Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-06-09
Base Ball.

| The baseball season was opened in
! Martnsburg Tuesday afternoon with a
game between the teams Of Martinsburg
and Chambersburg. Martinsburg lost
the frsl game. but in losing it the team
showed that it was composed chiefly Of
good material, and after they get to work
ing together will make combination that
will be hard to beat The Chambersburg
team is one CT the strongest in the valley
and defeat by such team. especially in
the first game of the seasan, does not 90
so hard Combes, the home tWirler, IS
suffering with sore hand caused by a
cut on sardine can, and Cousens, Of
Hagersto~n, pitched the game and a
rather good one, too. He was not in reg
ular trim, however, being the first game
he has pitched this season. Charles Pltz-
er, the great star of bygone baseball DAYS.
held them down behind the bat ard
showed up in his old time form-always
in to win.
The game was called at one o'clock.
Chambersburg went to bat first. ToIbert
struck ont. Shelter scratch hit and was
put out at first. Mowry singled Hanks,
base on balls. McCallopp singled. Buch-
er struck out, Pitzer dropped ball. Hous-
er struck out. Chambersburg scores Z
runs, Martinsburg, Miller struck out
SCharff and Ptzer both fly out.
end. BoyIess scratch hit and out at
base. Dohner foul fly, out, and Toblert
struck out. Martinsburg, Moran thrown
out at / base Lamon singled Davidson
and Engle struck out and Lamon left on
on 3b
/ 3rd Miller takes Cosens place in box.
Shelter fly out. Mownv strikes out.
Hanks hit by pitched bal McCaIlopp
struck out. Mowny left on b. Martins
burg, Lane thrown out at l b. Cosens, >
base hit and goes to base on balk. Mil
Ter takes l base. Cosen scores on wild
throw by Butcher to 3 base. Scharff and
IoPitzer both out at base.
4th. Bucher leads with home run.
Houser singled. Boyless fys out. Doh
ner singled Tobert followed with home
run and Houser and Dohner scored.
Shelter singled and scored Mowry n
gled and out on 3 base Hanks hit with
pitched bal. McCallopp thrown out at I
base. Martinsburg, Moran leads with >
base hit and scored. Lamon singled and
left on 5 base. Dawson and Engle fly
out. Lane thrown out at base.
9TH Butcher out at base. Houser
went to first by hit, stole second and put
out at home. Dalyes and Dohner got
first by errors and Tolbert out at I base.
Martinsburg, Cosens struck out. Miller
and Scharf5 fly out.
9th. Shelter fly out Mowry base
hit and scored. Hanks singled and scor-
ed. McCallopp struck out. Bucher sin
ged and left on I base Houser out at
l base. Mart;nsburg, Pitzer and Moran
lead off with home runs in left field. La
mon struck out. Davisoneout at first and
Engle struck out.
9TH. BoyIess fly out, Dohner out at I
base To"ert at base Martinsburg.
Lane Cts II, and Miller stu k out
Sh S7eer struck out. Mowry and
Hanks thrown out at I base Martins
burg. Seharl hv out. Puzer singled.
Moran hit by pitched ball laaon fly
out. Davis struck out, leaving Puzer
on 5 base, Moran base.
OH. McCallop put out at base. Buch-
er base on balls Houser to first on er-
rors. Bolyss out at first. Butcher and
Houser scored and Dohner and Tolbert
to first on errors. Shelter out at base.
Martinsburg, Engle hys out. Lane got to
| first on error and Losens flv. Double
play by Hanks and Houser retired the
| side