Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-08-06
BASE BALL NEWS.

BASE BALL NEWS.
The base ball fever IS raging anon
our people. aud has extended out Int
the country. Every game brings a crow
to see it, all o. whom get excited and re
main so until the last ball is batted.
On Thurs Jay, of last week, was From
Royals last tirn at this place, and as i
was known to be a hard playing team
and had beaten StrasbuTg the day before
and was standing next 10 head for The
penDant, every thing was keyed up hig
tor the game with our boys. The Wood
stock team went on the diamond with q
determination to win nr make From
Royal strain her last noivs tor victory.
Both teams pat up tine game as tn
score shows, every PLAYER doing his best.
NorcOo, pitched for Woodstock with a
cool steady delivery that was good t.
see. Joe Lspghlin played bshind the
bat as fine as silk until no nnfortanatel'
had his thumb split by Rot ball. Thil
took Meade from third bass and put him
in The catchers position. He filled it Il
the queens taste.
Cummings pitched in fac style for th'
VISITORS auQ was ADly suppoIicu ut
score was tied four to four at the end OF
he sth inning. In the 9th Front Royal
was shut ont and the home team made
one run, thus winning the gams By a
score Of to 4.
On Friday Front Royal played at
Edinburg aud again met defeat by a
score of II to 5. Saturday the Woodstock
team went to Edinburg to play theiI
second exhibition game against that clu
aud again defeated them by score of II
TO 4. Richcreek pitched for WOODSTOCK
and no club could ask better work. As
he always does he kept a cool, level
head at the top OF his neck aud only
allowed the heavy batters of our sister
town, Justly considered the strongest IN
the league, to make but three strikes of
of him.
Tuesday afternoon the Edinburg boys
came to Woodstock to play the game that
had been looked forward to with more
interest than ang yet played on the
diamond here The news of the coming
contest had spread far aud wide, and
long before the d ne set for the umpire
to call play ball. vehicles of all kinds,
as well as the trains aud bicycles had
been pouring their crowds in from Mt.
Jackson, Edinburg, Toms Brook, Stras-
burg aud intermediate points, as well as
the surrounding country from mountain
TO mountain. Many handsomely dressed
ladies were present, showing by the eager
expression on their pretty faces how
deeply interested they felt. IL was by
far the largest crowd we have seen at
,end a game here, and this IS one Of the
best ball towns in the league circuit.
When the teams went on the fell il
could be seen that they we're in the pink
of perfection. Bernard, of the Strasburg
team, considered one of the very best
pitchers ia the league, vas in the box
for Edinburg. and Berry was behind the
bat
For the home team Norcum, the left
hand Indian, shot the balls over the
home plate in style that would heve
won him laurels in the National League.
That he Is a magnificent pitcher goes
without saying, and the way be m lde
monkeys out OF the Edinburg batters
was fun to see, although they are Justly
ranked as the strongest aud surest hitters
IN the league. On the contrary our boys
hit Mr. Bernard quite freely. MI Haul
Doe. the new catcher for the nome tea d.
l. daisy, and he played this important
position Just as easy a. little boy knew
his daddy. From the very commence
ment it was plain TO see that the home
team was out-playing the visitors and
had them at their mercy. shutting them
ont for four innings and putting eight
runs or their owD side Of the score Here
occurred the trouble that ended the con
te-t aud disappointed the large crowd
who had paid TO see an entire game
played TO the end.
Mr.. Gray Williams. Of Winchester,
was the regularly selected umpire tor the
game. We do not IN the least doubt bis
fairness. aud we believe he tried TO do
an always difficult and generally disa-
greable duty with strict impartiallty.
Every one present could see that be made
some rank mistakes, an / that Woodstock
was by far the greatest sufferer from
them. Nearly every one on the ground
could see that three of his decisions dif
the home club great injustice. However,
they stood il like men. Ia the fourth in
ming. while the score stood eight to
nothing 10 favor of Woodstock, the um-
pre- lldut a uctiNlUu uypu MAANh - 4Ah
burg kicked, finally refusing to play.
This was the greatest surprise and dis
appointment to the crowd, and no one
expected it from this club.
They stood second in the contest for the
pennant, and had been playing splendid
bail Everyone expected to see real
game when this club came on the field,
as they had always been manly players,
and were high fayOrltes. Their action
here was a pity, aud we regret it more
than anything that has happened, aud
We hope they will yet see the matter in a
different light.
Woodstock has always had a credi-
table reputation for treating visit
ing clubs with respect, aud never
allowing them TO be Ins1lted, but after
this game a number of ili-mannered boys
booted and guyed the visitors in a way
that should not have been permitted
Unless we want the good name OF our
town to snff'r aud all interest in the
game destroyed such conduct should
never again be allowed. Every mem per
OF the Woodstock club played just a, fine
as silk. No one will eyer ask th IN
to do better.
Norcom was presented with handsome
bouquet at the end of the game by the
young ladies.