The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
M0RGAST0ws VS.. GRAFTON.
Victory Perches on the Banners of
Our Boys to the Tune Of Fl to IS.

Our Boys to the Tune Of 21 to 10.
We have met the enemy aad
changed their tune. They returned
to the mountain Businesses of their
village and will, If they still desire
to handle the stick, dig genseng in
the Astounding hills. They returned
sadder, wiser and poorer; sadder be
cause of their overwhelming defeat,
wiser because they have learned that
ball players do work in our team and
poorer, well, because they're not so
rich.
The championship game has been
played and the result was as pre-
dicted by everybody round abouts.
1t has been played and Grafton has
found out that all is not true that is
boosted of and confidence in our
boys is intensified to a degree not
far from absolute certainty of their
victory when tackling any West Vir-
ginia organization of the genus ma
tional game Oh, it was great ball !
An afternoon more propitious the
gods could not have given and
promptly at 3 on Saturday afternoon
the game was called at Fairmont
base ball park that was to decide the
mooted question of whether Grafton
or Morgantown played better bali.
1t was decided and the decision was
rather made up in the minds of both
friends and foes of each of the mines
after five innings had been finished.
AT the end of nine, however, it was
officially decided by the gentlemen
who kept tab on the strikes, balls
and outs, to the charming and en-
livening air of u to - Did the
people howl? No, they howled.
Morgantown was first to the bat
with John Kiger as first batter He
was followed by Nate Kiger and he
by Hayes. The two former died on
the diamond and Hayes scored, John
son followed with score and Rich's
out left O'Kelly ON base This re-
tired the side and Grafton came up
smilingly to seize the leather pound
en- The smile turned to a grin of
sickly nature when back to the field
they were forced to trot with large
goose egg to their credit. In the
next inning we made nothing, but in
the next our boys made five runs.
They would chuckle softly as each
in turn would grasp the willow and
an instant later the sphere would be
seen to shoot through the air like a
bolt from Jupiter Olympus. Then
the crowd on the grand stand
began to haw and whistle and Graf
ton began to think they had forgot
ten something at home. Grafton
then got onto Nate and illusively
waltzed the puzzling globe to the
verdure clad edge of the far end of
the track, making five scores. This
didn't have the effect on our boys
that it did on the opposition and
they came to the bat prepared for
blood. Maybe you think that vast
assemblage wasn't interested and
maybe there wasn't noise made and
some money put up, but there was;
there was all that But o. Kelly and
Rich were the only ones that scored
Oh, but Grafton now got wild and
determined to 10 things in magniti-
cent shape, but all's not gold that
makes the greatest lustre, as witness
Grafton with all her talk and buster
only made one in that inning. The
crowd had to fairly gasp fer breath
the cheering was so generous. Now
began the seventh inning and its
first half was closed by single
score by Gregg. Grafton ended the
seventh by making five runs. And
now didn't the crowd go crazy when
Miller mode the first score in the
eighth, and then two more before the
side retired, making three, and the
Wells were heard at Mt Morris.
Grafton made connection with a sell
itary single score and again and for
the last time our boys picked up the
willow. O'Kclly knocked ball that
could be seen by passengers crossing
the river at YOUNGSTOWN, scored, aud
Miller and Gregg made one each De-
fore the final death. The wind, en-
ergy and hope had long ere this been
knocked out of Grafton and her first
three batters were given seats on the
fence in one, two, three order. Well,
it was great to hear the people. Yes,
the applause was liberal and pro-
longed, and all our people and all
our sympathizers stood on their
heads and how.led and shrieked like
an army Of Bashi Bazouks with. II
white men killed.
But the boys deserved the cheer
ing, as just before the game was
called Nate broke his middle finger
on his left hand while practicing and
OF course that placed him at a great
disadvantage. He couldn't pitch his
regular game thought he did better
with his game paw than any one ex-
pected. Give Kiger sound south fist
and Grafton couldn't make ID runs in
as many innings. Hereis
THE crnr,E.