Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-08-05
SNOW HILL Still WINNING (!
Two More From POCOmOke
One From RehObOth.

The game at Pocomoke City last Fri
day between Snow Hill and Pocomoke
was the most interesting and exciting
one that has yet been played in the
series between the two towns. The
Pocomoke team scored in the second
inning, and added another in the third.
The Snow Hill boys failed to score until
the fourth inning, when Ritter put the
ball over the fence for a home run.
Each team added single tally in the
fifth, and each side failed to score in
the sixth.
In the seventh with two men on bases,
Hickman hit hard one which was too
hard for Ames, who was playing at first,
to handle. In an attempt to cut off the
runner at home plate, Ames threw the
ball over catcher Smiths head, and
three runs came across the plate. This
put Snow Hill in the lead, which was
maintained throughout the remainder
of the game, the final score being to
4 in favor of Snow HILL The features
of the game were a spectacular play by
Black. who vaulted over a fence and
caught long fly in deep left field in
the first inning, sensational one-hand
catch by Nichols at short for Pocomoke
City, and the home run of Ritter.
Burris brought the spectators to their
feet in the eighth inning, by stealing
home from third base, with the ball in
the pitchers hand.
Score by innings;
Snow Hill OOO11O3OO 5r. 5h. 2e.
Pocomoke. % O1OO1 Or. 5h. be.
Batteries Westcott, Kite; Duncan,
Smith.
Umpire Brown. from Princess Anne.
For the second time this season the
Rehoboth team played in Snow Hill
Tuesday, and for the second time the
visitors went down to defeat at the
hands of the home boys. The series
between the two teams now stands 2
to in favor of Snow Hill. Since their
last appearance here the Rehoboth team
has been greatly strengthened, and the
boys came to Snow Hill confident of
victory. The visitors played a snappy
game. and it was holly contested on
both sides from start to finish. The
visitors started out like winners. Scor-
ing two runs to Snow Hills one in the
first inning. and kept the lead until the
lucky seventh. lin this inning Snow Hill
scored three runs. and took the lead.
the score being to 4. In their half of
the eighth, Rehoboth made one run and
tied the score. The visitors were blank
ed in the ninth, and with the head of the
batting list next in order, things looked
bright for a ninth inning victory. Will
Jams started the rally by hitting the
first ball pitched for two bases. He
store third base, and came home with
the winning run on Black single To
right field. Score by innings:
Snow Hill / OOO1030 l-6r. 7h. 4e.
Rehoboth 2O0l 100 Or. 5h. 4e.
Batteries Williams and Ritter:Stew-
art and Wilson. Umpire Mr.. Hastings.
Thursdays game between Pocomoke
and Snow Hill ON the grounds of the
latter furnished considerable excitement
to the two hundred spectators present.
Snow Hill started the run getting in the
first inning when Black drew base on
balls, took second on Ritter's sacrifice,
and came home on a terrific drive from
Heckman's bat, the ball striking Dun
can on the leg and caroming off into
right field for safety. In the third
inning Ritter and Hickman singled, and
with Kite at bat Duncan make wild
pitch. the ball striking the plate and
bounding over the grand stand into the
street. Ritter and Hickman both came
home, and this ended the scoring for
Snow HILL In the sixth inning Burris
was hit by pitched ball, Ames sacrific-
ed, and Burris came home on the throw
from first base to cut him off at third.
The feature of the game was the gilt
edged pitching of Robinson, who pitch
ed shut out game. He was practically
unhittable, and let the opposing bats
men down with only one safety. Town
send contributed sensational play by
jumping over the fence in left field and
pulling in high fly from Ritter's bat.
The ball fell behind the score board and
could not be seen by the umpire, but
the out was allowed as all parties were
satisfied that the ball had been caught.
SNOW HILL.
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