Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-07-24
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attend the games here Dewlng, the
pitcher of the local team, is a top
notcher. The way he did up the
strong Keyser team last Saturday
pleased the admirers of the national
game here greatly. jackson gave him
good support behind the bat and the
in-field play was certainly an exhibit
ton that any amateur club might
well be proud of. Gerlach and John
Spates made several very difficult
catches and jackson, "Silent Toms"
brother, who made his debut in this
game, did good work in the out-field.
All the locals batted well, Frank
Spates leading with two two-baggers.
Every man hit safe at least once.
For Keyser Perry pitched a good
game and Michigan gave him good
support behind the bat. Parsons, the
short stop, though good player gen.
orally, made some costly errors. The
johnson brothers, of Piedmont, the
two young men whom the Homecoming
Recieao says "are regular members of
the Homecoming club, and have been
since the date of its organization"
played with Keyser on this occasion,
and will, it is presumed, play with
every team that comes from "down
the creek" this season. They play
we'll with Homecoming as they do with
the other clubs that pay them for their
services, but don't play we'll enough
to win from Frostburg.
The score was II to Z, favor of the
Frostburg invincibles.
The game was umpired by William
Powers, and though there were many
very close decisions he gave satsfac-
ton generally.
Next
"Daisy's Dandies'' came to town
To play that game of ball
Came up the road from way down
AT Cumberland, and that's Just all
They did do.
Mr.. Dewing, he jist winkd his eye,
And then he wunk the other,
And he said-said he, 80, my.
Here's another easier than tother
Game we play'd."
Which is no merry jest, if it is bur-
lesque poetry. On Thursday, as on
other field-days, the Frostburg team
was looking for game. Indeed, the
boys are rapidly entering period of
"Alexanderism," so to speak. Prac-
tically, the world is already theirn, in
GLIDING 1.-THE fullness thereof" and
they wot not whence to look for more
planetary spheres to conquer.
1t was motley crowd that came
from Cumberland-attired in ununi-
form of speckle and stripe. And their
play was like unto their ground and
Bodybuilding buds. Each seemed to
regard himself as the ne plus ultra of
the outfit. The pitcher appeared to
think the right to kick had been vested
in him from away back in the Siurian
age of the Goth Century club.
Dewing, the home twirler, had a
grand time. He did a great deal to
entertain, startle and demoralize the
visitors. Hence the following cold,
clammy, unstewed memorial of the
game:
Cumberland. ........... Observation-Disclosures
II TOSlDuTS. 10
Please pardon abruptness, readers
dear. but this game was uninspiring
from the start-vlewed from either a
literary or baseball standpoint.
The next game scheduled is one be-
tween Frostburg and Meyersdale. 1t
promises to be a right royal battle.
The small attendance at the games
is a subject for profound regret. The
boys are playing winning ball and de.
serve the best support from the en-
thusiasts. Nothing stimulates like
large and appreciative audience.
The JOURNAL has reply to the
Homecoming Recie,c's structures upon
"DilloE's Inaccuracies" which goes
over for want of room. 1t is singer.
Frostburgers can look for it with joy,
Homecoming with dread, then grief.
The Bloomington boys will be here
in the near future to give our lulus
some weighty argument. Date is not
definitely fixed for their coming.
Since each member of the club has
received Greek lexicon. a notice
able tluency has been reached in their
Attic phrases of exhortations to the
base-runners. Olin Gunnett handled
the Greek verb, "skedaddle," with i'm
punity during the last game.
Premature Aspirations.
Mr.. j. B. Williams, of Frostburg, is said to
be a candidate for the House of Delegates
Homecoming Star.
Both Johnnie and the Mayor are
most excellent little fellows, but it will
be some time after the lapse of the en-
suing 5 years before the political road
becomes smooth enough for legis-
lative gallop by anybody intimately
connected with tha alact,ic l;vht oon