West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-07-11
BASE BAIL NEWS AND NOTES.

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Preston county is again playing
ball, and some rafting good games
have been scored during the past
week and more to come In the near
future. On the Fourth Tunnelton
and townsville played part OF
game 1T the latter place in the fore
moor. The score keepers ran out
Of paper and gave up trying to keep
count of the runs made by Tunnel
ton, which was so far ahead that
we were bribed not to publish the
figures, and the game was dlscon-
tinued till Howesyille could prac-
tice up enough TO amuse the other
club anyhow, and the boys came
on down here to try Kingwood after
dinner. The game was played at
the new grounds over on the
Thomas place aud was q good game,
the scoro standing 6 20 10 in favor
Of our boys. The umpires were
JAS. w. White and Vincent Cooke.
Col. Bill Lavelle is general manager
for the Tunnelton club and one Of
the most enthusiastic base ballists
in the county. He is divided be-
tween base ball and politics, and
has never made up his mind yet
which he likes best. There are
some fine players in the Tunnelton
club, and with practice they will
make good record. The Newburg
club treated our boys very shabby
Their manager wrote here and ar
ranged game mouth beforehand
and then backed out without giving
any reasons whatever, and it was
only by chance that we got a game
that day at all, after adyei Using it.
MoRGANTowN LICKED EASILY.
On Friday an alleged club of
ball players from Morgantown came
over to Masontown to wipe up the
sassafras soil of that section with
the log rollers and rail splitters that
compose the club out there, accord
ing TO the Morgantown Dominion.
The same club had been over at the
Modern Athens'a short time before
and fallen an easy prey to the irwin
cibles Of that place, who are supposed
to know all about the game and
able to set pace for the National
League, according to the esteemed
Dominion. The very Heavens wept
that day over the coming downfall.
The rain came down in copous
showers all day and none expected
the Morgantown dudes to come
at all, but they did, and flushed
with recent victory and Leeve Dor
toms "Mountain Dew" demanded
game. The Masontown boys sail
ed in to redeem themselves and al
most shut the "Pride Of Old Mon
SrfuarI out, till the last inning.
The score had Iun up to about iG
to in favor of the "Buckwheats,"
and the pets Of the New Dominion
were the worst licked gang that ever
broke away from mammals apron
string. Something had to be done
or they would never dare return to
the classic shores of the Mononga-
hela, so they called time and took
their umpire out and gavo him
drink aud orders. After that every
decision was given in their favor,
and they were allowed to run their
score up to II before Masontown
shut them off. But 1G to II was
good enough for Masontown, and
the visitors left for home with their
tail feathers in the dust and their
gorJ scalps in the wigwam of the log
rollers. This makes game apiece for
the clubs, each won on their own
grounds, and the rub game will
have to be played somewhere, to
settle the matter fairly. Will the
Ne'o Dominion kindly publish this
account
ROWLESBURG AHEAD