The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-29
k||lGIN0NT AND
GLASSES WILL
Be ATTRACTION
Teams Evenly Matched, and
Fans Expect Some Fast
Baseball Games.


Baseball Games.
gFafrmont fans are all set for two
n big Baseball games at South Side
Park tomorrow There will be 81
game in the morning at 1890 aud
zone zin&the afternoon at 3 o'clock
The contending teams will be the
s5S.M onoE gan Glass and kingmont
hey renresent two of the best
baseball organizations in the north
88sssrn section of the state. and the
games should be close and hard
|ufought a fairs with the betting odds
4 bout even.
In the morning game it is said
s{{sshat SVe1ch will be on the mound
Eor the Kinsmont team, with Burns
Idping the mound work for tGs
IA and hits will be few and far be
tHeen il they are in top form. In,
THE afternoon it is likely that Ira
" der will be on the mound for the
SsNisitors and one of the Long boys
Working for the homo folk. Trader
opes of the best southpaws in the
state and will be hard to beat IL
mems feeltnSs Tlght.
One of the largest crowds that
lever attended a ball game is eN
at the afternoon contest,
while a generous outpourlng OF the
fans is expected at the morning
sscoutest The money taken in az!
@Ss3e gate over and above the run
EEningSexpenses of the game Will go
Ito the local chapter of the Ameti-
can Flint Glass Workers, the mon
8sey being used to help defray the ex
penses of the national convention
sofs the American Flint Glass Work.
sers which will be held here in July. |
IL is not likely that a moreE
pleasing game could be arranged
for the fans than one between
sgISfngnont and Mononsah Glass, IN
less#the old Watson Building team
Scould come to life again. Both
4tean1s are popular and play good
baseball.
SSss tFhe winner OF the Dodge automo-l
8hile@wili. be announced between the
sfirstHand second half of the seventh
inning of5tne afternoon game.
No Game Played
local fans who went out to the
F4eId fair grounds diamond yesterday
$fafternoon to witness the game be-
Il tween the Hopewell team and the
K team representing the Fairmont'
Athletic Club were disappointed as
1.-THE visiting team failed to show
Cup No reason was given for the
snon-appearance OF the visitors, and
the local players waited ia the lot
4 for an hour in the hope that the
syygisitors would put in their appear
ance in time to play a game.
Teams wanting games with the
"a thIetics are requested to call
A166-R.@ or 662-W.
Letter Men to Banquet
III letter men of the Fairmont5
sHish& School will be entertained at;
banquet at the Young Mems
SGhrist5an Association building to-E
might The receipts of the annual
alumni high school game which
sWasEto be played this afternoon,
sswill go toward meeting the eN-I
@panse@of the affair.
Baxter Defeated
The Fairmont and Cleveland
i team annexed another victory yes
sterday afternoon when the Baxter
ssteans was trimmed in a free hitting
same by a score of IA to .. The
feature OF the game was the timely
hitting Of all members of the COAL
team and the good work of Bralth-l
wood in the box. Horscamp, who
ENpitched for Baxter, was hit lard
( 5Rnd often.
! 5s5s5s5yTo Play Warrington
lySSs,fhe East Side high players are!
Ibreparing for big time tomorrow
when they meet the Man
y iafngton High nine in game at!
Hon gIltown Park in that city. |
THE Warrington players won
from East Side last Saturday by al
Score OF II to and East Side Isl
anxious to wipe out his defeat be-
fore the large Memorial Day crowa
tomorrow The local players will!
leave on the 8 O'Clock car and the
game will start soon after their
4 arrival lin the neighboring city.
Watson Team Wins
The Watson nine won close
and exciting game from the Man
min ton Independents at Watson
# yesterday afternoon by score of
go z The feature of the game
was home run by Girod Of the
Watson team with a man on base.
The hit was the longest ever made
son the Watson diamond. Third
Baseman Watkins of the Watson
team was hit on the head by a
batted ball early in the game and
4painfully injured, while Hartley
sSofg the same team had knee dis
5slocated while at bat late in the |
4 game. The Watson team will miss
these two players from their line
8EupsforE few days.
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