The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-30
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WIN ANOTHER
League Leaders Battered
All Over Field by East
Side Team.

6OnuS wagner ldQ tue ElkUI luoo
when he made his Owens regulars
play g few games with the owens
girls team. The girls sure learned
the boys q few things about baseball
economics. The Bottles made hits
count for runs these days, and are
winning ball games. The Bottles top
pied over the league leading Classics
last night before a. big crowd at South
Side mark 6-1. Osborne was in grea.
form for the Owens tribe. allowing
two clean hits and a scratch single.
the two solid smashes being punched
in the second canto for the lone run
made by the Classics. Owens hit
Satterfield at will and this coupled
with the long boys wildness and I
couple Of costly miscues in the field
made things soft for the East Siders.
Eight hits were made by the winners.
three Of which were punched for one
run in the third inning. and four for
five runs in the fifth, when the team
batted around.
It was good game all the way and
full OF interesting plays. Decker con-
tributed q beautiful running catch in
deep left that robbed Keener Of a
triple In the second frame, while q
double play was made by each OF the
contesting teams. Hood and Venesky
killed off Huffman at the plate by a
lightning play in the third round that
brought the spectators to their feet,
while the batting rally Of the East
Siders in the fifth with the score tied
was a thing Of much jov 10 their
friends.
Those ancient and popular gentle
men with the Owens aggregation,
Phillips and Keener had a conspicu-
Gus part in the downfall Of the Glas.
sizes last night and seemingly enjoyed
participating in real live ball game.
despite their advanced age. Some
people gain much fame by taking
flights in airships after they have
passed the four score mile post n
lies journey, but these gentlemen
will likely be famous for playing
baseball in some fast league at the
advanced age Of 100 years.
Monorgah Glass was first 10 score.
making q run in the second. The
Owers outfit tied the count in the
third. From then on 1t was nip and
tuck until the lat Of the fifth when
the balloon went up and the game
was over so far as the Classics were
concerned.
After Decker, and Lane had gone
out for the Classics in the first round.
Venesky scratched a single to righi
t-i; llooi was an easy victim for
West and Guest. With two down for
Owens, West walked. but was caught
stealing.
Byrne opened the Classics second
with a triple to deep left. West grab
bed McKown's bid for hit as II was
sailing over his head. Belt singled
to center bringing in Byne. Aldredge
famed and Satterfield popped TO the
pitcher. Keener was robbed Of hit
By Decker's remarkable catch IN deet
left in the Owens second. Philips
reached first on Hoods error, but
Guest hit into a double play. Hood,
Byrne and Belt.
Lane reached first on balls in the
Classics third, stole second but per-
ished there. Owens tied the count.
Boice and Huffman got singles. 0s-
borne famed. Tressel singled, Boice
coming home and Huffman taking
third. Kittle hit to Hood and Hoffman
was caught at the plate. Hood to We
nesky. West walked filling the bases.
Keener famed.
The Classics went out in order IN
the fourth and fifth. while Phillips
drew a base on balls in the fourth for
owens, but was left stranded. the
fireworks were set off in the Owens
fifth. Osborne was safe on Satter.
fields error. Tressel got an infield
hit when Byrne failed to get his foot
ON second base on an attempted douD-
lie play. Kittle advanced the men with
a sacrifice. West hit TO Byrne who
threw wild trying to get Osborne at
the plate and West took second.
Keener singled bringing in Tressel
and West. Phillips singled bringing
In Keener who advanced to second
on the MAY c, his own single 10 cen
fer, Guest doubled to left bringing
in Phillips. Boice and Huffman we're
easy outs, ending the agony. Owens
got tqo men on btses In the sixth on