Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-07-09
Local Dottings.


The elements and baseball were on any.
thing but friendly terms Wednesday iass,
the date advertised for the game between
our boys and the jovisl. genial fellows
from downtown. When the hour arYiv.
Cd 10 call The game the rain was coming
down In torrents and even an umpire
Hammond couldn't decide which was
damper, the baseball diamond or the splr.
is Of the eighteen anxious men eager 10
strive for glory ON the ball field. All hope
Of game for that day was given up and
IL was agreed 10 make another attempt on
the morrow. Though the rainfall Of the
afternoon and night was the heaviest with.
In the recollection Of our town observer,
the drying capacity OF the home grounds
Is % great that about four hours Of sun.
shine put it In fair order for the game. At
about Z O'Clock, Thursday afternoon the
two clubs met On the field each displaying
Q vim and determination which assured
the few spectators well played game.
The Leonardtown Club kept mp its win.
ming streak by downing their opponents,
bat the game was full Of COED plays and,
up 70 the eighth inning, was anybody's
game. At that stage. G. Taylor Lost some
Of his effectiveness and was hit rather hard.
AL in ell. however, he pitched strong.
steady game, having Is strike outs 10 his
credit, with but seven hits OF his delivery.
u Combs occupied Che box Cor the home
club and covered himself with glory"
striking out twenty men. allowing bat five
his against him and winning high praise
from an 'ex-professional.' r. Fenwick
supported Manning admirably, his record
being 10 put outs. assists and Q errors.
For downtown. r Taylor caught splen.
did game and his throwing 70 bases was
excellent
The game opened with r. Fenwick at
the bat, who reached first on balls and com.
pleted the circuit before the three men
went out For the visitors, L. Dickerson
first picked mp the ash, and Combs who
had formed his opinion Of the second base.
mans playing abilities from his practice.
felt uncomfortable. The ball was hurled
INF Bang! And with lightning speed
the spherule sped on dead line to first.
Tall Ben Greenwell was In the right place
and Of the manner In which he gathered
II in ask Mr.. Dickerson who Is In every
way competent 20 judge. The next two
men struck out In the second and third
innings Leonardtovn added two runs %
its credit. The visitors failed 10 tally until
the third inning when L. Dickerson's sin
gle, Herbert's hit, Tsylor's sacrifice and o
base on balls melted them two runs; The
score, up 10 the eighth inning stood 2 TO 0
In favor Of Leonardtown. In this inning
p. II. Dorsey led OF with hit and, before
they relinquished the stick, the home iel-
lows scored five runs. virtually settling the
game. The features Of the playing for the
visitors was, the battery work Of the Tay-
lor brothers the ell around playing Of L.
Dickerson who batted in fine style and
seized everything that came in his way,
and the work Of r. Dickerson at first For
Leonardtown, In addition TO the playing
already noted, Dorsey. whose acquisition
adds much strength 70 the team, was ex-
ceptionally fine In batting and base run
ming. Ben Greenwell played In his usual
fine style making the longest hit ever seen
on the grounds. As usual there was some
wrangiing, but the game was % pleasant
that the Town boys hope to have Il re-
peated at an early day. The score: