Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-09
going the nine innings without an error.
The following is the score by innings:


him out of the game for sometime.
This is unfortunate, as just now the
team needs every man.
jim Jackson played the three games
in great pain. A stiff neck and con-
tracted leaders is not conducive to good
playing.
big Jim" Williams had to get out of
the game Tuesday owing to sickness.
but Paul Flanagan took his place i'll
right-field and made IA hit good and
strong.
COMING EVENTS.
The Young Marylands' and Ores
cents" two meritorious local teams.
have IA game advertised for yesterday
(Friday) afternoon at the New Park for
purse of 800. Tenant and Porter
are the "Y. NJ" battery, Morgan and
Pritchard the "Crescents."
To day Saturday. July 0, the home
cam will inaugurate new departure
by playing twilight game with the
Williamsburg Pa Independents, start
ing promptly at O'Clock.
1t is hoped the crowd will be large
one.
Garrett and Wolfe will do the pitch
ing and catching for the visitors; Flana-
gan and Jackson will Officlate i'll like
capacities for "Our Own
Weather permitting, the game will be
played through i'll plenty of time for
everyone to see the finish.
Saturday, July rs, the so called Fin
ishers," of Cumberland, will he here for a
game Hooker, the famous Cincinnati CG
twirler, will do the pitching for
Mctzner's strangers, while Brown will
otficiate for Our Own
That the game will be Il hot one goes
without saying and every rooter from
Piedmont to Cumberland is expected to
be present to see the "Finishcrs" finished.
4 twilight game will be played We'd
nesdav evening, 18th inst, at the new
Park, between the Dry Goods club and
and Grocery team of The Hitchins Bros.
Company stores. beginning at O'Clock
D. III. The Carlos Band will be present
and enliven the occasion with stirring
music. Lineup rs follows:
Dry GoodS G,o"ny
George Hill c Ernest Layman
Clyde Richardson p Conrad Hohing
W. +. g. Hitchins IS Charles A. Rodda
y. f. WetmOre III Wilbur Wade
George .Jeflries 2b Charles Cocker
A. Charles Stewart 3b Philip Gatehouse
William =. Sullivan IF John Rase
otto Hohing If William Garvey
THE WEAK PLACE.
The Frostburg MINING JOURNAL has joined
the other Creek papers in explaining why
the Cumberland baseball team wins. Ac-
cOrding to the JorRNN. its the umpire.
Next ,-Cumherland Times.
The JOURNAL was not aware that any
other Creek paper held that the Cum
berland umpire was winning games
for his team.
But it is informed that of % games
played by Cumberland with Creek teams
is were in Cumberland only 6 outside.
Except with Homecoming Cumberland
has been winning i'll about the same
ratio-ncoriy "H at home.
And consciously, or unconsciOusly,
the home umpire is rarely disloyal.
Fact is, to be entirely fair, this is the
frail place in the armor of baseball integ-
rity. With all the environment against
them, the visitors everywhere are en-
titled to the benefit of all doubts, but
they very rarely enjoy it. The umpire
is nearly always too weak to face that
large portion of his community whose
maxim is" stand by your home club,
right or wrong
Hence, three games played by the two
teams in Frostburg and three i'll Cum
berland would show Il more even distri-
button of undisputed points than is
visible in the five games already played,
three of which We're won by Cumber-
land i'll Cumberland.
tito Europe.
The Hitchins Bros Company, agents
for the White Star Line of Steamships,
have issued tickets as follows during the
week:
George Wehner and son, Frederick
Wchner, of this place, New York to
Liverpool.
Michael Zipfel, New York to Bremen,
and
Miss Marie NJ. Thomas. New York to
Liverpool.
All the foregoing will sail on the
baltic next Wednesday, 18th inst
Miss Thomas will take the remains of
her father, the late Rev. Henry Thomas,
for final interment in his native Wales.
to Liverpool, sailing July %, on the
Majestic"
Both steamers are white Star" the
Baltic" being the largest vessel in the
world.
The Messrs. Wehner will make tour
of England, Germany and France-after
short stay at Mr.. Wehner's birthplace
in Germany. They will be absent about
two months.
Mr.. Zipfel will also visit Germany.
Miss Thomas, as Indicated, will 90 to
Wales, as also Mr.. and Mrs. England.
Gentry Bros Parade.
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