Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-07-13
BASE BALL.
Marlinsburg Loses Two More
Games.

MarllnsDurg Loses Two more
Games.
The base ball season is now fairly
on, and it is q question il Martins
burg will retain club. All we can
now do is to give al account Of the
games played since our last issue.
We gave a meagre account of the
game at Carlisle which resulted in
a victory for that clubover the home
team, in holly played game, by the
score of 10 to 9. The game was
opened with short address delivered
by Mayor Miller,and play proceeded.
We cannot particularize, but the
following is the score by innings:
Carlisle 10000 80
Martinsburg 2 4Ooo1Ol- 9
On Friday last the home club
played game here with Hagers-
town, and it was a GENE even pro
fessionals could have been proud
of. 1t was the first game of the
league series played here, and if we
would have kept up that kind of
playing Martinsburg would have
won the pennant almost with han Is
down. Frank Woodruff formerly OF
the Texas League was in the box for
Martinsburg and he pitched strong
game. Although 9 hits were made
off of him, 10 were made off Hagers-
town. Martinsburg went to the bat,
and no score was made by either
side until the fourth inning when
Hagerstown got in two. They scored
three the next, and one the next
making six in all. Martinsburg
crossed the plate five times, and only
commenced a batting streak when it
was too late. 1t was truly re-
markable game Of ball, and the two
home runs made by Bradley and
Woodruff were very timely. The
features of the game were the home
runs made by Bradley, Woodruff
and Tate. Only one base on balls was
given by each pitcher, and Gochen-
aer's double play unassisted. The
following is the score:
Hagerstown.....0 0023 10000
Martinsburg 80 5000 l l 0 3-5
On Tuesday there was a game
played with Carlisle, and the latter
club defeated Martinsburg by 10 to
2. Disheartened and discouraged
under circumstances existing at the
time our boys could not be expected
and did not try to play winning ball.
Gilboy and Pitzer alone kept up good
spirits and whiled away the time
trying to entertain the people. We
mention no details of the game. The
score was:
Carlisle. I'll OU22 do
Martinsburg.. 00l001 600 2
Gilboy had several opportunities
for double plays, but miserable
errors on the part OF others prevented
him from the credit of getting them.
WEATHER-CRoP BULLETIN FOR THE
WEEK ENDING MONDAY, July s.
During the first five days of the week,
the temperature during the day was
about the normal, but the nights
were very cool, especially SO on the
4th and 5th. On the 9Th and 7th the
temperature rose above the normal,
those days being excessively close
and sultry. Showers occurred
throughout the State, but no general
rain occurred until the night of the
7th, when Il licht rain set in and con-
tinued nil -. and part of the 9Th.
The weeks weather was highly bene-
fetal to all the growing crops, except,
perhaps, little too cool at night
for the corn crop. Reports from all
sections show that this cropis stead
ly growing and has q fine color.
Oats, rye and gardens have made
some improvement during the week.
The oat crop is very irregular, some
correspondents reporting fine crop,
while others and the greater number,
say the crop is very light. The
wheat crop has been nearly all har-
vested and stacked, and some has
been threshed. As a rule the crop
is very satisfactory. Wet weather
interferred somewhat with harvesting
and stacking but apparently not
seriously. Reports on the condition
of fruit are slightly more favorable
than last week. No accurate report
can be made of the fruit crop as
whole on account Of the great irregu-
larity in its condition. Some cor
respondents report a favorable out
look, while others in the same sec
lions say there will be no fruit. This
is accounted for by the unequal effect
of the frosts in the early part OF the
season.