. Mar
tinsburg is TO be congratulated. With
all her errors and bad playing, she
downed the leading nine Of the Cum
bcrland Valley. We believe she will
do again on the Hagerstown ground
with more practice. She played
stronger game on Tuesday than ever
before and will be in better trim next
time. John Robinson umpired n neat
and satisfactory game. The gate re
ceipts were $27.05. We were sorry
to see large men creeping through
the fence. Each makes himself lin
BILE to an action oftrespasss and the
next time it is done, all will he az
rested
We feel proud of our club, and
hope when it goes TO Hagerstown,
large crowd will accompany it.
la order TO show how good the
game was, we have but to state that
on the same day the Baltimore and
Athletics (Association) played in
Philadelphia, making same score as
was made here, and took forty min
utes longer to play the game!
The following is the score by in
nings
Martinsburg 0 2 | OF 0 2 &c
Hagerstown o o. 90 0--5
Hurrah for old Martinsburg