West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-02

A Big tame Of Base Bail at
ROwleSburg.

hOWle>OurS.
One OF the best games OF base ball
ever p.ayed in the county, came off at
the "River city last Saturday after.
noon, bstweeu the De,tas and the KING
wood Club Our boys left here on the
afternoon train ami the game was
called about $3.50 with Rowlesburg at
the bat. James w. White and Capt.
C.. G.. Dawson umpired the game, which
was very exciting one. There was
big crowd present and the worst
order we ever saw on ball ground.
Everything was dead against King
wood and oar boys had but little
chance 20 win the game, although
they put up mighty good game, aud
held the home club down TO six scores
on their own ground, something never
done before and hardly any of the
runs were earned ones, but mostly
made ON errors.
The feeling was so outrageously and
unreasonably bitter against Kingwood
that if our boys had won the game,
they would have been mobbed before
they could get out of town, or at least
had several fights on hand. There was
lot OF ruffians present who carried
on in such an indecent manner, that
it was almost impossible 10 play the
game. The officials in charge made
but little effort TO control the crowd
and seemed TO enjoy the indignity
heaped upon Kingwood. The only ex-
cuse offered for such conduct was that
Rowlesburg had been badly treated
when they were here last summer aud
played Masontown. As IA matter OF
fact they were never better treated
anywhere than on that occasion, and
the oHiy possible thiag thtY had 20
complain of was that they were com
PEELED To behave themselves and act
decent for once in their lives aud IL
hurt them SO that they win never get
over IL and nave been "chawing the
rag" about it ever since. They uuder-
stood To perform their usual Sioux
Ghost Dance aud game OF biuhing and
bulldoz,ng the umpire and players and
everybody elss in sight and were
promptly called down, and held down
while mere. We admit this was awful
hard Oh them, but that is just the way
we treat everybody that plays ball
here, and they had to take their med
iciue with the rest We have nothing
20 say against the club and the many
plored and apologized for the conduct
of the mob. We mean this for the
tOughs and rooters who deserve it and
wherever the shoe fits, we want IL
worn. When the club comes here TO
play, we shall insist on the boys being
treated the very best that we can treat
them and their rooters also, and see IL
we can't make them ashamed OF them
selves. So much for our say aud now
| something about the game.
Rowlesburg failed TO connect with
the home plate in the LIST, End. 9TH, 9th
and 9TH innings; scored two in the 8rd,
1 in the 4th, in the Sth and ia the
9th. SmallwOod made a home run ON
lost ball. IL was a safe two Dagger
Only, and was buried IN the sand, ac-
cidently found by one OF the helders
stepping ON IT, Our boys did not ret
| down To- business at the bat till the 5th
! inning. when Dent and Frank Carroll
/ both scored ON "A three base bit by jim
/ Hayes, and it looked like our boys
/ would win the game. At this critical
/ juncture for Rowlesburg. their scorer
/ raised the point that one Of our players
/ had batted out of his turn although
| three men had been to the bat before
he called attention TO 10. RowlesburQ
| insisted ON counting all those men out
| and refused TO count any Of the scores
made by our boys. IL was robbing us
Of the game, but sooner than play the
baby act and quit or break it up in a
row. We submitted 60 IL aud com
/ pietsd the game. as we had went there
I TO play ball aud not % raise roW.
So the game was counted 20 and
was a better game titan played by hall
the League clubs this year Both clubs
/ did fine work and Deaf and Small wood
/ pitched q magnificent game. The hit.
/ made on OF them were as scarce aud
! scattering AS the Prohibition vote ir
| Kentucky. All In all 10 was n lively
/ time. Here Is the score keepers report
/ showing players and positions with ~,
/ scores credited 90 KingwoOd
/ RrVawooD. no. HowLEsBrn0. d.