Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1909-03-17
BaSeballiStS TreSpaSS.

'aNt frlday afternoon. and. for
awhile, looked more like juvenile
court than anything else.
The cause was an action for
trespass.
The complainant was Hon. A.
Moore Jr..
The defendants were two base
bail teams, an umpire and score
keeper.
One baseball team, representing
the High School, was composed of
Hugh Carper. son of Mr.. j. w.
Carper. a well known farmer: Ellis
Shepherd. son of the late Mr.. Geo.
/ {. Shepherd; Mack" I.outhap.
one of the professors al Cluster
Springs Academy, and a former
football star at Richmond Colleg /:
Frank kercheval. son OF the late
Mr.. +. Y. Kerchevsd. OF the we'll
known implement firm of Ker-
cheVal Bros; John Moore. son of
the complainant: Marvin Carlisle.
son OF Mr. john ". Carlisle. the
we'll known farmer; Roy Whitaker.
son # Photographer +. w. Whit
ak"r; aud Matthew Jones. Jr., son
of Mr.. VI. W. Jone~. one of the
leading citizens of tic town and a
director in the Bank Of Clarke
. County.
The opposing nine. called the
Picked Team. was composed Of
Albert Smallwoud. Sylvester Small
wood and Nathaniel Smallwood.
sons ot former Sheriff Smallwood:
Lester Rohey. the painter: Oshurn
Slack, az the firm OF Brown &
Slack, Meat Dealers: James Pull
liam. the Barber; Frank Beall. of
the y. 4 W. depot force: George
Shacklet', night operator at the
\. x W; and Chas. Il. Hughes.
editor of the COURIER.
Umpire. Percy Crown. Secretary
Treasurer of the Lyric Theater.
Scorekeeper. Chas. ". Marks.
the Electrician.
After nearing the explanation
Of Editor Hughes. who was man
ager OF the Picked Team. and of
Prof. {. NJ. Farmer, principal of
the Berryville High School. who
was manager Of the High School
team, Mir. Moore expressed him
self aS satisfied that if wrong had
been done it was unintentional
wrong, and asked that the case be
dismissed at his cost.
Mr. Moore stated that he had
allowed the baseball teams to play
upon hiS field for the past four or
f five yea =. but, that they had done
very gave injury to his property,
and also that the owner of the land
over which a number of people
+ passed To get to the game (Dr. Il.
/ =. Page had bitterly complained
ut the passage over his land and
/ the damage So done.
Ii was new experience for most
of the participants being arrested
but will probably not be soon
forgotten.
The game had started of merrily
and every thing was running smoth.
The Picked Team scored three runs
in their half of the first inning,
while the High School had scored
one run, had one man out. and
none ON bases. when Sergeant
/ Ricamorc and DuputN Sheriff
Lupton marched upon the ground
anu declared that every person il
sight was summoned To appear be-
fore Mayor Jones on the charge OF
treSpaSs lodged 10y Mr.. Moore,
The officers however made
their order cover only the person,
taking part in the game, aud thu,
saved as the modification from the
ladies; OF course the modification
was felt by all, especially the boy,
who had never before participated
in police court actions, aS spccta
tors or otherwise, but their feeling,
were nothing as compared with ;
possible arrest of the ladies ant
girls.
The baseball teams of the TowI
are now without playing ground
land unless some public-SpiritcC
land owner can be found who viii
either give or rent the use of hi
property il is moro than likely tina
the great American game i dea,
for all time in Berryville an,
Vicinity.
The High School team has jus
spent about $50 in purchasing uni
l. an