The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-15
HOWARD GOES
DOWN In DEFEAT.
Ford 4 williams Team Won First
Game by Score Of IL to s.
Phosphate Boys Lost on Errors.

ant. and the Ford & Williams team, OF
COLUMBIA. Saturday, resulted IN a
defeat for the visitors by score of II
to 3.
considering that the teams were
composed largely OF boys, ii was
rioht pretty contest Howard Institute
lost the game ON errors, and the wild
ness of Dunnavart IN the box.
Every base on balls and wild pitch
proving costly.
The bright particular star OF the
game was Weoo Hayes at second base
for Ford & Williams. Five times at
bat. he scored two runs, hit safely
twice and accepted six chances In the
field without an error ana stole fout
bases. IL was beautiful work. b Bvans,
at short also played his position in
faultless style, accepting every chance
without an error and backing up the
bases spleudidly. The pitching of
Henry Wilburn, for F. & W. was
magnificent. H= struck out twelve men
and did not give a single hase on balls
The story of the game in detail is as
follows:
First inning visitors went to
the bat. English led off with a safe
hit and stole seconed; Dunnavant hit
TO pitcher who tried to cut off English
at third. In running him down be-
tween the bases. B. Hlne threw wild
to Hayes and English scored; Dun
nivant took second, stole third and
scored on Wild pilch. Nelson and
Cooper struck out and Williams went
out on hit to second. For f. d W.
Webb Hayes led off with a single.
: stole second and scored on Sheddan's
hit. Hunter and Jones struck out and
IlC. Parker went out on hit to short.
Second inning. Howard. Ct. Jones
struck out. Q. Bratton got first ON
an error, but Howard and Kendall
were out on hits TO second and short.
f. & W.-Wilburn hit safe, went to
! second on Hines sacrifice. B. Evans
struck out. Then with two men out
Raglan hit an easy grounder to VII
Hams pitcher, who, instead OF throw
ing him out at first, and retiring the
side, tried to cut off Wilbhrn at the
plate. In the run down between the
bases Enhsh dropped the ball and Will
burn scored After this two more
unearned runs were made.
Third inning. Howard English
went out on a hit to WIlburn. Dun
navant struck out, but got to first on
Parker's error. Nelson sent fly to
HAYES who doubled Dunnavant at
first +. q W.--Jim Jones hit to
pitcher and out Parker struck out
and Wilburn sent pOp-u to short.
Fourth inning. Howard. Cooper
flied out to short. Williams hit to
snort and went out. J. Jones struck
out. F. 81 W.-H1nes after striking
out, got to first on catcher. s error. took
second on a passed ball, was sacrificed
to third by Evans. Raglan went out
on hit to pitcher. Webb Hayes hit
to Bratton, woo tumDled and Hine
scored Sheddan walked, but Hunter
retired the side on nit to pitcher.
Fifth Inning. Howard. -Bratton
was hit by batted ball and was out.
, Howard hit to Evans, but Sheddan
dropped the ball. Kendall famed and
English went out OH hit to pitcher.
F. q W.-Dunnavant, who had gone
into the box for Howard IN the third,
got as wild as a hare. He hit Jim
pitch and went to third on Parker S
out to pitcher, and scored on wild
pitch Wilburn hit safely, went to
second on Hines and went to third
on wild pitch and scored on
Nelson's muff of Evans easy grounder.
Evans stole second and thlrd and
scored on passed ball. Raglan
walked. stole second. went to third on
wild pitch and scored on Webb
HAYES single to right. Sheddan then
enoeo the matinee by flying out TO
center.
Sixth inning.-Ho ward -Dunna-
want went out on hit to pitcher
Nelson got to first on Sheddan's
tumble. took second on passed ball.
third on wild pitch and scored on
Cooper's two Dagger to right. WI
liams lined one out TO Evans and It.
Jones struck out +. q W.-Hunter
went out on hit to third. Jim Jones
singled, stole second, went to thlrd
on Parker's hit to Bratton, who fielded
80 slowly that Parker was safe.
Parker stole second and Williams,
who was catching, played neat trick
py feint throw to short. Jones
broke for home but was out at the
plate Parker stole third and tried
to score on a passed ball by the pltcner
but was thrown out at the plate.
Wilburn struck out.
Seventh inning. Howard. -Bratton
opened with beautiful two Dagger.
Howard went out on hit to pltcher.
Kendall famed. English singled and
Bratton scored. English stole second
ana came nome Oh DuuudNdup o SUN
hit Nelson struck out. Two earned
runs F. & Whine walked. Evans
was safe on Nelson s tumble. Ragan
STRUCK out Hayes went out OIL nit
TO pitcher, Evans taking second
Sheddan hit safely and Evans scored.
Hunter walked but Jim Jones retired
the side OH hit to first
Eighth inning. Howard. Cooper
led off with another hit, but Williams
struck out. q. Jones struck out FOR
the fourth time and Bratton flied out
to Hayes. F. q W.-Parker flied out TO
Bratton. Wilburn was safe on Dunna-
wants wild throw to first. Hine was
out on nit to second. Evans hit 10
second but English dropped the throw,
Wilburn, who had stolen second ana
third, scored. Raglan grounded out TO
English. l
j Ninth inning. Howard. Howard
safe on Hines tumble, bnt English
se,t nor. up to Hines and Dunnavant