The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-15
COLUMBIA WINS
FIRST GAME.
Decatur Defeated by Score OF IL
TO 6.-Wet Grounds Cause a
Rather Sloppy Game.-NO Game
Today.


The first game OF the regular base
ball season opened Tuesday afternoon
Despite the unfayOrable weather
large crowd of fans were out TO see
Columbia defeat Decatur by a score OF
IA to q.
The game was q very fair one. con-
sidering the wet grounds. Collins
n,tched for the locals and was exceed
ingly effective. striking out eight men.
and keepipg the seven nlts secured of
him well scattered. He had one bad
inning. however, the fifth, yielding
three hits, one base ON balls and max
ing four wild pitches. netting four
runs. and giving the Decatur boys the
lead. Only i'll this inning did the
visitors look dangerous, and that for
inst a few minutes, for the locals came
In In their half of the fifth and by a
continuation of hits and errors annexed
seven runs.
Earnest Redman knocked "a pretty
home run as will be seen on the
grounds this season. which greatly
made ND for his work in the field.
Pettitt pIayed a tiue game. He was
right there with his bat, getting two
clean hits. It's pity that he mutted
the drive in left tield, after maKing
such a magnificent run for 1T. 1t
was a hardlucK error, but excusaole.
Hill played good game at second, as
did Merrill behind the bat. jim
Thomas laced out a beautiful three
Dagger.
Montgomery, who pitched the last
inning and part of the fifth for Deactur
had beautiful curves and seemed to be
a good pitcher. He struck out Pettitt
and three other men IN the inning anu
half that he pitched.
The visitors scored In the first by
McCauley drawing free pass. Then
Collins. In irving to catch him at first,
threw the ball to Decatur man on the
coaching line instead of Redman, and
the latter trotted slowly after the ball.
seemingly not caring if the base run
ner scored.
McCauley reached thlrd on the error
and dumb playing and scored on a
wild pitch. Wallace flied out. Saillard
went out on a gounder. Hendrix go t
safe ON Atkins tumble OF his easy
groupder. went to second on passed
ball and scored on Sawyer's single to
right. Burnam struck out
After two men had gone out Salllard
hit safely. Hendrix punched out a
two bagger. and both scored on Wild
pitches. Sawyer walked to first and
went to third on wild pitch and
scored on Burnam's safe hit. Burnam
took second ana scored on Pettitt
muff of Payne's line drive. Edmun-
son then retired the side.
f,un n
Pettltts safe hit and steal ana Jim
Thomas base on tails and steal and
some errors
In the third Pettitt hit out two
Dagger to left which nearly everybody
but the umpire thought was foul' ana
Jim Thomas hit for three bags. Hill
flied out. Tanner then hit to second
and was thrown out at first but the
umpjre called him safe. Thomas
! scored. Tanner then stole second
clean. but the umpire called him out.
In the fifth, with the score 6 to in
favor of Decatur, Redman caught a
bender right ON the nose and sent 1T
right on a line over the short stop s
head. The ball was finally raced down
ON the dump near the left field fence.
pett1tt then was hit by pitched ball,
Jill luOuldS SOU LID ObSO oAA ONAh'' ~-~>>
Hill sent them home with three
Dagger. Tanner hit to second and the
latter fumbled, Hill scoring. Tanner
threw to first and Hendrix missed it.
Because he did, he lost his temper
and landed the bali at Sawyer on the
ground as hard as he could He was
put out Of the game by the Decatur
Captain. There ought to have been
some way to nave fined him for his
disgusting conduct. Montgomery then
went into the box for the visitors,
Sawyer going to first. Merrill drew a
free ass, stole second and scored on
errors. Akin ana Collins struck out.
In the sixth, PetGlrJ struck out to
Montgomery great enjoyment. j.
Thomas urew his third free pass and
Hill smashed out another three Dagger
Tanner struck out, but Lanahan was
safe on Edmunson wild throw, after
having folded the ball perfectly. Hill
scored Lenaham scored, and Merrill
sent pop-up to McCanley, and the
agony was over.
There was no game Wednesday on &C
count of the wet grounds, and the
Decatur boys left on the 10 clock
for train their home.