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AGAIN
SECOND BEST.
The
Fat Men Carry too Much Flesh for Base Running.
The game of ball between the fat and lean men for the benefit of Grace
church was watched by about seven hundred people on Saturday night last, and
although not as much fun was made as a year ago, the contestants played much
better ball.
The fat men had their innings with Duffey at
the bat. Abe Schermerhorn twirled the ball through a few times and Duff tried
to find it thrice and failed. The last time Brewer kept it in his hands and Duff retired to his bench. Jim Schermerhorn
made a bunt to pitcher who fielded it to first putting Jim out. Then Arnold
came up and hit safely into right field and was advancing to third on Brewers
overthrow to second and scored on a passed ball. Straat also scored on a base
hit, a passed ball and Taylor's hit for one base who was advancing to third on
errors, but on Jones' three strikes was left. For the leans half of the first
innings, Brewer hit a pitcher who cut him off at first, Schermerhorn got first
on a dropped third strike, and reached home on errors. Woodruff made a base
hit, stole second and third and scored on Blower's
sacrifice. Maybury went out on three strikes.
In
the second innings [top and bottom?—CC editor], Mee batted to Blowers who fumbled
the ball allowing Mee to get first, and scored on errors. Calkins hit a pitcher
and was fielded out. Bradford struck three times and retired in good order.
Duff struck to pitcher who fielded the ball to first before Duff could get
under motion. Lean—Edgcomb thrown out at first on three strikes; Wickwire got
first on balls but before he could score, Dana fouled to Duffey and Clark went
out on three strikes amid great applause.
Schermerhorn
got first on balls, and was advanced to third on Arnold's hit and scored on
Woodruff's low throw, Arnold reaching second and scored on passed ball. Straat
fouled out, Taylor struck out and Jones hit a short fly to Blowers. For the
leans, Brewer got first on balls, second on a passed ball, and scored on Straat's
fumble of Schermerhorn’s batted ball. Woodruff was disabled in this innings by
striking a foul tip which followed up the bat and hitting him on the nose. He
retired covered with glory and court Plaster, Stoker taking his place. Stoker got
first on a batted ball, stole to second, he and Schermerhorn scoring on Blowers
safe hit; Maybury reached first and Blowers scored on Duffey's passed ball of
three strikes. Ab flew out to Schermerhorn, Wickwire out at first, Dana struck
out.
Fourth
Innings—Mee struck out, Calkins fly to Blowers, and Gersh hit terribly hard
breaking the bat clean in two, but failed to reach first as the ball got there ahead
of him. Gersh said "Thunder, if that club hadn't broke I would have put it
over the fence." Clark made a three base hit on three strikes and scored
on a passed ball; Brewer reached first on balls and scored on passed balls.
Schermerhorn fouled to Duffey, Stoker struck out, Blowers scored on errors,
Maybury out on strikes.
Fifth
Innings— Duffey flew out to Blowers, Schermerhorn to Schermerhorn, Straat to
Blowers, Edgcomb reached first on a base hit, and scored, Wickwire out to
Arnold, Dana three strikes, Clark three strikes.
In
the sixth innings, Tailor scored for the fats, Jones, Mee and Calkins going out.
For the lean Brewer, Schermerhorn, Blowers and Maybury scored, Stoker, Edgcomb
and Wickwire going out.
Seventh Innings—Schermerhorn, Arnold and Straat scored, Bradford, Duffey,
and Taylor out. Brewer, Schermerhorn, and Stoker score for the leans, Blowers, Maybury
and Edgcomb out.
In
the eigth inning the fats failed to make the circuit, but the leans were more successful,
Dana going around while Wickwire, Clark and Brewer got out.
In
the ninth inning the fats worked hard but failed to make but two scores,
leaving the total 10 to 19 in favor of the leans.
The
following is the individual score by innings:
FAT.
R. O.
Duffy, c . . . . . . . . . 0 5.
J. Schermerhorn, p. 3
2.
Arnold, 1b 3 0.
Straat, 2b 2 3.
Taylor, 3b 1 2.
Jones s.s. 0 4.
Mee, If 1 3.
Calkins, c.f 0 4.
Bradford, r.f 0 3.
Runs, 10
Outs, 27
LEANS.
Brewer, c.
4 2
[Abe] Schermerhorn, p 4 1.
Stoker, 1b 3 2.
Blowers, 2b 3 2.
Maybury. 3b 3 3.
Edgcomb. s.s . . . 1 4.
Wickwire, If 0 4.
Dana, c f
1 3.
Clark, r.f 2 3.
Runs, 19 Outs, 24.
By Innings.
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
FATS 2 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 10
LEANS 2
0 4 3 1 4 4 1 0 19
The features of the game were the playing of
Bradford in right field. It was wonderful with what surprising alacrity he could
get out of the way of all balls coming into his field. The base running of Ab
was also wonderful.
The fat
men claim that if a strong wind had been blowing they would have won the game,
as the lean men would have been blown through cracks in the fence. This
statement is considered fishy, however, by those who are posted, because a quantity
of heavy dumb-bells had been procured to tie to their feet in such an event.
The umpiring of Prof. Milne [Normal School] was
a little off the ordinary. It was with great intrepidity that he would call
balls off the pitcher when the batsmen would strike at it. Everything goes,
though, and if the pitcher said anything he was fined.
The
following fines were imposed: B. F. Taylor for swearing, 25c; Bradford, for saying
"My Thunder," 5c; J. Schermerhorn for disputing umpire, 10c.; Blowers
for telling a man to run on a foul ball, 10c.
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