The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-17
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game to their string of victories
Saturday afternoon when they
defeated Stonega on the Cross
brook grounds by score of
s to ;.
The home team, by some hard
hitting, obtained u good lead in
the first inning. With the
bases full, Wampler hit the ball
into the creek in right field for
a home run. They also put
four runners across in the fifth.
Stonega played a good
game and made two scores
in the fifth and three in the
sixth. Banks, who had been
pitching sterling ball, became
very wild and walked three
men in succession, Stonega's
first two runs being made with
out hit. Baker relieved
Banks in the sixth inning and
two scores were made off him
by Kings error.
I Wagner, Hall, Wnmpler and
Mccall featured with their hit
ting. Besides getting three
hits, Mccall stole three bases.
Wampler was on the receiv-
ing end of the firing line for
Big stone and caught a great
game, it being the first time he
has worked behind the bat in
three years. He also succeeded
in getting IA home run and a
single. Williams, the Stonega
right fielder, made great
catch of Parsons liner in the
fourth.
The result of this game drop
ped the Stonega team TO third
place, while Keokee, with two
games forfeited to them from
Dorchester last week, goes into
second place.
Following is the lineup and
score by innings:
Big Stone Gap-Potter, Of;
Mccall, SIS; King, Oh; Perry, IF;
Wampler, c; Baker, II and p;
Toney, IS; Parsons, ID; Banks,
p and If.
Hall, SIS; S. Tate,
2b; Wagner, 3b; IL. Tate, lb;
Wells, If; O'Neil, C; Richmond,
CT; SUFFERING, rf; Williams, rf;
Swain, p.
FIRST INNING
Potter singled to left and went ia
second ON passed ball by O'Neil Mccall
beat out bunt and stole second King
walked, filling the bsses Perry fouled
to O'Neil. Wampier hit home run 70
right field, scoring Potter, Mccall and
King ahead of himself. Williams took
right field in Sniferinos place Bakers
grounder went thru f. Tate. Toney
popped to Hall. Baker goes 10 second
ON passed ball by f. Tate. Parson,
grounded out, 5. Tate to L. Tate. Four
runs, three hits, three errors.
Hall singled to left, but caught steal.
ing Wampler to King. $ Tate famed
Wagner out, Toney to Parsons. Nc
runs, one hit, no errors.
SECOND INNING
Banks popped to S. Tate and Potter
popped to O'Nei Mccall singled to lei
and stole second. King buzged NJ
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Toncy fumbled +. Tatc,s grounder
Wells aud O'Neil famed Richmonc
fouled to Wampler. No runs, no hits
one error
THIRD INNING
Perry rolled to Swain. wample,
singled to left. Baker forced Wampler
). Tate unassis;ed roney lined hard Il
Hall No runs, one hit, no errors.
Williams out, Toney to Parsons
Swain famed Hall rolled to Banks
No runs, no hits no errors.
FOURTH INNING
Williams made good catch of Par
sons long fly. Ranks out, O'Neil to T.
Tate. Potter flied to s. Tate. No runs
no hits. no errors
5. Tate famed Wagner singled u
left. f. Tate struck out. Wells ground
ed ont, King to Parsons. No runs, one
hit, no errors.
FIFTH INNING
Mccall beat out grounder to Hall an,
stole second. King beat out bunt ant
stole second. Perry famed Wample
walked Swain fumbled Bakers ground
er, Mccall scoring Toney forced KIM
at home. Wagner to O'Neii. Parson
doubled to ieft, scoring Wampler an,
Baker, and Toney scored on O'Neir
error, Parsons going to third Bank
/ famed. Four runs, three hits, tw
errors.
o'Neil grounded out. Mccall to Par
sons. Richmond hunted and was SAT
on Wampler's tumble Williams an
, Swain walked, Hall walked forcing /
, Richmond. 3. Tate out, King to Pai