Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-07-28
WAS A BRILLIANT GAME
Stanton and Martiusburg Battled
For IA Innings
HONE CLUB WON CONTEST
sterzer and Porter Had Pitchers
Battle, and the Martinsburg Lad
Carried Of the Honors.

Martinsburg won the concluding
game of the series with Staunton at
Athletic park Wednesday afternoon in
what was pronounced By the older
fans to have been the most brilliant
and hardest-fought contest ever wit
messed in this city. The game went
IA innings before the deciding run
could be sent across the plate, and
for the three hours that the battle
waged, the spectators were on edge
with anxiety and suspense. and when
the strain was relieved in the last
inning by Forvman's smashing drive
to center for two bases and GILBERT
son g and Csrroll's singles, the people
almost shouted themselves hoarse.
1t was a royal battle between the
two sonthpaws. Sterzer and Porter
with the little Martinsburg slab
artist having a shade the better OF
the argument. Porter is regarded as
being the strongest pitcher on the
Stanton staff, and his team mates
were confident that he would win his
game with ease. But they failed to
remember that Martinsburg also had
star of the first water to pit against
the tall lad with the golden locks.
and it was only after the visitors had
been BANKED for three successive in
nings that they began to realize that
they were up against the stiffest prop
osition of their present trip.
Stanton was the first to score, get
ting thier lone tally across the plate
in the fourth on PsrIish's single to
center, a sacrifice by Hanks, Ksy's
ont from Smith to Carroll and
Shields single to right. This Was
an earned run. The next man got
life at first on Smiths error. and
with two on the bases and big Gard
ner up. things looked soually. But
Gardner's hard grounder was cared
for by Carroll. ending the inning and
Staanton's Jun-getting,
Martinsbnrg evened mp in her half
of the fourth, getting unearned run.
Culbertsoa singled TO left. Carroll
flied ont to Kay, Newton forced
Culbertson pt second. and went down
on a passed bail, Dawson drew a
base on balls and Mccarthy came to
bat. MAJ" picked out nice one
and drove it down the third base line
for single. storing Newton. This
ended the run-getting until the four
teenth, when in Mart nshurg's half
Smith got "a life at first on Shields
error. FormBn, who had taken
Wilds place in left in the seventh,
smashed out the longest hit OF the
game, driving the bali over Fallow's
head in center for double. Smith
tried for home on the hit, but was
caught at the plate. Culbertson thea
singled, putting Forman on third.
Ii was up TO Carroll. aud the big first
baseman responded TO tie xhorfations
of the excited crowd with a Texas
Lacquer that dropped three feet inside
she left foul line. Foreman crossed the
plate with the winning run amid
the cheer of the crowd II was
long, hard fight, and the strain on
the PLAYERS was great. Little Sterzer
held NJ TO the END while Porter weak
ened slightly All the players were
Keyed to the highest pitch, and some
sensational work was done on both
sides at critical times. The work of
Newton at third, Cllbertson in center,
and Mccarthy behind the bat was par
hcularly brilliant, while Foreman,
Carroll, Withers and Dawson also
played excellent ball in the field
Smith made the only errors charged
TO Martinsburg, having two wild
throws to first and dropped throw in
an attempt at double play. Neither
error. however. was costly. as no one
scored. For the visitors Hanks, Kav
and Parrish played fine ball. The
bright stars of the game. however,
were SteT5er and Porter. and il was
the general opinion that the Martins
burg man pitched the better game.
\ Sterzer was as steady as a deacon at
all times, used Judgment and tielded
his position well. He completely won
the crowd by his mastery work
The umpiring of Mr.. Davidson was
! very fair. There were few kicks by
either side, and his judgment on all
plays was excellent. Both sides got
all that was due them.
Carroll played with badly injured
arm, and put up fine game. accept
fling all of his 20 chances. Once he
fumbled hard gronnder. but recover
ga the ball and threw the man out az