The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-26
DIVINES PLAY BALL
LAFAYETTE PREACHERS TAKE A
FALL OUT OF PURDUE's FACULTY.
Drenching Rain and Hail Storm Pre-
fessors-DePauw Field Sports.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 2.-One Of the
most unique and most largely attended
baseball contests on record was played
this afternoon at the Purdue park. The
game was interesting because of the prom
inence of the players and the ludicrous
figure which they cut on the diamond.
Little more than q week ago a number
of Lafayette ministers challenged the Pur-
due faculty to a game. The challenge was
promptly accepted, it being agreed that
the gate receipts be divided between the
college and the city Y. NJ. G. A The adj
mission fee was fixed at 10 cents and one
dollar charged for kodaks. The Protestant
ministers of the city, with one exception.
offered themselves as candidates for the
team, and practice this week has been
steady, although attended by an extra
ordinary use of witch hazel. The minis
terial fortitude has been tried to the ex-
trerne by bruises, sprains and sore mus
cles. The faculty players were more dis
Greet about training, and consequently
were in better form to-day, although some
of them will find navigation uneasy and
rather slow tomorrow. The preachers
were rather the favorites with the stu
dents, although the faculty had large
support. The several congregations were
there and encouraged their respective
preacher to do his best. The Trinity Meth
odists shouted for King, the Ninth-street
Methodists for Wise, the Second Presby-
terans for Pfanstiehl, and so on. The
Rev. Mr.. Mowers, Of the First Presby-
terrain Church, and Prof .. ]. Craig, who
are both heavy-weights, witnessed the
game but declared themselves ready to
go in at any time If necessary. The Rev
J. Bray, of the Free Methodist Church,
declared himself in a card in yesterday
papers as being opposed to the 'ungodly
game, and was not present. The teams
Student sam Moore c; Melville w. Mil
Ter. p; Rev. William Writ King, Phi. D.,
Trinity Methodist, ID; Rev. Worth Tfppy,
William III. WISE Ninth-street Methodist,
SIS; Rev ]. W. Tedford, Baptist, IT, Rev.
Rev. ]. H. w. Blake, St Johns Church,
RI Substitutes, Rev. Mowers and I. E.
Drake.
machine work, G; Elmer q. Neff, instruc-
q chemistry and vice president, ID; NJ.
les, 2b; Alfred NJ. Amadon, professor of
mathematics, 3b; Walter Jones. professor
analytical chemistry; IS; j. D. Hoffman,
professor Of biology, OF; G. A. Read, in
structor in shops IF. Substitutes-W. j.
Jones, assistant State chemist; j. w. Noll,
private secretary; j, ID. Thomson, instruc-
tor in drawing.
Umpires-E. A. Ellsworth, secretary of
Purdue board of trustees, and III. A. Hus-
ton, State chemist The game was called
at o'clock. with the ministers at the bat
and the crowd roaring The professors
went to pieces right in the start, ratified
by the applause which the clergymen
elected. The reverend gentlemen ham,
mered Satan out OF the ball and crossed
the home plate until they had scored eleven
runs before three men were put out Only
one on the team failed to make a run,
and that was Rev. Worth Tippy, the
best athlete of the bunch. Revs Plans
tiehl and King distinguished themselves
with two-baggerS.
The professors icame in proudly and
were cheered, but Professor Golden, the
second baseman, had been run over by a
preacher and had a sore head. They were
getting long bravely, when an ominous
black cloud appeared, but the large and
fashionable crowd failed to heed it and
were soon drenched by very heavy rain,
which was preceded by violent hail The
players remained in their places until the
end Of the inning, leaving the score IL to 0
in favor of the ministers. The terrible
rainfall thoroughly drenched nearly one
thousand people before shelter could be
reached. The teams have decided that
there was nothing ominous in the storm
and the game will he finished No~1qv
afternoon The one inning lasted forty