The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-14
CLARKSBURGERS
POOR LOSERS
THE TRUE SPORTING SPIRIT
LACKING IN THE FOLLOWERS
OF THE GAME IN THE
UP RIVER CITY.

The sporting editor OF the clarks-
burg had bilious attack
last Friday and gave his readers the
following sporting bane.
Heavy rains swept floods over
South Side park, Fairmont, AM.
made it impossible for the Clarks-
burg and Fairmont Paw. Va. league
baseball teams to play their game
there yesterday afternoon. The
Clarksburg team went to Fairfnont
on an afternoon trolley car but re-
turned home on the next one. The
other games in the circuit were pre-
vented for like reasons.
Some one tried to start a rumor
here that there were other reasons
for the game being postponed at
FaIrmont, the chief one being thai
the Fairmont team was not in shape
and the manager afraid to run his
boys up against the husky ball toss
ers of this city. The fellow trying
10 start the report was promptly
t.uelched by half a dozen loyal FANS.
who informed him that the peanut
brand OF sporting gossip used in
FaiTmont would not go mere. Later
1T was learned that-the fellow was
from Fairmont. 1t Is understood that
he has returned to his native town
to give the Fairmont Times the
names of twenty-five prominent citi-
zens Of Clarksburg VINO have been
elected to the board Of directors of
the local baseball club. and the name
of the city to which the local fran.
chise mas been transferred"
So the peanut brand of sporting
gossip used in Fairmont would not
go" in Clarksburg. What a pity It
Is that Clarksburg will not tote fair.
To intimate that the Fairmont team is
afraid to play Clarksburg and frame
UP an excuse that the ground was too
wet for a game is going the limit.
Clarksburg people said their grouni
was too wet to play on last Weipes.
day. This was an excuse pure and
simple for not meeting the Hunters.
Our team was anxious to go and the
management was anxious for them to
go to Clarksburg and give the team
there the best trouncing Of the sea.
son. Clarksburg people insisted that
There was no use of the Fairmont team
watching time by going to the up.
river town for the teams could not
play. John Brooks said it was i'm.
possible to play on the muddy ground,
Fairmont insisted that the teams pipT,
Clarksburg contended for postponed
game. When there was no need o. IT,
The ball ground at Clarksburg was in
good condition for a game.
-Four of Falrmont's players went 10
Clarksburg in spite of the entreaties
on the part Of the Clarksburg people
to stay at home. They saw the con.
dition OF fine ground. 1t was in good
shape for game and the men who
were urging the team here to stay at
home knew it was in condition. They
could not stand 1t to be Inundated by
the severe drubbing that would have
been theirs had the teams contested
the diamond.
How different it was on the follow.
ing day when the game was postpon.
ed mere on account Of wet grounds.
Our people thought that the heavy
rain that fell during the morning would
make the local field too wet to play.
But they did not beg the clarkshurg
players to stay at home. The mes.
sage sent to clarksburg was, come on.
The traction company carried the team
gratis. The team came and returned
home because the manager thought the
ground here was TOO sort. Had the
clarksburg team stayed the game
would have been played.