Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-07-29
SNOW HILL Still Winning !

SNUW HILL STILL Winning +!
Played Ball All Around Armstrong c.
c. Batted a Pitchers. Scientific Bunt-
ing Against Benson. Of Pocomoke.
The game last Friday at Snow Hill
between the Snow Hill and Pocomoke
City teams resulted in a victory for the
home team by the score of to l. The
game was called in Snow Hills half of
seventh inning to enable the visitors to
take the boat for Pocomoke City. The
features of the game were the fine
pitching of Robinson, who was on the
rubber for Snow Hill, only two hits be-
ing made off his delivery in seven innings
and the batting of Kite, who made three
safe hits out of three times at the bat
Score by innings:
Snow Hill 1000 20 x-4r IN 4e
Pocomoke OO0OO1 Or 2h 2e
A double header was played here
Wednesday afternoon between the home
team and the Armstrong Cork Club. of
aroused in the games by the announce
ment that two of last years players.
Roth and Durney would be with the
visiting teams. Wescott pitched the
first game for Snow Hill, and held the
visitors safe at all stages.
Score by innings:
Snow Hill O2O3O5 Ox-l4r 14h Be
Armstrong 90 80 ar 5h 4e
Batteries Westcott and Kite; Kurtz
and Bouse. Robinson umpire.
In the second game Manager Williams
was in the box for Snow Hill, and was
opposed by Roth, who pitched a good
game but was accorded miserable sup
port. In the sixth inning, with the bases
full and none out, Roth was taken vio-
lently i'll as a result of swallowing a
lighted cigarette. He left the field and
the game developed into farce after
his departure. as both pitchers who sue
ceeded him were cherry pie for the
home boys. Manager Williams pitched
good game and was given splendid
support. Capern distinguished himself
at third by a fine stop and throw of a
sharp grounder. and Kettler pulled down
hard liner. The game was called in
the seventh inning by agreement.
Score by innings:
Snow Hill .2O1O41Ox- Sr l2h 2e
Armstrong 100000 In Sc
Batteries Williams and Ritter; Roth,
Reimar, Kurtz and Bouse.
For the eighth time this season the
Snow Hill and Pocomoke City teams
clashed Thursday afternoon. and for
the seventh time the latter team went
down to defeat. Pocomoke had greatly
strengthened her team by the addition
of Benson and Smith, the crack battery
of the Champion Ridgely team. and of
Raymond Charles, who played third
base in fine style. The visitors present
ed by far the strongest front they have
shown in Snow Hill this season, but
scientific batting and headwork on the
part of the home players, coupled with
costly fielding errors by the Pocomoke
team, gave Snow Hill, in the first in
ming commanding lead the visitors
could not overcome. In the first inning
ames was hit on the right elbow with a
pitched ball, and retired from the game,
Duncan taking his place on first base.
POcomoke was retired without a run.
For Snow Hill, Black, the first man up,
drew base on balls; Ritter, after two
attempts to bunt, got the third one fair,
and both men were safe. Hickman
followed with a neat bunt toward first
base, which neither Benson nor Duncan
could field, and the bases were full.
Excitement was then at fever heat, and
it was clearly seen that southpaw Ben
son was in the air. Kite was at bat,
and proved to be the man for the emer-
gency. He raped a sharp one between
first and second which got away from
Burris, and two men scored.
Kettler followed Kite, and duplicated
his hit, Burris again letting the ball go
through him, and two more runs scored.
Snow Hill earned one more in the
third inning on Hickman s two base hit,
and Kites single to right field. After
the first inning Benson pitched a good
game. Robinson, though trifle wild,
pitched splendid ball, and was master
of the situation at all points of the game.
Townsend, Ritter and Westcott made
good running catches of high balls, and
Burroughs scooped in several low throws
from the infield with his usual ease and
grace.
SNOW HILL.