The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-04

| day afternoon was composed OF Misses
Flora Millison, Lena Cox, Sadie Joseph
Harris, and Maud Rix and Messrs. Jes-
| see McClees, Campbell Slayden, Will
! Hays, VIII Funk. Delos Woods, Roy
| Corbett, Verne Frazier and Roy Allen
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Corbett.
WICHITA WENT DOWN YESTERDAY
Medicine Lodge Captures the Second Game
of Ball.
Medicine Lodge took the second
game in the present series from the
Blues, yesteday in game. which,
though loosely played was interesting
throughout, and the result was in
the ninth. for with Burson on second
and nobody out it looked as though
the Blues might be able to tie the score
but. the next three batters were easy
outs.
The grounds were not in condition
for good ball playing, great pools OF
water covered the out field and the in
field was in places muddy and slippery
rendering fielding difficult.
Owens was selected TO pitch for the
Blues and gave an exhibition or pitcn-
ing, which, although il did not cause
his friends and admirers to go wild
with delight, would have won the Blues
the game had it not been for his own
wild throw in the second inning after
two were out, which gave Ellis a life
at first This followed by base on
balls, singles by Hall and Lewis,
brace OF errors and home run by Ell
lis netted the visitors six runs and the
game, On the other hand Axline tho
ugh hit hard, kept the hits well scatter
ed, which came mostly after two were
out.
For the home team Taylor caught
good game, but was a little off in his
throwing. Hills fielding and base run
ming, Clark's second base playing and
Hillago's work at short stop were the
features of the game. Hills catch OF
Poling's line hit in the fourth inning
after long run, was deserving or
much praise Clark's second base play
ing was a revelation 10 his friends.
and elected much favorable comment
from the spectators. He accepted SIX
of the seven chances offered, most of
which were of hard hit, difficult groun
ders. Poling's stop of a swiftly NOV
ing grounder in the seventh inning also
deserves credit.
The runs were made as follows: At
ter two were out for the Blues in the
first, Hill planted one in a pool Of wa
ter in left field for a single, stole sec
ond and scored on HerbergerS single.
Herberger stole second and came home
on Lewis error and a, passed ball.
The visitors went out in order in their
half
Hendricks drew a base on balls in
the Blues half Of the second. Herber-
ger singled over short; Hendryx was
thrown out at third on Halls return
of the ball; Perrin struck out and Ow
ems flew out to left ending the inning.
The fun commenced in the visitors
half of the inning. Hall started the
agony with a corking single past short
Harry Ellis poked one at Owens which
the pitcher picked up and threw in the
direction of Clark on second. at least
the ball went towards that player, but
so high above his head that it would
have required a much taller man than
Clark to have reached the ball: when
the ball was returned Hall had taken
third and Ellis was safely perched on
first.
Hillagoss got four bad ones, filling
the bases; Griffice struck out; Lewis
singled, scoring Hall. AXline got a
life on Perrin's poor throw to first on
which Ellis scored; then Ellis lost the
ball in the weeds and water in left
field for a homerun sending in Hilla-
goss, Lewis and Axline before him.
Polling flew out to Hill, Fleming went
out from we1s' to "Bigboy.''
The Blues got two in their half of the
third on a two base hit by Taylor,
Clark's single, Lewis error and Her.
bergers out.
The visitors failed to score in their
half of the third
After Bales out at first in the Blues
half of the fourth Perrin drove a beau
ty to left. for two bases but was left
Owens and Taylor being easy outs.
Griffice the first man up for the Wis
itOrs in their half of the inning struck
out; Lewis made a questionable hit
down the left field foul line for four
bases; Axline got a gift of first but was
put out moment later when Bales
threw to Clark to catch him mapping;
Polling flew out to Hill retiring the side
The visitors got their last run of the
game in the eighth on a single. a sto-
len base and Owens wild throw.
In the fifth for the Blues Clark got a
life on Poling's error; Hin singled Her
berger drove one to left which Hall let
get away from him, Clark scoring on
the play; "Bigboy' then drove a pret-
~ single over second scoring Hill:
HendryX struck out. Perrin fouled out
to Fleming. This ended the run get
ting for the Blues. Failure to hit con-
secutVely with men on bases tells the
story of their defeat. Although they
outbatted their opponents their fielding
Ellis and Lewis led the visitors at the
at times was decidedly yellow. Perrin
and Owens being the chief offenders.
bat each getting a home run and a.
single, being the only ones of the Wis
itors TO take any liberties with wens'
curves.
"Bigboy" was injured in the seventh
inning in collision with Fleming.
Perrin taking his place, Hendryx going
10 third and Burson to right
Bales replaced Owens in the box in
the third and did well. demonstrati
mat he was a twirler of no mean abil-
lily. Only eight men faced him in the
two innings in which he officiated
three Of whom struck out and allowing
only one hit. questionable drive by
Lewis
With fair weather today the grounds
VIII be in much better condition than
they were yesterday and a much better
game can he expected as both teams
will he on their mettle for the odd game
today.
SCORE BY INNINGS