West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-09-27
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around here of late. q. w. Inn and
A. NJ. Bennett, who have been down
with the fcvcr, we are glad 20 note, ,,rs
able To be out again. Ashford Brown,
Claude McBcc and lranl, Lanham are
still confined To Their beds with the
Same di ,eaSe
Miss Emma and Winfield Jackson arc
visiting trends IN Pennsylvania.
T. s. Sapp attended thcJ. o. U..A.M.
State Council last week a. Mouudsvillo.
Martin and Statlcr Comedy Co show
cd here Monday night, 18th inst
The farmers are about donc cutting
their buclSwhcat, which is above the
average crop both as to yield and
amount sown
~ Stroct s Son have the new school
house completed, with tho exception of
plastcring.
John Mnssc, our blacksmith. has his
now house about Gnishcd, All he needs
now IS woman, uni he will bc ready
10 go TO housekeeping, so we think ho
had better get hustle on himself
We sec nm article in last wcclS's Joui'.
nal from the Masuntowu corresp pndenu
giving IN account OF tho game OF bail
played there between the Masoutown
aud Gladesvilc clubs Said article is
an cutTc Misrepresentation OF the
game.
In the first place, they try t0 give the
impression that we would not play un-
I'll after some OF their players were
sick, which is not correct, as we had
been trying TO get game out OF them
for long time. Then they hang Out
"A pititul lir about their pitcher having
n sore arm. but said nothing about IL
the duy OF the game; Mother did they
say anything about one OF Glajcsvillc's
players getting his hand hurt before
the game commenced, which rendered
him unfit to play i'm II game Of ball nor
did they say anything about the
Glndesvillc pitcher getting hit in tho
eye by Il bali and had To retire from the
game. Then they had two as good
players in place OF their sick men as
any players they had in their club.
The game was called with Masontowu
at the bat, and they secured one score
in the first inuing 10y bad decision Of
the MnsontOwn umpire. Gladesvillc
came to the bat and made six scores.
Masontown came TO the bat again and
had two men out, and no scores, when
the Gladesviilc pitcher got struck in
the eye hy battcd ball and was hurt
so bad that he had To retire from the
game. which left Gladcsvllc with.
out n pitcher After this Musoutow1
was unablc TO run their s"orc 10 Tho
gam" ,vrr tc~uinatcd in the first part
of tho eighth inning by Il racket, caused
by some of the Giadesvillc players kick
ing ON a bad decision Of the Masontown
umpirc-the score standing at the end
Of the last equal innings - TO 23 in ia
vor Of Masontown. After the racket
was assettled, Gladcsville wanted to finish
the game, but Masontown refused TO
play the game out. and the MA
soNrOwN CAPTAIN told tho MASON
rowN uMprgE TO declare the game . to
0 in favor Of Masontown. which was
not according 90 the rules. as Mason
town refused 90 finish tho game.
There was considerable kicking dur
ing the game on decisions given by the
Masontown umpire and we think there
was room for kicking ON the umpire
some OF the Masontown players ac-
knowlcdgcd that he was not ht 20 UNI
pirc u game Of ball Now. tve do not
uphold kicking md do not like to sec
IL in game OF ball, but we do like to
see decisions rendered fair aud in nc-
cordaucc with the rules When IL
comes to kicking aud being contentious
and quarrclsome in a game Of ball, the
MaSputowu Captain, G.. NJ. Cobnn. can
hold his side down with any OF them.
Then they claim thatit was worked
up scheme. th1t IN the Glidcsville bows
saw they could not win the game. they
would brcnl, IL mp i'm n row. which is
false, and they did not get 10 from SONS
Of the Gladcsyile follsa. either" II
there was any scheme 10 was worked bv
MasontOwn by putting n man in 90 u1n-
pire that would not do tho fair thing
when they had q good umpire ON the
ground. Now. n tho Masoutown club
claims the championship Of Preston
and expects to hold it. they viii have
to p,dy ball.
We hayo asked thcm 90 roturn the
game. but they have squarcIy refused
Co do so, therefore wc challenge them
Co play p game OF ball on their own
ground. and we viii bear our own OK
ponscs an wc asl, is 60 have % man TO
umpire that understands thc game and
will do the fair THING. We think this
is fair. and that IL leaves them without
excuse. So either play ball or retire
from the field. TAcVvsFm
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