Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-06-18
BASE BAIL
MARTINsBuRG AGAIN DOWNS WIN.
CHESTER.
10 to Was the Score, But 1t Should
Have Been Shut Out-Errors Of Rid
err And Larkins Giving Winchester Her
Two Runs


Have Been Shut 0ut-Errors Of Rid
er And Larkins Giving Winchester Her
Two Runs
The Martinsburg and Winchester
Base Ball Teams played the second
game of the series of games to be
played between these clubs, on the
Fair Grounds last Monday afternoon.
The game was like the handle of
Jug, all one sided, as Winchester was
rever in it. For SIX innings not
Winchester man crossed the home
plate. In the seventh. with two men
out and man on third. Rider miss
ed an easy fly and the man scored.
In the eighth inning Larkins failed to
stop liner from Totty's bat, and
another man scored. This is how
Winchester made her two runs. For
the visitors Totty played the best
game, making one of the runs and
bringing the other one in with atwo-
Dagger. All the Winchester boys
played good game, but the way
our boys slugged the ball was
enough to discourage any players.
Forney started to pitch Tor the Wis
itors, but he only lasted three innings.
Stone was the next victim to enter
the box for the visitors, but after
one inning he became convinced that
he could play somewhere else better
than in the pitchers box. Pitzer
and Creque each made home run
in this inning. Barr then entered
the box. and pitched the rest of the
game. He was the best OF the three.
We never saw our boys bat better,
aud the way they wrapped out home
runs, three-bag gers, two baggers and
singles made the Winchester pitchers
sick. Martinsburg had in as their
battery Combs and Pitzer, and it is
needless to say that they proved a
stumbling block in Winchester way.
Combs pitched a great game. being
both speedy and deceptive in his de
livery. Pitzer caught one of his
old time games, and with the excep-
ton of one wild ball, had not pass
ball. Horner, at first, excepted thir-
teen chances out of fourteen, also
batting well. Young, at second,
played a good game, but missed one
fly that he should have caught. Zim-
norman, who was playing third in
Bowers place, put up an excellent
game, also batting we'll. Slinkman,
at short, did not play his usual
game, being unable to get his hands
on the ball, but he hit it every time
he went to the bat. Rider, in left,
missed an easy fly, leaving in the
first run, but batted very we'll. Lark
ms, in centre, made a very pretty
catch of high fly in the fourth in
ming, but let liner 60 by in the
eighth that cost a run. Creque, in
right. played one of the best games
we ever saw, getting everything that
game near him. His throw out of
a man at the home plate from right
field was one of the features of the
game. Following is the game by
innings:
Winches'r-O-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-0- 2
Martl 'sb 'g-0-3-l-6-l-l-2-5-*--l9
BASE BALL CHAT.
Rider has signed with the home
club.
What's the matter with jigdanc-
er Combs?
A very small number of people
witnessed the game.
We missed Mr.. Jacob Wild's face
in the grand stand.
They didn't get Combs ratified,
did they big john?
Timmons walked around like he
was lost. Sorry he couldn't play
this year.
We have a good club, and our
people should encourage the boys by
turning out better.
Fatty" Bowers tried to stay in
the grand stand, but there was too
much attraction outside.
With Rider and Pitzer as a bat
terry our boys should fear no anna
teur club in this vicinity.-Bruns-
aUicE Herald.
Messrs. "Reuben Combs and
Chas. Pitzer were the battery for
the Winchester team in a game OF
ball played there yesterday.
Challenges have been received and
games will be arranged with Han
cock, Berryyille, Virginia Military
Institute, Cumberland and others.
Orders have been given the po-
licemen on the ground to arrest the
first person they see climbing the
fence. They will be charged with
trespass.
Pitzer steadied the men from be-
hind the bat, and led them to vic
tory with the bat. 1t is pity we
can't have him all the time.-Bruns.
aCicE Herald.