Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-08-06
Score by innings.

Score by innings.
franklin City II o % . o-$
SNOW Hill .....3 0 u u q u q 1T
+No one ont VIII n winning run was scored.
Earned rlns-Snow Hill 3. Franklin City,
Two base hts-child. Rodgers. struck on by
smith II by Sh 'rpl'y >. rarr >. Base on balls:
,. Rodgers >. smith l. Time Of game > hr 10
min. Umpire Mr.. l.. Hastings.
FRIDAYS GAME
Pocom oke City played the Snow Hill
team this friday afternoon at Wash
ington Park. and administered the first
defeat of the season to the local teaQ
on their home grounds.
The features of the game were the
playing of Short at second base, and
the pitching of Gum for the visitors
The visitors were BANKED until the
seventh inning when they scored three
runs. After this Snow Hill never had
a chance. The local team were handi-
capped to "a great extent by the absence
of two of their best players. who are on
the sick list
The score by innings
Snow Hill 0 0 0 o 0 o o Ia
Pocomoke 0 0 0 % o 3 90
NEXT WEEKS SCHEDULE
Monday, the strong Milford team will
play at Washington Park. This is one
of the fastest teams on the Shore, having
repeatedly defeated the strong Dover
team.
Tuesday, special benefit game for
Norman Baker. who was injured in
Thursdays game. Schroeder and a
new catcher will be the battery for the
Regulars; new pitcher and Rodgers for
the Scrubs.
Wednesday, the team will play in
Pocomoke City
Thursday. at Rehoboth.
Friday. at home with a strong team.
Saturday. at Franklin City.
Wanted by Rodgers and Schraeder-
novels containing lurid accounts of
murders. divorces. bank robberies. etc
New rules for the club retire at
1920 p. IN; breakfast at 7.30 a. m;
practice at 1890 a. m, and p. m.
daily
The Chincoteague trip was greatly
enjoyed. There are some very clever
people on the Island
The gentlemanly conduct of the boys
on and off the field has been frequently
commented on by the patrons of the
game.
Petty" aud shorty" are crack oars
men, and would be glad to- secure posi-
lions on some fast college crews.
Solomon, the Goth Century player.
who ran into Short. thereby committing
foul which made him the third man
out. also committed foul earlier in
the game by running into Hearn and
knocking the ball out of his hands, when
he would have been an easy out. The
rule says the base runner must run
back of the fielder ON thrown or
batted ball. as the fielder is entitled to
the right of way.
midget" Short held down second
base in fine shape in the absence of
Hearn
Petticord went after the game in the
eleventh inning.
Rodgers did great stick work in
Thursdays game. and caught a superb
game behind the bat
Baker will be ont of the game the
rest of the season.
Maybe Short can't run base
Rodgers is like a stone wall behind
the bat.
While practicing Wednesday after
noon Harry Hearn, the clever second
baseman and the manager of the team.
had the misfortune to injure his hand.
He will be out of the game for couple
of weeks.
Schroeder has shown up well in
practice. and will be played at short.
Pennewell plays hard at first.
Corddry knocked the ball over the
left field fence in the game against the
Goth Century last Friday.
Salcedo works hard in the game. He
will be tried at second base during
Hearn's enforced absence from the
game.
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