The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-31
FRIENDS Won 8 10 D
Was the Score in Yesterdays
Ball Game.
BATTLE OF PITCHERS
Final Game of Series to be
Played This Afternoon.


tickle the heart OF any Of the lovers Of
the national game as the teams put up as
fine exhibition of ball playing as any fan
could desire. Fairmount had three black
marks against her, while the Quakers had
but TWO. But one run was the result Of
errors.
It was battle royal from start to finish
between the pitchers and with but one or
two exceptions they were the whole show.
Cornelison had the best Of the bargain;
he allowed but three safe hits and struck
out twelve men while Tanning let the men
from the West Side touch his twisters for
six safe ones. but ne made fourteen men
lay down the willow.
When the game was called the crowd
began to yell and they kept up the noise
until the teams had left the field. With
the exception of the third inning when
every Friend came TO bat not more than
four men had the bat in their hands dur
ing any inning. Most Of the time it was
one. two, three and out for the teams.
Paramount never got a man as far as
third base and at no time aid they have
a chance to score. They ccuid not conn sct
with Cornelisons balls AT the right time
while the Friends hitting was at oppor-
tune moments and when a hit meant one
or more runs. The Fairmount team never
landed on the norsehide for more than one
hit in any inning while in the third the
Friends pounded out i've hits and an er-
ror Melted them five scores.
The Friends We're the first at bat and
the best the first two men could do was
TO fan and the next one got a grounder
down the first base line and the man on
the initial bag handled it so that the side
was retired The first man up for Fair
mount touched the bail to the pitcher and
went out and CorneIison struck out the
! other two
The game was getting interesting and
the rooters were yelling themselves
hoarse It looked as if the score would be
slow in coming and the fielders would
have nothing to do, and they didn't. IN
the second inning Senter got a nice little
fly to center field. Woodard missed the
horsehide three times but Pearce hit the
ball and little tap which Tanning should
have handled, as the ball was slow, but
| the pitcher juggled the ball around for a
few minutes and Pearce arrived at the in
! itial bag without being put out, but the
next man could not help him alons any,
as Davis could only get a little grounder
to second base. Paramount hit tie ball
bat the pitcher put him cut, the next man
/ famed and Thompkins got life ty get
ting in the way of the BAN ana, Burton
went out on a grounder to short
In the first half of the third the fire
works opened and the heavy hitters of the
Friends showed that they deserved the
name by pounding out five balls that en-
titled the man to base. The men had
/ their batting eye with them in this inning
and they made the little sphere sail
around the field, while the boys chased
/ over the field, while the boys chased
/ abandon that gave the rOOters from the
! college on the hill the headache.
Hoyt started the inning by waiting for
/ a base on balls and stole second when
Rich famed: Thompson tapped the ball
/ for a nice single over second base and
/ CorneIson struck at the ball three times
without hitting it and then reached first
on misplay by Wagner and then Hoyt
! scored on the play. but had to tumble over
the catcher TO reach the base. Young fan
J ned: Senter sent a red hot liner over sec
/ ond base that was good for only one base,
but Lockwood rolled the bali around in
/ the mud and Thompson and Cornelison
scored Woodland smashed the ball into
center field and Senter scored and then
/ Pearce hunted the sphere TO short and
/ Davis hunted again and Woodland scored.
Hoyt came to bat the second time and
famed.
! The Friends rooters howled and danced
along the lines while the Fairnount
1 crowd kept rather quiet. They could not
understand Fanning's poor pitching. lie
( had no control of the bali and besides al
/ lowing a free pass TO first let the Friends
/ pound out I'VE hits.
Rich on second and Young on first were
/ the only Quakers who had errors charg
! ed up against them. IN the second inning
/ Thompkins was hit by pitched bah and
/ In attempting to steal second Seater threw
the ban to Rich who fumbled it. Senter
made a fine throw and there was no eN-
/ cuse for Rich letting the BAN slip through
! his fingers but he did and Fairnount got
I "a man on second. IN the fifth inning,
/ Lockwood knocked a slow grounder ia
T.
the ban and allowed lockwood u be call
/ cd safe. When the long, lanky hrst base
/ man realized what he had done he got a
+ little spring in his heol and when Burton
tried 70 steal third on his misPiay, Young
/ sent the ball across the field ard Burton
walked down 10 the bench. This man got
the farthest around the diamond Of any
( Fairmounter.
In the sixth inning C0rnelison famed
+ three men on ten balls one man touched
/ him for foui tip. but the others pounded
tire air.
In the nrst half II the ninth inning
( KnlcSerbocker. Lewis and Setter made
/ a fast ard pretty double play that set the
/ fans wild Hoyt was hit hy q pitched
ban and Rich seat hot groundeT down
+ to short bnicEerbocker picked ii ar
on tho run and tossed IL 10 Lewis il time
4 70 catch Hoyt st second and Lewis threW
( IL 10 softer in time to catch Rich at frst
+ Ii was a good play Well executed
Pearce also Eot or the good side II ths
fans in the niEth inning flaming knock
7 ed fom fy thar came down wei int
! the crowd along THE third base line. bat
Pearos went after II and after tumhiins
over few boys set his hands on The bal
ard held 4.
Something over 80 people Witnessed th'
same ana everyone pronounced u 5he bss'
aguatuer came that has ever been PLAYED
IN this city and fo- that matter the bes'
same. Sith ths exception - the one in
ning the game was as fast IS ANY coileg'
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