The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-03
Games Today.
Beaver Falls at Fairmont.
Butler at ClarksDurg.
Latrobe at Greensburg.
Seottdale at ConnellsVilIe

Good fielding and strong batting
on the part of the visitors, couple
OF rank decisions by the umpire and
resultant nervousness on the part Of
the home team caused the Beaver
Falls boys to come out the victors in
the baseball game at Union park
Thursday afternoon between beaver
Falls and Clarksburg which opened
the West Penn league. season in This
city. The score was 5 to 2, II
might have been different if Umpire
Culligan hadn't made a bad decis-
ion in the first half of the fourth IN
ming and our hoys hadn't been so
agitated over 1t and made hits in
place Of some feeble sacrifice hunts.
Michaels Pitches Well,
Michaels pitched for the visitors
and he got the ball down TO the
catcher in pretty fair style. siril5-
ing OUT nine men and giving only
one base on balls. Osborn twirled
for the locals and while he held The
visitors down to fewer hits than the
home team got, he struck Out four
and let two walk to first.
Although the attendance at the
first league game was not what was
expected, the opening ceremonies
were carried out nicely and the fans
present showed enough enthusiasm
for much larger crowd The post
ponement of the game from We'd
nesday on account Of wet ground ac-
counted somewhat for the attend
ance not being as big as ii might
have been.
Mayor losses Ball.
Mayor Grille tossed the first ball
on the diamond promptly al $3.50
o'clock when the umpire called game
and in a neat little speech declared
the league sason in Clarksbmg ofic-
tally opened and hoped that the
Clarksburg players would come out
victorious but not because the visit
ors could not put up good strong
game.
The parade came off according to
arrangements, the LAFAYETTE Colnat
Band leading the procession around
town. the players marching in uni
form and making a fine showing and
the baseball officials and Mayor
Grille riding in carriage.
The Beaver Falls boys began 10 do
things in the third inning When they
scored two runs. Pfeipher bingled
towards third and went out on first.
Michaels walked and Kenworthy
knocked splendid fly away over in
left field near the fence that let
NIichaels in and put himself on third
base. This was
The Best Hit
of the whole game Bissel went out
at first on btngle that was grab
bed by Wardman and when Cuddy
got to first on wild throw by uol-
lister, Michaes slid in. Groans
from the grand stand were most dis
tressing. Clarksburg, however,
spruced up in its half and Wicl,en-
hofer smacked nice two-bagger out
into the right garden. Osborn went
out. third to first and when Peer
knocked hit out in the neighbor-
hood of short stop, Mickey came
home. McCracken then sacrificed
and went out at first on an assist by
third baseman while Peer sueaked
over to third. Here was chance
but linn could not connect with
Michael's twisters and famed the
side out.
imp Gets Near Sighted.
In the next inning the umpire got
real near sighted. Curtis knocked
a double sacker. Wilson bounced
the ball to pitcher and died on first.
Heints batted the ball down to-
wards third and it was promptly
gathered in and sent down to first
ahead of him while Curtis stole
third. On an error by wardman.
Pfeipher got to the initial sack and
Curtis slipped home. Michaels
walked, PfeIpher stole second. and
after a pitch stole third on slide.
and was caught out by wardman as.
neat as pin but His Jumps couldn't
see Il and called him safe. Then