Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-05-24
IL. IL.



When the pad is on the catcher and the
pitchers in his place,
And the batter keeps his optics on the
distance to first base.
Then the tension is tremendous on the
truly loyal fan
Who is handing out instructions just as
swiftly as he can.
And thrill of apprehension hits the urn
pire in the spine
When the rooters on the bleacher ana
the coacher's on the line.
When the rooters on the bleacher and
the sun is blazing down,
Then we lose all thought OF labor and the
other cares of town.
And we HE upon the street car. where the
passengers are thick,
And fellow has to hang on with his
eyebrows. If he'll stick,
Till they dump us at the ball park where
the fenc,. is mostly sign,
When the rooter's on the bleacher and
the coacher's on the line.
When the rooter's on the bleacher. oh. the
soul inspiring shout
When the umpire says the player on the
other side Is out!
Oh the anarChistic outbreak when the
robber says the same
or a player on the home team when we're
fighting for the game.
And | wouldn't he the umpire. who can't
please either nine,
Or the rooter on tho beacher or the
coacher on the line.
When the rooter's on the bleacher. then
the gentle damsels go
In the middle OF the grand stand. and they
murmur soft and low
That the game is lust too lovely" It Is
"charmng." dear" and cute
And they reckon every player by the
wrinkles in his suit.
And they think some good fly paper 10
catch flies with would be fine.
When the rooter's on the bleacher and
the coacher's on the line.
Keno writing to the JOURNAL, says:
FroStburg won the inaugural game at I.o-
contest and cithcr's game until the last man
was put ont in the ninth.
Homecoming has Il lineup that at first blush
seemed to he startling-an aggregation that
was sure of winning. The other thing com
ing there were eyes that wept, teeth that
CRASHED and lollipcrs that cussed in the
''Sfor' city on Georges Creek. Gathered
from points four of the compass, everyone of
manager smiths constituent players had
worked himself into prospective heroship,
with Homecoming at his beautiful feet, and
for the seven initial innings they actually
enioycd luck enough to make Frostburg' :
wonders look like anything other than the
thoroughbrcds they unqucStionably are.
Capt. Mooney" Gunnett. however, kept
his artists well in hand and in the eighth,
when Homecoming thought all was over cx-
ccpt the chortling they came down the
homc-strctch, tivc-drcp, i'll truly Garrisonian
style, winning by the apparently small mar
gin of one. Which ism much of a majority,
but manager Dillon said ones enough
The game and surroundings were full of
pleasing features, chief whereof was the
large and brilliant attendance of Ladies',
whose display of face, form and attire quite
cclipSed all other rcsplcndencies. Still, there
were other points of interest, and, returning
to Il consideration of things of the earth
earthly" Tom Jackson may be mentioned as
II picturesque figure. He was in the game
from end to end. 1t was Jackson from flag
fall to finish. He did the twirling-steady
and sure as il cart-horsc all through. Not
that held the balloon.
Brother Owen, behind the bat, was an eX-
ccllcnt supplement, playing like Il veteran,
His throwing arm in fine fettlc, stolen bases
were few and far between.
Taylor at short did well. His hitting was
Il feature leading both teams in this line
The Gunnctt brothers played in their usrl-
ally good style at first and third.
Tate, the new man, covered second in toll
craby good shape, though little overcas,er.
In the out-ield Gerlach, Jim Jackson and
Krciling got everything that flew their way.
Besides, krcling distinguished himself AT
the bat by hitting the ball hard and often
The Homecoming team put up IA fairly good
game, lacking, however. in uniformity of
movement and consistency of generalShip.
Patterson was the slab protector, as usual,
filling the office handsomely.
The Ralcy brothers play well. In time
they will be top-notcherS and no mistake.
Burns and Williams of the Midland team,
did some excellent work. Williams fly
catching in left was of the sensational type
Mc,iee Brady and Sloan are Shifty play
crS, as everyone on Georges Creek knows
In short Homecoming has Il pretty strong
team, fine manager, and there ought to be
summer.
Following Is the score by
Innings , , ) 6 3 o
Frosthurg. 4 . u ) x-s