The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-19
CUMBERLAND
Won T'H|E SUN
!. DAY GAME.
SMALL CROWD WITNESSED a
CONTEST CONTAINING MANY N
4 \ FLAGRANT ERRORS. y

Y CONTEST CONTAINING MANY
4 4 /; FRAGRANT ERRORS.
y Cumberland, the leaders in the race
for the pennant in the Creek League,
won from Fairmont at Traction Park,
Sunday, 10 to IS. 1t was a miserable
contestgtrom start to 5 finish. eleven
errors I'M all gracing the score sheet
A small Sunday crowd braved the
heat and the game gave them plenty
of opportunity to make all the noise
one would desire. The locals had a
batting streak that was pleasing to
their admirers in the earlier stages OF
the game and up to the fifth inning it
looked like Fairmont and the Wis.
itors seemed not to have show.
Then they proceeded to clout the
leather some and this. coupled with
a bunch of errors allowed them four
runs. Lefty Jackson pitched just
about us nice ball as any one ever did
in Fairmont uniform, or for that
matter on the home grounds yet the
seven errors behind him were too
much and they beat him. He certain.
" did his part Of the work and never
was a man given the ovation he re-.
ceiyed vixen, in the fourth inning
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with no one down and three on the
base paths. he struck the next three
out. KNOCKERS aud boosters, strang-
ers and towns people alike contributed
yells and thumpiEgs until the hills re.
verberated with the din. 1t is said
that over around Boothsville and on
lIelen's run the natives became much
excited, believing that work had been
resumed OH the Wabash. When the
three Cardinals reached the corners
and tallies seemed inevitable half.
Hearted requests were heard from a
few that Lefty do as they believed
him capable Of doing, and while hope
was anything but high in the breasts
Of tho ficlllt fans he responded prop.
erly and made himself solid with local
fandom forever and a day. H. H. Tate
was safe on tumble by Trusty Rusty
Sncddan and Raley and Hoch drove
out singles when the big doings hap.
pened. Welsh stepped up with all
the confidence in the world. The
Cumberland contingent IN the stands
and on the field yelled like mad men
and the knockers made themselves
heard In decisive manner. Tho first
one thrown to Welsh was declared 6
strike by Umpire Carr and feeble
yelp by Kid was heard. The mex,
one was likewise and then the biz
slab artist wasted Il couple. Sudden
ly he shot ono over that Welsh die
not see Until 1t had passed him hut hi
knew is was a good one and strucl
at it Just the. same. Probably half ,
dozen said that twas pretty fair worl
and lot It go at that. Then the elon
gated Reeder, commonly spoken of a!
: Stats in his home village, grabbed ,
stick and ran 10 the plate so anxious
was he to drive In two or three runs
Lefty had heard about his former per
iormances with the bat but wasn't
bit scared judging from his cool man
J Mer. When he had bified at Two tan
talizers and missed a few more re
e crults were added to the half doEe1
Aforementioned. After he had swun
it another everybody yelled in sui
stantial way which was not to b
compared, however, to the bediar
(which broke loose when Staley wen
down before the mighty southpaw
OF course in the latter part OF tn
game he was hit somewhat freely, a
t tho score will show, but some OF Ties
were of the scratch variety while 9th
ers should have been felded. OF on
X ti'hS thClC ID IlO uoupl iuu llldt p
4 that he should have won his gam
\ with case and everybody In attenlanc
said SO. That Cumberland bunch ca
hit and hit awful hard and the best g
pitchers will suffer more or less fro1
their swat-sticks. Right Off the res
and locals started scoring. sncdde
singled after West was gone. Ha
sent swift one TO McCabe which h
touched but did not make much in
u preston on it and it rolled to tn
fence Hugh Tate went after It bu
was so busy watching the runners tina
he could not pick It up immediatel
and snedden scored. Hall had slope
around to third in the meantime an
when Cap Gibbs clouted one along tn
first base line for three peautifr
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