The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20
in a SEA OF MUD oUR5BOYS DID
TAE GOOSE EGG BUSINESS
TO WEILSBURG.
"gED- LANG WAS ON THE
WRONG SIDE YESTERDAY.
THE SCORE WAS ! TO Q.

MCtO0hSS ; @Ne.lSboi > .o"A'Sti' ~
the new twirler, was the hero BE
sides shutting Weston out Friday. ana
allowing but one hit he cracked oht
a two sactSer in the ninth yesterday
which drove the only, run of the game
across tie plate.
Red Lning. the eN-Fairmoat pitch
er, was opposed To his old team mates
and pitched an article OF ball winch
should win most games. Afterzlt was
decided to play in the sea of mud, Nc
Nichols. who was slated to perform,
declined, and young Red showed
them all that a team OF hltters> had
no tel.rors for him. He pulled salelF
out of bad holes, both in the fourth
and sixth innings He also struck
five men out in succession.
Fairmo11t batted fTst, and Waynan
grounded. Woods TO McConkey- Glbos
flew to McNichols. Helm hit q safe
one over second. but Vasbinder Eorcel
him at second.
Mcconnell struck out and McG'ee
drew base on balls, as did McConiieE.
famm struck out and Woods Sroull-
ded, Qualey to Brysor.
Stillwell flied to MCGEE and Bryson
grounded out to the same one. NC
Donald tiled out to Robinson.
Robinson grounded to Fasblnder
and Davis and McNichols struck out
Farnont had chance to score IN
this inning and Qualey>s base-runn1nS
was depeuded upon to that end, but
the mud is responsible for his cap
Ctn
after getting to first on Rohinsons
miserable tumble of his grounder.
Edwards then hit through short Tor
a single, and Wayman followed SUIT,
but Gibbs grounded to Laing and Helm
flied to McConkey.
LANG was hit by a pitched ball and
Mcconnell fouled to Edwards "a diff
cult chance. MCGEE struck out and
McConkey flew to Stiilweli.
Again Fairmont failed to score in
the fourth, all on account of Lains
Vasbinder hit the first ball to left Tor
a pair. but died there when StillWell,
Bryson and Mcdonald struck out
Hamn. rolled a slow one to Vas
binder and was out. Woods then
singled over second, but Vas showed
the crowd that he knew something
about striking batsmen out, when he
retired the next two, Robinson ana
Davis, on pitched balls.
Qualey and Edwards struck out,
making five straight ones for the Au-
burn Haired Over the Creek Kid.
Wayman sent an easy one to Robin
son and beat ii out when the latter
fumbled Gibbs forced him at sec
ond.
McNichols grounded to Vasbinder
and Laing and Mcconnell struck out.
Helm singled past first, took sec
ond on a wild pitch and went to third
on Stllwell's single over that station.
after Vasbinder struck out. Brysoh
struck out and Mcdonald few to left.
ending the inning
Notice and Hamm grounded to
Helm and aIcConkey did the same to
Silly.
Quaey flied TO Niece, Edwards
grounded 10 first, and Wayman flied
to LANG
Vasbinder was in a bad fix in this
inning. but came out with flying col
ors, as usual. Woods, the first man
up singled over third and went to sec
ond when Robinson drew a pass; but
Davis and McNichols strnck out and
Laing grounded, Silly To Bryson-
Gibbs aied to Davis, Helm grounded
to Robinson and Vasbinder grounded
to Laing.
Wellsburg was dangerous in their
half of the eighth when Mcconnell
was safe on his grounder to Bryson.
and Wayman dropped McGee's fly
Mcconnell hit one to Helm, who let it
get by, and three men were on bases
and no hands down. Hamm purpose
ly stepped in front of an inshoot, but
Slack would not allow it. He then
flew to Vasbinder. Woods struck out
and Robinson flied to Edwards
Hamm was slightly hurt when hit. and
Farrell went behind the bat.
The ninth was the heart breaker
for WeIlsburg. and this is how it hap
pened: Stillwell flied out to. Woods,
and Bryson gave MCGEE an easy
chance, but he was scared OF it and
let it 60 Mcdonald sacrificed Bry-
son to second. Then Qualey, after
swinging vainly at two good ones.
caught one square on the nose. It,
went twenty feet over IcConne1l'ss
head. scoring the big first baseman..
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