The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-14
SUNDAY GAME
WAS A PEACH
wAxNEssuRe BUNCH FOUND
THE LOCALS A VERY STIFF
PROPOSITION THIS TINE.

The game played at Traction Park
yesterday with waynesburg was a.
repetition of the one played exactly
two weeks previous. Again the Wis
itors won by score of to 0. The
pitchers were the same as in the 9TH
er game, Buck Jackson for the locals
and Cannon for waynesburg. When
this was advertised 1t was expected
that a large crowd would attend but
no one looked for the record breaker
that did assemble. And II was an en-
thusiastlc mob, too. Plays abound
ed to give 1t a chance to yell its head
OFF and it didn't hesitate to do so up.
on real cute occasions. shorty"
Helm umpired and two decisions
which he rendered otherwise than in
favor of the home team are thought
to have changed the tide of battle.
One was decision at third when
many thought that Wharton was safe
but the official said nix and that
went. The other was when the same
player dropped bunt down the first
base line and was called out. Be that
as 1t may. when an umpire on the 10
cal grounds renders any kind OF
decision it is objected to by at least
one-half the crowd and usually more.
so that the roasting the official re-.
ceives doesn't amount to much. Well.
at that 1t was beautiful game. Both
teams played brilliant ball with. the
exception Of three fiukes by the locals
which cut no figure in the score.
however. Red Snedden was all the
money. He had the crowd on its feet
on more than one occasion by reason
of his brilliant work. That first in
ming was when he made 'em get up
and blubber. Milt Montgomery had
gone out from Swartling to Lefty but
lGronninger sent safety past short
and was ready to make sprinting
record when Jim Ganiear should
clout one as he had been In the hab-
1t Of doing lately! Ganiear swung
his club with terrific force and caught
low one right on the nose. All knew
1t went some where. 1t was actually
SO hot that the eye couldn't follow its
course. Anyway the crowd found out
in a second when Mr.. Redhead kind
o. scruched and then without straight
ening up slammed 1t over to Lefty
doubling Gronninger who was as much
surprised by the catch as was the
crowd. The ball had gone straight
on line to Red and he had grabbed
it. 1t was a hard smash and a nice
catch. RedFdidn't let the people for
get him long during this game. In
the third he pulled Off another stunt
that brought him applause. Core
had started OFF with clean single
That ordinarily looks bad when a
bunch possesses the team work Milt
Montgomery has instilled into his
team and all thought, Here's where
they score" What do you suppose
Buck did? He just smiled. He knew
what he knew. Ben Montgomery and
Cannon stepped up willing to do or
die. Buck actually prevented the
former from bunting and then struck
him out. The clever twirler also fell
before the great and only Buck. Milt
was next and he managed to hit one
of Bucks benderinos rather solid
smash. Red scooted over toward sec
ond and $gobbled It on short first
hop and easily threw him out. Silk
Swartling was guilty OF fielding
stunt that was all to the good. Run
ming at full tilt he collared q hot
ground ball back in left field and
made peach throw but It was i'm
possible to get his man. Just the
same the neat bit OF work went for
what 1t was worth. Milt Montgomery
was some pumpkins himself. He
made stop in the early stages thar
was thing Of beauty and Joy for.
ever. Lefty Core broke into that
class when he made catch Of a
short fly back of second in his glove
hand. That was about all the fea-
ture work. The lonely run scored
was sneaking little rascal that hap
pened in the sixth. Same old story
you know, two men gone. Cannon
went out from Buck to Lefty and Milt
had sent hgh one which Cap VIII
iig put out Of commission. Then
Gronninger hit-the~ one which made
Swartling famous. The runner stole
second on Wharton, the. throw being
off color. 'Ganfear laced a line drive
to left and Jim was over with the
only run of the game. 1t was rumor-
ed around town last night that a
Waynesburg official stated after the
| game that his taara- uras haa.a.,