Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-06-21
Diamond Do 81

Tompkins is a good twirler and
fields his position in good style.
Big Bill Kay is playing good game
in centre, whilst he may not cover as
much ground as Culberson, he more
tbln M axes it up with the stick.
The crowds ut the last few games
were notlwhat they should have been.
These nice warm days ought to orlsg
the fans out in large numbers. IL
takes big crowd to pay the guarantee
tn good club and to have little LETT
over for salaried team.
Hagerstown has gotten together
s.ronp club under the management OF
Richard Hartle. rat Parrish, play
er well known in his section is the
Captain The club will have the SER
wees of a pitcher and first basemen
fl )m the Carlisle Indian school.
The Winchester club is making 81
good record. The fur will fly when
they meet the home boys as we are
better prepared to,meet thsm than we
were last season.
The home club to-day is composed
of the following players; White and
Anderson lcatchers; Tomkins, Sterzef,
Handiboe and Nicodemus, pitchers
and out-fieldcrs, Sab, short-stop, Car
toll, first base, Bahrman, second base,
NJ cCarty, third Kay, centre field Moo
demus and Anderson are local lads aud
are making good showing.
The club representing the West Vir-
ginia University made very poor
showing daring the season gust ended,
Teo much class prejudice worked
against the good baseball name of the
University.
The Richmond Brownies proved
the strongest club that has feen pitted
gaiMst the local club this season. Mon
days game was won by the home lads
8 to3. Tomkin and White did the
battery stunts for the M. A. G. and
and Seay and McLeavy for the
Brownies" The visitors took the
lead in the first inning with two runs
and added one more in the second; this
ended the rnn getting as fac as the Wis
itors were concerned. The NJ. A. G..
boys scored once in the opening inning
and added three more in the third and
two ia the seventh. In tuesdays con
test the local boys again held the Wis
itors to three rsns while they secured
four for them Ives There was some
thing deing in the eigth inning when
the second ,baseman and right and left
fielders let a fly drop between them
after two hands out; AND then an error
and several bits allowed two runners
t, cross the plate and another runner
safe on third. 1t looked as though the
Score was going TO be tied and excite
ment ran high. The 0ext man proved
an easy out second 10 first and the re-
suit was not changed by the last In
ming. Handiboe aud White did Mar
tinshurg's battery work whilst Gruner
and McLeary was the battery for
Richmond.
Ia uhe,e0ncluding game of the SER
les both teams fell down in their field
ing bntsswatted the ball to all corners
OF the lot. The visitors had three pitch
ers working, whilst lSterzer, attempted
to tNirl tor the Nj. A.. G. He was de-
c'aely otf,in his work, having poor con
trol and being hit freely. The home
team wss4some what crippled by sew
eral OF the regular players being out of
TIE game The final score stood Ii to
5 In favor of the Richmond boys.
The Atlsntics,l the strongest amatuer
club around Waghington, are here for
three games, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
Wed nesaay was bad day for Mar,
tinahnrg IA the baseball line. The
American Counts, the local colored
cld5 with their bright red uniforms.
went down to defeat to before a
cine dSom ny theAester. The visitors
had all OF cast ali uniforms and
looked sc Though the hanks had been
"iief Them, yet they proved a lilgle
sIrong for Hawk-eye Fishers bunch. !
The result or rheganaes played so far |
TINS season haze resulted as follows.