The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
WASHINGTON IRVING
BASEBALL BOYS LOSE
TO MORGANTOWN HIGH
Game is Featured by Good
Pitching and Poor
Fielding.

The 1915 baseball season was off,
cially ushered in in this city Saturday
afternoon when the Washington Irving
high school baseball team played the
MoTgantown high school team at
Union Park, the Morgantown boys
winning out by a score OF Z To !.
Only a small crowd OF spectators
witnessed the game on account Of the
weather. Shortly after the noon hour
dark clouds began to gather and 1T
threatened rain from that time until
the game finished and at times during
the game II sprfnk1ed rain, but not
sufficient to stop playing.
Seventeen Errors Made.
The contest was fast and interest
dnE notwithstanding the fact that
seventeen errors were made. The
feature OF the game was the work Of
the rival pitchers, each being in per-
feet condition and pitching great ball.
"a Dawson who pitched for the local
team allowed tMorgantown eight hits
several OF them scratch ones and
struck out eleven men. With any kind
OF support he would have won his
game IN easy manner. Parker, who
worked for the Morganrnwn team.
held the hard hitting local team to
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lay the willow. Parker had much bet
ter support than Dawson, as the box
score will show.
The locals started out like winners,
d scoring one in the first inning. McndiI
Ian, the first man walked, but was
caught mapping on first. Luton
walked, but was forced at second by
Schafner, who was safe at first. DaW-
son singled to center. advancing
Schanner to second McAndrew sing
Led through short, scoring Schaffner
ard advancing Dawson to third Week
" retired the side by breeding
MorgantoNn Ties Score.
IN the first half OF the second inning
the MorgantoWn team tied the score.
Tucker, the first man to face Dawson
was hit on the head by pitched ball
and took first The next two men
breezed and the side should have been
retired but Luton booted one which
ellowed Tucker to score Parker
walked but LoNden retired the side
BY flaming.
Coach Arnett's boys again took the
lead In the last half Of the second.
White walked and took third when
houden booted Coles grounder. He
ball. Barnes and McAtIl Ian struck out.
sLouden threw out Luton
In the third inning the locals added
another one. Schaffner walked and
took second on Hartan's error. Parker
threw out Dawson, Schanner taking
third Schaffner scored when Hart
man missed fourth ball called on
Weekly White breezed
Morgantown Scores Three.
This ended the scoring until the
fifth inning, when Morgantown took
the lead by scoring three runs. Parker
was safe at first when Weekly drop
ped an easy fy ball White advanced
4 Parker to second when he booted Lou
den's grounder. stubbs famed. Coul-
son singled to left. scoring Parker
and sending Louden to third Arbogast
was safe at first when Luton cut
& Loud en- off at the plate. ATbogast
stole second Anbogast and Cou1son
scored when Tucker singled to right.
4 Evans flied out to White.
Nforgantown increased It's lead in
the sixth. Hartman was safe at first
when White muffed an easy grounder.
H Graham reached first safely when
1Jutton booted Ills grounder Parker
singled to right field and Weekly lost
the ball. allowing two men to score
found it Louden filed to Schaffner
Stubs was safe at first on Barnes's
III error Eonlson and Arbogast famed.
Both Score In Ninth
Each side added another tally IN
4 the ninth. Singles by Arbogast and
Evans and an, error by White allowed
the MorEanto~n boys to push another
tally across the pan. Schaffner was
4 hit By q pitched ball and took second
when Dawson was thrown out at first.
h1cAndrew singled, scoring Sehafrner.
Fretwell and Ash breezed- The box
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