The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-01
AIMMONS BANGS
OUT FOUR HITS |!
DURING BATTLE
Game Loosely Played Affair
After Starting Out
With Pepper.
BY LARRY

In a tWlSSly, "oDD,y 80,
game of alleged baseball, Fairvle~
High School won the county se elon,
astic baseball championship from
west Monongah High School az
south Side Park yesterday after
noon. the final ruling of the pook :
Il keeper showing a balance OF 10
s. for Fairview.
Sandy Toothman ripped ms pans
4 during fielding practice, which was
one OF the best plays of fth< game.
West Monongah won the loss
sand hated last but the result was
lust the same
a Mike Jsamilton was one OF tne
W. nr-,nnires He wore a, straw hat. He
must have had it over MS eyeS
& Irhen ne made q decision at thiro
base when he called a runner SAFE
That was out by half the distance
& 1eeyryeen hske and WaynesoursI
4 diyided by four and multiplied ~
two. But that's all very wen; VIZ
Tho umpire says goes. Brown ~d s
The other umpire and he calleu
chem right except the ones ne cdli,
4 I'D wrong But that's all very gooo
.3now that the championship is over
Ammons Hero -.
Az Ammons was the oattlhe
her4 If the day. He had four
singles and was struck out once W
d the umpire. Ammons ala hot n 80
that. fifth hit anyhow as nc va. tSo
getting tired running arounu
bases. ,.L., h,++;np
3zSs7 Besides doing little oattiH y
{ Ammons also pitched the nlhe IL.
nings with his left arm ne "ou.e
have used his right except loi 49,
fact that he does not thro@ 'na'
q way. ro-
West Monongah He was touchSo
~, sfo,. thirteen hits and received
*the same support that your mother
IN. law would running for congress
FOR a few innings the game was
an exhibition of baseball. Ihen
Fafryiew got little loose ana
West Monongah got even looser. SO
mat we never got home to our
beans and small child until nearly
he'd time, according to hayclght
saving time.
sssS4G The FACTS
Michaels opened the game oy
getting to first on an error by i al
bott. Brother Paul struck at three
; balls and missed them all. A Am
q mons singled and stole second. a.
Wilson famed, being quite WARM.
Davis threw out Gump-
In West Monongah's half, Davis
walked and was forced at second d
b bySPickus He wandered to second
y base and was caught mapping or
the bag by Ammons. and run down
#by. Paul Mike. The other out was
\ made when Talbot scared 10
aKnisely. It was Knisely done.
41 in
stanza. In the third inning Tooth
man was safe on an error n Mich
&aeIs tripled, to LEFT, scoring Tooth
man. but he cut second and was
called out and his triple reduced TO
a@singIe. Brother Paul was thrsWn
mt by Talbot. Ammops singled
and stole second, but Wilson rollef
out.
west Monongah tied the score On
ne fourth when the first three
men up singled
$50 a couple of hits, base on balls
and three errors gave Falrview
4 three runs in the fifth West Mons
2oneah forged ahead in the sixth,
with three clean hits and couple
OF wild heaves. getting four runs.
This sip of Joy was brief. nov
Ever. $Fairview came right back IN
the seventh. ~ Mlchaeis slnSleu-
So did Paul. A. Ammons sent a
single to center and the ball went
through Martin and rolled to the
fence. Ammons making the entire
distance around the paths. Three
runs of course coming over the
sDlate Wilson was safe on an err
Tor and eventually scored on a hit
by Knisely Two hits and an error
gave West Monongah run in
their half and this ended the scor-
ing for the day Fairview threat
$ened in the ninth. Wilson and
Gump singled. Underwood went
out on fly to left. Knisely nit
into double play, Pickus to Davia.
AT was line drive to the pitcher
And Wilson was caught off third
Game Notes
THE West Monongah team &C:
crapIi,ng among themselves at
one stage of the game. This
the morale