Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-02
Parallel.
Prophecy.
TOWN AND VICINITY.

If neither, or if it be Hearst, Bryan or
German, goodbye Democracy!
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Last Saturday "Our Own "did' the
Fairmont (W. Na.) club to the tune of
8 too.
1t was the third victory of the week
for the champion team of this section
and two of these 'shut-outs.
So there was room for rejoicing, as it
certainly is proof positive that the locals
are rounding to i'll good form. and the
team that wins from them will know
they have been playing ball.
Flanagan did the pitching for the
home team and he never did better. He
held the hard-hitting visitors down to
five scattered hits and only one man got
as far as third. He was swift as the
eagle and steady as the cart-horse.
Jackson, behind the bat played i'll the
very best style, and Capt. Mooney
Gunnett, at second, was center of
attraction, playing the greatest kind OF
a fielding game. He had seven chances,
some very hard ones, aud accepted every
one in the cleverest manner.
key Lay DI, lbo btS'lN'S Hp'Nii
mention for excellent work i'll middle
field Besides, he hit the ball in his old
time form.
Jim" Jackson's swat" to the left
field fence was cOrker, and his fielding
is certainly great.
All played the kind of ball that will
win against the very best teams, as not
an error can be charged against them
during the entire game.
For the visitors Core and Edwards
were in the points. Both are good ball
players and know the game. Core Is IA
West Virginia University man and
pitched for that school all the season.
They are IL bunch Of pleasant agreeable
gentlemen as well as fine players, and
their manager, Edward Slack, an old
Frostburg boy, is all to the good. We
hope to see them back again before the
season closes. The following is the
score by innings:
, / 6 s
FroStburg. ....0 o | u q | , X-S
Fairmont.. ....0 q q u u q OIt'
George Richardson umpired the game
in an excellent manner, pleasing players
and patrons alike.
The MctropolitanS of FroStbu"g de-
feated Homecoming ut that place Thurs
day in Il lO-inning game to 3. Tie
victols report that their triumph was
Wrung from Il rotten umpire, and to
top off this sort of business they We're
"gouged out of the il share of the gate
receipts Shame on such baseball
PROSPECTUS.
Next Monday and Tuesday the Monon-
gahela Athletic Club, of Charleroi, Pa,
will be here for a series of three games
Monday, July t.
There will be two games Monday-one
in the morning at l0o'clock the other i'll
the afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Tuesday, July >, there will be one
one game-in the afternoon at 81,
o'clock.
This is good strong aggregation-in
the class with Homestead, JohnStown,
p. A. c., etc, and these games are ex-
pectcd to be exhibitions well worth 60
ing to see. The guarantee to get them
here is pretty large. and it is hoped the
base ball-loving public will turn out i'll
large numbers to make these games a
financial as well as artistic success.
On Thursday, July /, Green's "High-
landers" will play the return game here.
On Saturday July 9, Midland will play
here.
Next week Will be sure-enough base
ball week.
The game last Saturday between
Cumberland and Midland at Midland
was ''called off" owing to catcher Harris
having to leave for his home Friday
evening, the death of ii relative being
the cause of the hurried call.
The Cumberland manager claims that
manager Dillon failed to sign his name
to the letter sent him requesting games
here, and that was the reason it was not
answered.
This is possibly a good reason though
not probably good.
We would like to see that letter.
However, we understand that mama
gers Dillon and Metzner have come to
an understanding regarding games here
in the near future So it is hoped that
there will be no more trouble and that
manager Dillon will hereafter not for
get or neglect to sign all communica-
tons addressed to the manager of the
"Finishers.
How it looks to West Virginia outside
of Fairmont may be inferred from a re-
mark by the Morgantown Nc~ DOmiHj0H
THAT Eastern trip let some of the wind
out of Fairmont's pretentious ball team"
Disaster began with the first step on
Maryland soil.
"There will be no more postpone
ments," writes "Keno,' of games by
Midland this season. Tom" Irwin is
back, the Midland team is complete, and
it is expected down there to go ahead
and win every game. tom" would
have played in Frostburg this season, but
he doesn't like the management"
The grand stand, like Carlos church
on "Children's Day." is too small for
big occasions.
The statisticians of Cumberland and
Homecoming do not agree. One base of
percentage rules i'll one place, one i'll
the other, neither taking account of the
winnings of the Cumberland umpire.
a FAIR SUGGESTION.
"A Grand-Stand Patron" writes this
to the JOURNAL:
1t is hoped that during the two games to
be played here July 18th that the management
will see that grown people and children are
not allowed to stand i'll front of those go
ing early enough to get Il good seat as il de
stroys the pleasure for which we 20 and
for which we pay after gong.
The point made is a good one. For
the pleasure of those who fill the grand
stand comfortably no more should be
admitted. Unlike an electric car, there
is not room for one more" when every