Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-18
THURSDAY, AUGUST ls, 1921.
TIED FOR SECOND PLACE
Locals Win From Emmitsburg And
Lose To Brunswick

Thurmont easily won Saturdays game
from Emmitsburg by IL to score.
The visitors drew first blood when they
showed one run across in the second and
the locals, in their half of the same IN
ming. retaliated by putting three runs
over and from then on it was smooth
sailing. Fox, the visitors premier pitch
er, was touched up for IA hits, just
double the dumber secured off him on
July 4th. Annan's playing in left field
deserves special mention. The main
feature of the game was fast double
play by the "three Creeger brothers,
Ed to Roy to John. Thurmont feels that
this victory is sweet revenge upon En-
mitsbur for their defeat on July 4.
Mondays game with Brunswick at
Agricultural Park, Frederick. is consider
ed the best one seen on that diamond
this season, not barring the Blue Ridge
League games. While the Thurmont
boys lost they have no cause whatever
to be downhearted, for it surely was a
fine brand of baseball that was displayed.
It just happened that the breaks were
against them. They can also feel that
they gave Brunswick heartbreaking
run for the game, for the Railroaders
were confident of winning in walk.
Cummings, their big bet, got the sur
prise of his life when the Thurmont boys
began tapping him. The grin on his face
soon turned to look of worry. and IN
the 7th inning he was so nearly worn out
that he asked for runner to take his
place when he reached first. The game
was played in quick time. 1t took just
one hour and twenty minutes, equalling
the Emmitsburg-N New Market game re-
cord.
Lloyd Freeze was on the firing line for
Thurmont and he sure did cut loose.o AS
one person is said to have remarked, he
is ready right now for the Blue Ridge
League-or better. Paul Kelbaugh, in
right field made one wonderful stop. He
made long run and was forced to jump
for the ball and caught it while in the
air. The "three Creeger brothers" are
making double play record. They got
another fast one in this game and it was
made in the same order as Saturdays
except that Ed was playing short instead
of pitching. To Freeze also goes the
credit of making the longest safe hit of
the day. He drove the ball far into GEN.
ter to the flag pole for two bases. Roy
Creeger hit one that had 1t been a foot
higher would have cleared the cowshed
for homer. But j. Mills was on the
job and caught it standing in the sheds.
Brunswick comes to Thurmont on Sat-
urday and there evidently will be hot
contest. Two enthusiastic ladies of town
who are very much interested in the local
team have promised the boys that if they
win against Brunswick there is big
set-out waiting for all members Of the
team at the end of the season.
AS a result of Mondays game Bruins
wick goes into tie with Evansville for
first place and Thurmont into tie with
Woodsboro for second. The teams are
making a great race. six of the eight
teams being in striking distance of the
pennant. The general opinion is that
the race will narrow down to three teams,
Brunswswick, Evansville and Thurmont,
and some think that in the home stretch
there will be but two teams. Brunswick
and Thurmont.