The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-31
WEST MONONGAH
PLAYS FA|RV|EW
AT BALL PARK
Ammons and Pickus Ready to
Do Hurting for Rival
Teams Today.
BY LARRY

booked to start at 4 O'Clock.
Coach Copp OF Fairyiew High
School stated this morning that A.
lannon's, his star southpaw,
would start the game on the
mound, while Gump would do the
work behind the bat. Gump. who
I is Faiview'S first string catcher.
was injured in a game played
early in the season and it was
feared for sometime that he would
not be available for any more
games this season He is now
reported to be in good shape and
will be on duty today. With these
\ star men in the points, Fairvlew
hopes to take the deciding game OF
the series.
West Mononsah will send Pick
us. their best pitching bet, on the
hill while Wright will take his
slants behind the plate The game
today should be one of the keenest
pitching battles of the season
There is a great amount OF inter
est in the game, and 1T is thought
that a large crowd will be in the
stands. at South eide Park when
the game is called
The series between the two
teams stands even at the present
ti1ne. West Monongah won the
first game of the season, which
was staged at Traction Park,
swIafle Fairview took tho second
game it being staged at Fairvlew.
Ammons pitched the second game
and held the coal town boys to
four scattered hits.
High Game or
The third game OF the series be-
tween Fairmont High School and
East Side High School will not be
4 played. Following the tie gam
last week, it was decided to play
s&off the game on Thursday or this
week, but later it was decided not
to stage the game. There was no
ned for playing the game, as Fair
X mont High School had won the
city cham pionship III straight
games. having won the first two
II games of the series. The third
+ game resulted in a ten inning tie.
The end of the school year finds
Fairnont High School winner of
two of the three city champion
ships for, which they commended
with the East Side institution.
( Fairmont high school won the
football championship by taking
the game staged at South Side
q Park last fall. The lcemen drop
@ped the basketball championship
by dropping two games straight to
the East Side, the third game of
y the series never being played.
I When it came to the baseball
sseries, the Fairnont lads had no
trouble in walking away with the
championship in straight games.
Take Two Games
sMonongah Glass won two games
from gmont yesterday. Games
H were played at South Side Park
both morning and afternoon be-
fore large crowds. The morning
game was far better than the one
4 in the afternoon. The final count
Gin the morning was 6 to 5. it being
"a neat little battle between WEIGH
and r.. Long In the afternoon,
4 M on ongah won by score of ] : to
6. The home. team made eighteen
Il hits in the afternoon battle. while
the visitors touched up Burns for
thirteen hits. Robert Fatt. mana
ger of the Fairmont Hotel, won
the Dodge automobile that vas
given away. ..
Drop Final Game ..
East Side High School lost the
final game of the season, dropping
\ hard luck contest to the Mann
ington High School The local
team was ahead until the ninth,
when costly error lost the game.
West Virginia got revenge for
some of the defeats at the hands
of; Pitt when they took the games
Monday and Tuesday at Morgan
town from the Pitt baseball team.
West Virginia had the edge by
good margin in both contests.
Captains Named
Four seniors will head athletics
at Fairmont High School next
year by reason Of elections at din
ner held Monday evening. Chal-
mer Reich is football captain; G.
Il. Cole is captain Of bask etball.
Dwight LATELY of baseball and
Richard Parrish of track The
following leNers were distributed
Charles Williamson, football;
Oliver (Hank) Miller, football bias
ketball and baseball: Tom Brett,
football; Owen Miller. football
basket ball; ALBERT Gainor, foot
ball, baseball track; Clifton Gump
William Riheldaffcr, football,
track: Beckett Martin. football.
baseball; Joe Nicholich, football;
George L. Cole, football. basket
ball, baseball, track: Dwight Laff-
erty. football, BASEBALL. baketball, |
track; Richard Parrish, football,
track; Robt. Crowl, football;
5BeryIe Straight, football, track;
John Callahan. football; Myers
Nichols, football; Thomas Dean,
football; Wiley Garrett, football,
basketball, track; Aubrey Taylor,
football; Frank Romino, basket
ball, track; Jay Pierce, basketball,
BASEBALL; Robert Sloan BASEBALL;
Alfred Putnam, baseball; Edgar
Cole, baseball; Clyde Leonard,
baseball; Robert Criss. baseball;
Joe Ross, baseball; Harris Reed,
baseball; Ralph Dinsmore. track;
Robert Loar, BASEBALL; 49, -