West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-08-15
BASE BALL.
Tunnelton VS.. Grafton.
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! The function boys went to Grafton last
Thursday to play return game. They had
previously beaten the Grafton boys al
Tunnelton. and they concluded to try them
on their own grounds. Following is a full
report Of how it was done
First Inning.
The game was called at a O'Clock. with
| Function at the bat. Tip" Bankert led
of and touched Grannon for two Dagger.
DUR was thrown out at first. Cummings.
ditto. Cobun flied to Cline.
Clark led off for Grafton and hit safe.
Grannon ditto. Ben Gerken struck out
Shaw ditto. Patton hit safe Fleming also
Cline to first on passed ball. Miller struck
out.
Second Inning.
| Hysell and Jackson hit safe Watkins
famed. Walker. Bankert. Miller and
Durr hit safe Cummings went out on first.
and Miller was forced out al third.
Rick Gerken out at first. Clark flied to
Cobun. Grannon b. Gerken and Shaw hit
safe. Patton famed.
Third Inning
| Cobuu out at first Hysell. Jackson. Wat.
kins and Walker hit safe. Miller and
Blankert famed.
Fleming. Cline and Miller famed in the
mos, artistic style.
Fourth Inning.
Durr played on the pg-skin for two
Dagger. and In his anxiety to stretch it into
a three-bagger was thrown out at third.
Cummings did not get up enough steam
| TO reach first Cobun said. I'm some
what OF a tanner myself"
| u
| Nancy Hank move on them. and they quit
before they reached first. Grannon struck
the ball. and to have revenge the bail
struck him.
Fifth Inning.
Hysell. with an air of II Just woke up
on him, tried to put the ball into Tygart
Valley river but Patton. whose lair was in
left field. went after il with legs resem.
bling fly wheel. and when he had routed
a million grasshoppers and destroyed
many gallons OF blackberries, he quoth.
Thou art mine Now Jackson mused
"l'll just repeat the dose to see that man |
Patton scare the grasshoppers once more
and trample underfoot the running briars |
and perhaps trip him up" But Patton |
knew his grasshoppers and the briar patch |
and had no inclination OF taking a dip in |
the Tygart Valley and he pulled the sec.
ond hy in and Rugged it to his bosom |
Watkins said. TOO much, Patton" and |
tried for right field. but he made a beauti |
full corpse for first.
b. Gerken flied to Durr. Shaw and Pat. |
ton found too many whiskers on the Jack.
son ball and remained on home plate
Sixth Inning
Walker went out at first. Miller and |
Bankert hit safe. Durr intoxicated with
the antics OF Patton i'm left field tried once
more to drown him in the Tygart Valley.
but Patton got it before he performed the
trick of Johnny Sands, Bankert was
thrown out trying to get back to first
Fleming and Cline hit safe Miller and
X. Gerken famed to the Jackson ball.
Clark got his base on an error. Grannon
flied to Cobun
Seventh Innings.
Cummings and Cobun could find nothing
but atmospherical resistance to their bats
Hysell hit safe. Jackson. to amuse Wake
Clark, flied to his nit.
b. Gerken was thrown out at first. Shaw
did the fan act. Patton found no grass
hoppers in his path. and refused to run to
first.
Eighth Inning
Both Watkins and Walker raped il out
for two Dagger, but Miller. Bankert and
Durr refused to follow suit. as they were
tired out and far away from home, and
preferred TO remain at home"
Fleming made scratch hit to Watkins
which ii properly felded. would have
made Observation-Disclosures out of
Fleming. but some one had whispered to
En- that the big policeman who was sit
ting over by the moss covered we'll had in.
structions TO not allow any of the Tunnel.
ton boys have anything to drink" and he
was determed to have sweet revenge. and
threw the ball with deadly aim at the big
cop. and Fleming walked leisurely home.
Cline could not connect with the Jackson
drop. Miller died at first Rick Gerken.
who is as handsome as he is popular with
the ladies', resolved TO knock the cover off
the ball aud exhibit il as a trophy to the
girls he left behind But also Rick
striket while Jackson pitchet two straights
and then drop. which even the genial and
placid umpire. Joe Dorsey, could not resist
the temptation to smile at as Rick paved
the air in his vain attempt to hit that BALI
Ninth Inning.
The ninth was short and curious. Both
sides went out in the same manner. Cum
mngs hit safe. Cobun and Jackson famed
Hysell flied to second basemsn
b. Gerken hit safe. Clark and Shaw
famed. Grannon fled to second bascman.
and at4:3s p. m. the fun was all over. and
the score was to in favor Of the Tun.
melton boys.
DIAMOND TIPS.
kid" Jackson proved too much for the
Graftonites. lie struck ont 70 men. besides
making two runs.
Grannon was also keyed up" Tor the
fray. striking out eight men and making two
runs
Clark. it seems is going to join the Sons
Of Rest" Il seems as II there is too much
exertion required Of Wake" to play the
game.
Durr. in the 4th, to his sorrow found out
that he did not have steam enough to
stretch his two Dagger into a three Dagger
Watkins and Walker made fine leads in
the beginning Of the 9th, each getting a
two.bagger.
Grafton had two men who never reached
hrst-those noted pcrsonages were r. Ger.
ken and Miller Function was more for.
tuuate. as every red stocking" had the
honor Of sharing the FIRST corner with
Wake"
"Rubc' Patton clearly proved his ability
as a fielder Accepting three or four very
dImcult chances