West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-10-11
BASE BALL.
DIN THE ROWLESBuRG CLUB
SHOW rME"wRITErE
An Interesting Game OF Base Ball
Between the MaSont0wn Slug.
gersand the Kindergarten
Children"

function, W. Va, oct 10th, 1894
Specially Reported for ruE ARsus.
The game OF base ball sched ulcd FOR
MaSontown Thursday, Oct, Ith, be.
tween Masontowu and Rowles burg for
the championship of Preston county,
did not materialize, by virtue OF the
Rowlesburg club showing tho white
feather" ut the eleventh hour by thus
showing the white feather" the
Rowlcsburg club forfeited the cham
pionship OF Preston county TO Mason.
town. The action OF the Rowlesburg
club was great disappointment TO the
army of 'rootcrs" who have followed
them through victory and defeat They
have forfeited the confidence OF the
public If they cannot give a satisfactory
explanation of their refusal to play the
Masontown club after being the chal-
longing party. But enough of this
As lover OF the National game,
when IL was learned at the eleventh
hour that the Rowlesburg club would
not 90, the writer, determined that the
peoplb Should not hc disappointed in
and got together combination club OF
players from Newburg, Austen, Tun-
Melton and Rowles burg and took them
To Masontown to play the Champions
The club was gotten together hurrdly,
In fact they were summoned by tclc-
graph to meet at Tunncltou, where
they got n late start Itwould take up
too much space to relate how our wag-
ons broke down, how we wallCed for
five miles, where we procured another
wagon, and we were lost in tho woods
10y taking the wrong road, all OF which
was exceedingly eXasperating, but we
never lost heart in ourcNpcctation that
we would eventually reach the Prom
iSed Land il we could get out OF the
woods IL was after three o'clock be-
fore we got glimpse OF the field of
battle. After hurridiy eating dinner
we made our way TO the Base Bali Park
where a large crowd OF people had al
ready assembled. The crowd seemed
disappointed when they learned that
we were not the Rowlcsburg club. Be
fore we reached the ball ground we
were appraised Of the fact that Mason
town had players from Morgantown,
and quite number OF our friends from
neighboring towns advised that we OBJ
jcct 60 play against imported players,
To which we made reply that we were
mo Iicltcrs, and IL we were in nowisc
able TO cope with our opponents that
we could find no such word in our lex
icon OF base ball rs Fear" Many a
moist tear was shed for the fate Of the
Kindergarten Children" by the fair
ladies, who are always sympathetic.
when they face the champion six
footers. But the children" went in to
conquer or To die. Many of them re-
membcred seeing Hen Hayes catch for
the famous Rough and Ready nine
when they were too young to witness
Il game OF base ball without a chapcron.
The contrast in size was great The
Kindergarten Children" were dimin-
utive and bcardless. while their oppo-
nents were large, muscular men and
regular patrons Of tho Knight of the
Razor 1t was a royal battle between
giants and pigmies. II was both an
interesting and exciting game from
start TO finish, and the rooters on both
sides fairly yelled thcmsclvcr hoarse
for their respective sides The game
was callcn on account OF darkness be-
fore the Kindergarten Children" had
completed their ninth inning at the
bat, the score standing 10 TO 10 in favor
Of the Masontown club.
The Masontown ball players arc a
clever and gentlcmanly set OF young
men. They are fine players, and it is
the candid opinion OF the writer that
they make Il mistake when they ON
ploy players outside the county TO play
with them for any club i'm Preston
county that can beat them will have to
put up first-class game OF ball
DIDO.