Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-09-07
{ Written far the Beacon }


Few Lsenardtewn defeated Eyatts.
vilie.-The LeonardtOwn base ball club
for the second time in its career defeated
the Hyattsyille team on Friday last, by the
score of IL z. Mr.. Richardson who held
the town boys down 10 seven singles last
year was batted ont Of the box ia the
fourth inning
The Hyattsville team batted as well as
the home team, but their hits were scattered.
Our boys remembered how 10 bat just in
the nick of time. A delay Of just another
ten minutes and the game would have gone
down 10 dismal history as a bowling failure.
A few base hits will transform the -yeriest
wind-sawyer into a temporary hero. 81 il
was in the fourth inning.
Tie playing Of the home team brought
back to all pleasant remembrance Of 1891.
Combs pitched in his old time form; F.
Fenwick's base throwing was very good;
Durant in left, also deserves a good deal { (
credit; Brace upJ. Greenwell in Jour catch
ing! The Hyattsville boys played well,
and had severai new members on its team,
and the one most missed by all was our
friend Mr.. Ford Combs.
The home team was frs; at bat and F.
Fenwick opened the game with base.bit.
but was thrown out at third on Dorsey's
hit TO left. Error by Fuller, wild pitch
and two bases on balls scored two runs in
this innings. For the visitors Snyder and
Green hit to left and centre respectively,
and Richardson's base on balls filled the
bases; Fuller was presented with four bad
balls and Snyder scored; J. Greenwell's
errors and hit by Leakin scored three
more runs.
No runs were scored by either team in
the second.
The town boys were unable TO score in
the third, but this innings open very bright
for the visitors. Fuller the first man at the
bat landed on the sphere for home run;
Carroll struck out, and then things looked
better; Leakin got life at first on Coughs
error, but moment later was thrown out
ended the innings by striking out.
Up TO this time things were very dark
for the home boys, and most every specta-
tor thought the visitors would win. Cough
was given a base on balls, ii. Fenwick
gladdcned the hearts Of all in symp .thy
with the Leonardtown boys with two
beggar TO left; NJ. Combs hit the ball Just
out Of reach of the pitcher, and the bases
were full. BY this time the stock Of the
l.. b. b. G, went up ADJOINING F. Fem
wick got his base on balls and Cough
scored b. Greenweil hit 10 left, Claggett
made an error, and ii. Fenwick and
NJ. Combs crossed the plate and the score
was tie. Then Dorsey made his second
hit in the game and the bases were again
full. r. Combs hit 10 the pitcher and +.
Fenwick was forced out at the plate b.
Greenwell and Dorsey added their runs 10
the score on hits by Durant and J. Green
well; Cough cleared the bases with two
Dagger to centre and scored on a passed
ball. NJ. Combs ended the inning by going
out from second to first, after nine runs
were scored. The visitors in their half
were unable to score.
In the fifth innings the home team scored
on hit by r. Combs, and errors by Leakin
and Richardson The visitors scored two
runs in their half. Green hit pass third;
Richardson and Fuller followed with hits,
and then came the prettiest play of the
game. Green started home on Fuller's
drive to left, Durant fielded the ball quick
ly and by magnificent throw home re-
tired the runner. Richardson and Fuller
scored the last runs for the visitors on B.
Greenwelrs error and Claggett's hit to
third.
In the beginning of the sixth after Cough
and II. Fenwick had each been presented
with a base on balls, the game was called
on account of rain The score: