The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-01

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Liverpool. returning Sunday for
game with Piedmont. waynesburg
is here one week from next Sunday.
Lefty Core has not made exception.
ally good with Waynesburg In the
department for which he is especial.
" noted, namely, hitting. Yesterday
he got his first hit in seven games.
Washington. Pa. is getting an un-
enviaDle reputation all over the ;coun-
try as scrappers and dirty bail play
ers. Yesterday another disgraceful
fight in which the home players were
the aggressors, took place there. and
nearly ended in riot.
When It became decidedly appar-
ent that Lefty Jackson had left his
benders and control at fthe hotel,
Manager Willig sent. Guisbert in. The
main trouble with the local pitching
stan is that they don't get enough
work. Lefty worked yesterday for
the first. time in more than week
and no man can expect to pitch win
ming ball and rest that much. a
Fairnont loses one of her best men
next week when Jim Conner, the fast
first baseman. leaves the team TO take
position with a mercantile concern
at his home in Washington, Ohio.
This came as surprise to the direc.
tors and members of the team who
had no idea that the big fellow con
templated such move His leaving
places the team in bad position I'M
less. Conway can be secured from
Waynesburg. Common has been play.
Ing gilt-edged ball in Fairmont, and
besides batting at a good clip was de.
veloping surprising speed on the
bases.
Johnnie Welsh, the local southpaw.
pitched good ball for Cumberland
Friday, but errors helped to run up
the score on him. The National
leaguers did not find him an easy
mark.
Wheeling wanted Buck Kennoy,,
the shortstop. but he refused to tic
up with the Central leaguers. Ken
noy played short under Pop shriyerf
the Wheeling manager, at West Wiz.
ginia University.
cy Dawson. who is playing good
ball for Falrmont, will go to the At
bany New York state. League club
next spring. Capt Willlg, ofthe Fair.
mont team, may return to the
Southern league next season. a
Jack Snedden. the former Grove
City third baseman, is playing the
best ball OF his career at Fairmont.
Homestead recently tried to have him
Jump.
An All-1ndependent team is indeed
very hard TO pick. There are so
many flrst-class players on the differ
ent teams en- the circuit that one must
be exceedingly well cognizant of the
ability and worth of the different
players before he could assume TO
choose nine.
| The Pittsburg Collegians. while on
their two weeks eastern trip, w@ge
waiting at West Virginia hotel one
morning for train, and while pass.
ing away the time, one Of the party
brought up the subject OF an All-Inde.
pendent team. Every player appeared
to have his faYorites, but these men
seemed TO be in the most favor:
Catchers-Bob westlake. Cumber-.
land. and Ben. Montgomery. wayness
burg.
Pitchers-Cecil Armstrong, Younsss
town; Andy BrooRmiller. Braddock 4
Lefty Jackson, Fairmont: Frank
Eastley, Homestead. VI
First Base-Mart Whitney. Youngs-
town.
Second Base-Herman soffel, Nc
Keesport. or Milt Montgomery,
Waynesburg. -.
shortstop-c Charlie Starr. Youngs-
town.
Third Base Billy Phyle. Youngss
town.
Left Field--Hugh Tate. Cumberland
Middle Field Billy Maloney.
Youngstown.
Right carlsy Bloali!
Youngstown. "
When 1t came to choosing the