The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-04-30
Cadet Life.

| IHE CITADEL, CHARLESTON, april 20
The baseball season is still in progress
and the excellent series of games does moi
fail to attract large crowds. The league
has been a great success, and has done
much towards the advancement of the
interest of the different teams Up until
now the w. L. I. has the record, having
won three games out Of three; then comes
the cadets with a record of two out OF
three. These two teams meet for the
first time next Saturday and no doubt the
game will be beautiful one.
The cadets added one more victory to
their list last Saturday afternoon, when
the G. L. Dragons were defeated in an
exciting game by score of II to 8. The
Dragons have an excellent team and
the game was of great interest from be-
ginning to end Four errors on each
side account for the large score, which
would otherwise hove been to in
favor of the Cadets. The game was
merely pitchers fight. McIlwinen for
the Citadel famed sixteen; while eight
teen Cadets bit the dust over the puzzling
curves of Sparkman, the Dragon
pitcher. Ehrlich caught a beautiful game
for the cadets, and was frequently ap-
plauded by the grand stand for magni6-
cent plays, despite the fact that his fore
finger was split open in the third inning,
so that he was unable to throw to second
afterwards. 1t was in the sixth inning
that the grand stand went wild with en-
thusiasm, however. The Cadets were at
the bat, and already two had wearily
buzzed away before Sparkman's left
handlers and two had been so fortunate as
tn get their bases; McIlwinen, slugger
of the old school, steps up to the plate
and with clean drive sent the sphere
over right field across the fence into a
"waverly street" for a home run. This is
the first time since professional ball has
been played here that this has been done.
Until the last half of the eighth inning the
Cadets had the advantage, then, however,
the Dragons scored three men and had
a winning margin of one. The ninth was
ushered in brightly for the Cadets, the
first three men up having gotten base hits.
Now it was that the Cadets jumped on the
Dragons, took them for ripe, juicy
melon and trimmed them for trio of
runs. The Dragons failed to connect in
their half and three more OF the "cits"
made circles as McIlwinen's puzzlers
split the air.
The invitations for the annual Cadet
picnic arc out and the affair promises to
be quite nice. The Isle of Palms has
been chartered by the cadets and only
their friends will be allowed to 60 over
on the day of the picnic, which is to be
May seventh. Two special trains and
boats will take the jolly boys in gray and
their friends over at eleven and one.
From five in the afternoon until eleven
at night will be dancing at the pavilion,
music being furnished by the Artillery
Corps Band.
The P. NJ. A. hop last Friday evening
was quite enjoyable. The Porter boys,
though few in number, are excellent en-.
tertainers and are to be congratulated
upon their brilliant affairs"
Dress parade Friday afternoon was
witnessed by quite large crowd, who
applauded the Cadets loudly as they
faultless4y went through the intricate
movements of the manual.
The corps attended church to-day at
the Second Presbyterian church, where
they listened for an hour and ten minutes
to an eloquent sermon by DR.. DuBose,
returned missionary from China and ex-
cadet. G. 'O3.