Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-06
Hampton Y: NJ. c. A. Ball Players
go Down to Defeat.
FANS ENJOYED THE CONTEST
Fielding Was Poor at Times, But on
the Whole Exhibition Was Clever.
Visitors Good With the Bat, But
Have Weak Arms.

That much Dragged of nine of the
Hampton Young MEMS Christian Asso.
citation, which, ii was claimed. was the
fastest aggregation of ball players on
the Peninsula, met defeat at the hands
Ui the Newport News baseball team OH
the Casino diamond yesterday after
noon by the score Of to ), and the
host Of local rootcrs who saw the game
declare that. il the lIamptonians ever
hope to beat the Shipbuilders they will
have to take Il few moro lessons in
the art of fielding the ball when il
comes their way.
Some bad errors were made by both
sides, but the locals outficldcd their
opponents two to 6nc. Tho Hampton
ians outclasscd the locals in stick
work, bat with the exception of The
fifth inning, Bcckcs kept the hits well
scattered
A Well Played Game.
The fans declared that taken as a
whole the game was well played. A.
any rate II was very exciting from
start to finish anil the rooters of both
teams wero given numerous opportuni-
ties to root for their favurite teams
and they availcd themselves Of every
chance. In the crowd of five hundred
fans present at the game were many
ladies. who often lent two hands and u
voice III the roOtin3 thereby lending
interest and enthusiasm to the con-
test
When the game was called the
Hampton nine led off at the bat, but
they were unable to get a man past
second base. When the Shipbuildcrs
came to the bat in the last half of the
first inning they scored their first run.
+. O'llara, who led ut the bat. went ont
short stop to first base, but NIaloncy,
the next man up, drew Il pass to sec
ond, got to third base on errors and
scored on Payne's hot drive to short
stop, scoring the first run for the Shin.
builders and their only run in that
inning.
Ihe locals made another run in tho
ending of the third. when Bcclics. the
hrst up, drew pass to first, went to
third OH y. O1iara's single ana scored
on Cunninghams error, in failing To
catch il pitched ball Tho Hampton
ninc did not make IL single tally in
the first four innings and the locals
wore unable to score in the ending of
the fourth
A Hot Inning.
- The fifth inning of the game was
CiiS VI liit HiOSt CNClllUS innings O1
baseball ever seen in this city. and it
was during that inning that Hampton
scored her five runs and Newport
News. four of it's SC, III. Hampton
led TO the bat, Cunningham being the
first man up and he smashed out a
liner that was too hot" for Bcckcs,
thereby receiving credit for hit.
Wyatt followed with single to left
field advancing Cunningham TO see
ond. Walton, who was the next man
to swing tho stick smashed ont two
Dagger. driving the ball to the canvas.
scoring Cunningham and Wyatt.
Costly Wild Throw.
Fuller, the next up, hit to PAYNE,
who threw wild to first. sending Fuller
to second and Walton 10 third. Black.
stone, who followed at tho bart, hit n
four fly which =. O'IIara caught. Cur.
It's. the next up, hit single. advancing
Fuller to third. Collier. who followed
struck out and hc was followed by
Weymouth, who lined out n single,
scoring Fuller and Curtis Hopkins.
the next man up. took first on ].
O'1laras error and he followed by Gun.
ningham, who hit To Payne and was
thrown out at first, retiring the side
after Hampton had made five runs.
ShipbuIders Get a Few.
The Shpbuildcrs took hand in the
batting. game when they faced Black
stone in the ending OF the fifth and
before they lei so the stick they had