The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-31
WON BY THE BROWNS
Fairmounters Defeated by the
EniditeS.
IT WAS A WARM GAME
Attendance Mas the Largest
in Recent Times.

won from FairmOunt Couege yesterday
bv a score Of 9 TO 4 Up to the ninth in
ming the game belonged to no one. 1t was
one of those exciting ones that always
interests the spectators. The pitching
Of Forney was excellent until the tenth
but in that inning the Oklahomaitef
pounded him for five scores. Franz did
ane work for Enid. not allowing Fair
mount to see first base until the fourth
inning. He was relieved il three innings
bv Heron. who struck out three men in
three innings he hvirled, while Frantz
struck out six. Forney had the pleasure
Of seeing eight Enid boys lay down the
stick.
Frantz and Heron had good control
of the ball, allowing none OF the Fair
moullt boys to walk. Forney allowed
two men bases on balls. Several star
pIavs occurred. Form ey picking up in one
hand 2. hot grounder, which seemed about
n escape. Bosworth's excellent catch Of
= thrown BAH with one hand, prevented
Enid from scoring in the fifth inning.
lewis caught a liner in the seventh inning
knocked by Brown, that was an eye
opener.
The Fairmount boys did not play STEADY
bau costly errors in the eighth and
tenth innings virtually losing them the
came while the Enid boys played in the
same sturdy fashion f1om start to finish
They were evidently matched in base
stealing. Heron, Of Enid, was decidedly
she star in this arr, who If unable to stop
when the base was reached, made up for
1t by carrying the base with him.
Enid had q chance 10 score in the first
inning. with man on second and third,
but Foruey forced the batsmen to lay
down the willow In the third inning
HUFFMAN knocked gor two bags. stole
third and came nome on a punt ball, max
ing the first score.
Fair1nouut secured two runs in Inc
fourth by singles by Miller and Kirk and
on error by Price. TEo more were Sc
cured in the next inning with singles by
NARROW and Bosworth and a double by
Miller. Enid scored one in the sixth and
two in the eighth, tieing the score. n the
tenth innig the visitors crossed the rub
Der I'VE times on two hts and one man
hit by bau, one man taking q walk and
errors by Davis and BoswOrth-
The only unpleasant feature in the game
was the souabble in the eighth inning
y hen Umpire Kelley called Captain
F, anti out at home. Kelley claimed that
Frs,ntz was out side the three-foot limit
but this was questioned by Manager Scho- |
field. of Enid, but Kelley remained firm
and the game proceeded. Most Of the
spectators who were CLOSE enough to see I
the play say Irrantz was safe. Keneys
Judgment in the base running, excepting !
this one decision. was very satisfactory. |
but. however, balls were called strikes /
which were a little wide of the mark.
Game in detail: First inning, Enid
Price is the first man TO oat for Enid. /
and goes out with a graunder to Lewis; |
Heron knocks to Lewis and goes out; |
Huffman singles to left field; Frantz /
strikes out. but gains first on error by /
De Ross Quigg makes three passes in the
air and lays down the stick with Huff
man on third and Frantz on second.
Fairmount-NIGer for Faimount goes
out oy a ny 10 Heron at short; Davis
and Kirk out bY grounder to pitcher.
Enid, O, Paramount O
Second Inning Doyle and Harlan each (
after making three unsuccessful Attempts
TO connect with the ball, lay down the
bat. Brown singles to right field and Ash
strikes out.
Grist and Forney both so out with
grounder TO the third base. De Ross shat
ters the atmosphere for three strikes and
the side is out Enid. o: Fairmount.0
Third Inning Price goes out at first by
a slow grounder 10 pitcher; Heron goes
out by a bah to third base; HUFFMAN
pounds the BAH TO left field for two bags.
steals third and comes home on pass
ball Frantz reaches first on eror, but is
caught stealing second.
Lewis fans: NARROW goes out on q pop
up fly to short stop and Bosworth lays
down the bat Enid, /; Fairmount. 0.
Fourth Inning-Quigg fans: Doyle
reaches first on eror by Davis; Harlan
goes out on fly TO Bosworth who throws
Doyle out on second. making q very neat
double play.
Miller singles: Davis goes out at first:
Kirk gets hit; Grist reaches first on an
error by Price and Miller scores on an
error by Huffman. Forney reaches first
on ban 20 third base. but Kirk is caught
going home; De Ross pounds "a V over to
second base, scoring Grist: Lewis goes
ont with grounder TO short stop. Enid.
! Faiumount o
Fifth Inning-Ash fans. Price gets a hit
but is forcd out at second with bah 10
pitcher by Heron. Huffman goes out
with liner to Lewis
NARROW and Bosworth both set safe
hits and come in on a tyvo-hageer bv Nh
Ter; Davis fans. Kirk reaches nrst on
error Grist goes ont with 10 short.
ForneT. after three frantic attempts 10
Set his hat in front of the ban. laws down
the stick Enid. =: Fairmount
Sixth lnning-Frantz pounded the ban
nearly 10 the fence and reaches second.
steals third. ouiss and Doyle 20 ont AT
first Frantz comes home. Harlan goes
out ov the BAN hitting him
De Ross goes out with " 20 LETT nel5.
Lewis goes ont with q ban 20 short stop.
NARROW is hit hy pitched ban and is AZ
lowed o base. Bosworth fans. Fnid. d
Fsirmount
seventh lnuiHg-Brown goes ouf nv
i-'ef GO aFst base; Ash takes three strikes
and is thrown out at first by 8Inler. Price
goes ont with ban 10 second base.
A-liier is thrown out az first. Davis a,ee
r7ornder 70 FIRST base. 1<s~,-
IS oit 0ith BAN To pitcher. Enid. ;. F,tr-
mount
A-shth Innins-Herron walks. HUFFMAN
st -al reaches frsr an
error hy De Ross. Fsantz hits pss+ -,
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