Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-17
Baseball Notes

Martinsburg and just as unlucky for
Stanton. In the first game of the
double header Stanton apparently
had the game won after three innings
by 7 to score, having knocked Ster-
ger out of the box. Handiboe took his
place and and proved veritable hoodo
shutting the visitors out the balance oi
the game and the NJ. y. c. boys TAX
| ing advantage of the visitors ratified
condition piled up 9 runs and won the
the game 10 to Z. Porter and Wood
son did the battery work for Stanton
| In the second game Sterzer went into
the box again and in ! innings the Wis
itors made hits ?and no run. Kenna
was on the slab for Staunton and the
NJ. A. c. got 2 hits and runs. All
the runs were made in the first IN
ming by Kenna's wildness, hit and
some home playing.
The home club had to go oyer to the
old fairgrounds Friday afternoon to
play their fastest game. The heavy
rains of last week put the new ball
grounds in bad shape and the game
vast a s'erred to higher grounds where
the lowest score of the season was
made |. D. Foreman and Anderson
were the battery for Martinsburg and
johnson and Woodson for Stanton
Foreman was in great shape and won
his first game for the thome club let
ting the visitors down without hit.
Johnson also pitc he'd well for Staun
ton allowing Martinsburg only two
hits. Anderson caught fine game for
the home boys and got one of the two
hits. Newton scored the only run Of
the game, by being hit by pitched
ball, stealing second, going to third on
Smiths sacrifice and scoring on
Saulb long fly.
Winchester proved too many for our
boys at that place, Saturday morning.
Shutting them out 5 to 0. Handiboe
was on the firing line for the M. A. &.
and whilst he kept the score down
pretty well, Cantwelj, the Winchester
slab artist, didn' t allow our boys look
in, only two little hits being made off
of his shooters.
Judd, the Winchester catcher, came
down with the NJ. A. G. boys Saturday
afternoon and helped them trim
Stanton in the last game of the series
to the tune of to 0. Sterzer again put
the ball across the plate with the trust
that couldn't be hit and not one of the
visitors reached as far as third.
A festival will be held every night
next week at the Third ward school
yard to raise funds to continue the ball
team. Don't fail to attend at least one
night. Both bands are expected to at
tend.
Berkeley Springs, with big bunch
of rooters, and "Blondye" Miller the
Belair pitcher came down Tuesday
afternoon and run up against snag,
losing to |. Sterzer for Martinsburg
and Miller for the Morgan county lads
pitched good ball, but our boys sup
ported Sterzer better and thereby hangs
tale. = Miller is good twirler but he
came once too often.
Winchester defeated the Pittsburg
all Collegians two games Tuesday after
noon, scoringin each game to l in
fay " of Winchester.
Thh Tri-State League is about sail
in. 1t was'supposed to be an anna
teur org lnization, but the first game
played with Winchester found them
loaded with players from nearly every
place but Winchester. Our local boys
who were not in good shape any way
made sorry showing with them like
wise the Hagerstown club. Then in
order to make good showing with the
Nirginians the other clubs in the
league had to strengthen with high
salaried players from other towns Now
comes the rub high salaried and bad
weather has put the clubs in financial
straights, and to top the matter off
Winchester refused to play Brunswick
at all and has recently cancelled all
games with Hagerstown, and the
league is dead The NJ. a. c. team went
to considerable expense to erect scon-
venIent grounds and it is unfortunate
that the clubs could not remain friend
ly and stick to their agreements. Mar
tinsburg will play independent ball
the balance of the season If sufficient
support is given them. Ii is hoped that
the club will continue for to disband
now would put things in bad shape for
next year. Cut down the EXPENSES
much as possible, use some of The best
local players to reduce the salary list,
get those clubs that require big guar
antee, that will cut down the number
of games here and give you larger
crowd when you play at home, and by