Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-08-13


On Friday Of last week the first game Of
the season was played here between the
Bryantown and LaePlate teams The visit
ing club was accompanied BY an unusual
large crowd OF ''rootersT aud indeed we NAV
say the victory is due more to them than the
nine which represented them on the base ball
field. The game began about 4P. NJ. and
continued through the full number of innings
with a resulting score of "a to 81 in favor of
Bryantown. One would have thought it was
sure thing for the La Plata boys, Judging
| from the result Of the first two innings when
the score was to in their favor, but after
| that the visitors began to make raise and in
two innings made nearly all the runs that
were scored on their side; this however was
due to the inability or the home boys to
get together" and consequently did not put
up heir ususal style of ball. Towards the
last it was evident that the visitors could not
| keep up their scoring business as the home club
/ was again in power and thus made them sec
hot time in the closing innings While the
home team were non-victorious, they never.
theless outplayed their opponents from a
serintifc point. The batteries were, Edelin,
-Boarman for Bryantown and Switzerland
Cox for La Plata
The Baden Club, from Prince George:
County came down on the morning train,
Monday, and played the return game with
the La Plata boys. The game began aboul
II A. NJ. and continued for two hours at tht
end Of which time nine innings had beer
played with a score Of II to in favor of Ii
Plata. Most of the runs that the Baden bogt
made were scored towards the last Of tn,
game hence up to that point the home team
had every thing their own way aod as a cen
sequence there was but little excitment dur
ing the game. The principal feature on tina
occasion was the smoothness it'll which thing
passed of, there being no kicking on the par
of either club. As the decisions made b,
Dr. Wilson, the umpire, were so satisfactory
there was no cause in the least 70
dispute. Switzerland pitched a good gam
boys pitched swift ball from beginning t,
end. Batteries were: 0wens-Gates 70
Baden and Soutberand-Cox for La Plata.
The third team OF La Plata defeated th
Waldorf youngsters on Friday Of last week a
Waldorf in hoty contested game by scoi
of % to %. The game was called at the end O
the eighth inning SO as TO give the visiting
team time 10 catch the train for home. Quit
many persons witnessed the game which wa
well played by the little fellows from be
ginning 70 close. The feature of the game wa
home run made by Writ Wilmer. at frs
it looked as if the Waldorf boys would b
victorious, as up to the 9th inning they wer
t in the lead but at the close Of the next thre
innings they had fallen almost into oblivion
Both sides, however, made some very prett
plays.
The Port Tobacco Swamp Angels an
Bryantown spiders" played game here o
Wednesday last, and after an eight innin
contest the game was forfeited to 0 in favo
of the SWAMP Angels by umpire Diggs. MI
F. D. Mudd, the apparent captain and man
ager OF the Bryantown club who refused t
accept the decision of the umpire on som
triaing point when the score was tie too
his boys of OF the dmond and would not Ii
them finish the game. The umpire then fol
feited the game as above stated
Chanel Point aud La Plata teams will pla
here this evening.