The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-26
DEFEAT FOR PROTEST.
Farmers Do Them Up by Ten
to Four.
The A. & N. Team and the Oxford Ball ICssers
viii Play Here Again This Afternoon
al Fair Grounds.

In slow game that was almost devoid
OF features, the Farmer boys yesterday
walloped the oxford Professionals to the
tune of ten to four.
The pitching OF Holt and the fielding
of Shannonhouse were the only features.
1t was not until the seventh inning That
the Horner boy scould find Holt for 4
single hit, and it was also in this inning
that the visitors first saw the initial
bag.
A. and NJ opened the game by
putting two men across the home plate
in the following manner: Hadley, first
up, got a two-bagger in right. Knox hit
to Osteen on short who threw wild to
first and Knox and Hadley came in home.
Asbury then followed with a pretty two
Dagger in left. WEIGH was out ply TO
right, and Holt famed. Miller went out,
pitcher to first, while in Horners half
nothing was done, while in the second
neither side scored.
In the third Knox hit to third and by
wild throw over first came in home.
Asbury was out second to first. Welch
got first on being hit, stole second but
got caught trying for third. Holt went
out foul to catcher. For Horner Will
liams was out, foul to catcher. Watt
got first by error of short. James was
out, foul to catcher Pool out, third to
first.
In the fourth Miller led off by getting
a twobagger to center. Shannonhouse
hit to right, scoring Miller. Isler flied
to Turner. Brockwen hit to left and
Brockwell was at third. Hadley went up
with one man on first and one on third.
He hit to left field for two bases and the
runners scored, while Hadley followed on
wild throw. Knox and Asbury went
out, short to first. For Horner it was
three up and three down.
In the fifth and sixth innings there
was nothing doing for either side. In
the seventh Knox got first by being hit.
Asbury flied to Turner WEIGH got safe
on first. but Knox was caught at second
and Holt famed. For Horner, Everett
got the first hit of the game off Holt
in right for three bags. Osteen followed
with a hit in right, scoring Everitt.
Turner hit to right and Osteen scored.
Moore was out, short to first. Turner
was caught off second and Woods flied
to Miller.
The eighth began by Miller going out,
fly to first Shannonhouse hit to right.
Lsler followed with a two base ait,
scoring Shannonhouse. Brockwell was
out. fly to right. Hadley hit to center,
scoring Isler and Knox died, short to
first Horner did nothing and the score
was A. and NJ. 8, Horner 2.
In the ninth Asbury flied to left
Welch was hit by the pitcher and took
first Holt got d pretty hit to center
Miller got a two Dagger and Welch
scored Shannonhouse famed and IsleI
flied to Turner. In Horner's half Pool
outran an easy one to first from third
Everitt was safe on first by error. Osteer
went out, pitcher to first Turner made
pretty two Dagger, scoring Pool AM
Everitt Moore famed and Woodruff
ended the game by fly to WEIGH.
Score by innings: R. H. f.
A. and M.2014 021-10 IL
Horner :. :. ..OO0OOO20
Batteries: A. and NJ, Holt and Brock
we'll; Horner, Everette and Waite.
The line up was:
A. and M-Asbury, third base; Holt
pitch; Miller, short stop; Knox, second
base; Shannonhouse, left field; Isler
center field; Brockwell, catch; Hadley
right field Welch, first base.
Horner-Pool, third base; Everett
pitch; Osteen, short stop; Turner, second
base; Moore, left field; Williams, center
field: Waite, catch; James, RICH tfield;
Wood, first base.