Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-06-19


"Wednesday, this week, the Cumber-
land team came here and there was
strenuous entertainment every minute
Of ii l2inning game. enjoyed by IA large
and splendid-looking crowd. 1t was a
reminder of old times that grand stand
full of pretty women.
The veteran Stubbinaldo Brown
pitched for the home team and this
being his first game this season he did
remarkably well, as did his diamond
Chum, Tom Sloan.
"Rodgers, at short, and Hines, in right
field, played finely, and the two Gun
netts, Cooper and Brophy We're not far
behind them.
Johnnie Fay was again on the slab
for the county town, and he is a pitcher
from Pitcherville, Diamond Valley. He
never did better.
"Darnell caught WELL and the team S
fielding was well-nigh faultless.
"Charles Williams, of Allegany, UNI
pired, and both teams suffered, though
his decisions contributed nothing to the
sad result.
"Cumberland made its first run in the
third inning, second i'll the twelfth;
Frostburg made its only run in the
ninth.
NOTES
THE ost-beautiful lady prize was
awarded to Miss Edith Gurley, of Mey-
ersdale, Pam ivory handled fan, and
Frank JOvial Mcmahon, competing with
about fifty other Cumberlanders, won
the prize accorded to the homeliest man
on the bleachers.
Both awards occasioned some stir,
-,
Many ladies, who are better Judges of
masculine than of feminine comeliness,
declared him one of the haudSomest men
i'll the park-a fair proposition for one
who has often been mistaken for Mr.
Pink Whiskers of PocahOntas. Besides,
he has all the ease, poise, grace and
days made him the beau-ideal of courtly
robuStitude.
The prize was conveyed to Mr..
McMahon i'll a shoe box leading to the
popular conclusion that he was getting
a S22 pair of No. II . shoes. But great
was the surprise when it became under
stood that it was baby hand-mirror !
properly encased and beautifully en-
graved with the injunction
Whenever | get tired of being looked in
MIDLAND vs.. FRosTBURG
This Saturday afternoon at 81,
o'clock the Midland nine will play here,
and big crowd is wanted, for it Is ex-
pertly reported that Midland is putting
up pretty game.
AFRo-AMERICANs
The Cumberland team came up Mon
day and made chase with the local col
Ored team for the winning. 1t was a
good, close game Frostburg coming out
/ ahead to g.
Family Club.
The descendants of the late John f.
citizen of FrOstburg, have organized
Club and elected officers as follows:
PrcSid,at-John J. Price.
Vice PrcSidnt-John T. Lewis.
Sccrctary-Thomas }. Thomas.
TredSUrFr-JOhn X. Davis.
Membership 50 far enrolled numbers
30, all of this vicinity, and others here
and elsewhere will join.
In lS31-tiVe years before the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad was completed
to Cumberland, John f. Lewis and
and thence by wagon they came to Iona
coming, where Mr.. Lewis assumed the
management of the blast furnace then
i'll operation.
From Homecoming he removed to Mt
Savage, where he lived until 1869, when
he came to Frostburg.
Mr.. Lewis was born in Merthyr
Tydwil, South Wales, October 81, 1900,
and dying November Z, 1850, had just
passed his S5th birthday. When he was
II years old he joined the Baptist Church
and to the day of his death remained a
consistent. devout member.
Those comprising the club are grand
daughters, grand-sons and great-grand
children, and including the husbands of
Strand daughters, there are IS voters,
representing both parties all good
citizens and people of Frostburg.
The local members of the Club will
meet frequently, and annually grand
reunion of those at home and abroad
will be held.