The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-12
THE FAMOUS NATIONAL LEAGUE
TWiRLsR DOWNS FRoSTRURG
eY NARROW MARGIN.

Tie last game of the season was
| played at Traction Park yesterday be
tween Frostburg and E'airmont, re-
salting ina defeat for the visitors, 5
to ].
Saturday night d tall, athletic look
ti,;= .-o@u2 fellow came in on the late
I IL rem Pi6tsburs and registered at
| the Tavern as Joe Phillips He came
uptown later and inquired for Manager
Slack. Some few knowing ones caught
sight Of him and soon the news spread
about the city that Deacon Phillippi,
! the renowned slab artist and hero of
MANY diamond battles, would pitch
| for the team representing this city on
| Sunday. The hest OF it. is that tie
managers Of the locals did not know
OF his coming, some Fairmnnt Coal
Company officials being accused of the
deed, it is alleged.
Deacon Philippe, of the Pittsburg
Nationals, was secured to pitch the
game, and his twirlng was a revelation
TO Fair1nont fans. The team generally,
did not play the article OF bail they are
apaDIe and III the habit OF furnish
ing, possibly because of nervousness
due to a pardonabe desire for mention
10 his manager by the Deacon. The
big Lacquer should never have been
scored on. the one, lonely tally com
ing as a direct result of McDonald's
miss of any Gays toss by Gronninser
in the fourth. Philippe is not the
same pitcher that he vas one year ago,
his recent sickness having weakened
him to some extent, but the general
opinion is that he was worked too hard
in the I}ost-season series with the BOs-
ton Americans. Only twice yesterday
did the big fellow wind up and let out,
and both times he was very effective,
striking two out with q man on third
in the first instance and setting q
heavy hitter down with a man on third
in the other The famous underhand.
delivery was used but twice, the Dea-
con relying usually on his perfect
drop. of which he had superb control.
That seems to he the secret OF his sue
cess. Always steady. with nothing in
his capulo but thinking apparatus, he
pitched the grandest game of ball ever
seen in this city. Philippe has never
been known as a Strke-our pitcher. !
but has that wonderful faculty of MAX
ing the batsman hit ittto the infeld |
where with his regular teammates |
behind him it usually results in an /
out. Every single safety registered |
against him went through The infeld, |
the only ball placed outside being a I
line drive that RED" Fisher nailed. AT
least four of the hits were of the yell
lowest kind. and probably some OF the
others could have been fielded had
the boys played up to their standard.
AT least one Frostburg man struck
cut in each inning. and, in the third
and seventh two fell victims to the
Deacor's skill In the last mentioned
T. Jackson's grounder was messed and
booted by Gronninger and passed
,all put him on second. On w. Spates'
out. Mcdonald to Bryson, he Went to-
bird Then Philippe used his speed. +
He flashed EN- across SO fast that the
course, and G. Gunnett and J. Spates
truck out, Frock, repufed TO be an q
Eastern League man under an alias,
,itched an excellent game for the Wis. {
tors, but lacked control. s He was ext
:eedingly effective wit h len oEi8ba asses ]
nall but the third inning, and several *
lines he was in worse holes than the ]
me out Of which: the locals batted a "
ictory Cling Douglas was the I