The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-17
BASEBALLGAME
THISAlFTERNOON
At SOUTH SIDE
fieIdsWill be soft..-Many TO
Witness the Contest at
a O'clock
m LARRY

Despite the heavy rain early
this morning, It was decided to
make an attempt to stage the first
Of d series OF games between the
Fairmont High School and East
Side High School at South Side
Park this afternoon. The game
Is called for o'clock. II was
Postponed from last Friday.
IA crowd Of high school students
went to the ball park this after
noon at i O'Clock and by working
on the field 1t Is hoped to have IT
IN shape for play at game time.
II Is expected that a large crowd
will see the contest. The three
game series will decide the city
scho elastic baseball championship.
Pirates Win.
George Gibson's Pittsburgh Pi.
tates won their first game OF tho
season yesterday, taking the meas.
tiretof Cincinnati 4 to 3 in a pitch.
ers' battle between two famous
southpaws, Wilbur Cooper and
Eppa Rixey. Gibson gave his bat
ting order shaking up that had
the desired effect. Tierney went
TO second base In place OF Stewart
and played the cleanup role in the
batting order. His timely hitting
won the old bail game in the sew.
enth round. The entire Pittsburgh
team seemed to get their batting
eye. making total Of twelve hits
Tor d total Of sixteen bases during
the contest. Carey went back to
center field and Bigbee to left field.
These are the old stations Of these
star players and they showed to
much better advantage than In any
% the previous three games of the
season.
Dick Rudolph Of the Boston
Braves made his first start in two
Years yesterday afternoon, going to
the mound for Boston against the
Giants. The New Workers won the
game too. He pitched great bali
Tor six innings, but failed to stand
the strain In the seventh and eighth
rounds. the Giants making all their
runs tnIthese two innings. Rudolph
showed much Of his old time Gun.
ming and should be able to take his
turn on the rubber regularly from
now on.
sFhes Cardinals continued to hold
d firm grip on first place by win
ming from Chicago yesterday to
q: q rally:in the eighth inning put
ting over the winning run. Sher.
del won his second game OF the
season for the st. Louis tribe. The
Cardinals hit the ball hard again,
getting three extra base swats.
y Jones was on the mound for Chi.
cage.
Brooklyn hit the Phils pitchers
hard in the final innings of the
game yesterday aud won 10 to 2.
Reuther was on the mound for the
Robins. Lee King was in tho game
sand got one hit In four times a:
bat. Brooklyn made seventeen
American League
The largest crowd that ever at.
tended q game during April in
Cleveland was on hand yesterday
afternoon to see the Indians white
wash the st. Louis Browns 3 to
Mails had the better OF n battle Of
pitchers with Shocker. The Clevc.
land hprler allowed only six hits,
and but two Browns reached third
base. He was also accorded won
derful support in the field.
philadelphia continues to sur.
prfse the fans OH the Amer.
can League circuit by taking
over the Washington Senator's yes
terday S to 1. Harris pitched n
steady. game for the winners. Peck
tnpaugh accepted eleven ont OF thIr.
teen chances at shortstop for Wash
ington. Philadelphia made only six
sshits, However they were timely
and produced enough runs to put
the game on ice. The Macks made
three runs in the ninth inning.
Chicago won their first game Of
the season yesterday, taking the
measure OF Detroit in free hitting
game 7sto 6 after ten innings o.
play. Faber and Olham. opposing
pitchers. went the entire route, dc {.
spite the heavy bombardmcnt BY
the hitters.
West Virginia.
West Virginia University had no
trouble defeating Westminster COL
lege on Saturday, the final court
being 10 to l. Woods allowed only
1--we hits. When the game was safe