The Washington times., 1902-04-16
Columbian University Ball
Team Defeated in
Slow Game.
MANY ERRORS THE FEATURE
Local Ball Tossers Come to Grief at
Charlottesville-Ragg Work by Both
Transatlantic Elected Captain by
Columbian-Score to S.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. April 10
Ragtirne baseball galaxy of errors and
hull headed base running formed the COM
ponent parts in a game of alleged base
ball played here this afternoon between
The nine from the Columbian University,
OF Washington, and the University of
Virginia ball tossers. Virginia was bad
enough. but Columbian was worse, as
shown By the score TO ).
The Washingtonians arrived at Char
!ottesville about noon and after taking
jaunt about town, the bunch climbed into
their working toys. mounted high. old
fashioned tally-ho, and were whirled to
the new ball grounds of the university. A
few minutes later the local aggregation
trotted upon the field. and after short
warming up trouble commenced.
The exhibition that followed could not.
with truth. be called baseball game.
After the second inning ii rescmbled one
Ct the exciting. though rough and tumble,
contests that are played on the vacant
lots about a city. Virginia did things that
any well regulated ball club would be
ashamed OF. but Columbian. by mighty
effort. succeeded in going the local people
one better and eventually lost The game.
Sheldens Fine Work.
The one bright spot in the dismal
round of errors and misplays was the
pitching OF Sheldon. His work was eX-
ceedincly fine and shone even more
brightly when contrasted with the rough
house. hit and miss style of his team
mates Sheldon made the Virginia outfit
look like thirty cents and had he received
even fair supper; the Columbian bunch
would have returned to Washington with
oolors flying.
1t was not exactly a criterion of the
kind of ball the local team is in the haOit
OF putting up, and the average stunts CT
the visitors are greatly beyond the stand
ard Of play today 1t seemed as though
both aggregations. by preconcerted ar
rangement had decided to simply daily
with the leather. and jolly the spectators
into the belief that they did not want to
either stop the horsehide or field ii prop
erly.
The defeat that completed the day was
only a continuance of the tough luck
that fastened upon Columbian early in the
morning In the first place. Service, the
teams regular backstop. failed TO appear
on the scene before train time and after
vainly waiting until the last moment the
boys we're forced to go on without him.
AT Alexandria Manager White tele-
graphed back to Washington for substi-
tate. and Hardisty arrived on the after
noon train.
Broke Up the Team.
This temporarily relieved the situation,
but the third ball sent over the plate
caught the new catcher upon the hand,
splitting that member to the bone. 1t
was found necessary to take five stitches
in the wound, and, of course, Hardisty
was prevented from officiating further be
hing the bat.
Captain Warner then switched Runkle
from where he was playing at second to
the receiving end of the battery; Aireson
was drag eyed in from the right field, and
Rogers was substituted in that territory.
After this hasty reconstruction the team
again took the field with fresh yigor, but
without their accustomed snap and life.
1t is always rather disconcerting to a
team of ballplsyers to have several men
suddenly switched from their regular posi-
tions and the Westinghouse showed
this by their playing. Aireson, at second,
was not sure of himself and this rather
weakened the visitors in one Of the most
important positions. He had never played
the position before, however. and did very
htlG- uuuti INT vi AliiS AdINtS
New Captain Appointed.
The extremely ragged work of the local
aggregation did not have even the excuse
of disOrganized team. They simply had
an of day" and it was more by luck
than good playing that they made good
Cracraft. the Virginisn twirler, was not
very effective and had it not been for
Of bae
ming on the part OF the visitors there |
would have been different story to tell |
On the return trip Captain Warner, who |
thought that this was the best opportu- |
nifty to make the announcement, as the |
team was all together. made his fellow |
players brief speech in which he stated |
that owing to his studies he found ii i'm |
possible to retain the captaincy in justice |
to himself and them. He said that he |
was expected to be in his class room at |
4 O'Clock every afternoon, when ne should |
be out a practice with the men. As he |
insisted that his resignation be accepted a
vote was taken. and Second Baseman |
Runkle was unanimously elected to the |
position. He will assume his new duties !
tomorrow, and in conjunction with Mana
ger White, will hereafter command the
Columbians.
The visitors won the toss. and Virginia
was sent TO bat. In the first inning the
home aggregation succeeded in accumu
lating two tallies. and as the visitors
we're retired in one, two, three order il
was thought that the game would be an |
easy victory for the Southerners. Pol
lard opened for the home team. but Shell
don's curves proved too much for him,
and he went out after tanning vigorously.
Cooke hit to Bielaskie, who slammed the
leather about four feet above Adams
head. and the Virginian landed on the
cushion before the horsehide was recoy-
cred.
Game in Detail.
Nalle then took his turn at the bat,
but before he could do anything for his
country Cooke had skipped across the
plate On a passed ball. Sheldon unfor-
tunately sent one over the plate that just
suited Males fancy. and he damned it
into left field. Everett let the leather
get past him and then it was all OF, as
Male made the complete circuit. The
home team was then sent 10 the field be-
fore further damage was done.
In the second inning there was moth
ing doing. but in the third base hit
stolen base, and an error by Runkle en-
abIed Pollard TO complete the circuit. Co
1..-.tg., In the same inning broke tho | ,