The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-14
THEY MEET DEFEAT
WICHITA BLUES GET A COAT OF
WHITEW ASH YESTERDAY.

Series by the Score of Seventeen to
Nothing-Neither Side Hit the Ball
Owens Has Nine Hits Made or His De-
livery and Gives Twelve Their Base on
Yaus-Donovan Pitches Splendid
Game With Only Two Hits on His
Speedy Delivery-Game Today.
The Winfield Reds arrived in he city
yesterday morning and in the afternoon
they crossed bats with the Wichita Blues
al Riverside park. They didn't do a thing
70 the Blues. Only this, II to 0; nothing
more. II was a lifeless, listless, weari-
some sort of a game from first 10 last,
and the Blues never for a fractional part
OF a second were in il. Neither SIDE
could hit the ball. There was only one
feature to the game and that was young
Donovan's pitching. He only allowed
two hits TO be made off mis- delivery and
for pastime ne struck out twelve
men. remarkable fact was that only
IS men faced him. He moved the Blues
down with skill and rapidity The Win
field boys are stout, heavy SGT young
men, and, strange 10 say, they don't KICK
and beef az the umpire. They did MOI
display any stick work yesterday, but
then they didn't have 10. One thing
which may have had tendency 10 de-
press the home boys was that there were
fully 300 people present, but they Staid
on the outside Of the wire and would't
encourage the boys by paying 10 see the
game. There is an excuse for the play
ing OF Woodcock, Owens and W. Clark.
They haven't played ball for three years,
get they showed that they have been in
1t before. WoodcOck behind the bat put
up a good, clever game. Owens was
father wild but he only allowed six hits
off his delivery, and with proper support
and few hiUters he would win nine out
Of ten games Clark made two errors,
but ne retrieved himself by making two
sensational running catches, for which
he was famous a few years ago. All in
all the Wichita team showed lack of
practice, while the Winfield team by
the demonstra ton yesterday would not
seem to be invincible Charley Dixon
gave eminent satisfaction as umpire. He
did not have a decision disputed, and
the game was entirely free from any
wrsngling or quarreling.
The game opened with Winfield at the
bat. joints was the first man to face
Owens, and before the latter could get
steadied down Mr. Jones walked TO first
on four balls delivered wide OF the
mark. Canton hit 70 Owens which re-
suited in a double play from Owens to
Clark TO Buchell. Hoyt hit to second
and was thrown out at first. No runs.
Wichitas half of the first saw Wood
cock hit the ozone three successive raps
without any damage TO any one. David
son hit easy to short stop. but the ball
was on first before he could sprint 10
the initial bag. Van Dine singled and
reached third on an over-throw OF DON
ovan's in trying 10 catch him mapping
AT first. Bucheil made three vicious /!
swipes al the bali, but he couldn't c5n |
meet with Mr.. Donovan's shoots. This |
retired the side With Van Dine on third |
No runs.
Second inning-E. Bevis waited for |
four bad ones and got to first. He went |
II second on a passed ball. ]. Clark's |
bat wasn't big enough, SO he struck out
r. Bevis hit a fielder's choice, allowing |
E Bevis to reach third. The first thing |
r. Bevis did after ne reached first was |
10 pilfer second. Donovan went out on |
a fly 10 left field E. Bevis scored before |
the ball could be returned to the rubber. |
Mccarthy hit a grounder to Owens, who |
threw 10 first, retiring the side. One |
run.
For the Blues. Morrisey struck out W. |
Clark went out from third to first Ow-
ans hit the wind. No runs
In the first half of the third inning |
Blake was unable to connect with Ow-
ems in shoots. Jones nit safe to left field. |
Canton drew base on balls. Jones and |
Canton made a very pretty double steal |
Of second and third bases. Hoyt. E |
Bevis and j. Clark reached first base in |
one. Two. three order on balls. This forced |!
two runs across the home plate r. |
Bevis hit the zephyrs and retired To the |
bench. Donovan made single 10 right |
]. Clark TO score Cdrr's tumble in right
allowed Donovan to travel 10 second.
Mccarthy made a short. safe hit over
Billy Clark. which advanced Donovan
TO third. Mccarthy had no difficulty in
stealing second. Blake ended the agony
and run getting by going on, from short
10 first. IN this inning Winfield swelled |
their score by five runs
In the Blues half. Strickland and Carr
struck out. while Woodcock went out on
an easy nit 10 first base.
Jones hit TO Davidson in The fourth in
ming and Davidson tried 10 throw the
ball in the river, allowing Jones 10 make
the rounds. Two pop-up flies retired the
side. One run.
Davidson struck out, Van Dine hit 10
short and died at first. Buchell was a
victim to Donovan's speed. No runs.
Fifth inning-J. Clark was given
a base on balls and stole second. He
went 10 third on a passed bail and scor-
ei on single 70 the lefl garden made by
r. Bevis. R. Bevis had an easy time go