Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-18

Pittsburgh, Ia. April Id ne
largest crowd that ever attended an
opener here saw Joe Wards Mar
/ tinsburg Blue Ridge League club
toy with the ]. F. Malones Pitts
burghh leading semipro outfit here
| today winning easily by 6-3 count
The game was started in 4 drl2-
| cling rain but after a few INNINGS
it cleared up and the sun was shin
ing brightly at the final frame. Ray
Tim was Manager Wards choice for
mound duty and for three innings he
hurled shutout ball He was lifted
in the fourth in favor OF Walter
Marcus, a southpaw, but the Detroit
boy could not get his salary wing
wording right and after walking
three men he was lifted and Mike
Profsich sent to the hill. Ptorsich
twirled the remaining innings in
splendid fashion After two men
were allowed To score in the fourth
he settled down and his lenders
and shoots could not be fathomed by
the Independents.
The West Virginians started off
early. getting three men in the
OlJtllLl- II Glilt' - 1T ttt3ilN III 81 man
up walked, went To second on Glea-
sons bunt. Lloyd flied ont to right,
Anthony going to third. Clarke also
walked and Ray Wolfe lifted one
over the right field fence for cir
cult olout. This lead satisfied the
j Blur Sox and they did not score
again until tie third when single
/ tally was pu.'td across and again
/ in tho seventh when two more mark
ors were added.
Fforsich entered the game in the
/ fourth with the saeba loaded He
| forced two men across but after that
was invinci6le and the Malones
/ could not get near first base with the
i exception of the sixth when Meyers
! lifted one over the short left field
fence for home run Meyers and
Steel divided the game on the
mound for the Independents and
/ though it was the first real pitching
the boys from West Virginia had
faced this year they showed what
they thought OF good pitching by col
! lecting total of ten hits many
| for extra bases.
The hitting of Ray Wolfe, the
base running of Clarke and Anthony
and the infield work of Lloyd, Wolfe
and Anthony featured, for the visi-
tors.
The game was Witnessed by many
city and county officials as we'll as
many sporting writer's here on Pitts
burgh papers who all declared that
the team that beats the Martinsbure
! club out for the pennant chase this
year will have to travel come. James
F. Malone, Director of Supplies for
the City Of Pittsburgh threw the
! first ball and CLYDE Ebeurn. Supt. of
Police was on the receiving end.
/ The Blue Sox did not present their
strongest lineup in todays game as
/ Black. Sweenv, and Moore occupied
seats "a the bench to give several
1 of thc other boys an opportunity OF
shoWDg what they could do. After
/ three weeks of training here it looks
as If the Blue Sox infield this season
will be Wolfe at short. Neun on first,
Black at second and Babe Lloyd At
+ third These men certainly work to
gether and the work of Wolfe and
Black in completing double plays is
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