The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-21
TRINITY DOWNS
WAKE FOREST
The Ninth Inning Was
the Business One.
WAS ELEVEN TO NINE
Fighting Up Hill the Wake Forest Boys
Tied Their Speedy Rivals but
Could not Avoid the Defeat
They Met From
Trinity.
The score was eleven to nine in favol


of Trinity against Wake Forest.
The figures Look like old time base ball
ing. but despite the large numbers, the
game was exciting perhaps the most s,
of any here this season.
Early in the game Trinity took the LEAD,
but with a score OF eight to nothing,
Wake Forest kept pulling up till iii the
eight inning the score was nine and nine
The gradual advance had subdued the
Trinity rooters and Wake Forests sup
porters were just filled with joy but then
came the fatal ninth, when Trinity's iuc'z
blossomed into runs and the game was
"theirn"
The weather was cold and the breeze
was swift one, but the rooters for both
had brought in i55 people and the Wake
Forest special brought 105. Both sides
rooted as their favortes led. When the
score was tied the Baptists were to the
front with q vim. while the Methodist
chatter closed down, but the ninth
changed the tune, for in it the Methodsts
turned the tables on the BaDtists, and
scored two runs. They shouted while the
Baptists were collecting themselves.
ed by Turner, j., who Knocked the ball
across the race track for four bases. and
Walkers pretty oac-handed eaten and
then throwing a man OUT at first, making
a grand stand double.
Trinity won the toss and took the bat,
but were unable to reach second. Wake
Forest scored in their half OF the first in
ming. Vann was hit by a pitched bali,
stole second and scored on Kings single
to right field.
In the second inning Trinity sent three
men across the rubber. Bynum reached
first en- error of pitcher and scored on Il
two-Sase hit ty howard. Brown singled
and scored Howard. Brown went to
third on wild threw and scored OH q two
base hit to center fed by Smith
IN the third only SIX men faced the
twirlers, all unable TO find the sphere.
In the fourth for Trinity, five rI,ls we're
added to their list Elliott singled. How
ard and Brown made two pretty sacn-
fee hits. With three men or bases
Smith siagled ard scored Elliott. and CT
the interference by Trinity playcc, the
hall thrown home passed the catcher and
two men were allowed % score--HoWard
and Brown. Wcoten singled and Smith
was cut OF. ut third. Wooten scored on
a two base hit 70 left field by Bradshaw.
Chadwick reached first on error and
Bradshaw scored.
en- EItf lHElnS HCtlcu Two ICiS ict TIC
old gold and black. Richardson safe en-
first on error of third baseman. Hamrck
singled and stole second. Edwards sin
g!ed and Richardson and Hamricll scored.
The Blue and white scored in The sixth
inning On single and passed ball. Wake
Forest scored King and Smith en- two
singles and an error.
In the eight inning Wake Forest tied
the score by netting four runs after two
men had died by the wayside. Turner, j.,
tapped Brawshaw for 4 pretty home run
TO deep LEI, fed and ever the race track.
Wake" next up YVES hit by a pitched
ball and stole third base after being I'D C
VanceG to second on Richardson's single.
Hamrick safe on error and Richardson
and Walker scored Edwards reached
first too, on error. and Eamrick scored.
Nann famed.
The Duraamitcs c'oscd the game. which
had been going on for over two hours,
after sending the winning runs across the
horne plate. Chadwick, the first man III,
was safe on costly error by Edwards.
Bynu,n singled TO lett fed and the fielder
trying TO cut OF man at second threw
too low and the ball passed under the
second baseman ard Chadwick scored
Bynum was STOPPED for a while on third
but scored On a single to right field by
Elliott. Wake Forest got man on third
in their half, but was unable to score him.