The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-05-18
Standing ofClab.
CLOSE GAME.
Stonega defeated Big Stone
6-5.

90
In drilling rain on vrsicned ground.
Big Stone Gap received defeat At IN.
hands Of ssonega by the narrow margin
ofe to 5. Both teams pat up remark
able good game Of bail considering On.
poor grounds aud uufsvsurahie weather
conditions. aud the result Of the game va.
In doubt TO the very end. Stoneca made
two scores in the second aud two in the
ih'rd before their opponents scored al all.
Big Stone Gap Tailed twice in the fourth
but stonega followed with two more and
clinched It's lead which it managed 70 hoid
through the ninth. Watts 10 center held
~@s easily the star Of the game doing some
very difficult fielding ia fret class style.
fianary showed veil bchind The bat aud
held Oily ia eneshape Both pitchers
did good work ia The box against great
odds. Judge Gniy fclded his position
we'll and in The ninth prevented Big stone
from tying the score iy the neat way 10
which he handled hot srounder through
.hor,stop.
At JoS the game was called By the
Umpire, Wa. Carricf. Big Stone came zap
to the bat FIRST stewart vent oat on an
inhcld hit 10 Wells. Tin.ley struck out
aud Blauion retired the side on 90 easy
hii 60 Taylor. ln the Last OF this inning
hig stone retained the compliment aud
shut out stonega 10 D. ,. order In the
next inning Barney singled 20 Grsi. stole
second. went 10 third on Asbury'. saeri- I
hoo. but vas caught when he attempted
TO sprint for home Potter made the
third out. After two outs had been r,ris-
tered against the stouegi suaiters in
Tins inning ilcy managed 20 connect with /
John Giliy's delivery tor single aud
two doubles, scoring Davis and Ritehic.
iu The ihitd Stewart received 1assto
ht.i, aud stole SECOND aod third but was
called oct Oh third. ln the iast Of the
third The boys m white succcedcd IA
making two more ,aliics. Wells came 60
The ha' aud s~aited thc sphere into out
Geld bringing iu hugg and slcmp.
lu ihe fourth The rs, cleared aud
things began 90 iook ro., lor Bis Stone.
hianion aud TAYLOR Travelled around the
bases and Brought iu two soorc. Ashur,
reached second on good driro stole
third hui was put out when hc spurted
tor ihe plate Then ~i,h bot one out
Watts received a walking ticket aud
.oou after Travelled ground ta hird aud
Potter vas gwen a. life ou fret Rat
With tao OF the meu h black 900 bases
'he clouds gathered again aud the side
was retired. Diii, aud Fsuaty g.lue out.
The 9th was Stoncga'- inning The
Blacks seie shut out white the White
sent two more men across ihc plate max
ing total Of six runs aeaius, their oppo-
uenir' teo Kelly started ia with q sim
gle and hii the pike Tor second. scoring
en- rayioT's ,hree-hasger. Taylor then
troi'ed in on siemp'. single
AMER this laniug the clouds broke
and the sun .houe bright aud fair. Bat
one stoucga man 20; past second aud
That one died on third. Big Stone made
one tally ia thc sixth aud one in the
seventh and were barely prevented from
wing The sc re in the ninth Basuc,
opened up with two-hagger Lai was ,
pot o"t running uu r,nslev's iudeli hlt. {
linsley followed going out between sec S
'nd aud third on Biautou's hii. niautoa Q
hen hoofed il 90 second. stole thisd,
-'re'kes horne bringing The total up 10
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