The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-31
In a Contest at Union Park
Grounds with a. Big
Crowd n resent.
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kUHton Park Sunday aftsFnoon the
Clarks:burs baseball team WaB de.
feated by the Alon6hgah team'fye q
two. The aGononeah team presented
Toothnran ON the fring line against
the locale hofd9pg Dew Hunt > In
right field in case Toothman was
sent to the brush by the local crew,
but this did not happen and Tooth
man, theA souBhpaw, stuck the en-
tire game ont upon the mound.
Cuppett was bhe tWfrler to start
the game for the local aggregation,
hut In the hfth inning he gave way
to Danley, who reported at the
grounds and is once more back
with the team. 1t might have been
better to send Danley In. but
Manager Smith was of the notion,
evidently. that cappett was due for
a winner.
There was some dissatisfaction
over the umpiring from the many
fars assembled, which got the
crowd angry and in 4 stew from the
hrst inning and this feeling lasted
until the FIRST Of the ninth when
both umpires, or wou1d-be umpires,
were chased and nTOnongah pleyarI
sent in to ohiciate for the remain
der OF the contest. Turk" Cot
tingham and Jones, from Monongah
were the Indicator holders on ac-
count Of Guinnis absence, but from
the expression OF the fans they err
red many times until they were
R-.syrS =
CDarksburE took a commanding
lead from the ffst, inning when
they scored two runs thusly. Quinn
breezed, then Moran walked and on
Smiths tap to the frat basemanI
wan forced at second. BIackshire1
singled past third and with one on
first and second carduR doubled
over the second bag, the bail get
ting past johnson and both scored.
Carduff drawing up at second
where he anchored for good, AS
skidmore fouled to. Vanaman. These
were etarksburg's only FUNDS during
the entire game.
Cuppett. pitched mastery ball for
the 4fst four Innings. double and
a single being the result OF the Wis-
itors' attempts with his delivery:
However, In the-tifth Inning the
game was lost for the locals and
won TOR the visitors when they
scored ave runs.
Quinn fumb1ed NGalone's tap for
a starter and right afterwards Nc
Graw fozzIed HINTS tap, not even
getting a force at second, and two
we're on with no one down. Tooth
man was safe at first when he laid
the ball down and Dawson's peg
failed to get Malone at.third. With
the inaEs now full and no one out
Fortney singled to right, scoring
Malone and Hunt and going to third
on the throw-in. Cuppett now
frightened up and caused Spragg 20
hit a small skier to Smith back OF
second and Toothman hit small
Az 70 Moran at Rrst, but here no"
along came otis Cole, ex-IWest VIZ
pfnia captain, alias Johnson, with
n corkIng double to left center
carduR managing to get his fingers
ON the ball and that was all
Eortney and Toothman scored on
the hit ana Ineu GEAOAAA6SA
Texas leaEuer back OF short when
,carduR did not Aeld the ball as ne
should. leaving skidmore a hard
chance which he failed to nail, and
Johnson scored. beg pardon, my
signals are mixed. Murphy, alias
1,mmie Groninger, ex-presEdent OF
the old West Penn league, was the
,,over who got the Texas Lacquer.
Murphy stole second and Danley re-
Ifeyed cuppett. striking out .Vana-
man. A,o,,
From the fifth inning on Darley
held the visitors runIess and hitless
Excepting the frat inning when
GononeaN had man Oh third they
had no chance 10 score excepting
tha nth inning when their opportu-
nifty came and they avadled them
selves OF the chance.
Clarksburg had three glorious
chances to score after the 4rst In
ming but that pesky lEttle hit. THAT
much sought hit, that timely bingle:
that tap over the iniheld was not
forthcoming, and the boys Went
hack TO the water bucket.
A hit, a hit batsman and an un-
suceessful fielders' choice in the
FOURTH inning filled the bags when
CIonougah pulled on a triple play.
~, ait eysT witnessed at Union