Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-07-14
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BRANDY Myers alright pitching was
as feature OF the defeat of sandy
AXE winchester aggregation al the
names oil ShepherdStown in the Vir-
e'h'a Town on Monday. Four hits were
AZ the oingleS that the enemy couId
gamer The final score was 70 /
SnepherdStown arrived on the sre,a
ra'her late, owing 10 the fact that mos,
VI me roads were blocked by high
streams. The Winchester crowd 70 a
man was impatient for the game 10 he
GIN. SANDY and his club had vo, o6
s'Iaieht games, and everybody Was
anxious Tor them TO 60 ahead and 90,
the &th in short order.
IhingS didn't 60 right for Wincbss,e,
from the start. Snyder led off for
ShepherdStown with a hit and pa,
Dunn mt Moler on the finger with the
next ball. Baker missed Newt McKee,s
gTounder and the first run was across
Dunn frightened up his belt AZ this iunc.
ture and there was no further scor;n.
"lhSheSter came back in their half of
the first with one run. After Tn,ca
ma thrown out NeemS, Baker pnnned
one UP the first base line. ON ubich he
got safe. Pope clouted a liner IN LEI,
scoring Baker. but was caught poins r.
thlrd and run down.
In the fourth Legge doubled and Kirk
,tH MT safely. Legge scored when
Elk Shipley made an accidental hum
Hhl!e trying to dodge the ball. In
the fifth Snyder walked and scored On
Mo!erS long double TO left. This put
the count 3 TO |.
Winchester missed a beautiful chance
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from many angles this was the most
interesting session. PabSt led off with
MT. breckenridge was safe on an
eiIor' omoot advanced both men with
neat bunt. Weems walked-the
passes loaded, one man out and Sandy
Baker welding the willow, the runners
were mighty anxious 10 score Weems
on hrst was little too anxious, thought
EIklnS SIMPLIFY, who whipped the ball
10 Rogers, who tagged him out.
AT this decision the crowd began 10
call for the jumps scalp, and so long
and so lntently, so constantly and so
forcefully that many thought they were
gong to get it. The count was three
and two on Sandy Baker Brandy
hooked perfect strike across the plate.
ne umpire hesitated, looked down at
his feet, and on seeing that his shoes
were not in the best OF repair called
out, Ball fourn' Pope, next UP, hit a
long fly to Kirk Mckee, ending the
round with no scoring.
hepherdStown added two more in the
last round to put the game securely on
ice. Potts doubled to left with one out.
Myers flied out to center. Snyder
walked and Moler doubled to left for
the second time, scoring both men.
Although Dunn reached first for Win
chester with one out in the ninth, he
died when Mckee doubled him up on
a fly to right field.
The fielding features of the game for
ShepherdStown were staged by stall
wart youth known as Withrow Rey-
nolds Legge. Scooping the elusive
horsehide up from all angles, grabbing
them when someone else Knocked them
down, Legge played such a game that
the umpire wouldn't believe he hailed
from Shepherdstown. The whole team
played what was perhaps the best field
ing game Of the year. Kirk Mckee had
4 busy day in right, and handled every
thing clearly, as did Potts. Elk Ship
ley threw out the only two men who es-
sayed to pilfer. Moler led the clan in
hitting, with two long two-baggers to
left field. Plainly speaking, the home
club was too good for the team that won
20 straight The latter's scheduled to
appear here soon, and in all proba-
bility all the fans for miles around will
want to take look at them. The score: