The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-20
BALL AND BAT.
Higginsville Versus Sedalia at the
Park this Afternoon.
The Score Stood Sixteen to Two
in Favor of Sedalia.

hS OdSc VIII ClUU ITElVefl
in the city this morning on Conductor
Merrifeld's train and received cordial
welcome AT the hands OF the Sc
dalia boys. They were escorted to
Sichers' hotel, where they partook OF din
ner, after which, both clubs were driven 20
the park. Higgin>ville won the choice
Tor position and sent the Se,ialia club 10
the bat, b. Rhodes, foreman OF the Demo-
crat, filling the position OF umpire.
The frs, inning opened with Will Ke;k
ut the bat. He hit an easy one to the
pitcher and was tielded out at first Rose
next seized the willow and took first on
good drive in the direction Of third base
Beitier, after several fouls was retired on
three strikes. Noitsker sent a grounder To-
The pitcher, who was slow in handling it,
and the latter took first. Ilgeniritz sent !.
corker to center field, making first and
brinyin. Rose home. Smith wound up the
inning by going on: Oh high foul To
Heit,neyer.
For the HicginsviI!e Whites. Heit-
meyer was the first man to grasp the bat
He sent high fly 10 LETT field, which
George Noitsker managed to mu.i, allow
ing the batter to reach hsst. PAYNE sent
Il ball over third base, ON which he
took first and sent Hei,mever
to third. Smith went out at
first, He,.meyer coming home. Chambliil
was the hex; batter ior Hisginsviile He
went out Oh three strikes. Mcintyre took
the bat and went cut on three strikes.
The first inning was over and the sore
stood one 10 one.
The second inning opened witt, Lewis
ut the bat, He sent n ho, one over To- the
music stand and went To- second base.
viii Noitsker sent up q hot one and was
caught out. Gallivan went 10 frs, or a
ground hit and Lewis wen; TO third. kelk
struck several fouls and q, last Hla,ie 4
good hit and Lewis started hone. bat was
,,u; O:It nj the home base Gailivan started
aonIe on a passed ball, 5jit WIS caught AMI
pat on; by the pitcher and third haseman
Of the Whites
Guard took the bat ior tie Whites and
went out on three strikes. Tatlock next
took the bat and was caught cat or three
strikes. Meyer was the next batter and
went ou. like his predecessor, OH t!rte
strikes. Goose egg for Higginsville.
Kelk came to the plate. hickory iii hand,
and sent Il hot grounjer to third an,i
went 10 first: Rose sent scraper To short
stop and took first, Kcik PASSED to second.
Eei:ier drove q hot groUn,ier to third and
gave Kelk and Rose thir,; and second,
respectively. Ncitsker hit corker and
Kelk came home Iigeniri,z drove high
riy 10 right field and brought Rose home
ilgenfritz started for second and while the
Whites were endeavoring to put him cat,
Geo. Noitsker Slipped nolae. Lewis AMI
Will Noftsler both went out on high tyS,
and Ilgeniri.z was lei; OIL third base
The second halt OF thir,! inning opened
with Bradford at the bat for the Whites
He made three strikes and started
home but was put out. Hei;meyer went cut
on high catch by Geo. Noftsker at lett
field. Payne went to first on a safe hit To-
ou,tield. Heitmeyer struck 4 foul tip and
was caught out by Gallivan, thus ending
The inning.
Gallivan was the next batter. He
struck high fly to centre field, which
was caught by Chamblin, second baseman
of the Whites. Kelk met Il similar fate on
his high hy, and was caught out by the
same PLAYER. Rose now tackled the spoke
and drove a cannon ball over third base.
Heitler was mex; NJ the bat. He hi; q
groun.ler, which was picked up by the
Whites short stop and passed to second
Just as Rose got there The Eastman fail
ell To- touch Rose and he was not out Geo.
Noftsker knocked ball Gu the line OF first
and was put ont by Saith. The last halfof
the fourth inning was begun with Mcintyre
at the bat. He went TO first, and the next
batter was Guard, who went out On fly
caught by Bob Rose, who passed the ball
to first, but as il was almost impossible To-
throw true ball, on account Of the wind,
Kelk failed to take it. Tatlock went to the
bat and struck ont. Meyer next took the
willow. Mcintyre started for home oh a
passed ball. but was nipPed by Rose and
the fourth inning was over.
Ilgeniritz hit q ball to infeld, and
Chamblin gathered it in. Smith went to
first on safe hit. Lewis struck to the
left field and took first. Will Noftsker
likewise passed to FIRST. Smith was put
out at third. Gallivan went to-
first on good hit and Lewis
passed over the home plate. Kelk,
after indulging in his propensity for foul
balls, sent a dandy to right field, and
Noftsker and Gallivan came home. Rose
then sent daisy-clipper to short stop and
took first and Kelk passed over the plate.
Rose stole second and Better went out Oh
three strikes.
The last half of the fifth inning began
with Guard 1T the bat, He struck out and
ratlock took the ash and struck weak
yroun,ler to right field. 1lgenfritz gath
red it and kelk took care of it at FIRST
base. TatlOck out. Meyer duplicated
hit and Rose and Kelk looked
after his welfare. Goose egg.
Geo. Noftsker took the spoke for Soda
ia. He let fly at centre field and took his
pase. Ed. Ilgenfritz went out at first on
yrounder. Smith drove safe one to short
top and passed to second. Lewis
vent ont on a high foul bound Smith
,ame home on a.passed ball. Will Noftsker
scored the next run ON Galliyan's safe
nit to center field Kelk drove hot one
,ver third base and passed to first. Gal
ivan came home. Rose made a safe hit
md took his base. Better followed with
/ good one. The bases were all full