Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-24
shipbulIders Didn't Allow SCOTS
Vile Boys TO Score.
CURTIS PITCHED FINE GAME
Visitors Got Only Five Hits and Ten
Struck out-Neither Side Scored
Until Sixth Inning When TWO Locals
Crossed Rubber.

Joe Curtis made his debut into tho
pitching world at the Casino park yes.
terday afternoon and he did n fine bit
Of twirling for the Shipbuilders, al
lowing the red-suited sluggers from
Scottsville only five measly hits. max.
ing ten of them cut big slices out of
the atmosphere in vain attempts to
connect with his curves and did not
allow red-suit TO cross the coveted
rubber throughout the entire nine Sos
sions of the game. 1t was n clever
exhibition of box vGfk hut the Young
New London player was not willing to
let his efforts for victory end with II,
SO when he led mp TO The bat at the
opening of the sixth session he start
ed the run getting, which did not end
until three Shipbuiders had piled up
three big chalk marks, two of which
were credited TO Curtis himself
The final score OF the game was 3
to U, anu Scottsville had been shut out.
II was II great humiliation to the boys
from across the Roads, for when they
walked on the field they were conf
dent of victory. Spesse pitched a
good game. but his support was rocky.
When the contest ended six hundred
rooterS. wild with joy, filed from the
many of them had cried I'm tones piti.
full to hear that the game was lost and
that Curtis would be hammered ont of
the box.
The Shipbuilders were in fine fettle
yesterday and with but two eXcep-
tons they gave Curtis excellent sun.
port. Those two exceptions were
easily overlooked by the fans, for in
each case the ball had been hard to
field and the errors were not costly.
The first five sessions Of the contest
were played in quick order with goose
eggs for each team. In the ending of
the sixth session. however, the Ship
builders bcstired themselves and sent
two men across the rubber. Curtis
led mp and was hit Payne followed
with hunt to Spcsse, who threw to
second to cut off Curtis, bnt Gaskins
mnffed the ball and both Payne and
Curtis were safe. MIaloney flew out
to Gasliins and when p O'Hara came
up TO bit Spcsse pitched wild one
and Curtis and Payne moved up
sack Pat then hit to Gaskins, who
failed TO field the sphere, allowing
Curtis and Payne to score. The next
two men up were easy outs and tho
side rS&rcd.
Inerc was no moro run getting I'M
til the ending of the eighth. when
Curtis again led to the bat. The clever
little player hunted down the third
base line and beat the hall to first.
When Spesse gathered up the sphere
he threw had to first and Curtis took
second and executed neat steal to
third, while Payne was at the bat, and
later scored on the short stops single
to left. Tho next two men up were
easy outs and Payne was caught at
second. retiring the side.
In the opening of the ninth it looked
as If Scottsvillc would tie the score,
for with man or first and second and
two hands down, Ozmet hit high ball
which looked good for n home run but
Beckcs was under it WHOM 1t descend
ed and The game was over. With that
exception the game was easy for the
boys from across the Roads only got
one man as far as third during the
contest and he was shut off mt home
by Young. Only five red-suited play.
ers reached second throughout the
nine sessions.
TahulafaI EioIirao