The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-26
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THE ONT LADS DIE; FINE;
a PLAYING AND w ON a GREAT Ia
.3.SY II VICTORY. I. s
Although the locals have not vet
won the independent championship
Of the State they demonstrated to their
admirers yesterday at Traction Park
that they will. Piedmont went down
before them,,2 too, and in the pref.
test gnme of the season, too. Buck
Jackson pitched the best game Of his,
career'an YOU all know that his per,
formance was great when that can be
said. One clean hit and a scrat CHI was
the best the visitors could do with
him. Control has always been his
long suit and this coupled with per.
feet curves and plenty Of steam stamp
ed his work as first class in every par.
ticular. Until the. sixth inning not
Piedmont player succeeded In reachs
Ing the first sack In safety and but
two were on the basepaths during the
entire game. That's not only pitch.
ing ball but reminds one that there
were eight other stars patrolling
around that lot. or these Red sned.
den was the leading lady. Tho col.
legian from Grove City pulled Oft a
superb stunt, which, If 1t didn't pre-,
vent the visitors from scoring, at
least saved n lot Of anxiety. With q
man on second, batter caught one Of
Jackson's bcnders square on tho nose
and started It for left field, waist high.
1t looked from the stands 10 be about
midway between Red and swartling
and impossible to get. 1t was going
with the speed Of a rifle bullet. The
knockers just had time to put forth
little estate shouts when they were
Joined by about eleven hundred more,
not knockers this time, at least as far
as Red was concerned, for the auburn
haired youth had, ut the crack of the
bat, started for the middle field fence.
One had just time to think to ones
self, accompanied by a sinking Of the
heart, "Wcll, Red made a good try
anyhow" when, after running some
twenty feet, he made a lunge and
grabbed that ball in his gloved hand.
The crowd woke up and told Mr..
Snedden that he was the goods and
that they lad always known 1t and
that he was more than good enough
for Fairmont and that no one could
come here from the Crek, or anywhere
else, for that matter, and get his job
Speaking Of Creek men reminds Us
that the reinforcements from thai
region are all to the good. In The
outf'eld Wlllig and Lucther shone re
splendent, getting everything tina
came their way and Swartling ant
Carpenter did the same in the infield
The team batted well, considering thu
man pitted against them and he wa:
in great form, too. McIlyalne turned
the trick on Fairmont last seasor
more than once but they fooled hin
yesterday, Fight safe hits did the,
touch him up for, but at that errors
allowed the runs to be scored HI
was particularly effective with MOI
on bases. Until the sixth one or more
hits was made off him in every in
ming and of course men reached tn.
corners. Yet In each instance except
ing The fourth round he held then
safe. In this one he passed Carpen
tier and Conner beat out a :bunt
Swartling sacrificed them cleyerl,
and Gibbs singled through Short scor
ing Carpenter. Helmick, running TO
Connor, had reached third and whel
Lucther sent long fly to Coffman h,
counted. That was all the run get
ting. The nearest Piedmont got t,
the plate on the return trip was whel
snedden produced his Hans Wayne
specially. However, things didn't lool
good for a shut out In the eighth. TIL
first man up singled to middle but tn
next hit into double, Carpenter t
swartling 10 Conner. r
The Score.
Piedmont B. R. H. Q. A. i