Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-07-08
FROSTBCRG as. MIDLAND.

IN the history of baseball in Frostburg
Tuesday afternoon, July 1, will always be
remembered as one of the greatest days in the
calendar
Fully 1900 people gathered at the Driving
Park to witness the game between Frostburg
and Midland The crowd was gathering of
the very best people on earth. Nowhere in
this broad land could be gathered such
number of beautiful women, handsome,
sober, intelligent men, and healthy, rosy
checked children The grand stand was
sight worth going many miles to see, as it
contained over 800 well-dressed and stunning
ly attractive ladies' Here could be seen the
chubby faced, jolly girl from Eckhart; there
the smiling faced, black eyed sure-her.club-
would-win girl from Midland, while every
where among the crowd could be noticed the
well gowned, easy, elegant graceful, ncom-
parable Frostburg girl, ever ready with
smiles and words of encouragement for the
boys who represented her town. 1t was a
crowd that gladdened the heart of every true
lover of manly sport, and when Tom Dillon's
band Of artistic bal-tosserS, led on to many
victories by their gallant captain, DIN
Gunnett, i'll the years to come, the remem-
brance of Tuesday. July 4, 1899, will be a
bright spot on the tablets of memory that no
time will ever etfaCe.
After the exhibition in the morning the
Midland rooters, especially several who were
present, felt sure of victory. In fact, they
felt so sure that lit was all over but the
shouting that several Midland rooters with
fog horn voices began to "holIer' bets of all
kinds of odds that Frostburg would not VIII
When f. }. DOnOhue, the umpire, called
time" the boys showed up in much better
form than in the morning, and everybody
felt sure he would get his moneys worth.
Stanley was on the slab for the locals, and
was also the bright, particular star of the
constellation, covering himself all over with
glory. He exhibited wonderful speed and
control, and his curves broke, sharp and
quick. He held the heavy hittels of the
Midland team in the hollow of his hand,
they having only hits, and these were
scattered.
The old reliable Cider Williams caught
Stanley i'll fine style, and his great back stop
work was certainly a feature of the game.
The team played a great fielding game be-
hind Stanley, Coleman and the Gunnett
brothers especially distinguishing themselves
while little Frank Spates, at short, made
several pretty ditfiult running catches
though he marred his play by one very bad
error. Powers, John Spates and Gerlach
played the out-tield in top-notch, up-to date
style
For the visitors Freddie Entler did the
twirling and, as he generally does against
Frostburg, his work was well done III fact,
it was "gilt-edged' Jackson, as receiver
general behind the bat gave him excellent
support, Metz, Of Cumberland, played
second base and it is to his stick work Mid
land owes its single tally. His three base
hit in the first inning saved shut.out and
made Midland look like winners up to the
fourth inning. Douglas Cunningham and
Stakem played the intield in good style. In
the out field Williams deserves special men-
ton, as one of his catches was of the circus
order As an Out-tielder he is a Cracker-iack
All in all, 1t was great game, and to the
umpires f. J. DOnOhue, of Frostburg and
Mr.. Finan, of Mt. Savage, no little credit is
| due. They enjoyed the respect and conf
dence of every player of both teams, as well
as of every 'rOoter" and fan on the ground.
AT no time during the game or after was
there the slightest sign of kick or Jar.
Their decisions were given quickly, loudly,
accurately, and pleased as well as satisfied
players and spectators alike.
The tabuated score follows: