The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-03

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out" would have been quick pass.
port to darRened cell and the for
feiting of privileges,
play bail!' shouted Casey, and
the white men took their positions in
the field A bulletheaded negro, who
drew life sentence for assaulting a
white woman in Reno ten years ago,
was the first to bat for the shines. "
In the pitchers box was Skinner, who
murdered Mona Bell, once queen OF
the New York tenderloin Behind the
bat, dressed in mask and pad and
heavy glove, was terrible Sheridan,
who plunged butcher,kRife through
the body of his wife in Goldfield sew
eral years ago because she aroused
him from drunken stupor to go to
his work.
'"Srike one!"
Strike two"
Casey Of the corner lots put life
behind him, and counted eff the first
two efforts skinner sent across the
plate.
The white men smiled. Skinner,
having tempted the negro to cut two
vlcions gashes in the hot June air
showed the satisfaction he felt at be-
ing able to come back" He COM
pounded his most bewildering selec-
ton of establishment for the, final
The negro poised his bat, and braced
himself 10 solve SINNERS mystery Of
speed and space.
Pop"
Spoiled Chance to Score.
CONSIDERATION in the camp OF the
whites The shine" had caught the
horsehide squarely with Hans Wag.
nor smash, and sent It soaring into
right field. That particular part Of
the yard was in charge Of Badly"
Cunninsham, who Is at Carson City
because he tried to act as city treas
urer Tor his own benefit while he was
city clerk OF Reno However irregu.
lar "Baldy's" past may have been, he
displayed one trait Of good American
ism by getting under that fly. The
negro had almost reached FIRST base.
''Y're out" shouted Casey; but the
dicmm was unnecessary. The ball
already had been frozen" by "Baldy,"
and was on. It's way back 10 the
pitcher.
The second man to but for the
shines" was former Pullman car
porter, who robbed passengers while
they slept instead OF waiting for them
TO get up in The morning. With the
same smile that had been such an et-
fectual anesthetlc in treating travel.
ers for hypertrophy Of purse, the for
mer porter picked up the willow and
cruelty assassipated beautiful drop
over which Skinner had spent several
agonized moments. The ball went
deep into left field, and when an emf.
nent footpad in that section made a
wild throw back to the diamond, the
shine" reached second base in safety.
At the close OF the first inning the
score was four TO three, in favor of
the negroes, and then the game grew
fast and furious until the close Of the
seventh inuing, when it was called of
and the Shines declared victors,
The score was 10 to ~. The whites
struggled bravely, but they were out
played. and the result was similar in
It's effect on the hopes OF the white
race" to another famous racial CON
test in another Nevada arena year
ago.
Al through the strife The peg-legged
Casey stood firm as tile stone walls
around him and the solid rock be
meath his foot and wooden stump.
No one showed any inclination to
grumble at his decisions, even If the
restraint had been lessened or re.
moved. Just how well Casey was
pleased with himself and ljs work as
an umpire Is not for It's 10 know,
Every ball that passed the catcher
popped loud.. against the walls Of the
death.hOuse
cassy's Trial.
Unusual echoes filled the prison
courtyard Wien foul strikes and
missed balls dashed against the grim
walls. To the men on whom The death
a
sentence had not been pronounced