Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-04-29

anu quit.
PROSPECTUS
To-day Saturday the first real game
of the season here Will br PLAYED.
"Stuh." Brown will pitch for the
Champions. and "NuiSy' Kennedy
Otticlatc III the same capacity for Cum
bcrland
The parade Will leave St. Cloud Hotel
at q cloC;, and game begin at 3 p. m
The Ariun Band Will give Il concert at
tn" Park ON the arrival of the PLAYERS,
and the pennant, memurialIIiug last
seasons championship, will br hoisted
to its place by "A host of FrOstburg's
prcttleSt young ladies'.
So, weather permitting, to-day will be
one Of the greatest baseball days in the
history of the metropolis
Henry Keenan,, of Midland, has been
selected by president Young to handle
the indicator.
1t is hoped that his will be- an easy
task, and that players and rooterS alike
will give him the obedience and respect
that an umpire is entitled to- A fair
fight no tavorS, and may the team
playing the best bali win, Inshallah.
One of the largest crowds of people
ever seen on Il ball ground in this sec
Park to-day. and it is hoped the manage
ment Will have officials who Will be able
to handle them. Mayor Townsend will
start the series bv throwing the first bail.
MNrRIMoNINL.
\ Woodstock lNa.D paper of late date
says
MIR. Joseph G, Laughlin and Miss Dora NJ
FunkhouSer were married "Wednesday even
ing at MaurcrtoWn by Rev Mr. Shaver.
After the ceremony, Mr. laughm left for
FrOStburg. Md. where he will play ball tins
season with a team OF that place.
CUTTERS.
Midland has got a good start -Cumber-
just months and - days ahead of
the Cumberland record i'll 1904.
Prospectus
Cumberland will br well represented in
FrOSthurg Saturday and 1t is expected that
several hundred OF the local rOutrrS Will ac-
company the Cardinals to pillonvlIe and if
possible root out Il victory. Cumberland
Nc"~
PERSONAL.
Owen JackSou one of "Our Own" has
been signed III Bill DgginS' place, Cum
hrrland. jackson has been flirting with
the management here; his terms We're
accepted, and his contract made out as
he desired. He asked for time I'LL Tues
day morning, but he never showed up. 9"
Instead, he played with Cumberland
that day and signed with the Reds" ON
Wednesday. This kind of business
should be brought before the Board of
Arbitration.
w. +. Noel, accompanied by Bertus
Miller, of Tuuueltun, W. Va. arrived
three days before the championship
series begin. Mr.. Noel reports that he
made the mistake last year Of reaching
FroStburg ON the day of the game. He
hurried with all speed from the car to
the Park, however, but the gate keeper
had already opened for business. Worse
still-all the trees round about We're
filled to standing room only -
NurES.
The Queen City Reds went over to
AltuO-nah Saturday The Chorus
Girl had telegraphed on Friday. how
ever, to her old sweethcarts chat they
must do up them cOunterfeitclS. Red,
you know, said she, lis not the native
color of shippers of Cumberland coal, -
and so on. ReSult-RedS returned with
only ) of 10 runs.
Evidently, this is going to he IA frac-
tlouS season tor the umpire unless the
authorities of the League can make him
unimpeaChahlc as we'll as unasSailable.
Like the principal of the State Normal
School, or any other school, right or
wrong, he should he exempt even from
question by all until the proper time and
authority are reached.
When the management lets the mob
of boys i'll the management S'nuld STE
that they are aftcrward kept III place.
1t was mistake to put Gerlach in as
umpire Monday. II "0x M, onIq Jrrt"ri
| Ndiund h"d ~ g"t Will Frostburg
never learn any SENSE concerning the
"home umpire business.
The umpire should be the whole
thing i'll the conduct Of the game. The
field is his and even 5hc ulnagrr>
should he made to abdicate. Certainly.
no manager should be permitted to call
his team off the field while rnyre is an
I inning, OF half an inning to play.