The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-07-22
Match Game Last wednesday.

At about 4 o'clock, last Wednesday
- afternoon, some three or four hundred
citizens assembled on the base ball
grounds to witness the match game be-
tween our boys and the Star Fort Club.
AT 5 O'Clock sharp, after the scorers, Mr..
Il. w. Perrin for Abbcvillc and Mr.. w,
%. Warnock, for Ninety-Six had been
seated, and Messrs. Harvey Wilson and
Sc. Thomson acting as marahals, hav-
ing Quoted and moved the surging and
eager crowd back to a proper distance.
the umpire, Mr.. w. H. Holland tossed
the bali to the pitch, saying play"
The "96's'' in the hole Stewart went
10 bat first was put out; Dunning next
TO bat made a base hit Blake and Rice
next to bat, but struck out in two, three
order, leaving Dunning on base and
scoring a white-wash for 49," A. w.
Smith, Abheville's CAPTAIN, hen swung
the ash, ,making.a good hit then Perrin,
Thomson and Mcmillan, who were put
5out in one, two, three order but bringing
Smith homo, scoring n ahead for Alb
beville IN the first even inning. 1861
Nto batagsin scoring two. sAbbeviile next
TO bait but that "kurious kurv" pitcher
itwistea the side out in one, two, three
'Ordor, msking whitc-washes even and
t'06'' n point ahead.
# Much excitement, screaming and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for go" took
place at this stage Of the game, Messrs.
Walter Tusten and Henry Moore the
leading adherents Of the "96" boys
chiefly SO, Moore remarking "that they
were small but going to he hard childcn
to nuss." Walter although urged to
keep quiet was iacoasoiablc, saying 'he
was going to hslloo for 8 till he was
hoarse," and after the three first innings
he got hoarse and stayed that way until
about the 9th. inning when '9G' made
some more very pretty plays.]
The '96's' to bat again. went out un-
der that terrible fire from Perrin in one,
two, three order. Abbeville next to
bat, scoring four, reversing things 80
completely TINT '96'' was unable to re-
cover during THE next six innings. al
though 'she" played we'll and with IN
flinching determination under their
gallant Captain, Mr.. Us. Crews.
Abbeville white-washcd &C. five
times, Nincty-Six embarrassing Able
vile twice Abbcville made two double
plays, our short stop Mr.. Parks making
one Of them by catching q fly and un-
tremendously stopping a unner from
first base. Messrs. Rice and Kinard,
the '-96' pitch and catch received many
compliments, and Pet Lipscomb their
first baseman also received many sweet
praises from some Of our prettiest girls.
Messrs, Perrin and Smith our pitch and
catch played the game through, throwing
and Catching a powerful ball without
wincing or making n single error Of any
material consequence. Messrs Cothran
and Mcmillan received many loud
cheers for some pretty catching-Wadc
battcd too like n hero. Mr.. A.. W.
Smith the Abbcville Captain and catch
made the best record at the bat. scoring
Ave, and was put out once ; Mr.. Rice the
Nincty-Six pitch, made two scores and
was put out once. the best record on the
other side. AbbeSille played eight in
nings and Nincty-Six the nine. Thus
ended this interesting game; the score
standing twenty to six in favor Of Alb
bcviile. Everything passed off salts
factorily to both sides. The score by
innings stood as follows:
Abbeville Il o 4 3 l 8 3..-To. 20
Einety-Six--o 90 i" 6
The game was played in one hour md
fifty-seven minutes, race Horse chro-
nonct.r time.