The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-23
.RAN SPO|LS
GREAT CANE
Classics Ahead in Game
That Does Not Count
in Records.

Une OF the very hardest enQlnsS lot
a ball game is TO close il before il is
legally a game-and that is just what
happened last evening at South Side
pack in:the Mining Machinery Monon-
CAB Glass game, much TO the diSap-
pointment Of large crowd of fans
who gathered for the contest despite
the threatening weather. With the
score 80 in favor Of Monongah Glass,
Umpire johnson called the game after
the,drst half OF the fourth inning had
been played because the rain was
c0ining down in such quantities as TO
make play impossible. Another in
Ming would have been enough 10 make
It 4 game, providing Mining Machin-
cry would still have been behind at
the end OF the first half Of the fifth.
Foar and one-half innings constitute
q game when the team last at bat is
in he lead, otherwise it takes five full
findings to make a game count in the
stapding.
Dawson was on the mound for the
Mining Machinery and was opposed
BY Braithwood, former Federal
league star, now doing duty with the
Consumers. Marshall was in center
fsid for the Classics in place Of Nc
KoYn and Red" Belt was at short
stop for the same team. When the
game was called both teams had an
messed three bingles, but a costly base
oa;balls, a bad error by Mills, coupled
wifi three-base clouts by Decker and
Nenesky, made the Glass house hits
Of much more value in the run col
.umn than those made by the Mining
Machinery.
Had the game gone on II promised
graat things for the assembled fans.
While the Classics had One-run mar
gin to the good VIXEN the ra!a halted
activities on the diamond, the Mining
Machinery bunch still had plenty OF
fight IN them aad would have fought
ullil ten last man vas out IN the sew
enth to forge ahead. As things low
stand, all the efforts OF last night
we're wasted and the contest will have
tosbc STAGED Ill over again at some
la,er date.
Bnithwocd. who Gid the hurting
for the Classics, was in great form
and had his fast curve working to per-
YecticE until the rain started an in
rlng before the game was called made
The ball difficult 10 hS:die and mar
red tie work Of both hcrlers TO some
extent.
Nef!:n opened the game for the
Mining Machinery by tanning. Mills
raped a short rollers 20 EoGd d; sec
5crt and was tossed ont 4. the lrst
station. Kendall banged clean base
shlt.oyer Hoods head and took second
q moment later when Braithwod
threw wild in an attempt to catch him
mapping Of first. Biz" Dawson then
beat out an infield hit 10 deep short
and stook second when Belt made
hectic heaye over Vingle's head, Ken
dan coming home on the combined
MI. and miscue. Noble stopped one
f0i Briahtwood's fast ones with his rib,
but Pride famed, ending the inning.
For the Classics, Decker was
thrown out at first by Noble. Marshall
reached first when Noble made a
handsome muff Of his high fly at
third. Tenesky singled and a second
later was forced at second, Mills to
Wight. on Hoods roller, Marshall
akfng third. Vingle lifted a high
one to NeHlin, ending the affair for
The Classics.
After Wright and Miller had fan
ned IN the second for the Machinlsts,
Hunt got Brentwood into the we'll
known three and two hole, and when
! tie pitcher grooved one Hunt smash
"a 4 single over short. Nefflin forced
Hunt at second, Belt taking his roller
sld stepping on second cushion.
n thelf half Of the second the
Classics got two runs on one hit after
tK6s were out. Byrne flied to Neflin
and Belt lined to Miller. ,Aldridge
walked and Braithwood was safe at
third and BUS" took third when
3Hlls let Braithwood's drive get away
10 second. Decker tripled to right
center, bringing In the two runners.
Marshall famed.
4 Mining Machinery went out In Or
der n the third. The Classics added
one more IN their half. Venesky, first
tnD vhaled The dill to deep left for
Sihree bases and scored on Hoods out
Mills TO Hunt. Vingle popped TO Mills
md Byrne again flied out to Nenlin.
= In The MachInists' fourth, Noble
aimed. Pride walked and took sec
lr When Veueslg dropped WrtsAtS