The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-17
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The Snakes defeated the Big Is.
lies at the Fair Grounds yesterday
afternoon byfas score Of 4 ITO .. This
vas the arst practice game q the
season and nearly all the club officers
and directors were present and all
seemed satisfied with the conduct OF
he regulars. The pitchers were very
effective against the Essles and their
inability to hit cost them dear, Man:
ager Cassel split his pitching stan up
In this game, giving Reed, Kennedy,
Fleming and Jackson to the Essles
and retaining White, Gray and Hell.
mick for use on the regulars. Every
twlrler pitched a few innings and all
performed well, excepting Of course
a trace Of wildness to which charge
all pleaded more or less guilty. At that
the pitchers on the Snakes allowed
the opposition but three hits, but
these. coupled with two errors, netted
tho opposition two runs. The winners
secured eight safeties, several Of
which should have been easy outs
had the men on tho. second team
felded fast. The wildness of the
pitchers gave Catcher Greenwald op,
portunitles to demonstrate his abili-
lies and he did so in most crafty.
Ing manner to the men present who
are putting up their money. for win
ming team. He is not In perfect con.
dition yet but that did not deter him
from performing brilliantly. French
McCray caught for the Essies and
while he; is very light and lnexperl.,
enced to. attempt 10 handle the deliy-
cries Of such men as Kennedy and
Reed, he did tile best he knew and
the big fellows had nothing but praise
for his gameness.s The only real er.
ror chalked up to the Snakes was one
made by Lange which was really OK
cusablc. Shorty" Helm drove a
ground ball at him which had smoke
written legibly oil over 1t and it dc.
Elected from his glove some forty feet.
His territory was in very bad shape,
moreover.
Morris Jackson and Ralph Fleming
the two local boys trying for. positions
on the twirllng staff worked three In
nlngs each for the losers yesterday
3 Fleming has done but very littl'
work so far this season 5and conse
quently had poor control Howeye
I lie has plenty of speed. Jackson ha
been pitching for several weeks owe
; at Waynesburg and showed up yer.
! well. He has his old time speed AMI
:. good control. Also his batting eye ha
! not deserted him and the last run o
) the game yesterday was sent acros
the plate by his timely single owe
!, short in the ninth inning. Fleming
while in right, made two excellen
catches OF hard drives.
Quite a number Of fans will a,
= company the team to Morgantown t
= morrow to witness the game betwee
the Snakes and the Universit.
L Nearly all officers and directors
n the association will be in the part,
AS mentioned before, Happy JAG
't Kennedy will do slab duty. This s
z about how the team will line VI
J, Greenwald, catcher; Kennedy, pitc
n err; Connors, first; Lange, second
$ Duff, short; snedden, third; GLIB
II left; West, middle and Cassel, RICH
e, Just who the extra pitchers and util
Il ty men Will be has not been decide
= Old fans who witnessed the pra
= tice game at the Fair Grounds ye
: terday were strongly reminded of Il
ninth inning of a game played on u
same field two years ago. After ty
men were out in game betwet
Buckhannon Seminary and the loca
SIS and the score tied in the tenth i
ming, the same player who scored Il
last run yesterday, hit for two bas
st and Jackson came to the rescue wi
ly q timely single, winning the gam
Mt He duplicated the trick yesterday, 9
r. ly for the winning part. III
lg Vice President Raymond and ST
lg rotary Ashcraft visited Tractl
ly Park this morning in order 10 dett
or mine on where the team should prs
g. tlce this afternoon, Several da
or since harrow was put on I
TO grounds but the weather conditio