Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-27
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DING BATS. .; ALL AMERICANS. 6.

DING BATS. 9; ALL AMERICANS G.
between six and seven hundred peo-
pie went to Columbia Park Yesterday
afternoon to see the game of ball he
tween the Ding Bats and All Ameri-
cans. 1t was an exciting contest and
lots of kicking. but taken as a whole
the crowd were rewarded with a good
came sam Watts pitched for the All
Americans and with the exception of
ono bad inning. pitched excellent ball.
This also can be said of Hampton. his
pad inning coming i'll the second, when
me All Americans scored five runs.
FOLLOWING is the game by innings
First iEning-For Ding Bats Hutchins
lit to left and Watts muffed it. Russ
got base on balls. Hutchins was
caught trying to steal second. Turling-
ton hit to third and was safe. Russ
took second on the hit. both runners
advanced base OIL Il low throw by
Watts. Bailey struck out. Myers hit
to LETT for two bases and Turlington
and Russ scored. Myers was caught
trying to steal third. Two runs. All
Observation-Disclosures struck out: ].
Hume flew out to center: C. Hume got
four balls but was caught mapping off
first. No runs.
Second inning-Ding Bats: Cross hit TO
pitcher; out at first. Alexander did
likewise. Hampton cracked out n two
Dagger. Russ flew out to right. No
runs. All Observation-Disclosures hit
by pitched ball; IIthcridge snugled to
center; s. Watts dumped a safe bun;
in front of the plate. filling the bases.
y. watts flew out to center and Arm
strong came in on the play. Flourny
MT to short: Etheridse scored on the
hit; Parrish flew out to left: Langhorne
hit to left and two runs came in. j.
hume drove a hree-baSSer to deep
right field and Langhornc scored. c.
Hume got II base on balls but was
caught trying to steal second. Five
runs.
Third nning-Turing, hit safely to
left, but was doubled up at second a
moment later on Bailey's hit to short:
Myers hit to third-out ut first No
runs. All Observation-Disclosures hit
to short; Owens fumbled and Red"
was safe at first. Etheridge hit to sec
ono; Armstrong out al second. Ether
idge stole second and went to third on
a wild throw. S. Watts got four balls:
II. Watts flew out to left. Etheridge
scoring on the play; Flourny flew out to
center. One run.
Fourth inning-Ding Bats: Owens
struck out; Cross out on hit to sec
ond; Alexander flew out to pitcher. No
runs. All Americans-Parrsh drew a
base on balls; Langhorne struck out: ].
Hume fouled out to first and Parrish
went out trying TO steal second. No
runs.
Fifth inning-Ding Bats: Hampton
hit safely 10 left; Hutchins hit to third
out at first. Russ few out to pitcher:
burlington hit a hot one through short,
and Hampton scored. burlington out
on an attempt to steal. One run. All
Amerlcans-C. Hume hit by pitcher.
stole second and third and was caught
AT the plate trying to score on "a wild
I \ .et
ttheridge hit to right and Alexander
made a nea; catch, doubling up Red
dy'' at second. No run.
Sixth inning-Ding Bats: Bailey got
Tour balls: stole second. Myers hit safe
behind short: Owens hit safe to right
but went out trying to stretch his hit
HALEY scored and Myers went to third
on the hit. Cross popped up a fly tc
pitcher. Alexander hit to pitcher, who
threw wild TO first. Myers scored
liute hins flew out TO left, No runs. All
Amcricans-S. Watts made a neat bun,
and reached first safely but was caught
trying to steal second L. Watts hit
to first and was out. Flourny hit safe
~ to center. but Parrish went out on A
hit TO first. No runs.
seventh inning-This was the
Ding s. lucky inning. and they won
out. 1t happened this way: Waits
made nice catch of Russ hit to left:
burlington WAS hit by pitcher: Bailey
nit safe TO left: Myers doubled to cen
ter and burlington scored. Owens
smashed one TO the right field fence.
liome run. two runners crossing the
| piaie ahead of him. Cross flew out ia
second; Alexander struck out. All
Langhorne struck out: j
Hume out on hit to first, and c..
Hume struck out.
hnth team BANKED in the eighth and