Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-09-21
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no time was the result in doubt.
Ray and Williams, of Meyersdale, two old
time stars of that one time base. ball town,
played with the visitors and both gentlemen
put up a pretty good game. Their efforts in
the company they were with were of no
avail, however, as the local team won,
hands down.
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PROSPECTUS.
The local team will play two more games
ere the season ClUses-one with Meyersdale
team here "Wednesday, Sept 25 and the re-
turn game i'll Meyersdale on the following
Saturday, 18th inst. 1t is to be expected as
well as hoped that these two games will he
good ones and prove successes, both
artistcally as well as financially.
PERSONAL.
Leonard was released Saturday and return
ed to his home in Washington Monday.
John is a good pitcher, very clever all
round player and his many friends wish him
the success he deserves.
NOTES.
The picnic and reception that were to be
held Saturday evening in Vogtman's park,
were postponed till later date on account
of the very unfavOrable weather.
Parsons put the kibosh" on to LOnacon-
ing both Friday and Saturday of last week
The first game the score was 7 to 0; Saturday
it was a little better-6 to |. 1t is quite Il
long time since anyone heard Of "Coney'
winning game of ball.
The season here has not been the success it
should have been for several reasons. The
desertiOn of the Spates contingent Just when
they were needed most had Its effect on the
management and put a very great damper ON
the game. Things are in good shape though,
for next season, and we will promise base
ball patrons several good runs for their money
then.
The management of the park should
have 1.-THE grand stand swept out oc-
accommodations. 1t is very difficult
now for ii spectator, after paying for
seat, to find one that is at all clean
1t ought to be very clear by this time
to all interested i'll the good name
of the game that IL league is the
thing. Make IA circuit of Parsons, Iona
coming, Midland. Carlos, Midlothian,
Frostburg, Berlin, Meyersdale, etc, call
it The Tri-State League; have pennant,
or cup, to play for each year, and dis
tinctiOnS beside for individual players.
This will furnish abundant inspiration
for good playing all round and pay all
concerned.
Judging by remarks after Thursdays
game, many people believe it was
"give-away" by Midland.
The question arises-was there IA
slate for the two first games? Or, if
not for the first, for the second?
The JOURNAL hopes not.
For while "slates'' may fool political
partisans all the time, they wont go
long with baseball enthusiasts.
1t would have been better, boys of
Midland, to capture Thursdays game.
1t could have been done.
An agreement was made early this
week between the Midland and Parsons
CIV. Na.) managers to play three cham
pion games, each putting up 500, the
winner of two games to take the purse
of 500 The schedule was us follows:
First game at Midland Wednesday, 18th.
Second game at Frostburg Thursday, 18th.
Third game at Midland, Friday, 10Th
1t was understood that the three games
We're to be played, irrespective of result
of the two first
The managers, MeSSrs. Murphy and
Husband, agreed to name II players
each, from which the contrasting teams
were to be selected. OF Murphy's aggre-
CATION one-half are FrostburgerS
Spates trio, the Jackson pair and DIN
Gunnett.
The Parsons people went into the con-
test handicapped by the accusation that
they are professionals, while those
from the land Of Mid and the burg of
Frost modeStly dub themselves ''ama-
tours This crowd, however, having
laid out Parsons three out of four, one
of them shut-out, Parsons wondered
whether such things could really be
land overcome us like asummer cloud"
Thomas Murphy, mild-mannered
baseball savage, responded
Cert, an phwat else will yez hov to prove
it,"
Husbands response led to the three
game contest for 5000.
'The Scorer records his views of the
two Midland Parsons games
The first of the series of games between
Parsons, w. Va, and Midland was played at
Midland Wednesday and after hard-foug
battle the Midland team won by the score of
Sto7.
Entler and Jackson were in the points for
Midland, Bowman and Schriver for Parsons.
The second game was played here at the
Driving Park Thursday, and Parsons won by
the score of 10 toll.
Williams did the twirling for Parsons, and
he is one of the very best pitchers ever seen
in this locality.
Spates, who did the pitching for Midland
certainly had an of day, as his playing
was ragged"
After the second inning the Midland team
braced up and the game looked like a contest
sure enough.
AT least 400 people attended this game
and the crowd was good-natured, orderly
one, though cons derable money changed
hands on the res ult.
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