The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-09
FINE EXHIBITION OF. HOW THE
GAME May BE PlAYEp-F6Nc
PLEASED WITH RESULT = A
PITCHERS, CONTEST.

r%Nulusl III GGahuIlu NUTS VI gApcTl
baseball. lasting for II innings. was
what was witnessed By the fans pres;
ent at the South Side Park yesterday
during the Observation-Disclosures gage.
Fairmont winning 3 TO 3.
The winning run for FairIuent was
the result Of an error on the part Of
Marshall OF tho Follansbee team. WAC
missed or rather caught and then
dropped IN easy fly to his field. the
man on the coaching line having driv.
en- his runners with oil speed so that
| by the time the fielder dropped TIE
ball tho man who had been on frs,
was well on his way to the home
plate. being safely across before Mar.
shall could have the ball home.
1t happened this way: Two men
were ont, when Allan, coming to bat
got a aingle, placing him on the in
:tial bag. Edwards followed Allan in
The batting order, and banged an easy
little fly to the center fielder, the
PHI looking as though II were going
TO TALL In Fielder Narshall's hands
without his moving ont OF his tracks,
but he had TO move slightly 10 get the
ball, and the entire. grand stand sup
posed that tho game would last for a
longer length OF time, but bad luck
and over confidence on the part OF
Marshall allowed Allan, who had been
running al full speed from the time
the bat met the ball. to cross the
homo plate with tie winning score,
With Edwards safely on the first
bag, the game was over and aFIrmont
lad won tie game. The game from
the start vas pitchers battle, and
Davies OF this city struck out eleven
men; while sIsley got six strike outs
to his credit.
Errors. were rife nj parts OF the
zane. especially on the part OF the
Fairmout players, errors being the
cause OF the twosruns secured by the
Follansbee outfit.
The game was fast 'and furious
los: s:ar: 10 finish. and the players
OF both teams worked hard to win
the game for their team, and players
on both teams showed class at differ
ent times that would put them In the
big show IL they would present that
tkind of ball steadily,
+ The score by innings.
First Inning.
Follansbee51.Bratchie got first when
he was hit by pitched ball. Boone
made sacrifice hit going out, Da
Sies 10 Edwards. BraichIe getting sec,
ond. Marshall struck out. Foster
reached first on Otto SchmIdrs wild
throw. to first. Bratchie scoring on
the pla. House got first on a field
er's choice. Foster being out, Rich.
ards to Fowler. One run, no hits.
Fairmont-o. Schmidt out. Boone to
Collingwood. Fowler out, Houser to
EoilinEwood. C. Allen out, Boone to
coilfngwood. No runs, no hits.
Second Inning.
| Observation-Disclosures flew out
to c. Allen. France out Davies to
Edwards. Easton reached first on an
error by Davies ana went to second on
wild pitch. Sisley struck out. No
runs. no hits.
Fairmont - Edwards struck ont,
Reeder out. Houser to Colllngwood
Richards struck out No runs, nc
hits.
Third Inning.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY ont. Carroll 10
Edwards. Boone hit and reached
first Marshall drove one to Richards
and his error when he tried to get
Boone at second allowed Marshall tc
reach first and Boone TO reach third.
Foster hit, scoring Boone. Foster
stole second. HouseT struck ont. Col
lingwood flew ont to Reeder. One
run, two hits.
Falrmont-Daily struck out. Car.
roll flew out 10 France. Davies ont
EIouser TO ColIIuGwood. No runs. no
bits.
| Fourth Inning.
Fo!lansbee-France hits and reach.
es first. baston sacrifices, sCudin;
France TO second and Is out, Carroll
&c Edwards. Sisley flies out to o.
Schmidt. Brntchie flies out TO Daily
No runs. one hit
Falrmont-O. Schmidt out. Easton
to Coliingwood. Fowler hits and Is
out attempting 10 steal second. Foster
10 Houser. C. Allen out. foul TO Eos
ter. No runs. one hit.
Fifth Inning.
observation-disclosures out on foul to