The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-02
Comedy Of Errors.

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toss and Owosso went to the bat.
The game was marked by heavy hit
ting and loose fielding on the part OF
the Owosso club, while Lansing's
playing was excellent in many re-
spects, although the playing of both
clubs was in strong contrast with the
playing of same clubs on the grounds
Of the Owosso club. The following
is the game by innings:
IsT INNINGs-Mumby went to bat
and out on called strikes. Steads
made safe hit to left but was forced
out by Mont at second base, who
then stole ed and sd bases and came
home on Gammon's muff of Kane's
third strike and his slow throw to
first. Kane came home on WiswelPS
two Dagger, who also scored on a
wild throw, making three unearned
runs. Gates made magnificent hit
to centre but it was caught by Chase.
Lansing opened the game by put
ting Chase in at the bat, who reached
Sd base by Steads overthrowing Ist
baseman, and scored on Yerkes safe
hit; Cannon batted safe and both
scored on Cordley's safe hit, assisted
by wild throwing. Garfield reached
first by Wiswell's muff of his third
strike, but failed to score, as in quick
succession Howe batted out at pitch
err and Collins and McCullock struck
out.
2ND INNINGs-Moore struck out;
Stone made dandy two base hit and
scored on a passed ball. Beebe
failed to size the ball properly and
Mumby closed Owosso's innings by
batting out.
Bulson got first on balls but was
forced out at ed base by Chase, who
was put out while attempting to steal
third. Yerkes got first but died there
when Cannon fouled out.
Sd INNINGs-Steads batted a neat
hit just over 1st baseman's head, got
third on a passed and scored on
Mont's two-bagger to centre field,
who also scored on passed balls.
Kane was put out at first base. Wis
we'll struck out, Gates hit safe but
failed to score as Moore struck out.
Cordley struck out. Garfield
batted out at first by assist of Mum
by. Howe made neat three base
hit and scored on a passed ball. Col
Inns struck out
4TH INNINGs-Stone knocked the
ball in the immediate ne:ghborhood
of Garfield, who threw it to first
ahead of Stone. Beebe batted to
Howe and Mumby fouled out, no one
having reached first.
McCullock made safe hit, reached
I'd base on Bulson's safe, and was
batted in by Yerkes. Cannon fouls
out. Meanwhile Chase failed to do
anything. Two men were out, two
on bases, when Cordley stepped up
to the home plate, bat in hand. He
promptly sized up the exact status of
the game, accurately gagged the ball
and sent il whzzing through the air to
extreme right field and two runs
were scored on the hit and one on
wild throw. Howe struck out.
9Th INNINGs-Steads hit the ball
to Yerkes and couldn't beat it to lst
base. Mont made magnificent hit
good for three bases and scored on
Kane's safe hit. Wiswell batted safe,
Gates flew out to Cordley. Moore
batted safe, while Stone struck out.
Collins reached Ist base by Kane's
muff of a thrown ball, and reached
sd base on wild throw to second
by Wiswell. McCullock reached Ist
base ball, Bulson flew out to Kane.
and Collins scored on Chase's safe
and both the other base runners came
home on Steads' overthrow to Wis
we'll. Yerkes batted safe but was
forced out at second on by Cannon,
who in turn was forced out by Cord
ley.
9TH INNINGs-Beebe struck out,
Mumby thrown out at first by the aid
of Yerkes, Steads hit safe and forced
out at second by Mont, tells the tale
of Owosso's goose egg in this innings.
Garfield was put out at Ist base,
having batted to Stone, who made a
splendid stop. Howe thrice attempt
ed to guage Stones curves but did
not succeed and the innings ended by
Gates making a wonderful left-hand
catch of Collins hit, neither side
having scored and no one of the Col
lege boys having quartered the cir
cult.
7TH INNINGs-Kane got first on
Chase's error, second on a passed
ball and scored on Wiswell's safe hit.
Wiswell was put out while attempt
ing to steal sd base. Gates got first
on Bulson's tumble. Moore struck
out and Gates was forced out at ed
base.
McCullock got first on Gates fun