The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-05-05
SCOTLAND NECK VS.. WELDON.
Detailed Account of Fridays Game.

ball game. This was the main element
that inspired the boys of good Old Vine
Hill to ''swipe the earth" with Weldon's
base ball team last Fridaeevening.
The game from the beginning was a
pitchers battle royal. With Mills in
the box for Scotland Neck and Bagby
for Weldon, both teams presented a
strong line up.
Tlllery for the home team went tC
the bat and interrupted an ln-curve
with his side and walked to first, but
was put out while trying to steal to
home plate. Gillian listened to the
horse leather whizzing through the ali
until the umpire called four balls
Mills hit at the air three times, and
Qaincy followed, leaving Gillian on
second.
Trueblood for Weldon was out on an
easy grounder to Futrell. Jones reach
ed first on Mills error, but was forced
J. T. Gregory gets base on balls and
scores on Pairs hit to right field. Bag
by gets to first, but is left on second by
Standards pop fly to "Shorty Bruce .
Gregory G. Tor Scotland Neck gets to
first on Pairs tumble and scores on
Stainback's muff on third. White
lines out lawn mower to Gregory, j.
T., which cuts up all the grass around
first base, but fails to touch the first
baseman's hands. Lawrence strikes
out. Hoard and Futrell follow suit,
leaving White on third.
Stevenson gets base on balls of
Mills, but is put out on double play
participated in by Gregory, Futreli and
Quincy. III. Williams strikes out leav-
ing Weldon with goose egg to mourn
about.
Tillery sends two-bagger whizzing
to right field, but is put out on slide
to home. Gillian again walks to first
but is left there by Mills and Quincy
striking out.
J'he only s'True thing in the shape
of Blood" was in an easy out to Mills.
Quincy catches Jones' foul and Gillian
does the same tor Gregory, j. I. Greg
DRY is hit by pitched ball and man
ages by superior base running to reach
home on catcher's muff. Lawrence
strikes out. Hoard raps cut fly to
deep centre, which Stevenson manages
to gobbIe up with the aid OF a catcher's
nit Futrell strikes out.
Bagby reaches first on what would
have been an easy out II Mills and
Quincy both had not made errors. Pair
gives Gregory some practice in the
shape OF a fly. Stainback treats Mills
with the same courtesy while Steven
son, more bold, lines out homer to
the fence but is made to go back to
second for failure to touch it. Bagby
scores aud Williams T. strikes out.
Tillery gets to first on four balls
Gillian strikes out. Mills drives IN a
homer and Tlllery scores. Quincy
strikes out but catcher misses and he
reaches second, steals to third, anu
scores on passed ball. Gregory smiles
and manages to score. White gives
Bagby fly which he muffs. but gets
to first in time to put White out.
Lawrence strikes out.
Williams III. strikes out. Trueblood
IS hit by the pitcher Fl. Jones and
Gregory J. L. fan the air.
Both pitchers are doing good work
but Bagby has shave the best OF Mills
Hoard strikes out; Futrell does the
same trick. Tillery hits to short and
reaches first on J. T. Gregory's error
steals second and third, and scores
Gillian strikes out.
Bagby lines grounder to right, but
Is put out on first. Pair is out on a fly
to White Stalnback secures base on
balls, but is left on first by Stevenson
striking out.
Mills strikes out and Quincy does
ditto. Grex hits to first but gets to
third on Gregory's, j. T., error, is ou'
for failure to touch second base.
Gillian goes into the box for Scot
land Neck. F. Williams reaches frs
on Gregory's error and scores on al
error by Quincy, which gives II. Viii
liams three bases. Trueblood single!
and III. Williams scores. Trueblooe
scores. Jones strikes out. J. I. Greg
ory does the same thing, but catche
muffs, and after stealing second an(
third he scores on f. Williams hit
! Pair hits fly to left but Lawrence
muffs. Stainback out on gronnder t.
Grex. Stevenson drops a fly i'll Law
rence's hands, but he muffs again. +
| Williams hits to Gregory, but he fum
bles. III. Williams strikes out.
With the score tie, White taps th
Weldon pitcher for a two Dagger but
ont or hit ball batted by Lawrence
Heard strikes out and Futreil does th
same thing.
r. Dunn takes the place of Lawrenc
in left field. Trueblood is out en-
grounder to Grex. Jones is out on
pop fly to Gillian. J. t. Gregory get
base on balls and embezzles first an
second. Bagby singles. Pair gets tw
bases on fly to White who nuff.
Gregory and Bagby score. Stainbac
gets to first on Mills muff OF fly, but
left there by FutrelI catching Stever
sons pop.
Tillery singles. steals second, an
scores on Gilliam's two Dagger. Nil
follows with two base hit and Gllliar
scores. Quincy strikes out. urex gel
o two hapoer and Mills scores. Wit