The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-22
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Consumers Fuel Team
Shut Out Idamay One
to Nothing.

Pitcher Winters, Of the New foFA
Giants IN. the second game of the Ida
may Consumer series at Blackstone
park yesterday afternoon, the Consum-
Fuel company nine applying the
bpash 50 In one Of the fastest and most
interesting baseball exhibitions ever
seem 81 the Warrington district dia-
mono Twelve hundred fans witnessed
the game
three hits were made OF Harper,
fto of which came in the third chap
tel When the Consumer team scored
tie only run Of the game, The sena-
tor twIrler struck out the opposing
PLAYERS almost at will, having fourteen
srfkeouts to his credit. Catcher
picInich also Of the Washington team,
worked behind the bat for ldamay and
gave the fans a, great exhibition OF ma
ion league catching.
Winters who pitched for the Con-
suner team, had world OF smoke on
his moist slants and handled the OPP
posing batters as he desired. Nine
3keouts were registered by the Ma
tlonal league twirler. Joe Venesky'
the clever Consumer catcher, did the
catchihg for his team and did 1t well,
handling Winters curves and speed
veteran.
es King, also of the New York
who Is spending the week. END
With his parents near Monongah, play
ed third base for Idamay. Gribben,
former member Of the st. Louis Ma
tionals, was in left field for the Con-
surner nine. Pike and Morse, both OF
tae Battle Creek Mich, team, played
third and second base, respectively,
for the same team,
Two sensational catches were mads
bg Morse, the Consumer second base
man. one catch off Phillips bat in
lie third inning seemed almost at i'm
possibilss'
The tntrd game between the TWO
teams viii be played at some date In
The near future and another regular
game IS anticipated.
The score by innings follows
First Inning.
dafiiAy-Da was out on a
srounder 10 Mccoy. Pride famed.
Beverage grounded out, Morse to Nc
Cow: no runs, no hits and no errors.
CONSUMERS Pike punched and
Morse followed suit. Marshall reach
first on four balls. Brjhben famed.
NO runs, no hits and no errors
Second Inning.
IdamayK King grounded out. Morse
To Coy. Herrick was thrown out at
fitst BY Wood. Pininica was given a
base on balls but was out attempting 10
teal second. No runs, no hits and no
errors
onsumers-yenesky grounded out
h Dawson. Wood and Lewis struck
out IN order 40 runs. no nits and no
errors
Third inning.
idamay Phillips was cat, Sior9s 10 ]
Mccoy. Morse went deep into right
aeid after the bal. after what 70 liked
ME sure hit Ridgely and Harper
tanned. No runs, no hits and no err
Consumers - Mccoy singled to left
field. Harrick making little attempt to
field the ball. Winters singled send
ihg Mccoy to third and taking second
on the throw. Pike famed. Morse
grounded to Dawson who threw to-
Picinich to get Mccoy coming home.
Mccoy was safe, Picinich dropping the
bail. Morse was caught attempting to
ai second. Marshall famed. One
run. two hits and one error.
Fourth Inning.
Idamay- Morse threw Dawson out
a first. Pride laid grounder along
the third base line and beat out the
throw. Pride was out at second at
tempting to steal. Beverage famed
NO runs, one hit and no errors.
Consumers Gribben famed. We
nesky hit q high fly to Harper. Wood
vas thrown out at first base by Har-
per No runs, no hits and no errors.
Fifth Inning.
Idamay - King famed. Herrick
famed, Piciuich flied to Pike. No
runs no hits and no errors.
eonsumers-Lewis famed. Mccoy
did likewise. Winters was out on q
slow grounder to first base. No runs,
as hits and no errors.
Sixth Inning.
Idanay- Phillips was thrown out at
FIRST base by Morse Ridgely flied to
Morse. Harper singled to left field.
DAWSON was out on long fly to Lewis.
no rms, one hit and no errors.
Consumers-Pride took Pixies foul
Nv Morse singled through short but
vas out In attempting to steal second
base Marshall grounded out Bever-
iIiee To Pride. No runs, one hit and
=
Seventh Inning.
Idamay Pride was safe on McCoy's
error Beyeridge famed King drove
a long fly to Marshall. Herrick was
vas out on high fly to Winters. No
runs, no hits and one error.
Cousumers-Harper retired the side
on stfilSeonts, Gribben, Venesky and
Wood being the victims. No runs, no
lifts and no errors.
Eighth Inning.
ldamay Pincinich singled to CEN
ter Held, the ball hitting the center
neid fence Phillips sacrificed, We
nesky Ia Mccoy. Ridgely struck out
and Harper grounded out to Pike. No
runs, one hit and no errors.
Consumers-Lewis famed. Mccoy
was thrown out by Dawson. Winters
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