The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-02
CLEARWATER
WON GAME
They 0utclaSsed the Whicita
Business College Team.
WAS A FIELDER'S GAME
Score Was s to 8 in a Rather
Slow Game.
WAS A FIELDER'S GAME

To the tune of to the the Clearwater
baseball team led the team of the Wichita
Business College into camp yesterday az
ternoon on the Paramount field The big.
husky fellows from the little town south
west Of Wichita had the best OF the game
from beginning TO end. They hit Betch
at will and moved around lively in the
field and in running bases, while Nelson
He was a little wild at times, allowing five
men passes to first, but he was cool and
at critical times showed the fans what he
could do. II was not a pitchers battle.
Both teams got some pretty good swats
"a the ball. and from the number of
strike-outs it will be seen that the men
touched up the ball pretty lively, if only
for a tap to the in-field.
This made the game interesting and ex-
citing. The game was played in the
field, and not by the pitcher and catcher.
and this gave every man a chance TO
show what they could do. But one really
fast play was made, but there were sew
eral opportunities for them. In the
eighth inning Fosnot knocked a pop-up
fly right over second base. 1t should
have been handled by Morris, but he
seemed to be asleep, and Thrush ran half
the distance between third and second
when he saw that the ball would fan in
vacant territory, and he saved the day for
there were two men on bases, and the
score would have been ten for Clear
water but for his work. For the play
he was given a good round of applause.
Several times there were men on bases
and the batter knocked out but a little
hit to short or second and there was
plenty of time for a nice double. but not
one was made. 1t was noticeable on both
teams that when either the short-stop or
second baseman got the ball both ran to
second and put out the base-runner and
then stood on the bag and held mutual
admiration society all by themselves, in
stead of trying to double UP the man at
first.
1t was through superior stick work and
better base-running that Clearwater won
the game. Clearwater would steal any
thing when two were out They took
awful risks, and twice it added TO their
score. They were half way between
bases before the ball was in the. cateher's
nit. and with but few exceptions they
made their base, and twice the basemen
missed the ball and the runner scored.
Price. in the left field. made two errors
for which there was no excuse. Both
were flies within easy reach, and each one
he got his hands on. but Tauffed it. and
in the last inning allowed a score. In the
first inning Senter knocked n hard
grounder to short. which Thrush FUN
bled. but it did not allow a score. and in
the fourth inning Norris missed an easy
fly.
Betch has great speed and good curves.
but that is about all he does. Unless the
ball runs into him he pays no attention to
1t This Is fault that cost a score in the
fourth inning. Nelson was me first man
up, and Knocked grounder well within
the pitchers territory and within ten feet
of Betch, but the pitcher stood still and
let the ball roll out into the field. Betch
does not play his position as he should
and can If he feels like it.
Nelson has not as much speed as Betch,
but his curves are mystifers and he keeps
the batter guessing.