The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-22
Shine McGoonbs Makes a
Heart Rending Mistake
at Critical Time.
HAD THE ONIONS A-GoING
Fletcher All to the Good and
Splendid Contest is
Played.

I
A large, gray hoodoo bird circled
over Union baseball park yesterday
afternoon In the seventh inning OF
the game between Uniontown and
Clarksburg, squawked few times,
swooped toward the earth and fas-
tened Its taions In the clothing OF
Shine" McCoombs, who, mp to that
time had been playing stellar baseball
In batting, fielding and baserunning.
AS result Of the ugly birds descent,
Shine made two plumbers, one help
Ing run and the other costing two
more and the game by score of 3
TO 2. 1t was, indeed, sad, but Nc
Coombsey couldn't help 1t. 1t was
the bird.
Fletcher in Trim.
Big Sammy Fletcher was sent to
the mound for Clarksburg and he
had the Onions on his hip at all
stages OF the game. He kept the
visitors hitless until the seventh In
ming and had 1t not been for the high
priced errors that were made In the
Held, Fletcher would now have an
other win chalked up to his credit.
Muidowney grabbed the pilot wheel
Tor the Onions and did well until the
seventh, when he weakened and
Schettler was rushed to his rescue
and Immediately allowed two hits.
but that was all.
One, Two, Three, Go Onions.
For Uniontown It was one, two,
three, in rapid succession until the
NTH inning, not man being able to
land on first base. In the fifth, only
three men faced Fletcher, but two of
them had the novelty OF roosting mp
ON the thatch OF the first way station.
Big Phillips got walk and Rudolph
sent one to McGinty who nailed Phil
lips at second letting Rudolph on
Then Rudolph attempted to snatch
the second cushion unawares but
Gribben killed him on nice throw.
In the sixth inning. after McClos-
key had famed, Frankenberry reach
ed first on short throw in to first
by McKenna that scooted -jetweeu
Conoways knees and Muldowney
Handed whan McGinty made blum
der, but Roberts high flied to Nc
Kenna and ,Hilley was slaughtered by
Big Bob at first.
Gilligan led of with a single over
second in the seventh. Phillips push
ed the bah to McCoombs, who erred.
and when Phillips tried to make sec
ond, .McAvoy pegged to McCoombs
and got him. Then Rudolph sliced
bat, smashed the bulb on the snoot
and sent 1t on cruise to spot OF
ground near right middle field fence
that let him rush to the duplex divan
and Gilligan to the bench after touch
Ing the home plate on his way. Price
was pinched McGinty to Bob and
Fletcher won affectionate applause by
making McCloskey do three awk-
ward slaps in the air, which incident
retired the side.
Frankenberry started a clown
stunt in the eighth, letting two or
three good ones twist and sizzle by
him while he pulled his trousers up
and laughed. Then all OF sudden
he reached out the gan, caught the
plaything with the end of 1t and did
a nice single that lit between Clark
and McCoombs. Schettler fouled the
ball two or three times and finally
banged 1t ] slanting lick that sent Ii
across the left foul line and Franken-
aerry to third while he took second.
Big Excitement.
Right here Is where the crowd went
wild with excitement. And could you
blame them, with the score tied, one
and one, a man on second and one
on third with none down? Three or
four breath holding moments elapsed
aud then Roberts grounded to Bobby
Conoway who tramped to first before
Roberts could get there. Then
something happened. Hilley went to
the plate, busted his hands and smotc
the ball on the spotted side sending
1t with considerable velocity toward
second. McCoombs got tangled ul
with the pesky, bouncing, rolling, flop
pering thing and before everything
was Strengthened out, two men had
crossed the goal. Jimmy Clark gath
cred up the ball as Schettler was sail
Ing down the bay with all OF his top
gallants set, but did not think he
could throw the ball to the plate
ahead of the runner and the second
score resulted.
For several agonizing seconds ev-
erybody held their breaths while Gil
ligan flied out to Clark and Phillips
was murdered at first on a pick up
and assist by McCoombs, he of the
unhappy tangle with the ball That
was all, But 1t was enough for the
Onions had the game sewed up ready
TO take with them.
Conoway Doubles.
Clarkshurg's first run was the re-
suit of a splendid two-bagger that
bounced oq of right middle field
fence, a single into near left by Nc
Coombs and McAvoy's death at first
on an assist by McCloskey. McGinty
had famed and then Grfbben was put
out at first by Muldowney's assist.
McCoombs mauled out another hit
in the fourth and 1t went for two pill
lows away into deep left middle. This
happened after Hilley took Clark's
hot line drive in his mit without
budging and Conoway had slapped
out. Fond eyes rested on McGinty,
but the best he could do was an out
at first, assisted by McCloskey.
Knocked Unconscious.
In the fifth inning McAvoy was hit
in the back OF the head by a pitched
ball and fell to the dust unconscious
where he laid for several minutes.
He got a terrific smash and 4 must
have hurt for the, thwack sounded all