The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-28
BASE BALL.
wichita defeats Lawrence-score, to 5

Yesterday the Maroons crossed bats with
the Lawrence, Kan, club, and defeated
them in a well played game The Law
renee club is the strongest club in the
state and has defeated all other clubs, win
ming a majority Of the games from Leav-
enworth. Topeka, Emporia, st. Joseph,
Kansas City, Kan, and several other clubs
in Missouri and Kansas.
In today'S game Wichita will present a
strong team ana expect 10 win.
The game was exciting from first to last.
The Lawrence club was unfortunate in
haying thirteen men left on bases and be-
ing unable to make hit at the time one
was needed. Evans pitched a good game
and received good support from Borland.
The umpire was off in his decisions, Civ
ing Wichita the worst of it, causing the
players to be charged with errors when
they should have received credit Tor put
outs. Johnson played a poor game at third
while Brooks made two good running
catches in right field. In the
third inning Renne made good
one hand catch of a fOll fly hit by Morey.
The attendance was small but those pres
ent were treated to a good game. Ii the
people do not turn out to see these games
the club will have to disband for want of
support. In tOday's game both clubs will
present their strongest teams. The Wich-
ita club made their scores in the following
manner: Woodcock hit to Lippitt who
mufied the fly and went to second On a
passed ball and scored on two wild pitches.
No more runs were made by Wichita
until the sixth inning, when Morey
hit safe. G. Evans was sent TO first on
balls. Morey going to second. johnson
flew out to second. Borland hit safe,
Morey scoring, Evans going to third and
Borland 10 second on the throw in. Wood
cock then hit safe scoring Evans and Bor-
land ana scoring on a wild throw of Lip
pitt to catch Borland at plate Brooks and
Reynolds were put out. IN the eighth in
ming the winning run was made in the
following manner: Woodcock hit a
grounder Costello's legs, Brooks made a
hit sending Woodcock to second, Reynolds
made hit to right field, Woodcock scor-
ing and Brooks going TO third. Lauck aud
Evans We're put out, leaving Brooks and
Reynolds on the bases.
The Lawrence made their runs in the
third and sixth innings. In the third
INNING IAeuNe MT SAFE ana WENT 10 SeCDnu
On Lippitt's hit to left field, Renne went
TO third on an error and scored on Pack
ards sacrifice to right field
In the sixth inning Choquette hit to
johnson, who threw wild to first, allow
ing Choquette TO reach third kemleF
reached first on an error by c. Evans and
stole second. Choquette was put out at
the plate trying TO steal home. Castle
hit safe, sending kemler TO third
Castle stole second. Evans sent Sher-
booker TO first on balls, filling the bases
Renne then made hit to left field, scor
ing Kemler and Castle and sending Sher-
booker to third and going to second on the
Throw in. Evans then made wild pitch,
SSherboker scoring and Renne going to
third and was put out at the plate, but
Ihe umpire called him safe amid storm
of misses from the spectators. This ended
the run getting for Lawrence but by the
kindness of the umpire they had three men
on bases in the ninth inning.
In today's game johnson and Borland
will be the battery FIR Wichita and Pack
ard and Sherbocker for Lawrence The
following are the names and positions of
the PLAYERS in uoday's game