The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-04-19
Central University Won the First Game.
sTANDIxG OF THE CLUBS.


A splendid crowd saw the G. U. boys
trounce the Kentucky University base
ball team on Friday in this city. All
society was out in its latest bib and
tucker and rubber-tired buggies. The
visitors had a heavier team, but their
preliminary practice was very amateur
ish, indeed. and afforded pretty good
index of their subsequent playing
True, they had good players on
the team, all;gentlemanly, and no beef
ers." Although our team did not let
the visitors score after the first inning,
we cannot forget the impression that
the rather poor support given Mr.. Spen-
Ger, the visitors pitcher, was largely
responsible for his let-down in the last
two innings when six c. U. scores
crossed the rubber. However, we won
by superior playing, and the visitors
could not complain of the two local UNI
pires who were liberal toward them in
close decisions. X. us short stop,
Sticky, made a phenomenal catch far
back of his position, securing fly ball
while swiftly running head-up In the
same direction. G. US left fielder.
Mr.. Thompson, Of Atlanta, duplicated
the catch a little later. Both were gen.
erously applauded. Capt; Bigger
pitched fine game for c. u, striking
out ten men and getting two singles.
Young Mr.. Tadlock, G. US catcher,
played exactly like veteran and made
two long fair catches that put him ITO
a severe test. At first Adams earned
his right to the place and completed
the only double on our side. In center
Mr.. Hall sustained himself as "a BIRD
and cracked out nice double. The
Others, Howe at third, Chatham at
right, and Venable at short, did their
part we'll. Second baseman V. Chat
ham, smashed the ball at pleasure and
played his position faultlessly. -Four
excellent substitutes, Norman, Booker,
Muir and Logan, we're ready for service
and would have played good bali if
need be-. The first game developed the
fact that the team was nervous and is
yet not strong at the bat. This fact will
only be emphasized if our good opinion
Of Spencer's pitching capacity is dis
proven. For, to disparage the vaior of
the vanquished is to diminish the glory
of the victorsl
Next Saturday we meet old Centre
here and il is the unanimous desire
that what our team does to them shall
be upwards OF a plenty.
The score by innings was as follows:
K. U. .................3 0 O O 0O0O O-3
q. U. ............... ~ 00O42 80
Hits-K. U. 2. G. U. IL.
Errors-K. U. 8, 9. u. 8.
Earned Runs-C. U. l.
Two-base Hit-Hall,2 2.
Three-base Hit-V. Chatham.
Wild Pitch-Spencer 2.
Base on Balls-Spencer 3, Bigger 2.
Hit by Pitched Ball-Stoll, Bigger 2,
Tadlock.
Struck Out-By Spencer IL, by Big
ger TO-,
Left on Bases-K U.2, G. Ut.
Double Plays Spencer to Gallager,
Stoll to Holden, Bigger to Adams to
TadlOck.
Batteries-Spencer and Morley, Bsg-
ger and Tadlock.
Umpires-Greenleaf, Woods.
Time-2:23.
On Saturday, at Lexington, in pres
ence of only 30 people, Georgetown
defeated X. O. 22-l2. Leader says
"Kellner, Downing and Craft played
the best ball for Georgetown" We
know Kellner is a professional, and
hear the other two are also. But Kell-
ner is the warmest thing that ever
kicked up dust on our diamond, and if
he plays we will, if defeated. have the
pleasure of seeing the old fellow show
the new students specimen of Rich
mond's last summers team. Kellner, a
college boy. And the woodcock broke
his faepN