The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-29

Chandler, Chandler, RF EtAbeerhsrdt,
B. F. Townsend, Umpire.
Piedmont went to the bat promptly at
4:30. Cooper grasped the stick and soon
found the bal which he sent on a Journey
skyward. 1t 1T somewhere over in
center'5 territory but out OF reach. NJ
GinniS followed but gave up the ghost
before he reached the 1st but Cooper got
to 2ud Crockett, the heavy hitter, cl!n3
next and handed one ont TO center, let
ting Cooper score and reaching lSt him.
self in safety. O5teen sent Il slow grouu
to lSt, but he could not out run IL, and
died in the attemps. 1t had cooled OF
i'm the lSt Dasenau'S hand before lie
arrived, but it allo we'd Crockett to make
2nd all the same. Marsh hit the sphere
Il terrible rap and sent regular sky
Scral cr out 10 center, who wat ;hCd It's
;rrial wauderiDgS with Il critical eye, aud
was mean enough to arrest it When ii
finally sought the ea,th and put the sile
to sleep run.
Union-Merriman WAS first man w.
and sent a hot message along the gron.d
wice to short who picked it up. And
sent it over to 1st to decipher, he dill sD
and it read out. Riley then rolled one
down to 1st base, who picked 1t up AMI
tossed it in to the pitcher after IL. h,d
wiped his foot on the base and another
was out. Cook came along and fanue,l
l, Union 0.
Piedmont End inning: White dew out
beautifully 10 center. 1t was 50 nicely
done that Barker, the next man, got syuc&
on it and did likewise Chandler, didn't rel.
ish that business, so he tried other tactics,
he sent grass cutter to right ii I'D. II !;
gave up the ghost before he reache Is.
Union. 30. Wilhelm sent a scOrch-r
along the grass to 2nd who IN ,de an ex-
cellent pickup, and although Wilhelm
made noble effort to reach lst he miss
ed connection and had to walk back
home. His brother tried one of the same
kind to short, and had better luck. Short
got it all right enough but in hi, eager
ness to get it to lst he threw it too high
and 1st baseman had to make high jam )
for it. While he WAS up in tho ar
searching for it Wilhelm crossed the blt
1t Was close shave. Sh, ,ehln hit til.
ball peculiar VIII Ack it struck thu groun
half way to .he pitcher and ran ba TX t.
ward the home plate, Will, Saeeh,,n
sailed down to 1st. Seip got to 1st safe.
He stole 2nd and Sheehln was forced out
at End O'Biien was put out at lst aad
the side retired neither side scoring
Piedmont 3rd inning. sent
| one to the pitcher who didn't haveany par
ticular use for it and he tossed it over to 1st
Just for meanness and put the man OUT.
Cooper got to lst on an error of short
| stop, he went to 2nd on passed ball.
McGinDis expired in trying TO make lst
but Cooper made Bird. Crockett slugged
L f,N ft,x..a lNnS nnI
| O5teen sent ground to lSt aud died Il
natural death, and the side went out with
| one mole run to their credit.
Union went in with the determination
to do something, and the hard work bc-
gan, Eberhardt hit to left and made 1st
and then stole second. MerIiman sent
one to short and got to 1st on shorts
error. And Eberhardt went to 3rd
Riley sent high fly way out to left
which was neatly taken in. Eberlnrd;
held his base till the ball was caught
then he sprinted home and got there
ahead of the ball while Merrimau walIZad
up to 3rd. Cook saw that was pretty
good scheme and he sent another sky
scraper out in that direction. It was
caught, of course, but no sooner did the
ball land than Merriman lit out for the
| ~.
followed and was put out at first anL
Union retired with two to her credit tie
ing the score. And the excitement b.
came intense on the bleachers.
Piedmont 4th.-Marsh reached 1st or
safe hit to center he then stole End
White famed out and so did Barker
Chandler sent ground to left which SEN
him safe to 1st and Marsh came in
Malcomb sent up skyrocket whicl
landed in basket at End. One more
run for Piedmont.
Union- Wilhelm l., rolled
grounder to short who made wild throw
and lst base was safely made. Sheehal
buntted the ball to Pitcher who smiling
ly received it and handed it over to Is
base and Sheehan was out, but Wilhelm
went to End. Seip famed the air, O'Bri
ems STICK was not big enough and h
famed
Piedmont 5th.-Cooper couldn't fin,
the sphere, McGinnis went to the bot
tom OF the sea via. fly to the left
Crockett got to 1st by 1st baseman lettinj
ball through his legs. Osteen sent
liner TO third who gobbled it.
| Union.- -Eberhardt was the first MAJ
get to lst on balls. Merriman hit
slow one to 1St and made the base
While Eberhardt went to 2nd Rile,
sacrificed himself on u bunt which le
Eberhardt TO 3rd and Merriman to 2n,
Cook made safe hit for one bag, Eber
hardt came in and Merriman went t,
3rd. Cook died trying to steal 3.d e
Wilhelm got out at 1st and Union agail
tied the score.
Piedmont 6th.-The weather beinj
rather warm Marsh famed out. Whit
sent one out to right but could not mak
lst on it. Barker made a safe hit {,
center and got to first, but Chandle
famed out.
Union.-I. Wilhelm got out on frs
from short. Sheehan got his base OF