The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-05-06
TRINITY GOES DOWN
Defeated By State UaiverSitY N 0
HotIy C0ateSted Game.

1.-THE crack DaeeDau team OI AEtuIty
University has gone down in defeat
on tie home diamond.
1t was nearly Ave O'Clock yes
terday afternoon when the game
was called by Umpire Tiiford,
1.-THE University team being de-
layed in reaching the city. They
were on their way here from Fay
ettevilie, Ark, where they played
the day before. Upon reaching Dali
Has it was learned that the Central
was late and could net deliver them
here in time for the game. AS soon
as this news reached Waxahaehie
negotiations were started with the
KATY to send the players to Waxa-
hachie on special train. The spe-
cial was secured at cost of 500, the
citizens OF the town paying half the
amount and the Trinity University
team putting up the remainder. The
special left Dallas at $3.50 and just
Que hour later the boys were on the
diamond, limbering up for the game.
The game opened with the visitors
on the bench and Templeton in the
| box for Trinity. Two men were sent
/ to the bench In short order and the
third reached first on a bunt. The
/ fourth man went down before Tenn
pletonis strong arm, retiring the
team with a man on second. In
the second inning the visitors start
ed the fireworks by running in two
scores. The first score was made
| by the bali being thrown from the
! field into the crowd which pressed
close around the catcher, thus pre-
venting him from getting his hands
on the sphere in time 10 beat the
base runner back TO the plate. 4
/ hot grounder Rocked under the vehi-
/ elss To the right Of the fieldienablsd
( a man on second 10 make the second
score. The visitors were then held
down to goose eggs" for three in.
uihgs, but In the sixth; Aieh
/ Ionic, there was something doing.
/ A batter strode MP to the plate with
Jan air Of confidence that set the
crowd to cheering. He sent the
! horsehide whirling through the
grass for q single. One after anoth-
er the visitors swatted the leather
until the bases were fun A force
ran brought one man over the plate,
and then before the home team
/ hardly realized what was transpiring
three m ore men came under the wire
at breakneck speed. Four runs
were ehaiked mp In this inning, but
they were destined to bs the last for
the visitors. The Trinity boys, who,
1 mp 10 this. .ime had been giving
Templetas.. s.-cellest support, got
their heads and hands together and
the visitors were given demonstra-
tion that there are other ball players
In the land, During theiast thres-in-
nings the visitors were retired with
out so much as getting man to
first.
For four innings Trinity chalked
up large ovals on the score card, and
when it began to look like shut
out was inevitable Billie Steele
popped one to the center for first.
Two men were already down and
things looked shaky for Billie, but
Carnes, before known as safe
hitter, advanced to the plate, tapped
II confidently with the ash, and
waited for an opportunity to land ON
one of Stands curves. In the
meantime Steele had stolento third.
1t was q critical moment for Trinity.
Some of the spectators called for q
Dunt, but Carnes stood erect and kept
his eye on the pitcher. The visitors
evidently expected bunt and bad
crowded close To the diamond, but
| there was surprise in store tor
them. A bunch of fouls showed
that Carnes had found the ball. He
Strengthened out one of Shands'
benders that scared over the field
ers, scoring Steele and landing
Carnes on second. As Steele came
IVNVA ehN PA0eo A0ba AAtQ
went in the air and the megaph es ,hs
corps tested the capacity Of jss ine
lung power. In the sixth. OF - 12l
Trinity was given another .ne eth'
the card, but in the severn wsrs n' ,n'
and Carnes got in their fraternal a.
Steele making secorRymnal. a 4m
the last inning TemprHsiorm order L
searsa sos rfse. On ne tsohs stole draw the SoSil
Steele stole 10 third Fether-
The score hv For Vice President.
State d wash. May s.--The !
Trinity 0 pneiegation to the nat
Rattarias. te convention. several
1 Rrsr"s. considered favorable 1,
ana sssala Of william r. Hears
Next Mondk ana three opposed. aas
nesdav fhe 4 Of resolutions dealing
Sherman VII 80 .ssass ana eontaiptu