Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-08-21
b. b.

Dey jist walked on de ground,
And spread themselves er round,
And jist claim alls in sight
But we say-"dat amt right"
And so we sot on EN-
Dey played right good game,
But our own-dey played de same.
So Berlin see dey couldn't beat
Den dey try tew start tew cheat
But 'twant no use.
Up to the last half Of the 9th inning
the game last Saturday between oul
own and Berlin was the most scientific
exposition of the gamo ever witnessed
at the Driving Park. Being evenly
matched, both aggregations were
naturally on their mettle and played
in fine nervous tension, accepting all
chances and thereby making phe-
nomenal and pleasingly startling plays
that brought round after round OF
spontaneous applause from the large
audience.
AT the beginning of the 9th the game
stood 6-5 in our favor. Berlin went to
bat in the LIST half and at a critical
moment, with two hands out and the
possibility of a goose-egg, the next
man at the bat being weak, they saw
something heroic must be done. So
the one and only redoubtable and
bomb proof Pollock, of Coney, was in
troduced to the aStonished crowd to
take the weakling's place. A hearty
protest was then and there filed, but,
it being regular, our boys allowed him
to bat with the result of making the
score 7-6 in Berlin's favor.
When the side was retired our
boys, of course, came in for the last
half. Well, nature in all her beauty
(adorned, of course) stood still and
held her breath. The sun ON his way
down towards the western submits
stood still, too, and leaned admiringly
on his staff, and nothing could be
heard but the blatant voice of the
Coney rooter, to whom nothing is
sacred. The first man at the bat was
retired, then, mirable dictu! out from
the bowling horde stepped young
Story of Coney to wage battle for is,
and right we'll did he do it. A beauti.
fully neat base hit and subsequent
slippery slide brought him to second.
Now. reader, listen! When Storey
reached second Spates was at the bat
and received the next ball with a re-
sounding thump in the small Of his
back and was, of course, entitled to
his base. The next man at the bat
was the only DIN Gunnett, followed by
the one and only jackson. both gentle
men being good Greek scholars and
away up in bateriology. Mr.. Hall,
the Berlin catcher, Immediately claim
ed that Spates purposely threw him
self into the way of the ball, (Which is
not true,) and he was strongly support
ed by the rest of his team. The OBJ
lection finally dwindled to "Red"
Davis, Berlin's pitcher, who would not
give in, aided and abetted by Fee,
their extra pitcher. Both these gents,
now fearing defeat, had white feathers
sticking out all over them and, as has
been said of them, the "yellow streak
in their makeup certainly manifested
itself in most pronounced magnitude"
1t was closely contested game and
it is difficult to say how it would have
terminated, yet the outlook was so
favorable for the home boys, and the
inane kick of the visitors, which left
the game unfinished, not only marred
its good points, but strengthened the
belief that our team would have won
out.
Much praise is due our friend Storey,
of Homecoming, the surest batter in
the region, for nobly offering his SER
vices unsolicited and doing what he
did.
The double plays made by DIN
Gunnett, Coleman and George Gun
nett were professional in their quality.
Willie Jack, the old vet, connected
with the sphere with such force that
theyh ad to institute an impromptu
relay race to get it back in good time
again into the diamond.
"Silent Tom" broke his reticent
record when he saw Pollock gyrating
toward the plate with bat in his
hand. He said init" but the rules
were against him.
Berlin not only had the selection of
western Pennsylvania for ball players
but she had the consummate and
colossal gall to effect selection in
our own region. And when she saw
nothing would avail she kicked like a
colicky baby. (Moul-Stick to your
mother, Tom.)
The Bloomington boys will be up on
the oath. A good game is predicted.
Let the multitude throng through the
highways and byways to the classic
field of Mars ON that date and see our
lulus do battle for the honor of the
metropolis, which stands nearer the
Lord and His eternal blessings, speak