The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-05
13 INNINGS
AND NO SCORE
And Stopped on Account of
Rain Was Result
OF FRIENDS-ALVA GAME
Was Hardest and Best Fought
Game Ever Played Here.
OF FRIENDS-ALVA GAME

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Thirteen innings without score was
the style of baseball put up by the teams
of the Friends University and the North
western Territorial Normal school yes
terday, and then the game had to be
called on account of the rain The
Friends had their bats in their half Of
the thirteenth, but as they retired the
last Normalite rain began to fall and the
umpire stopped the game without preju-
dice TO either team.
There was not a moment in the game
when anyone could lose interest Every
man played hard, and the way they toss
ed the ball around was enough to make
the heart of any fan thump against his
ribs for joy; and when good plays were
made the fans would jump and run and
howl along the side lines. The rain at
half past six was the only thing to mar
the pleasure of the afternoon. The hard
rain Of the night before made the ground
rather slippery in spots, but these were
cleaned of and the sun soon dried the
grounds The game was not called until
half past four, in order to let the ground
get as dry as possible before the fun
began. But for the rain the teams might
have played until it was too dark to
see a ball. When the game was called
there was not any more prospect for
either team TO make a score than at the
beginning of the game
In the fourth inning Springer worked
his way around to third base and a safe
hit would have assured score. but all
the man at the bat could do was to get
a little grounder to the pitcher. Again
in the eleventh inning Finger got within
one base. and Springer sent a fly to the
left field and the inning was over without
a score.
This is the first time in the history of
the national game in this city that more
than eleven innings have been played in I.
any game and thirteen innings without I
q score. Only twice in the game did |
either team have the least chance to
score. A safe hit in two innings would /
have brought in a man for Alva, and a
long single in the first would have scored /
Cornelison from second and Cornelison
would have had TO do some fast running /
TO get home without getting caught.
get a man even safe al first. and but once /
did they get a man as far as second. and /
that was in the first inning But three
Normalites landed safe at second. They T
got FIVE men as far as first, but they
were cut off stealing the second bag. I
In ten Of the twelve times at bat for the
Friends but three men faced the pitcher
before the side was retired. The visi- (
tors had three men at the bat in six in /
nings before their side was retired, and /
in no case did more than four men walk
up to the plate in any single inning.
Davis. the little pitcher for the
Friends, deserves unstinted praise for
his work in the box and in the field.
This is the third game he has pitched in
since his debut into the baseball world.
This season is the first time he has APP
peared in a uniform. and the way he
handled tho bah and himself was simply
phenomenal. When he appeared in the
box at the first inning the Friends root
ers set up a long howl that so young a
pitcher should be pitted against a team
that holds the Oklahoma record for
heavy hitting and one that has known de-
feat but three times this season 1t seem
ed a shame that this lad should be allow
ed 10 throw himself against a team with
such a record as the Alva boys The
Friends did not like this a little bit. and
they roasted the captain and manager
numerically: but before the game was
over every fan on the grounds had
changed their mind about Davis For
a new man he had wonderful control Of
the bail and the way he heded his posi-
ton was good TO see. Although he made
two errors. they are excusable from the
fact that both the balls were very hot
ones and by his work before and after
he made the errors. Eight times he as
sisted in putting out men. In the eighth
inning three men Knocked grounders TO
him and three times did he tumble the
ball The balls We're hot ones and hard
Tor any man to handle. but Davis re-
covery was wonderful and he had the
bali in Young hands before the batsman
could reach the initial bag Three times
in that inning il looked as If an error
would be charged against him and the
man at the bat would reach first. but
the little pitcher found the ball in time
10 catch the runner.
Davis has wonderful speed Tor a vopna
pitcher He has several little combina-
tons that with more practice VIII make
him one OF the best twiriers in this sec
ton Of the state He gave two bases on
balls and allowed but two safe hits. and
both of these were or the scratch order.
he was hit freely but the BAH did not
50 ont OF the diamond in but very few ,
and then the nelders handed
the flies in good style. Although the
feeders made TWO errors they were not
costly and only aflov-as +F,, 49, ..
to first
McGin is the new pitcher for the Ava :
team and he is fast developing into
fast one. He let The Quakers go home :
without hit and fourteen men were !
completely mystifed by his twisters. He +
has plenty Of speed and he reserves his 81,
strength for the last few innings ard !
then he works ike beaver :
The Friends have six errors. charged I'D