The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-20
IT TOOK TEN
lNlNG|S ! ! TO DECIDE
BUT FAlRMoNT HAD BUT TWO TO
cUMBERLAND's FOUR At
QUITTING TIME.

QUITTING TIME.
Fairmont really had Cumberland
bested in the first extra inning game
Of the season at Traction Park yester-
day, yet they lost by score Of 4 to .
and the man who had made 1t possible
to win was the one who lost 1t. This
was Pitcher Ernest Helmick. This
husky young fellow, although having
been worked a great deal harder late.
~ than is good for any one, having
pitched Thursday. Saturday and Mon.
day, went in because there was no
one else, and pitched great ball. Ev.
cry run scored by the visitors was
through his generosity and In the
tenth his wild throw to catch Vought
at second and a chance to complete
a fast double such as he started in a
previous inning. resulted disastrous
ly and lost the game for himself. But
six hits could the fast bunch from
Maryland get off his delivery and al
though he hit three batsmen and Is.
sued four passes he had them at his
mercy even at that. His support was
superb. Only small crowd was pres.
ent. yet 1t was not sorry it came for
Lefty Jackson alone pulled off, field.
ling stunt that was more than worth
the price Of admission. 1t was in the
ninth with the score q tie, two all, a
man on second and two out. A little
single would have won but Stats
Reeder attempted to win his own
game in fitting manner by driving
cut one Of the longest drives ever hit
on the I. home grounds. 1t went
straight for the corner of the right
field fence and looked good for at
: least three bases. At the crack OF the
bat Lefty was off through tho mud
and headed for the corner mentioned.
5 The crowd gave 1t up and all started
to get ready to go home. 1t was ut
terly impossible to get that drive,
. However, Lefty kept plugging along
and when within three feet Of the
fence and running ahead Of the ny.
ing sphere, he suddenly made a mighty
leap In the air and turning half around
reached up with his gloved hand
then got ashamed of 1t. It's a good
thing for the park owners that large
crowd was not present or that grand
stand would have been ruined. The
\ few who did see It put forth all their
energy and gave Lefty rousing ova-
ton. He was actually so modest that
on his way In he stopped and chatted
with John Raley at first base. How
ever, after the two men went out 1t
was his turn at bat and on his way to
the bench to get stick he was loudly
cheered and again when he stepped
to the plate. This was too much and
just to show the crowd he appreciated
its acknowledgement Of his mIracu.
lous catch. he poked out double to
r left and the crowd quit cheering.
\ What's the use Of cheering a man who
Is all the while doing sensational
things like that? Let's save up for
some one who only does 'em occa.
sionally. That's the way the bunch
\ evidently considered it. Last night
on the streets on all sides one could
hear the question: How In the name
| OF Traction Park can a man. running
( up a steep hill in mud ankle deep,
jump so high in the air" Also, "How
did he manage to get that right hand
turned completely around and in front
Of that ball and how did he make It
stick in the hand after he did get It
in front Of that ball 2" Itsmade all Of
them, guess. And then to make 1t
worse he stalked around town last
night saying when being congratu.
lated on 1t that he didn't know he had
it, and that 1t was an accident, when
all the team knows that he Is full Of
those tricks. There is no getting
around it. Helmick was unfortunate
i He has no one but himself to blame
1 as all the boys played superb ball be
| hind him. Fechter Conner, snedder
Il and West being the III ara nexf In lns