The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-25
WlLI.LMAKE TRIP
IN MACHINE TO
SCENE Of GAME
Contest Expected to Bring Out
: Good Baseball. LEANS
Evenly Matched.
BY LARRY

by LARRY
Frank Ice and his hustling Fair
mont high school baseball lads
will jump into taxieabs or some
other type of automobiles at about
2l15 this afternoon and step on
THE gas for Fairvtew. where about
1880 they are booked for little
exercise with town made famous
by basketball and now seeking a
reputation in the baseball world
While the weather is not hot by
aany manner Of means. It is a lit.lG
I itmore suitable 10 baseball than
the brand that was dished ont last
) week and 1t is hoped that there
will be fewer errors by reason ui
the fact this afternoon.
Crisis will likely be or the
mound for Fairmont, aud will nc
opposed by Wilson, Ammons OF
Underwood, according TO advance
dope. Gaihor, the heavy hitting
catcher for the Tcemcn will be
back otlthc plate taking siie sipl.t.i
sof the speedy sou.hpaw.
The game this afternoon should
be hard test for the Ieemca as
the Fairview gaus is not at all
slow and the box scores Of the
games thus far this season inGi,
cate that Fairview has some slug
gers in the lineup who arr .liabl.
TO make things miserable &c: any
pitcher before the end Of rtn3 iu-
nings.
4 Several OF the stars or the Fair
view basketball team are nembers
OF the baseball squad. Anmons
Michaels, Underwood and Wilson
being among those who play both
basketball and baseball.
Theftrip is being made to Fair
view by automobile because it is
quicker than by the interurbaa
and tbe automobile can start Guy
dmeswhile there is only hourly
service on tho irterurbau. Frank
Ice plans to have his men back III
the city by $3.50 or o'clock this
evening.
Following the game today tho
high school team will have two
days in which to prepare for the
game1wlth East Side High school
on! Friday at South Side Park,
This will be the second of Il series
Of three games to decide the city
Championship. The first game re.
suited in a sweeping victory FOR
the Icemen, the final count being
6itos0, due in large measure 10 thu
good pitching of Crlss and his
& timely hitting in the pInchcs. He
Won his own game by driving In
two runs with a clean single 10
left.
Normal Games
The Fairmont State Normal
school team Will play a return
game at Grant Town tomorrow
afternoon The Grant Town team
defeated the local team in II game
here last week by the score OF
20 8, so Toothman's men are out
for! revenge in the contest tomor-
row afternoon. II Wright looks
good in practice, he will be sent
tosthe mound in an effort to stoT
the: heavy ilitters from the mining
town. Wright started the game
here last week. His arm was moi
in good shape, and he was given
very poor support in the field.
Saturday afternoon the West
Virginia University Reserves will
be here for a game with the Nor
NAL team, and this contest should
y draw a large crowd to South Side
Park. There was a wealth OF good
baseball material at West Vir.
gtnia University this year, and tho
men who compose the seconC
string on Rodgers squad are only
j shade removed in ability from
those who are making tho south
ern trip this week.
East Side Games.
n East Side High School has nc
! games scheduled early this week
but will face two hard battles or
successive days later in the week
Friday and Saturday. On Fri
day they will play tho secont
game Of tho series TO decide the
high school championship Of the
city with the 1cemen at South Side
Park. This will be a severe test
for the lads from over the river
y as Frank Ice will have his strong.
est lineup on the field that day In
I an effort to take the series III
straight games. Following this
hattie, the East Siders will have
to tackle West Monongah high
school on Saturday at Traction
Park. West Monongah has pos.
sibly the best high school baseball
team in the valley. and tho East
Siders have small chance to land
the game. unless they show better
pitching and hitting than in the
games to date.
In Big Leagues
The winning streak OF the Pitts
butgh team in the National
league was stopped yesterday by
the Chicago Cubs in a great game
the ina; count being 4, to 2. New
York scored three runs in the
third inning by punching hits and
defeating philadelphia 3 to 2. In
q heavy hitting and erratIc game
Boston defeated Brooklyn 5 TO Z,
while the Cardinals took another
game from the hopeless Reds, 6 to
The Reds outhit the Cardinals
~ TO q but 'flelded raggedly.
In the American League. X,
Williams for st. Louis hit his nth
home run In three days and helped
down Detroit 8 to}2s After drop
ping I'VE games In q row Washing.
tonthually broke the link and took
d game from Boston II to 3. The
YanlS mad six in row by
elstng NJ eleven inning game