The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-02
TWO :sTRAlGHT5G GAMES ON THE
STRONG CUMBERLAND TEAM
PUTS NEW LIFE IN THE q
Local FANS. II,

Local FANS. !.
There have been several interest
ing games of ball played in F'airmont
but the one yesterday has them al
skinned. IA e
The contest fairly hristled with sen
sational plays and 1t was unJoUbted
ly the greatest pitchers battle eve,
fought in this city, and in which
Harry Drumming had all the best Of
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If ever a man worked hard for q
1 game, that man was our own Harry
great Bennett, late of Homestead. The
latter gentleman had everything de.
,sirable in a pitcher, (the locals got
/ eight hits however) SO it Is readily cv-
| ident what sort OF ball Drumming
| pitched. The ninth inning saw the
first clean hit they managed to solve
him for, the one hit by Metz to Nc
| Donald taking bad bound Just as the
clever shortf1elder had it. e
| Gibbs and Fisher We're the particu-
larry bright luminaries in bunch OF
stars, and the weekday crowd yelled
themselves hoarse at the two outfield-
liantly
The seventh inning saw the most
remarkable catch ever perpetratek. on
a Fairmont crowd. 1t not only was an
exhibition of pure nerve, butt shows
how earnestly a fellow will work and
what chances he will run to defeat an
opposing team and preserve "A no run
record, which his teammates. particu-
larly Drumming, had striven, for sew
en- long innings, to accomplish. The
score was one to nothing In our favor
and Metz had just got his scratch
hit after one hand had been retired
and Raley's out, Bero to Conway.
put him on second. Laughlin stepped
to the plate with awful determination
expressed in every fiber of his being
and swatted a terrific drive to left.
The ball scared high and far with
Gibbs after it, full tilt. When tho
crowd saw the sphere go plump into
the big tree in the left garden, ali
hope was abandoned. But Gibbs
hadn't thrown his hand in yet and I'M
der the tree he flashed, hands high iii
the air. The leaves cut loose by the
descending norsehide fell all around
him, but he never let up, ard on
dead run secured the ball in its bare
hand.
Talk about the performances way
back in the sixties or seventies, or
anytime since base ball was invented,
but this stunt by Gibbs just about
takes the works. Why, it was utterly
impossible and everyone, Including
the optimistic occupants Of the press
box, were wailing and crashing their
teeth and Official Scorer Robertson
was trying to determine what the bat.
ter was entitled to, double or ! sim
gle, when the bedlam broke loose IS
Gibbs next door neighbor, ne of the
auburn locks, also shone few. The
very first inning gave him chance
to retire the visitors and he did. after
a hard chase. And again in the ninth
did he come down off that mountain
like streak and gobble Bigbee's
punk fly. When he (F'isher) hits one
in any direction, no matter hoy: easy,
some lively fielding has to be done to
get him, as ten seconds is about his
speed Besides getting three hits,
one triple, he stole two bases and
scored the first run. Maybe he didn't
get hand when the latter feat, had.
gone down in history, AMI Bryson
vas also included in that deal Fisher
eaned against one of Benefits
speedy ones for three clean bases at
er one out in the sixth ana Bryson
him home with. a grourr.cr
o short, too warm to field. Then the
:rowd did go wild. e
The only two errors chalKe,t; up
gainst the locals were by Drumming
himself, both easy chances. He placed |
imself in several bad holes but al
Ways emerged with flying colors. Just4
or instance, Humbird,, the first man
y the inning was given three straight +
ais and was then struck out. Again
4 the sixth, Scott flew to Mcdonald
nd Bennett drew the only pass is
ued by the local man. Humbi:d | :
united to Drumming, who threw wild q
, first, the batter taking second and 9
ennett third and only one out Tate /
it hot gronnder to Mcdonald who s
lrew to. the plate to catch Bennettt =
he throw was low, but Whorton G
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