Democratic messenger., 1895-08-31
Bicycle and Baseball.
An Afternoon of Sport at the
Worcester County Driving
Park on Thursday.

Worcester County Driving
Park on Thursday.
Quite nice crowd of people as
sembled at the Worcester County
Driving Park on Thursday afternoon
to witness two very interestinge vents
one bicycle race between expert
wheelmen, and the other game oI
ball between Snow Hill and Powell
vile.
The bicycle race had three entries
Phelps, of Cambridge, who holds the
championship OF the Eastern Shore
having won the contest at Federals
burg ON the Ith of July, Smith, oil
Chincoteague, and Scott, OF Pocomokc
City. all fast riders. Phelps spun
around the track several times before
he was called to the scratch and
nearly everyone felt that he outclassed
the others. which proved to be the case
when put to trial. The start Of the
first heat was good one and although
the track was very slow the wheelmen
seemed to be almost flying. Only Il
few feet separated them until they
reached the home stretch, when Phelp,
gave squirt and flew away from
Smith and Scott, crossing the tape a
considerable distance ahead of them
with perfect ease. Messr>. W. d.
Corddrv, Jr., \. ID. Irwin and DIR.
Straughn were the Judges When
they called for the second heat, Smith
did not respond, and the reason given
was that his pulse was too high" So
Scott and Phelps ran the second heat
Phelps winning it with ease. Time
lsi heat, l.l3; second, ll0. 1t will
be seen that Phelps has broken oul
track record, the lowest time previou,
10 this race being l.l6; but this is moi
near rs good rs he can do half mile
even ON Il horse track in rs heavy i
condition as this one. Mr.. George L.
Hicks, who is friend of Mr. Phelps
and came here on visit with him.
was looking after his training while he
was in town. The first prize offered
and won bv Mr. Phelps, was Il hand
some solid gold initial ring valued AT
Sl7. Scott was awarded the second
prize, which was Il leather travelling
bag.
The crowd was pleased with Scott
for riding the second heat with Phelps
but the impression prevails that Smitl
lost his nerve.
THE BALI. GAME.
1t was whispered around early in
the morning that Schutchs, the crack
pitcher of the champion Salisbury
club, had been engaged by the Powell
vile boys to twirl the ball against
Snow fill, but the matter was treated
as iok. Sure enough, though, when
the one o'clock train arrived at Snow
Hill Schutchs stepped off and some oi
the Snow Hill players got so badly
ratified that they never got over il
until the seventh inning OF the game
which we will now briefly describe.
Powellville was the first 10 the bal
and succeeded in scoring one run
Snow Hill also scored in its first inning
and managed to get in three more
runs, making a total of iour. up To the
beginning of their seventh inning
while the Powellville boys had scored
Is. Schutchs stepped out of the box al
the end Of the sixth and the regular
pitcher OF the Powellville club faced
the Snow Hill boys for the third time
Twice had he been batted out Of the
box by our boys in former games and
it was with renewed confidence
in themselves that they faced the
Powellvilc hoy again, and began IL
slug him. In two innings their sev.
enth and eighth they ran their score
up from 1 to II, and they were going
To- the bat for their last time when
Schutchs again stepped into the box Il,
4 precaution against another slugging
picnic The question arose whether
Or not he had right to 90 back in
the hox. Umpire Hastings decided
he had Schutchs called his attention t,
the fact that ii was getting too dark tc
continue the game, So i, was called
back to even innings the eighth.
Score -Powellvllle, 20.
Snow Hill, II.
Morgan pitched good game but h,
was not supported AT all times in tn,
field As we said before some Of III,
Snow Hill bov> seemed ratified anc
they did not put up such Il game Il.
they did at Powellville last Monday
The powellville boys played a better
game than they have ever done The,
batted well and iielded better. Wher
Schutchs stepped ont OF the box anc
went over to play first base the,
showed where they were weak an,
when Snow Hill rooter yelled out
Say SchutchS, dye see the differ
ence. y. lie grinned from ear to ear
Yes, he saw the difference.
To sum up, the Powellville boys arr
a very nice. gcnilemanly set, are goo,
ball players, and we hope to see then
again cross bats with Snow Hill before
the season is over. They have playe'
three games with us and we have wol
two of the three.
There were probably fifty ladies VIII,
witnessed Thursdays sport, and Rev
Robert Watt was an ardent rooter :ol
the Snow Hill team.
GIRDLETREE.