Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-03-11

W 'tllCl IAChl oOll VI NIttl 10 lAuPPI
Beall street, Wednesday, March s,
1899, aged years and months.
John Thomas, Mechanic street, lost
an infant daughter Saturday, March t,
1899. aged months.
At Wildwood, Va, Saturday, March
t, 1899, Mr.. Harvey a. Neville, aged
- years, brother OF George c. Neville,
of this place.
March is upon us and the wind is just a-howl
ing;
Snow patches lynn ON the medder and the
hill;
Ponds gray and steey and the skrs dark and
sowing
Whole world lonesome-like and black and
bare and chill.
Bad time, sad tme-sorter mean and mad
time
Old winter dyn' and a-moanng wild and
dear;
But Tom Murphy's champions C) are singing
OF the glad time
They re going to have in the spring-time that
IS almost here.
Soon "TOotsey Wootsey Durkin's" Jaw will
thaw, and the merry,
HOwling, happy rootcrs round him gather
in the sprng-tme bloom;
Along the line they'll gather like the bios
SONS of the cherry,
When the newborn summerll rise from
winter icy tomb.
Brth-tme, mirth time, heaven here earth
time;
Green below and blue above and air 50 pure
and clear;
Frostburg, get together and give them hot
time
When the umpire calls play balI' in the
spring-time almost here
TIE PLAGARIsr.
Continuing, the JOURNALS interest
ing contributor lets himself out rs fol-
lows:
1t may be, owing to the very wintry
weather, out Of place to say word about
baseball. But as the league magnates and
many others interested in the great national
game are busy making preparations for the
coming season, it ought not be inopportune
for the great paper to inform its thousands of
readers that Frostburg Will certainly have a
team Of hustlers that will do credit to the old
town in 1899.
Ii the Trotting Association people would
only get together and appoint their baseball
committee, so the baseball boys could have
some understanding as to what is expected
of them the coming season, some definite ar
rangemcnt could be made in regard to pro-
curing new uniforms and other paraphernalia
50 badly needed by the club for starting the
season earlier than usual.
There is some talk of the Trotting Associa-
ton inducing gentleman named Terry, who
halls from western New York, to come here
and play ball this season. He is said to be a
great pitcher, an in-and-out all-round good
baseball man, and, "besides' as one of them
puts it, che is a perfect gentleman" some
thing, possibly, you seldom, if ever, see in
good ball player.
hope he will be secured, as | am sure his
entry will be an innovation every baseball
patron will appreciate.
But, as the girl said when she took the pills,
I'VE will let that pass" as have Il few words
to say on some alleged baseball news pub
lished in last Mondays Cumberland H,dc.
pc'deHt, copied from the Philadelphia Sport
ing LIFE.
The writer is a Cumberland man who
possibly lives somewhere near the polluted
stream from which the queen city of the
Alleghanies obtain its water supply. His
brain is mudded somewhat from drinking
too much pulp mill chemicals, for here is
what he gives as news:
Just take, for instance Frostburg, Md.
They had a team last season hard to beat and
will undoubtedly have the same team this
season. Who are they? Well, | will tell
you. They had "the boy WONDER Will
liamS, who can hold the mighty Wolf from
Georgetown, ID. c., at bay. Then there is o.
Sunnett first base-a cracker-jack, Family
Coleman, second base; George Lunnett third
base; Frank Spates, short stop; Gurlack,
left field; John SpateS, center field, and the
only Will Jack, right field. Just look at that
line up. But who, pray, is gong to manage
1t? That is the question before the Allegany
Cranks, but the writer will tell them.
Thomas F. Hilton the burgS favorite will
chase them heat for the pennant.
Does anyone in Frostburg know this team?
and the manager-who is he? In the lam
guage of Roy McCardell-
a writer there was who had on a iag,
And did not have his lines down pat,
Quite lost his argument and gaily asked
In Sporting LIFE Where am / at
The Midland team have organized fol the
coming season. Jackson will catch and
Entler, of Vale Summit, will do the twirling
Rely, of Myersdale, has secured work down
there and will wear Midland uniform this
year Our Old friend, Tom Murphy, has
been selected to manage the team and new
grounds, near the KoOntz residence, will be
secured. As soon as possible WORK will be
started to put the grounds in condition for
an early opening. In order to secure money
to deflay the expenses of putting the grounds
in proper condition the boys will give grand
hop in Balteau Hall Easter Monday night
and will also hold fair for the balance the
week. All the baseball players, patrons and
lovers Of the great game are invited to help
make this affair a success A good time is
assured everyone that attends, as the manage
ment will endeavOr to make their visit pleas
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