Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-08-26
BERLIN TAk 'ES
THE TIGERS
With A Heavily Padded Team
They Beat The Tigers
To A FRAGILE


action. and everything in readiness. the
visitors stepped up to the plate, and
using their hickory bats with effect,
and their hands. arms and agile legs to
advantage. in the common vernacular,
they "copped the bacon. while as for
the poor Tigers, they got none.
The contest took place in Snow Hill,
on the Tigers own jungle, the final
score after nine innings Of strenuous
battle, tthat is, streuous effort on the
part of the Tigers to score.l being to
% in favor Of the visitors The kalso-
mining was done in thorough and
artistic manner. 80 that some Of the
Tigers, while the bleaching process Was
in course Of application, were made 70
look like goats Indeed, SO gentle and
docilc did they appear that they resem-
bled lambs and like lambs they were
led To the slaughter Mr. samuel
Lowe. of Mardella SprinE- was the
chief butcher. but he was ably aided hy
eigh, other athletes hailng from far
and near. but assembled together n u
homogeneous whole. and calling them
selves Berlin 1t was "a perfectly
legitimate thing 70 do. and q -hrewd
move On the part Of the Berlin manage
ment. although the assembling Of the
athletes must have cost the supporters
Of the game nice sum
Thi, pitcher from Mardella Springs
is known to very few as Sammy"
to his pals on the baseball field he is
known a. sam" his Sunday School
teacher calls him Samuel; while those
who only have passing acquaintance
with him speak of him as Mr.. Lowe
Il was Mr. Lowe" for a long time
with the Tigers. except Capt Corddry
who after making a two base hit IN the
first inning called him Samuel. and
got down 10 the more familiar Sam
after his single in the third inning Mr.
Lowe kept the other athletes at a re-
spectfu distance until the sixth inning
when Carmean dropped the MIR after
he made single. and called him Sam
uel:" and Bradford reached the same
degree Of intimacy in the ninth inning
after he sent scorching single past
third base The last degree Of inti-
macy was not attained by any Of the
Tigers. and il was almost a case of 'by
your leave. MIR. Lowe, I'll pop up a
little rs. or If you please, Mr.. Lowe.
III strike out Mr. Lowe was exceed
ingly accommodating. exceedingly clever,
and exasperatingy cool and collected,
and if lahorer was ever worthy of his
hire, il was this same young athlete
imported from Wicomico Comfy TO
tame the Tigers He did his work ef-
fectively and with machine-like precis-
ion. moving down twelve Tigers on
strikes, and having five assists, while
there We're only three outs in the out
field the other seven outs being inield
chances
Four games have been played this
wear between the Tigers and the Berlin
boys. the series standing three to one
I In favor Of Berlin The first two games
were close and interesting Berlin win
ming the first and the Tigers capturing
the second. Luck favored Berlin in the
first contest, and il was apparent TO
/ impartial observers that the Tigers out
classed their opponents, Berlin knew
their weak points. and they prepared
for the third contest 10y procuring out
side talent to strengthen their team.
with the result that they had vastly
superior aggregation to either team
they have hitherto put in the iield
against the Tigers In addition to their
increased strength they had the good
fortune 10 catch the Tigers without the
services OF their regular pitchers, Keen
and Hayward both being absent The
game was farce and a trayesty on the
national game.
The fourth game took place last Fri
dag. when Berlin played in Snow Hill,
the visitors presenting the most formld-
able opposition that the Tigers have
been up against this season They mad
taken the measure of the Tigers. and
they knew their strength. They pre-
pared for the contest by securing out
side talent that was as good or better
as the best the Tigers could show. and
there did not appear to be any weak
spots on the team. They were padded
to nicely, but there can be objections
TO that as it was an extremity to which
they were obliged to resort in order to
afford the Tigers amusement.
The game itself was a weak-hittinl
contest, and abounded in errors. Cord
dry started the first inning by giving
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