The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-08-09
ABBEVILLE VS.. UNION.
Wins Two Ont Of the Three
Games Union Has q Fine Team,
But AbbeviIle Plays All Around
the Union Boys.


Tuesday Union. played IN Anderson, win.
down Wednesday on the 1890 train and base
ball talk was all the 60 for the next three
days. The Union team ia composed Of col.
lege ball players, and nicer or better set Of
men would be hard to find.
FIRST aAME-wEDNEsDAY EVENING.
The following was the line up Of the two
teams:
TDo9MeMss hs s1ax sya g. Barns,t BsI,s.
8. g.; Newman, /. T.; Moffatt. c. f.; Townsend,
Abbeyllle-Tutt. p; awaltney, c.; Green,
Ist R.b; klsy% %bita "a r. S%,h :rs s,evar Sier'
In the first inning Union scored two runs.
and two In the second, and one in the third.
After the second inning Tut was relieved by
third Inning. Stewart kept the Union heavy
hitters guessing for six Innings. Abbeville
scored in the eighth inning. but could not hit
MoMakin when the bases we're full At the
end OF the game the acore stood 5 to In favor
Of Union. Umpire, Mcmillan.
The game from start TO finish was the most
interesting game ever seen on the home dia-
mond and Abbeville had two or three chances
to win, when the bases were full, but every
time, a weak batter would strife out, and the
men were left on the bases.
THURSDAYS GAME.
The line up of the Union team was the same
as the day before. but White pitched and Sui
llvan played first base for Abbeville.
In the first inning Union scored two runs,
the next two innings they failed to score, but
managed to run In four men on the fourth In.
ming. After this inning Union failed TO score.
two In the second. but failed TO score In the
third and fourth innings. In the fifth two
men crossed the rubber, but the sixth was q
sh ut out. In the seventh two men scored.
Game called on account OF darkness. at
ending OF the eighth ending. Score, I to 6 In
favor Of Abbeville. Umpires, Cobb and Goss
During this game the umpires had hard
time. Union did not want Cobb to umpire
and put In Mr.. Goss. who made few bad de.
cisions for Abbeville. and after that Mr.. Cobb
and Mr.. Goss would each umpire two innings.
Every time there was close decision. every
body would crowd around the umpire, and
Mr.. Goss would wish he was in the "war,"
for the Sergeants in Uncle Sans army have
q better time than base ball umpire in
close game Of ball.
There are q few who believe the game might
have been played out, but Mr.. Bartlett, Of
Union, thought II was too dark to play ball,
and Ahbeville thought 30 too. so the game
was called. The Union boys were mad, and
the Abbeville boys were glad: "Just as the
sun went down" Ia favorite song for the
Union boys. Union tried a game that two
could play-and got left.
FRIDAYS GAME.
The Abbeville boys were confident Of win
ming the game, being greatly strengthened by
the addition Of Poole and Green. Stewart
was in the box for Abbeville and was irwin.
clble after the third inning.
Abbeville took the bat. Mcmillan was hit
by ball and made first. Gwaltney bit safe to
first. Biers knocked a home run, scoring
three runs. Stewart and Riley both scored,
making five runs. In the second inning five
runs were made, and four in the third In the
fourth and fifth our boys failed to score. In
the sixth inning four runs were made. In the
seventh no runs were made, but two runs
were made In the eighth, but none we're made
In the ninth.
Union scored three runs In the first inning,
two In the second. and five In the third. But
after thiR inning they could not place the ball
safe. The bases were full twice, with one
out and IL looked as II they would score two
or three men, but,both times the sides were
retired by double play.
From the score 1t looks like poor game,
but there was plenty Of good snappy plays,
and Union was clearly outolassed. Every
body enjoyed the game and seemed we'll
pleased.
Umpires, Lindsay. OF Due West and Goss,
OF Union. Score. 10 to 20 In favor OF Abbe-
vile.
Union is trying to arrange series OF games
With Abbeville on the Union grounds, but
our boys haven't decided vet whether they can
20 over. II they do 60, Union may count on
getting beat two out Of three games.