Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-16
LOST THEIR FIRST GAME.
nAaTINsHuRG BoYs souNDLm
nv FRONT ROYAL
TEame Team Played a Ragged Game
aud showed a Decided Lack or
Practicc-Nev Park 10 Fine.

Practfoc-New Park TO Fine.
The Martinsburg base ball club COS
a sound dfabbinR at the hands of the
team from Front ROYAL, headed py
Prince Dunn. in the first game on che
new grounds, which took place Tues
day afternoon. The visitors easily
'ook the game by the score OF II to I.
the home boys virtually presenting
them the game in the early stages by
some very ragged work IN the field.
The home team went into the game
with very little field practice, no
practice at the bat enthusiastically none
in the way OF team work, and this
was apparent in their work on tho
field from the start.
Sampsell was on the slab Tor Mari
tinsburg, and pitched a really good
game, aside from his wildness. lie
struck out eleven men. but gave aI
bases on balls and hit three men.
After he settled down he kent the
other side guessing with his slow benz
ders. and If he had received anything
like decent support. would have kent
the runs down. Anderson backed hims
up in good shape behind the q
catching a nice game. In the field
RussIer made a sensational catch OF y
line drive.
For the visitors, Dunn was the hrighA
particular star of the game. He
pitched his hardest against his home
oiab. and had the boys guessing
from the start. He struck out eight
men. and with men on bases was NJ
steady as a Baptist deacon. giving
only one pass to first. He was backed
up by a fairly good team the members
being in fairly good PLAYING form and
buckling down to their work from the
start.
An unfortunate incident OF tile
game was a collision between one Oh
the MartinsburR PLAYERS and First
baseman Dalton, Of the visitors. This
latter received a severe injury on the
head, but had pretty well recovered
after a couple of hours rest.
While the home team was licked in
hollow style, and deserved to lose. this
boys are not discouraged. They re 81
lied that they would get their knocks
at the start, but expect to show a far
different result in a very short time
Now that they have possession of
their fine new field, and can get down
solid practice, they will rapidly
round into shape. and will be able TO
give a good account of themseivesdur :
ing the season. They know that they
must play good ball to secur the snns
port OF the people, and b is belle we'd
that they will do so. With sna' addi,
tion Of Newton. MCCARTHY and Donrs
a ~rearraugement Of the batting order
aud some changes in the lineup, the
team will be a strong one. No games
will be played until the league season
opens on June 20, the intervening time
being put in on solid practice v1rK.
Everybody who visited tnu grounds
expressed satisfaction at the arrange
ment. The stands are commodious and
comfortable. there is ample space III
which to play, and the field rselE B.
the best Martinsburg ever haas Wzsre
is plenty of room for carriages and
automobiles, and the spectators are
S parated from the field by a railing.
The game was Witnessed by about 500
people f'om the inside. and about that
many more on the trees, fences ayad
bousetops around. iii score was as
follows:
Innings 1234567s9-R. II. r.
Front Royal 2I00t3130-fl--9- 4
Martinsbnrg 00i0000O0 --1- lie
Left on bases, MartinsbuFg z, trout Royal 81
fsst base on balls, Sampseil 9, Dunn /; struck
by pitcher, Sampseli 8; struck ont s~ampsell II
Dunn 3; wild pitches, Sampseil /. Dunn 4.
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KILLED BY TRAIN