The daily state chronicle., 1891-04-26
WAKE FOREST WINS.
SHE DEFEATS THE UNIVERSITY
AFTER A HARD FIGHT OF
ELEVEN INNINGS.

The Wake Forest baseball team defeat j
ed the University boys in an eleven in
ming game yesterday.
About seven hundred people assem-
bled on Athletic Grounds at $3.50 o'clock ,
and the air Was resonant with the wild
yells Of the college boys. To the
right of the wire net gathered
about fifty University students all
adorned in their colors, white and blue.
To the left Of the netting Wake Forest
had massed her strength and stood ready
TO back up her team. Still further TO
the left stood numerous vehicles all filled
with beautiful Raleigh young ladies
wearing the University blue, and as the
boys to the right would shout the Var
sity yell, the young ladies would respond
on the other side.
The Game in Detail.
At 3:45 o'clock the game began with
Wake Forest at the bat. Jones W. seiz
ed the stick. but punched his ball toward
first base where ne was put out. Plucky
young Mills, the Captain, caught the
Dell on the end Of his bat and hit |
safe, stole second and went TO |
third on Howell'G two bagger. Powell |
was weak and died on first, while Mills |
crossed the plate and Howell advanced |
10 third. Sledge went out and the
'Narsities trotted in.
Captain Perrin Busbee, who is by the
way good Raleigh boy, went to first on
balls and was forced TO second by Gra-
hams good luck in getting the same
treat. Oldham followed in like manner,
but Jones was out on a foul. Hubert
Hamlin famed gracefully ard famed
out, but Perrin Busbee scored on II.
Johnston getting his base On balls. John
ston Z swung the stick for a two bagger
and amid wild cheers Graham and
Oldham crossed the plate However
Shaw struck foul and Powell cared for it.
Wake Forest came in Tor her second
tine and Holding went to first on balls.
Hubert Royster struck long fly to HUI
bert Hamlin who muffed and then
Tom Holding was treated to his
base on balls. Young struck ont,
Jones few to H. Johnston, out, and
Mills, striking the ball, forced Tom
Holding TO second where he met his
death
Willard picked up the stick for the
University, but few out 10 Royster who
caught. Busbee didn't know his man
and stru-k liner 70 Mills, cut. Ora
ham hit for first, stole second and scored
ol Oidt8m'9 scratch hit. Jones went
1u- aud tae jig was up.
TIE third lnniog gave Wake Forest a
run oy slejge, who, after Howell and
Powell were ont, made scrach hit and
scored or Hamlen's muf OF R0vster's S
fly Tom Holding found hole IL his
Bat and laid i down.
TIE 'Varsities came in, but after
: some slight hitting, went out TO the
field empty handed amid the shouts of
the Wake Forest boys. University 4,
Wake Fores. !.
The fourth was productive for Wake
Forest. The pitcher hit Young who
: took lis base. Mills drove fly to a.
johnson who mufed, stole second
Howell bit safe and Mills went to third.
Powell slightly punched the ball which
was fumbled, and, being wildly thrown,
Mills and Howell split the plate. Ora.
ham caught Sledge's high fly and the
score stood Wake Forest 4; University
2 1. Great excitement prevailed.
i About this time the boys OF the res
pective Colleges. rended the air with
: yells, the Universities shouting
: ''Rah! Bah! Rah! White and Blue.
ivela! Vive-la.
n. G. e."
The Wake Forests, trying to drowr
: them out with
!. "Rah! Rah! Bah!
! We are, We are
Wake Forest
University came into the bat, but wa;
again sent back to the field without
run, while Wake Forest was treated t
sop out Of the same dish. Universit,
then tried but not to change the score
- The sixth inning opened with Youn
n. and Jones striking out for Wake Forest
=. Mills couldn't stand that SO sen: the bal
7s on It's mission over the centre fielder, get
i ting his first and stealing second. Howe
hit beautiful long ball TO left and Mill
again scored. Powell tried hard, Gra
ham mufed his fly and Howell rushe
IN TO home but was out. University
Wake Forest 5.
Capt Busbee couldn't allow that, so afte
nt bis friend Willard died on first, he slug
o ged the ball TO centre, stole second baE
he and advanced TO third. Oldham naile
the ball TO the left field fence and VI. E
Jones cared for il, however Busbe
- tro.ted into home. L. Jones's time can
and be scored Graham by hard hi
Wake Forest was thus distanced by OF
run.
: She came into the bat determined, b1
left an Empty handed, while the Vars
ties returned much pleased vi
ary .heir prospects. After e. Johnson "
m out E. johnson aimed at the sky, stri
.oss ing just inside the right fence and COZ
have scored had his legs not tangled ne
third Shaw saved himself, stole seco
:. and crossed the rubber on Busbe
"a grounder Graham was too weak to {
10 first.
It was growing tiresome 70 Wake F.
The est and they thought the day Of reden
,ow ton was past, and couldn't batter
.ble even 4 the eighth inning, neither cou
5lst Cnlvarsit7 a1d one 70 her score.
full But tie ninth vas 81 hard and va
ITS Forest b ", akiDg = deep breath. ca
5a. n 30 do or Die They did. How
* pounded t1e ball for Two bases,
5ledg- 6crapad the sky and &. j:
stol caught lis fy. :. Holding plck
are oat solid suck ald WITH
are seco2d strike lifted the ball far enor
rsinn for Howell to score. Royster did i
asla snl wise and Holding tied the game. "
ave Forest University 7.
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