The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-22
81 ABBER FOOLS
THE MOGJJL LADS
HUMPHREYS Holds Drummers
Hitless for Eight Innings
and ScottdaIe Wins.

Sunday afternoon the Clarksbure
Moguls hooked up with the Scotties
Tor the first of three game series.
The game was interesting throughout
and rather exciting in some spots
The final outcome of the game was
4 TO In favor of the Scottles. II
was the second time the ScottIes had
appeared on the local grounds for a
Sunday game. Notwithstanding the
fact that harrisburg returned home
a winner with two out OF three from
scottdale, quite a number OF the loyal
ones We're ON hand TO gree the
team, there being about twelve hum
ord In attendance when the game
was started.
Mccormick Does Well
Manager Drumm, anxious for a
third victory from the Scotties. select
ed Mccormick. who was returned n
winner over Scottdale Friday to the
tune OF to 0, to do the twirIing for
the Moguls. According to regular
turn It was Milier's day but Mccor-
mick was shove din to save the coun-
try. Mccormick pitched a fine game.
holding the Scotties to five little hits,
The fielding behind Mae was not the
best but this alone was not respon-
sible for the popular HEAVIER not be-
ing returned a victor. Something
eels was the matter and this was tho
trouble.
Splendid Pitching
From the corps of Scottdale pitch
ers Humphries was yanked forth and
told to go upon the mound and show
ciarksburg people what real pitching
was, and maybe he didn't do some
tall twirling. Three little bingles was
all that Clarksburg batters could an
mex to their credit. For eight long
innings, or II would be better to say,
short innings, Humphries. that quiet,
demure. innocent pitcher. held the
Clarksburg bunch to no hits. No.
not one. Not even scratch was
accumulated from his delivery. It
looked like n no hit game for tn. al
most hitless Humphries. but some
thing happend In the ninth that
changed the aspect Of the situation
10 that time.
Cy Gets to Third.
In this Inning Cy Dawson drove
hit through second and first, the
first of the game, and when James let
the ball bound past him, the fleet
footed Cy ran on and on, finally
landing on third. With Cy on third
and no one out. things looked differ
emit and $50 OF the fans who had
crowded to the top of the grand stand
to be ready in n wild scramble for
the cars, resumed their seats. Johnny,
next up. drove liner toward Klabor-
Vile and mighty yell ret the air,
but the hit was little low and land
ed squarely in Klabor's glove, Cy
correctly staying on third. Then
came Jimmy Clark to the front with
!, a nice bingle to right field and Cy
scampered over the glad rag with the
first run of the game for Clarksburg.
Big Bob now followed Clark with n
high fly to left that was just inside
the foul line. and when the ball was
returned to the lnfield Bobby was
safely registered on first and Jimmy
on second. Manager Drumm now
looked at four had ones and the bases
were full and one down with Crib at
the bat, who filed out to Washer,
Clark scoring on the sacrifice. Nc
Avoy then flew to McKenna and It
was all over and every one sighed.
and what looked like a successful
rally. fell short two runs.
They Started EARLY.
Those boys from Scottdale did not
walt until the last to make their runs
They started early and this Is how
they won the game: In the third
Klabor led off with two-bagger to
right field. Slevln laid down hunt
that rolled unmolested between Con-
oway and Mccormick, and landed on
first with Klay on third. Slevin
promptly, with malice aforethought,
stole second, and when HUMPHREYS
landed hard one toward second
which scampered into the right field.
both registered at the home plate
and were assigned to their rooms. in
Guiding bath, for their good work.