The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-17
THE LOCAL TEAM WON TWO
sTaAiaHTs FROM MARYLAND
AGGREGATION THIS TIME.

A veFy nice exhibition was the
first game with Frosthurg in which
the locals cleaned up on them, 4 to /.
Barring a few fiukes II was a contest
productive Of heart trouble. The
game was fought for stubbornly by
Manager Dlllon's husky hired hands.
and this is an admirable trait in any
walk OF life, yet L.aughlin's audible
profanity was entirely unnecessary.
He swore out loud on any and all oc-
casIons, much to the disgust of the
many ladies' present. But for hard,
scrappy ball 1t was about the best of
the year. Every point was hotly con
tested by the visitors. The principal
stumbling block in their pathway was
Lefty jackson. This elongated port.
paddler, while occasionally showing
symptoms of wildness. was there with
the merchandise all the way through,
and the n run that was scored
against him came through misplays.
And ask any of your friends who saw
1t If he was hitting any The lovely
smashes up the mountain-slde that
went for doubles and a corking single
was all he did in the clouting line.
Without a doubt he was the star
performer of the day in every depart.
ment of the game except that OF base
running, and there he was bum. sue.
ceeding in getting caught every time
he got on the paths. In every bles-
sed inning things looked promising
for runs for Frostburg, but In each
instance Lefty held them safe. The
run they scored was anyone's fault
but his own. He was helped out OF
holes by the man back of him, Swart-
ling perhaps doing more in this line
than any Of the others. He is pos
sessed Of a throwing arm second to
none, and is not afraid to cut EN-
loose to first. Twice during the game
did be get balls in deep short, and
by a narrow margin get his men, when
a miss would have resulted in runs.
Snedden also did his little bit in the
same manner. 1t was a pretty game
all the time, but up to the fifth not a
run was scored by either team, and
interest was at fever heat. Sharp
fielding characterized the play thus
far. In the last of the fifth the locals
got a man across, and the run was
earned, too. Gibbs, whose hitting
has been miserable for quite a spell,
connected with one that went nearly
to the right field fence, the fielder
touching 1t with one hand, but 1t
bounced out and Gibbs was credited
with a double. Lefty neatly made a
martyr OF himself. sending the run
ner to third from where he scored on
Wharton's timely single through
short. Each side RAJ blanked again
until the seventh, when the visitors
got their lonesome one. Bertram
started 1t off with a single. went to
second on Flannigan's out to Conner,
and should have gone to the bench
on Coggins' fly to Willig. He was
miles off the bag when the, ball was
caught a few feet back of the station,
but the captains throw to Swartling
was low and he was safe. F. Spates
singled to Willig's territory, and
Flanagan scored. Fairmont clnched
it in the seventh. Lefty led off with
a single. Wharton tapped to Flauni.
gan. but his throw to second pulled
Spates off the sack and all hands were
safe. Newton, at third, in some man
ner, gained possession Of the ball,
and Lefty was cornered between sec
ond and third, but managed to elude
their clutches, and reached third in
safety. Conner grounded to third
and Newton tabled Lefty. Wharton
had reached third on this and when
Wiliig sent a long fly to right he
crossed the pan. Carpenter brought
Conner in with a single to right. In
the eighth another man was sent In,
just for luck. This time Snedden was
hit by the pitcher and stole second.
Lefty swung on n that went up the
hill in middle for a pair OF cushions,
and Red logged in.
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