The news & observer., 1905-05-16
Magnificent Ball Playing
Did This.
"A HOT FOUGHT GAME
A Battle of Pitchers, and Wake Forest
Wins in Eighth BY a Pretty Series
Of Bunts and a Clean Single
That Saved Stolen Home
Base.

Scientific base ball. base ball with
frills to it; closel contested base hall.
base ball that would jar "mommer's"
preserves was the article dealt out at
the Fair Grounds yesterday afternoon.
The victory was to Wake Forest.
which proudly dangled Trinitys scalp
from it's belt. but the contest was so
close, the margin so narrow. that
Trinity can be proud in defeat. The
score of one to nothing shows that 1t
was a battle royal.
Two redoubtable pitchers faced the
opposing batters. Bradsher for Trim
ity and Edwards for Wake Forest the
Trinity twirler southpaw cyclone
and the Wake Forest a right-hand
tornado, batters falling before them
as trees in the other days storm
A great crowd saw the contest. the
afternoon being an ideal one. Visitors
from Wake Forestward were here.
and Durham sent a special train with
about two hundred to add to the
gayety. Pretty girls were there. All
smiles and feminine graces. not 10
mention stunning summer costumes.
The old rooters, themiddleaEed root
ers, young roOters and college rooters.
a class unto themselves apart. were
all in evidence to the good. and when
of bedlam.
For seven innings there was no
scoring. and no runner managed to
get beyond the second bag. Trinity
took it's eighth. but still there was
no run made. Then it was that Wake
Forest went in and won the game on
as clean an earned run as has ever
been seen on this diamond.
Turner, E.. was first UP for Wake
Forest in this inning He bunted to-
wards first and outran the ball. Ed
wards. next up. made a sacrifice bunt
pitcher to first. but Turner was on
| second. Morgan did the same trick
was out catcher to first but Turner
was on third. Then Goodwin was st
the bat and soon there was two
strikes on him. AS the next ball left
the pitchers hands Turner shot for
home, and it looked as If his daring
steal would succeed, but Goodwin did
not wait to see He lined the ball out
in centre for single and Turner
scored the winning run. the only one
made in the game. With Turner. j..
up Goodwin was caught at second.
catcher to second.
The Wake Forest enthusiasts were
wild with Joy. They knew Trinity
had to do or die in the next inning.
the last chance. Webb came UP and
died second to first. Justus Justify
drove the ball to right for one base.
and then stole second. Wrenn, next
up. was out third to first by quick
work, and Justus was kept on sec
ond. Hutchinson was at the bat, and
by this time the crowd was iostling
and roaring around the edge of the
diamond One strike and then, biff.
and away flew the ball Up in the
air it circled gracefully and as it
started down Turner j. got under It,
Down it shot. but Turner gripped it
fast. Yells, triumphant yells from
Wake Forest. Silence from Trinity
The game was over and Wake Forest
was the victor.
There was snappy ball playing ali
through. In the first inning with one
man down Trinity got two men on
bags but the next two famed In
walked. Turner J. famed Smith flew
to the pitcher, and Goodwin was
caught trying to steal second. In the
second Trinity with two down got a
man to first on an error at that base
but Hutchison flew to short. For
Wake Forest Hamrick famed. Hold
ing was hit by the ball but got caught
at first from the catcher. and Couch
famed. Three up and three down was
for each side in the third. each pitcher
striking out two men. In the fourth
with one down Flowers for Trinity
reached first on an error there and
Webb hit hot to third. Justus famed
and Wrenn flew in centre. For Wake
Forest Goodwin reached first as the
pitcher fumbled the ball. but the next
three were out. In the fifth Trinity
was out. one. two. three and Wake
Forest only got Turner e. to first on
bunt, and he stole second. In the
sixth Trinity saw Armfeld on first.
hit by the ball, and he never got be-
yond second, while Wake Forest never
had a man on first. In the seventh
with two down for Trinity one by the
swift work of Turner J., Hutchison
reached first on a badly thrown BAH
from third. Roper walked, but was
caught at second when Smith batted
to short For Wake Forest with two
down Holding got to first on an error
by short. but Couch died on a foul
fly to the catcher. In the eighth
Trinity failed and Wake Forest earned
its run
score: RH.E.
Wake Forest 0 0 o 600 1 81 8 3
Trinity ...0 90 900 0 0 90 4 2
Batteries: Edwards and Hamrick,
Bradsher and Wrenn.
The line up was:
Wake FOrest-Goodwyn cf, Turner
SIS. Smith 3b. Hamrick c. Holding rf.
Couch 2b. Turner f., b, Edwards p.
Morgan If.
TPinity-Roper If. Smith w. NJ. SIS.
Webb 3b. Justus RI Wrenn c. Hutchi
son 2b.
Summary: Earned runs-Walze For
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