The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-26
BURNERS STARS
AND|BAPT lists TO
BATTLE TONIGHT
Plenty of Action Expected in
Contest at South Side
Park Today.

Theer will be plenty Of action at
ss South Sidk Park this afternoon
SRhen4 the Marion County A1l-Stars
ii up with the Fairmont Giants.
The game viii be called promptly
s.: 90. Both teams have quite 2
sssarge following, and record
Soreaking crowd is expected
The Giants are considered to be
khe best colored team n this sec
h$and they have made very
liable showing this season
p INST some Of the best white
1eams in the state
s sss lThe#Al1s Stars have met and de-
S teated some OF the big clubs this
and the game this afternoon
s promises to be fast one. The
ss.sAlI-Stars have strengthened their
lineup considerably since their
game with the Giants several
3ssso OF aswin over the colored boys this
afternoon.
Charley Long has been selected
20 do the pitching for the All-
Stars while Williams will straddle
Ssthe mound for the Giants. With
yEhese two stars working against
Zach other, the game is likely 10
develop into pitchers battle.
Black Sox Beaten
The five inning contest at Day
brook yesterday was distasteful to
the Fairmont Black Sox. The Day.
brook boys were on the long end
~ f&aS4 to 1 score when rain halted
the contest.
The game was a fast one while
ss.st lasted, and hundreds of specta-
,g tors were willing to get ducking
Ito see the wind-up OF the ninth in
ming.
Ho nslecher. the crack Daybrook
Il moundsman. allowed the locals but
three hits in the. five innings. and
The turned down seven batters in
N the course or the game.
The Daybrook team has had a
very successful season this year
They have played twelve games
and were on the long end of the.
sscore in eleven of them. The
#Kughtown team was the only one
Ito beat Daybrook> this season and
that was by a very close score.
Church League Game Tonight
ssS What promises to be one OF the
Church League contest between
ASthe Baptists and the Burners
lhStars, at the East Side diamond to-
2snight.
The game will be called prompt
Sss1y at O'Clock and a record at
Tendance is expected TO see the
contest.
Though the Baptists - lead.
fngt the league, they met with de-
Econfident of victory The Stars
ARE now second in the League and
they have one the fastest teams in
&this section
A First M. P.Wins
ne The Pa1atine Baptists weer con
ssiderably off color last night, and
the First M. P. boys gave them
"a pretty beating to the tune of !
ssFto Osborne, who was on the
smound for the NJ. p. outfit. pitcn-
ssed good ball throughout the con
test, and he was given alright sup
sport by his teammates
The Baptists seemed to be off in
every department. They We're
weak in the field and the four err
j Tors they made were turned into
runs Sfor their opponents The
&Bapttsts usually come through
game with a great number of hirs.
abut they only succeeded in getting
six yesterday and only one Of these
vas for an extra base.
fSS& large crowd of interested spec
sEfI5rs watched the game, and all
sseemed very well pleased with the
brand Of ball displayed, despita
1.-THE large number Of errors made.
The score:
First M .-I...,r OO1 O32-7
aPalatine Baptists ... 100 0o1-3
Q9ptres Scott and Hite.
fnea Of game-1:2 30
'3ssss Hard Week for 6oothsvilie
Three strong teams will be play
! the course Of week. All three of
these games will VI be played on
foreign fields, and If the team Is
table to turn all of these into vic
Stories. it will cause their stock to
Jump to high altitude
The first game is scheduled for
tomorrow afternon. It is with the
strong Bridgeport team on, their
own diamond. On Saturday the
met. Sundays game will be with
$the Fairmont All-Stars at Trac-
Stion Park. and it is the biggest
1 game of the week for the Booths
Nile club The Fairmont team is
4 Few colored aggregation. and
they have number OF good ath-
Ietes in their lineup.
SBruel Willis. captain Of the.
Boothsvi1le club, announced last
might that their men were in fine
shape, and that they expected to
win atleast two OF the games.
FaIrvicw Wins From Watson
The fast Watson team met de-
feat yesterday at the hands of the
sFairview independently. The Fair
view team succeeded in trouncing
the Watson boys 3 too. The game
was played at Fairview. and only
seven innings were played on ac-
count Of darkness The game
started at s O'Clock.
"a Ammons. a former high
SCHOOL star, pitched for the Fair
sytew team He famed eight men
IN the seven innings and allowed
good game for Watson.
1.-The F'airview team is made up