The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-01
SPORTING NEWS.
Base Ball, Boxing and Other
Sports.

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Fanwell, formerly of Frederick, IS
making good in the Virginia league.
The Diamond duck pin team defeated
the Brunswick team at Braddock Heights
Casino by So points.
Spencer. the fast fielder and hitter of
the 1910 Frederick team, is working good
in the Ohio State League.
Dalton, Winchester's fast fielder and
heavy hitter is leading with the stick for
the Brooklyn National League team.
Sam Peaster is rounding up all o. X.
His hand is getting in condition and we
hope by the 4th he will wear the pad and
work.
Hagerstown, o; Frederick, "a. We
feel sorry for our old rivals but hope soon
to hear from dear old Hagerstown with
better team. Be sporty and come up the
line.
Dick Nalin. Frederick's great second
baseman, is showing up fine with the
Bridgeport team. His batting has placed
his team up the line. Dick is a good
trusty player.
The Frederick team defeated the Red
Lion team on their home grounds on
Tuesday last by score of 9 to O. Pearce
and Hauver were on the mound for Fred
erick; Reitz, Quigley and Harris for Red
Lion.
Johnson and Jeffries on July the 4th
will battle for the worlds heavyweight
championship. If Jeffries has not gone
back he may hold the negro up. 1T
looks like Johnson" will carry off the
prize-mark this!
Old Cy. says he is getting rusty for
and Washington baseball sports are
No more worlds to conquer"
please.
A sparring contest was held at the
Academy of Amusements, Frederick,
Steve Crosby boxed Ollie Robinson for
six rounds; Lizzie Anderson, a woman
boxer, boxed Steve Crosby for six
rounds.
Frederick defeated Dallastown by
score of 3 to I, the game abruptly termi-
nated-in the 9Th inning, when the umpire
changed his decision A ball was hit to
grid base when the umpire called it foul,
but afterwards reversed his decision. de-
claring that the 3rd baseman on the Fred
erick team had jerked the ball foul before
it reached the grid base.
Manager Baughman has promised
some fine games for the near future His
Fourth of July games, both morning and
afternoon, will be above the ordinary
and the fans should show their apprecia-
ton by their attendance. Col Baughman
has been at much expense to procure
good games and the attendance has been
unsatisfactory. We hope better results
financially will reward his great under
taking and give Frederick winning
team.
A baseball team has been organized by
the employees of the City Opera House
and will be known as the Pearce and
Scheck team, with William o. Fisher as
manager The team will be open TO
challenges from all amateur teams in the
city. The first game will be played with
the Brush Factory team on Saturday
afternoon at a O'Clock. The lineup will
be: Fisher, p. Bennett, c.; Shipley, h.;
Harp, 2b. Cline, 3b; Derr, S. s.; List, c.
f.; Heck, r. f.; Phleeger, |. f.
The following are the race entries for
the Fourth of July celebration at the Fair
| Grounds under the auspices of the Fred
erick Driving Club: Free for All-Rubu
Electric, DR.. William c. McComas; Bill
kin. DIR. r. V. Smith; Happy May,
Joseph Wilson; Edna Wyoming Harry
Dorcus; Frederick, Carlos de Carmen
dia; Ella H., George Huffer; Mrs. Os-
borne, G.. Osborne. 22o Class-Arbie,
Dr. R. V. Smith; Ida F., Marvey Boone;
Catoctln, Carlos de Garmendia; Edgar
W., Edgar Weller; Bessie G., F. Hersh-
ey, Montgomery county; Lucian Grimes,
George Huffer; Miss Crum, G.. Crum.
3-Mnute Class-Skeeter, Mr.. Thomas
DIR. B., F. Hershey; Black NJ, Charles
Houck; Dundee, Jr., Mr.. Crum; Jaybird.
Edgar Weller; Princess Monocacy and
Shortage. Carlos de Garmendia. Entries
in the roadster class have been made by
Messrs. Carlos de Garmendia, Lewis
Fraley Staley & Putnam. Fifteen mules
have been entered in the mule race. A
feature of the harness event will be the
Carroll county race for the championship
of the county.
Byrd is the leading stick artist with an
average of 1923. getting So saieties out of
Ioo times at the bat in 81 games. Morgan
follows with an average of .3S3, getting
70 hits out of IS3 times up. -Four of the
prayers udNS dill average vi lHiSc IluHuIeu
or more, which brings the batting aver
age of the team to a record of .3o4.
In fielding. Peaster leads with per-
centage of .oo4, getting 400 chances and
having but three slip ups. Hauver and
Malone follow closely with .eS2 and .977.
BATTING AVERAGE.
G. ABB. H. s.H. s.B. PC
Byrd. .......... 81 100 So ? IS 1923