The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-08
.G0uLl NOT STOP
IlBNAY SLUGGERS
Consumer Team Loses II
Inning Game After Most
Gallant Fight.

home run clout far over the cen
er fed fence by Joe Phillips with
ne man on base and with the score
tea IA the eleventh inning scored
two runs and defeated the Consumer
FUEL baseball team in the first OF
their three game series with Ida
may at Blackstone park yesterday
score; Idamay 8, Consumers z.
The homer in the eleventh which
broke up the game was not the only
fence buster poled by the old league
stat, for earlier in the game he had
circIed the bases on another home
run drive over the middle field wall.
And zoe was not the only 1damayite
70 clear the bases on long hits. Bill
Ridgeley the Idamay cleanup man
met one Of Lewis offerings clearly
and lifted it over the LEFT field fence
tor homer. Another homer was
made BY Beyeridge, the clever little
Idamay second baseman who chose
one c Red Hines slants for his tea
lure blow.
fdanay was loaded right and pre-
sented a team which was able to hit
the ball; including such stars as Roy
Keefier, Joe Phillips, Talkington,
yoigt and Gibben. The visitors hard
hitting caught the Consumers off their
balance for they were weak on pitch
ing, Dugan being their only pitcher
available.
When at bat in the third inning,
Dugaa was spiked by Mccoy while the
latter made an attempt to steal home
Il was necessary to relieve Dugan IN
the next inning but who was TO take
his place? Lewis, the center fielder
was called to the mound and explain
ed to- Manager Rothlisberger before
accepting the invitation that only the
DAY before he had pitched nine In
ming one hit game at Clarksburg. Al
ter two home runs were made in the
four inning he pitched, the S. o. 5.
was given and It was necessary 10
lind another pitcher somewhere.
Red Hines, Grant Town pro
dict diked out in his Sunday clothes
was spectator at the game and gave
up perfectly good seat in the grand
stand to go out to Lewis rescue. with
prt even removing his collar and tie
Ne warmed up and made his debut.
HIS work as pitcher for two innings
was not half bad, allowing but one
ifit, this being home run by Bever-
ldge!
Mccoy was the next Consumer to
stana ~, fhe rubber and 1t was off his
delivery that Phillips made his home
rim clout that won the game. Talk-
Ington had singled minute previous
and both runs crosses on the, drive by
Phillips.
Jtlne started on the mound for the
ldamay organization but was relieved
h the ninth after the home team mad
reached him for number Of consecu-
tive bingles. Dawson pitched the re-
naming two innings and held the
Consumer outfit at bay.
Eight hundred fans saw the game
which lasted for almost three hours
dlie to a number of questionable plays
and decisions. One dispute came in
he ninth inning over mistake by
the score keeper who counted the
score 81 in favor of the Consumers:
Players and Umpire johnson started
81 the field thinking the game was
over Hines was on second base ana
being Of the same opinion as the re-
maining players started toward the
bench. The mistake in the score was
Uncovered and the ball played back to
second base. Two men were out and
Umpire Jacobs called Hines out and
Ms side was retired.
Arrangements will be made for two
more games between Idamay and the
Consumer team to decide their supren
acy. The score:
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