Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-07-28
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Monday, the Martinsburg Base Ball
Club left for Hagerstown, accompa-
MED by some fifty or more admirers.
| They we're met at the G. n. depot in
Hagerstown by Mr.. Malcolm s. kel-
ley, Secretary, and Is number of the
home club, and escorted to Hotel
Hamilton. At $3.50 the game was
called with Martinsburg at the bat.
Both teams were BANKED in the first
inning. In the second, with Young
and keedy on bases. Pitzer drove
the bali over the left fielder's head,
bringing both in, and Young came
home himself on safe hit by Combs.
In this inning Hagerstown made two
runs. The Martinsburg boys were
BANKED in the third inning; in the
fourth, made one score; in the fifth,
were blanked in the sixth, made two
scores in seventh, were BANKED; in
eighth, scored one, and were given
another goose-egg in the ninth. Ha-
gerstown was BANKED in the third,
fourth, fifth and sixth innings, but
made three scores in the seventh, five
in the eighth, and did not play their
part Of the ninth. And, now, what
occasioned our defeat? The boys
played beautiful game till the Tth
inning, allowing no ball to pass any
where near them, and standing to
2 in scores. Hagerstown had only
made three safe hit off Young up to
that time. But Young received q
severe fall at first base, and weakened
because OF his running the bases.
After that inning ,Hagerstownp pound
ed him lively. But, at the same time
the field played reckless, and few
wild throws were made, letting in
several runs. The main reason for
our defeat was the rank decisions of
the umpire, Mr.. Stanley Recher. 1t
is needless TO say that it was his first
attempt, and being an old substitute
of the home team, they got the ben
eft of every close decision but one.
He sent seven or eight men to base
on called balls; called about fifteen
strikes on Martinsburg, and umpir-
ed an unsatisfactory game alike to
Martinsburg and the Hagerstown
| fair-minded citizens. We want no
more of him in our games. The
grounds are even worse than the fair
grounds. Back ofthe first base is o
huge pile of rocks at third base, is
the railroad and more rocks, and out.
side of the diamond and field, the
ground is not very nice upon which
to field ball. The Hagerstown club
treated our boys very gentlemanly,
and we have not word to say against
them. But the jcering crowd were
most too rough and insulting. Man
ager Cost and Treasurer Clint. Grove
did everything possible to make the
boys enjoy themselves. The Hagers-
town boys are heavy sluggers. Had
Martinsburg a second pitcher to have
placed in the box at the 7th inning,
she would have won signal victory.
This will be attended to in the future.
About five hundred people witnessed
the game. Our battery had not
single error; theirs five. We made
only four errors, they seven. The
game took two hours and fifteen min
utes. This makes one game each for
the two clubs, with three to be play
ed. The next game occurs on the
fair ground here on Thursday, May
I'd. Among the players deserving
Of notice, was Pitzer behind the bat
Middlecamp at short stop; Keedy at
left field, and Combs. All three OF
the base.men did well, as did Young
in center field. Bowers coaching
was fine, and he kept everybody
laughing at his antics and sayings.
Chas. Young pitched winning game
until the It'll inning. 1t can be trnth-
fully said that Martinsburg is by far
better team than Hagerstown, and
we mean to prove it.
The following is the score by inn
ings:
Martinsburg, 100, 3, 0. /, 0, ?, 0, l, o.
Hagerstown 30, 2, 0, 0, 0, 9, Q. ., 10
Hnrrah for HaperstoWn