Show BASE S BALL t f THE TlE WHITEWASHERS DEFEAT DEFEA THE BRICKBATS TS IN TEN INNINGS S SCORE OR 79 TO 78 The Whitewashers Whitewashes and the Brick Brickbats a met on n the diamond in the northeast corner corner cor- cor ner of the University grounds last Friday with the above results The grand grand' grandstand stand stand was filled to overflowing at two bits p per head members of the Faculty and representatives representatives s of the pr press ss admitted free The J ga game was tolerably quiet and well con conducted conducted con con- n nd d ducted the number of kicks and n Sql squab squab- bles being fewer than usual The umpire umpire umpire um um- pire escaped with only one broken bone The Whitewashes Whitewashers won the toss and took their outs Swan and Merritt were their battery Foster occupied the box for the Brickbats and Badger did the honors as back Riggs the first to go to the bat got first on a bunt and stole second Miner made a single bagger and Foster followed with a sacrifice hit Burton went over right and made a home run also sending in the two base runners Gillett led for forthe forthe forthe the back fence but fell short and flew out outto outto outto to center Badger retired the side by fanning out As soon as the whitewashers came to the bat it w was was s evident that some exciting playing was in store Farnes Fames made a long hit to left and took three bases Price was given first on balls Merrill struck out Snell was thrown out at first Swan got his first on a muffed fly to Riggs Webb made a three bagger bringing in three runs but died in afterwards trying to steel home This closed the running with three tallies to the credit of either side The next eight innings were a of this kind of playing The pitchers weren't able to toss a ball which the batters find as easily as a balloon Both sides wielded the willow with exceeding O dexterity and the pig pig- pigskin skin was kept rolling rolling rolling roll roll- ing around the field in a lively manner At the close of the ninth innings the score was 78 to 78 In the tenth all was excitement everybody everybody everybody every every- body nervous The brickbats did some some good batting but the ball was well fielded and nobody scored Then the other side went in and Farnes Fames stepped to the bat and faced the cunning pitcher Zizz Whack The ball into the goes over Janitors Janitor's garden garden garden gar gar- den and Farns flies round the bases while all the Whitewashers held their hands up as high as possible and scream Emily 1 Emily Emily until she touches the the- home base scoring the winning run 1 The umpire gave the Whitewashers one run by allowing Merrill safe in the fifth inning and deprived the Brickbats Brickbats- Of f one by not allowing Riggs to score on what was a palpable block ball in the seventh The opposite of either of his decisions in these cases would h have ve given the game to the Brickbats Nels Nelson n who pitched for the Whitewashers Whitewashers Whitewashers White- White washers in the tenth had lots of speed and maintained it all through the inning bothering his opponents not a little to hit safely Hermans Herman's work on first base evoked the hearty praise of the spectators She picks up grounders beautifully and takes in everything high and wide with great ease It was amusing in the second to see Captain Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain Young trying to catch Edholm on first but she failed to do so and the great and only Olga after various experiences crossed the plate and scored Gilletts Gillett's running-backward running catch of a pop fly in the sixth was the feature of the j game |