Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-08-02

ddy game is as IOllOWS:
Won Lost Pet.
Winchester 3 $40
Martlnsburg 8 Z 563
Hagerstewn 8 3s5
Vine leaves and willow don't mix
well together.
The local players have been living
on easy street, but will here after labor
some If they care to stay in these parts.
The local club plays in w inchester
Thursday, and Saturday and Friday,
the Winchester boys VIII be here for
game.
Newton has been switched to third
base and finds it more to his liking as
that is the position in which he was
reared.
Mccarthy, who has been taking
care of the third corner in grand style
since the first of the season, has been
compelled to give up for a time
at least owing to being indisposed. He
has returned 10 his home.
The local club jourAeyed to Rock
vile, Md, last Tuesday and defeated
the nine at that place 3 to o. Both
teams played good ball. Sterzer was
on the slab for the local organization
and allowed only 3 hits. Taylor an
old National league pitcher did the
twirling for the Rockville boys and al
lowed six hits. Taylor made all the
hits for his team.
Martinsburg and Hagerstown IN
dulged in a swatfest on the latters
ground, Friday to the discontinue of
five pitchers. Gruner, Maisel and
Sterzer doing twirling duty. for the
NJ, A. &. and Finn and Krouse for the
Marylandels At the end of six in
Martinsburg and the managers of the
two teams decided to end the game for
fear the score, if nine innings were
played would be two large for publica-
lion.
The local fans were greatly disap-
pointed by the showing our lads made
against Winchester on the local dia-
IN ond Saturday. Tonkin was on the
mound for the M. A. &. and while he
only allowed Z hits, several of them
W ere bur ched in one inning and to-
gether with numerous errors all
through the game the visitors piled
up I big juicy runs. Cantwell pitched
for the Virginians and while he al
lowed 10 hits, kept them well scatter
cd and was given perfect support and
our boys came back to town blank.
ed. Sterzer took Maisels place in right
field in the fifth inning and played
good ball as did Newton at short while
the balance of the local club played a
mighty loose game and disgusted the
people with their yellow work.
In marked contrast to Saturdays
game. Hagerstown and Martinsburg
played fine ball on the local diamond,
tuesday afternoon, the home boys
winning to /. Finn and Peaster
formed tn visiting battery, and while
only eight hits were made off of Finn
two were doubles one each by Carol
and Newton. "Sleepy Johnson, the
new twirler from Charles Town, was
on the firing line for the M. A. c. and
only allowed six hits and showed up
well. There was some changes in po-
sitions Of the local club and two faces
that have not been seen here for some
weeks appeared again. The lineup
was as follows. MIlhmau, C; Johnson,
p; Salb, S. g; Carol 1st.' b.; Coggins,
Ind b.; Newton 3rd b.; Handiboe, IT,;
Kay c. f ; and Gruner r f. Handiboe
and Salb, who have been out of the
gar.e for quite while played good
ball.
A number of the local players have
been dissipating and became unfit for
service as saturdays game showed and
Manager Thompson released brace
Of them and hauled over the
Goals He plainly informed them
that he would have nc more of it and
that other players would be secured in
their stead should same happen again.
This is as it should be as every patron
of the game pays to zee our boys win
if possible or go down in honest defeat
aud won't stand for any trifling.