The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-29
IT REQUIRED
II INNINGS
10 Decide the Game Between
Clearwater and Royals.
SCORE WAS 4 TO 3
Tall Grass lnteTfered Some
With the Fielding.

II al r4eFen inning oaIle the Gear
water baseball team defeated the Royals
by a score Of 4 10 3 With the exception
OF two innings, it was good clean game
and one that any fan would delight 10
see. In the first and last inning there was
some squabbling and for while it looked
as if the visitors would walk OF the
field. owing 20 a decision OF the umpire.
Fosnot, the first man Up. got life or an
error BY the shortstop and stole second.
he played of that bag and the pitcher
turned around as II 10 throw the ball 10
the baseman. The ball did not move and
the umpire called il balk and gave Fos-
not base During the wrangIe that en-
sued Fosnot walked home. In the last
inning Cornelison went 10 third on H
( Kinks two-bagger. On the throw in
Thompson missed the bssernan BY ten
feet and a Royal sub picked up the ball
and threw il IN 10 the pitcher Cornell
son VAS given his run on the block ball
but there was some misunderstanding
about the decision OF the umpire and the
crowd had 10 listen TO another wrangle
~ N-A- --4A4AAN3c AIADLE A4lE HdlAt was -
sumed. The only other Gisa greesble
feature was the Royal third haseman hit
ting the baserunners so hard with the ban
that black marks were left on theis
bodies When Jones got hold OF the ball
and baserunner was to be put out. he
brought the ball down on their backs Ike
a thousand Of bricks and two Clearwater
men went homo with bruises on their
backs as large as a saucer.
The game was fast throughout. Betch
was on the rubber for the locals. while
Thompkins and Davis were on the bonn
harding line for the visitors Betch had
the best OF the game. striking out four
teen men, while his opponent famed but
seven. Betch was unsteady at times.
allowing FIVE men passes 10 first. while
Thompkins and Davis gave but two. In
the eighth inning the visitors took a fall
out of Betch and did some furious pound
irg. They liked the style OF twisters he
dished UP and they demanded plenty.
IN that inning five safe hits were re-
corded for Clearwater. For eight innings
Betch let the visitors down with but six
hits and some Of these were OF the
scratchy order. In the eighth II. xxx
went out on a grounder 10 first. His
brother followed with a single to right
TaGg singled over second and a base on
balls to Thompkins filed the bases. Ross
came up with a singing single through
short and Kirk scored.
Young followed suit and another score
was added and Senter smashed out FIRE
one to deep center and Thompkins scored.
In their half OF the eleventh Cornelison
made a score On ms own hit. two-bag-
&c. By h Kirk and a blocked ball.
Fosnot. for the Royals, scored in the
first inning and ir the next Jones got a
base on balls: he was advanced on Pur-
cells sacrifice and came home on Thomp-
sons two-bagger.
One OF the features Of the game was
senter's work behind the bat. He never
missed ball and twice the side was re-
tired by his handling OF fly tips.
Thompson. in the Royals left garden.
made a name for himself BY pulling down
a fly after a seventy-ysrd run through
the tall grass.
The Fairmount field has been sown to
alfalfa and the grass is about two feet
high and matted and this accounts for
some Of the safe hits recorded. The
outhelders could not cover their ground
or several long drives would have been
pulled down. The men could not run
fast enough through that grass u reach
the bah while still in the afr. Some Of
the infieid players while back q the
base-iines missed the bah while il was
cutting through the grass and IN hunt /
Ing for II. allowed the batsnan 20 reach /
first II the field had been cleared OF that /
ong grass. the hits would not number /
hale 50 many. For This reason the bat (
-ers were given hits instead Of the fielder 1
being charged with an error IN some in I
stances. The following was the score by /
innings. RHE
Clearwater ......0oo0o0030oI-4I 81
Royals .-.-......I2o0oOo0oOc-3 81
Batteries. Clearwater Thompkins.
Davis and senJer. Royais-Betch and .
RineL Bases on balls or ThompNns I. 4
y Davis. /. on Betchh. 3 Struck out by .
Thompkins. z. Davis. s: Betch. - Hlt F.
- pitched BAH. Betch L Two-base hits. 4
Thompson and H. Kirk. Umpire. Bevis T.
Time Of game 1.4a