The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-06
GAME IS BOOKED
AT SOUTH SIDE
SNAPPY CONTEST 5 !
.lcemen Make Hard Trip
to Play Clarksburg
High School.

Unless a rain storm should strike
Fairmont unexpectedly this after
noon. the East Side High School
will play the Pennington High
School baseball team at South Side
Park, starting at o'clock. Both
teans are in good condition for the
game and a close contest is astici7
pated 7. IT is thought that Capet will
be on the mound for the visitors,
while the old iron man of the East
Side. Stealey, will be on the mound
kfor the Palatiners. A fair crowd 81
Saturday afternoon fans will likely
witness the contest.
To CIarksburg
ssThe Icemen make trip u
gElarksburg this afternoon. where
2they will meet the speedy WASH
sington Irving High School team !
ssFhe two teams were 20 have met
twice this week, but GEin., o rain
the game booked for South Sile3
Park on Thursday afternoon had
to be called off, and will be played
AT some date later in the season \
There is a great amount of rivalry.
between the two teams and the two
towns and it is thought that large
crowd will see the teams in action
at Clarksburg this afternoon. Al
number Of local fans will make the
trip. Coach Ice will likely send
aCriss to the mound Criss has not
worked since Tuesday and should
Sbe in fine shape for the game this,
afternoon.
West Monongah continued her
winning streak yesterday by de-.
sfeating Fairivew to 3 at Ira ction
Park The game was played dcs-
spite heavy rain that fell all;
through the contast. Another game
will be played between the two
team later in the season at Fair
view, when the Fairview lads hope,
to reverse the result yesterday and
get an even break for the season.
Inability to hit cost West Nir-si
Einia another game yesterday. the:
University of Virginia downing the
Mountain GERS 4 to 3: In the early
5innings, West Virginia had sevcra u
that would have won the game at.
several stages was lacking.
n The Majors
a Five games we're staged in thcl
big league yesterday. In the Ma
stiona1 League the Pirates took the
first game played in, the PRESENT.
series with Chicago. winning tol
4. Cooper pitched a steady game
and was given good support. Time
ilyi hitting enabled Pittsburgh roi
score in the third and two more inl
the seventh. Chicago's lone tally
came in the ninth. A rally in tbs?
fourth inning which gavo them
three runs enabled the Cardinals 10
defeat Cincinnati yesterday , to 9
Outside of this inning, J.uque pitch !
ed steady ball
sf5ssI sthe american League Cleve- /
land was able to defeat Chicago G
5tos3 by opportupe hitting and field !
ing errors on the part of the White I
$sox The st. Louis Browns took;
the deciding game of the series |
by timely hitting and
good pitching. the final count being
s6S5to l. Detroit secured but two:
hits, both coming in the ninth in
ming. "A rally in the eighth inning
enabled the Yankees to defeat the
AS yesterday by the count OF 5 to-
South Side Plays
have games booked for today and
This afternoon they vii it
stabaIe the American Legion team
OF Worthing ton, the game to be-
played son the Hutchinson diamond 4
The team left here on the o'clock
car Tomorrow afternoon the team
will go TO Grant Town for a game. \
Players are requested to be ready
to take tho ! o'clock car for Grant,
Town tomorrow afternoon, as the
game will be called at $50. The |
South Side team will play a double
bill at South Side Park on Decoc-i
st;cn Tag. be q 5enefitI
game for the ruerican Flint Glass
WORKERS who will be in convcntioi.I
heres t. that time. One Of tho [
largest crowds of the season will
witness these games if the weather
IS fair on that day. tits likely
that Star City will be the opposing