The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-30


! Friday afternoon was very close
anu Interesting. The bright. bracipl
weather invited al outing and gOoC
| crowd was there 10 witness the con
tIeat- Among them We're many ladies
| The bal grounds ar very good, Ia
As yet no reats have i.een provided
for spectator, and, therefore, they
were compelled either To sit i'll tneil
! vehicles or stand i'll order TO witnes'
| the game. This, However, did no.
seem To interfere n grt at deal viii
the enjoyment Of the crown- 1t i.
expected that seats will be provided
soon.
/ Tue gate receipts were about $40
which shows that Columbia people
! have not yet lost their appreciate L
of the manly gaIue. The game war
called al 3 o'clock aud the two teams
took their positions, the Mt. PleAsants
at the bat, COluniUiaus in the field
The uniform OF the Ridley Reds il
white with red caps and trimming
They take their uame fromtheir mana
ger, Weub Ridley, Jr. The uniform OF
the Athletics Is brand new, and is
| the haudsomest ever seen Oh d ball
ground here. The suits are navy
blue, OF II velvaty texture, with caps,
stockings ami trimmings of old gold
-.
The Reds had fof their battery Nc
Farlan and Wheeler, from Florence
Columbia protested against this inn
porIaLiOn from outside the Mt.
Pleasant district, and il was agreed
that they should not be played rs
pitcher and catcher. Afterwards,
however, Wheeler was allowed be-
hind the bat, where he stayed until
tire end OF the game. Wooten Taught
the game for the Athletics. without
all error. The summary score card
below shows the names and positions
OF the men of both teams, and the re-
cord they made. Up to the fifth inning
the Mt. PleAsanrs did not make u
single score, failing altogether To
find F'riersOn's curves. In the fifth
nuing they booked one run. COlun-
bia had only scored one, that bsin9
in the first inning. The spectators
congratulated themselves that they
were witnessing n professional game
in Disguise. Their satisfaction, how
ever, was short lived. The Reds
caught OH to FriersOn she
9th time they came to the home plate
aud bStted him numerically, scOr-
ing seven runs in spite Of the most
strenuous efforts of the Athletics and
the IuSiiiade of ridirdIe to which
thew were subjected by Column
bias small boys. The Athletics
sailed in next time with renewed
determination to overcome the great
odds which were now against them.
they succeeded in piIiDg up three
runs more TO their credit and Co
IumbiR's hopes began to revive. The
seventh inning showed goose egg
for both mines Bennett WAS substI-
10 - fnr hn
Athletics during the sixth inning,
Frierson's arm having given out;
Benefits arm also soon failed him
and w. =. Williams WAS substituted.
The Mt. Pleasant boys made nothing
off him in the seventh inning, but i'll
the eighth they found his balls and
made five runs. The last half of the
eighth was the great hOpe-giver to
the Columbians; they scored eight
times amidsts tremendous applause
from the home folks The game now
stood thirteen to twelve in favor OF
Mt. Pleasant. The excitement was
intense. 1t reminded old stagers of
the days of the old Columbia Reds,
seemingly certain defeat. The last
time at the bat-and only one more to
their credit was the finish Of Mt.
Pleasant. Columbia at the bat for
the last time and only two behind
Mt. Pleasant. The crowd WAS in
excited but hopeful OF the
three runs which would have brought
the home boys victory. Alas! they
did not make them. They famed out
in short ;order and left the Reds crow
ing.
We cannot give the game in greater
detail for the want of space. Special
mention however should be made of
the errorless game of Wooten as
and the batting Of Fariss,
who won the fine handkerchief Of
tered by. EPpeFson to the player max
ing the best record with the willow.
Frierson pitches q first rate game
while he lasts, but Columbia needs to
strengthen herself in she box. Mt.
Pleasant could not have won without
their Florence adjunct. They were
to play Columbia another game but
now decline n farther engagement.
Having beaten Columbia, they say
they will now disbanG. We hope
they will reconsider this decision, for
one such game as was played yester-
day is no criterion "a to who is
champion.
MT. PLEASANT.