The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-21
ClarIssburgers Bunch Hits
in Three Innings and
Win, l llit
hLAIRR,Y

AtssNnnt eslI
Nefghboi. cite, ssuch as clarks
burg and Fairmont should show a
neighborly spirit now and again.
One towns BAH team should not win
ali the intercity games. Being un-
able 70 do otherwise. Fairmont XII
wants showed d gnanimous heart
Yesterday and did not take the third
straight game from Clarksburg, the
visitors going home with a well
rounded out and well pounded out
victory lI-S. At theipractice period
before the battle the local Kiyotes
EXPRESSED no desire to allow the
Harrison county lads take the con-
test; but II soon became evident
after the umpire called play that
Fairmont might as vel be nice
about OFT ana take their medicine.
The Worm Turns
The local team has won two out
of three games played and hold the
edge on the proposed five game
series. he next OF which will
be played 1T clarksburg. Even a
worm from Glarksburg will turn
once in q while and the dopsters
had 1t figured out that 1t was about
time for the Harrison county worm
to roll over on another slat, which
1t did with great eclat (if a worm
does any eelating). WHATS home
brew for the goose isn't port wine
for the gander SO Fairmont had to
take q swig out sof the H B. bottle.
yesterday itiat as Glarksburg did in
the first two games.
There We're two more or less
main reasons OF major premises for
the defeat Of the locals. In the
first place schimmel's shimmying
shoots seemed simple slants to the
ciarksburg fence busters and they
banged gu 10 hits; in the second
place Brady Sims, Victory high
school basketball and baseball mar
vel refused to allow the locals to
hit When hits would mean runs and
runs, you understand, win ball
games 4 You have enough 6t them.
Teothman Hurt
4 depiorable accident married the
contest IN the third inning Tooth
man and Kline went after simms in
field ~. They came togethere near
the third base and the ball struck
Toothman over the left eye, inflict-
ing . wound that took a couple OF
stitches 70 patch up. Toothman
was forced oiretirei from the game
an dhe local sinfield was consider
ably shot up as q result.
The fielding feature Of the game
was shoestring catch in right
field BY Wade Pepper in the sixth
inning, robbing knight OF a SEEM
ingly sure triple. Knight hit a
terrific liner enar the foul line but
Pepper grabbed the pill while run
ming full speed. He got the ball
off his ahoestrings and turned over
couple OF times but came up with
the apple In his hand. The crowd
gave the ting outtielder a great
ovation chad Just gone into the
game, taking the place Of Carr.
Il 4 T.
Batting Hero
The batting hero Of the day was
Agnew, the Clarksburg first sack
er, whohad three hits and a base on
balls in four trips to theplate He
would have had q home run In the
sixth frame but an energetic coach
er at third touched the hem OF his
garment IS event by and accord
ing 70 HoyIe this put Agnew out
and cut his swat down to three
bases. He had plenty OF time to
make the circuit as they hand to
send a tracer after the ball.
Mike Ieatherwood who rides
through a llFgame with his vocal
cut out wide open despite the traf-
fic laws played "a nice game at sec
ond.
jack Abbott tried to talk the WIS.,
TORS out Of the game but they were
stone deaf like d petrited mule and
Jack's words were lost in very
large supply o. ozone in the immed
late vicintty.
cIarksbur gstarted cantering
around the bases In, the first canto.
Leatherwood opened the fracas
With a single and took second on
Wild pitch. Merrill famed simms
walked. Agnew singled, scoring
Leatherwood. Bailey doubled and
Agnew and simms came home.
Hashinger singled and Bailey was
over the plate but Hash" was out
trying 70 make his single double
Carr tanned without any fuss
Hits Wasted
Falrmont got one run back in the
first round. Beebe, Kline, Tooth
man and sehimmel singled In sue
cessicn, Reebe scoring. With the
basese drunk, Knight and simon
famed and Merrills tossed out
Chambers. Much ice gloom,
In the fourth Fairmont came
within ons q inotting the count,
Gnight famed but Simon waited and
got free ticket tojtlrst Chambers
singled Amos struck out. Percy
Hines was on the Job with a two.
base walIop that sent Simon and
Chambers home. Beebe go an in.
Held single. but was caught be-
tween first and second ana retired