The times., 1901-05-25
WESTERNS LOST ON ERRORS.
Central High School Boys Win Ou1
in the Inst Inning.

The Western High School team was de-
feated yesterday at the American League
| Park in a game which, up to the end of
| the ninth inning, looked as though they
| had won. The score then stood 9 to Z
| in their favor. but in that fatal inning
there was series of errors made by them
that threw away their splendid chance of
winning
In the first inning they waxed them
out good and hard, and more than once
the outtielders were cent sprinting to the
fence to recover the sphere. The Central
boys succeeded in punching hits in their
half and received two runs as the re-
suit of their labors. The playing was
above the average in the next two in
RiTgs, but in the fourth the Westerns
pounded out several hits and with two
men on bases Shorty" Huck came up,
trusty in hand, and lined out a two-bag-
ger, scoring the two men preceding him.
Everything went on nicely till the NINTH
when the Westerns were thinking
whether they would take their last rap"
or not, when Purcell singled to right field
and went to third on Ballingers two
bagger. Hughes was given base on
balls, filing the bags. Then the Cen
trails became enthusiastic and called a
substitute player into the game, because
over the fence when all the bags were
occupied. This time he failed TO make
good, the result of his efforts being a
pop fly TO Huck.
But when that fly was caught the trou-
BILE began. Purcell, who was on third,
started home and Huck made a wild
throw to home while trying to cut him
of. When the catcher got possession of
the ball another man had scored and
still another was stealing third. He threw
to third. the ball going over the third
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rection of left field. When that player
got his digits upon the leather exactly
five men had scored, making total
of twelve for the Centrals, putting them
three to the good.
The Western boys came in with the de-
termination TO tie or better the score of
the opponents. Huck came up once more
with the Intention Of putting the ball out
Of the lot, but Twirler Purcell would not
have II that way, preferring to give him
jolt in the ribs with the ball. Weight
man came up at this juncture and waxed
one out to "Tindall which was too hot
TO be handled. While the second baseman
was deciding whether he would hold IL
or not, Huck went to that bag.
Mackall came up then, and being doped
Tor two-bagger tried to carry out the
programme. So thinking, he drove one
down 10 centre, which was promptly
caught by Senior. Huck went 10 third
on a fielder's choice and Chamberlin was
presented with base on balls, filling the
bags.
hAoiilS' MHo was next UP, hnea one
out 10 right field. but it was caught, thus
preventing Huck from scoring. Another
Westerner was given a base on balls. and
Huck was forced in. making ten for his
side. The bases were still full when Bird
came to the bat and knocked q hot one
to Tindall. who held on to Il this time
and retired the side with three men stin
on base.
There was a large and enthusiastic
crowd of cadets and young ladies who
were once again attracted to the grounds
by their companions battling for the high
school pennant. The score