The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-16
In Great Diamond Struggle Be-
tween Druggists at
Union Park.
BRILLIANT PLAYS ARE MADE
Dec Sturm Has to Give His
Team a Sound Lee
turing.

"hife tuc SIdIhsDuTS DTumMeTbi
were battling hard with the Cherubs
at Charleroi Wednesday afternoon,
great and exciting game was also be-
ing pulled off at Union park. The
contest was between the Grafton
druggists and the Clarksburg drug
gists. For seven innings it was a.
great game and those present we're
greatly surprised at the article OF
baseball that they were receiving.
However, about this time both teams
got going a little rough and each
scored several runs. The final out
come was to sin favor of the Graf
ton pill Founders.
Promptly at 2:30 o'clock the game
was called and both teams mixed and
drugs few in every direction, so en-
Unused were the players OF the re-
spective team to score. 1t was an
even break until the first Of the sixth
when Grafton broke the ice and man
aged to get one man around the sacks.
Shelton Smites One.
Shelton, first up for Grafton, smote
one towards third where Bill Leach
man was stationed. Bill got his
fingers stuck in the ground, with the
result that when they were finally
yanked forth, Shelton had been de-
clared safe at first by the Umps
After Deitz few to Fullerton, Shell
ton stole second. Now came Riffee,
who sent one sailing towards Mag
gle" Shinn, in left, but Maggie" was
talking to Mrs. Mitchell" and didn't
see the ball until after it had fallen
within two feet of where she stood.
This mistake sent Shelton over with
the first run and the Grafton crowd
was wild with excitement.
When the first of the eighth rolled
around and Grafton was still ahead.
they came to the conclusion to make
a few more, although they had one
t that time. Therefore, came one DR..
Stuck-up, at least someone called him
that name, with his little conway
satchel, filled with coke" All the
Grafton players took a whit or so
and then the fireworks started.
Skeletons whit didn't work for his
best was fly to Harrison which was
nailed. Without going step far
Their, let 1t be said that Harrison was
The Whole Works
for the ClarkSburg team. DR.. Sturm
says 1t was because Harrison discard
ed his straw hat and was playing in
a professors skull cap which fit him
like an American Lady" Deitz
now ambled forth to the plate with
determination in his mind and mud
in his shoes and he smote the thing
to center for single. Riffee now
hit long fly to Burke, but Burke
wasn't in the game. He was carry
ing on Irritation with "Old SOL" and
stood perfectly still. never moved an
inch until the ball went sailing over
his head. This scrip sent Deitz
home and landed Riffee on third,
from where he scored moment lat
er when Maggie Shinn dropped
Kinney's fly. And still Grafton didn't
stop. Pitcher Fullerton was dosed
with all sorts of medicine but 1t
wouldn't work right for after Stuck
fouled to Leachman, Kinney stole
second, Cassell walked and Straub
singled to center, scoring Kinney.
McFarlan couldn't keep the work up
and drew his salary and quit the job,
going OF and back to the water bucket
after taking three mighty sweeps at
the ball.
Stulm Gets Sore.
Talk about sore manager, maybe
that little fellow Sturm wasn't one
when the Clarksburg druggists came
in from the field. Gathering his
team around him. like an old hen
would her little chicks, Doc took the
fellows behind the grandstand and II
ever lecture was given to a ball
team, they got one then. DR.. has
Drumm skinned to death when it
comes to "balling them out" About
this time the official scorer was driv-
en- from the room and something hap
pened. 1t was not supposed that
anybody was looking. but some one
was, and what do you think happen
ed? Morphine was shot into those
boys and when they came from be-