The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-07
VIRGINIA HAS TWO TO the GOOD
n;bbing Steals One Game on Decis-
ions, But Loses Other Two of Ser.
les on Uodisputed Points.

n1O0ln9 StedIS One tame on UeClS-
ions, But Loses Other Two of Ser
les on Undisputed Points.
Still the ball keeps bounding and
the Virginians continue to put it
over the team from the west end.
trimming the Hibbing bunch on
their own grounds in two games of
a series of three on Sunday and
Monday.
The opening game of the series,
which was to have been four bouts,
was played on Friday, when accord.
ing to Umpire Getchell's version of
the affair the Hibb1ng team won by
a score of 2 to /, but according to
the version of many who witnessed
the game and the candid admission
of some of the players on the Hib
bing team should have been 3 to 2
in favor of the Virginia team. The
Jumps" decision was what counted,
however, and the score stood; but
the raw deal given the local team
was not accepted in good part as
was evidenced by the positive and
unqualified refusal of the Virginia
players to go onto the diamond the
following day when Getchell again
changed his togs for the umpire's
toga. The Hibbing management
declared it would be Getchell or no.
body-and the locals did the only
honorable thing by leaving the
field. As between Mr.. Getchell and
nobody there might not be much
choice, perhaps, but the boys took
their choice and their action re.
Ceives the hearty commentator of
local fans who have Witnessed Mr.
Getchell's work on the field in pre-
vious games.
The temporary estrangement was
patched up by 'phone at a late hour
Saturday night, the local manage.
nent agreeing to play the balance
of the series with Getchell hanging
onto the indicator, and some four
hundred fans went over on a Great
Northern special Sunday to see the
west enders get theirs. In this
game Graham was on the hill for
Virginia and a new man whom Man
ager Brady had brought way from
Chicago and answering to the name
of Ole Almquist lifted them over
for Hibbing. Ole is six-foot-four
specimen and has speed-but he
fell down on the rest of the cate
CORY necessary to put Virginia in a
sack and tie the string. Virginia
got severalssingles and a couple Of
twO.baggers off his Chicagoship,
| while Graham let the bunch down
with two measley, scrawny singles
and was given good support at ev-
cry point, the game ending amidst
the gnashing of worries by the lady
contingent OF Hibbing tandom and
Il blare Of trumpets and VICTORIOUS
yells frum the visitors with a score
of 3 to O, the cipher being a very
rimlesA one at that, Hibbing hav.
ing seen second base twice and
third base but once for the entire
game.
In Mondays game Currie was in
the box for Virginia, and while he
has had a streak of bad luck in sew
eral games of late he proved his
ability to do things when he had tC
and with good support pulled on,
a winner by a score of to3 In
this game two home runs were
credited, one to either side, Taylor
walking the bases for Virginia and
Alnquist for Hibbing.
This puts Virginia two in the lead
for the season. and although Mana
ger Brady has picked up Chicago
pitcher for his "all home team" anG
made other changes in the person
mel of "Hibbing's pride" it is still
up to him to get something differ
ent if he would keep his team in the
amusement class for Virginia.
The next series will be at Roose
welt Park commencing today, wher
Virginia and Hibbing tie up for ;
four game series-Friday, Saturday
Sunday and Monday. And thos,
who might otherwise pass up tn,
sport may attend without fear o
having Mr.. Getchell handle the in
dicator, as it is safe bet that h,
will neither be "called" nor permit
ted to umpire a game on Virgini;
grounds after Saturdays friction.
DIAMOND DUST.
In speaking of the national gam
which is meant-base ball or drav
poker:
Egotism is harder to get out O
the system than nicotine; but Hill
bing is gradually conquering tn
malady.
II Today is circus day, but the en-
thusiastic fan will play ball this al
ternoon and visit with the monkey
tonight.
All Hibbing could have Crawle'
through the knot-hole that Roxy
] fly made in the fence, at the close q
! Sundays contest.
And Hibbing found on Monda
that it was not "the mighty Gre
ham" in the box. But they wer