West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-09-06

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The Deltas return TO the bal for the
second time and repeat their stick
work. Six times they cross the
plate before retired. The Cowh;des
came in. The hold cosuliation.
They examine the bats and decide
that 'em bats were made TO pound
that ball. Davis is the first 10
bring bat and ball together. Wa
kins plays ditto. Whitaker still
signs for the paddle Shaw, Rug
giles and Cysseiay discard the pad
die notion ana pound the pigskin.
Now the mighty Snallwood is trem-
bling for Billy Bowman is ut the
bat and Cowhidesyille turns her
self loose as Billy lines her ont
but their cheering is brought TO n
sudden stop for OFT and Mitter have
struck out! Presto change The
diminute Ike Mitter goes in the
box. The Delta sluggers face HIM
and the crowd fairly yell, "haye
pity on the child his nam ma don t
know he's out !" But the cunning
little Isaac family smiles aud softly
whispers. '1t's mammals paddle
your darling sluggers now do want. +"
Now he losses the ball up gentle
and all are willing TO swear it will
not reach the plate. But how de-
ceptive. The Delta sluggers fan
and fan, and he laughs as no man
can, as the umpire counts 'em out
one by one and all on account of
the Cimlnutive man. The 10y of
the Cowdidesville crowd can not be
described. 1t began to dawn on
the Cowhides that they could play
ball. In the third inning they
went for the cyclone Smallwood.
Billy Bowman, the slugger from
Sluggersville, was the first to face
the cyclone. Striking pose of
lido YOU want to-se that ball. take
wings -and-fy p He gently raped
1t over the snoot when 1T took its
aerial fight and refused TO return
to terra trina until it was promised
corn and beans for supper out OF
the jim Ford corn field. Did Billy
make home ran, did You say
The only thing that prevented him
from making half dozen was the
rules. 1t there Is Young MN in
the United States to-day who can
beat Billy Bowman playing base
ball his fortune is made. lie is
scarcely fifteen years old, vet he
never fails to hit the ball for a three
Dagger or home run. And YOU
onght to see him cover first base
lie does it scientifically and pro-
REASONABLY. Not wishing to pluck
the fame of Billy's phenomenal
playing from Rowlcsburg's brow /
would say that Billy IS Rowles-
burg boy. But Preston claims him
as her child. But the Cowhide
nine was full of good players. She
boasts of being the only base ball
club in the world that plays man
with an artificial leg. Ills name
Is Charley OFT, aud plays third
base. lie lost his limb while try
ing to board freight train. He
was an excellent player before he
lost his limb. In fact all of the
Cowhide boys are good players. and
all they need to be able to trot in
very fast company is practice.
It's useless to speaA about the
Deltas. They are the old stand
bys of Preston for the last eighteen
years. see, however. that Mason.
town claims the championship Of
Preston. But she has filled TO
meet several clubs in the county.
which makes her claim the chm, =
Won little far-felched. If the
DeItas can't lick tho Masontown-
well, the COwhidps can.