The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-31
In Ten Innings Defeated
A. & M. College.
With a Score OF Six TO Six at the
End of the Eighth Inning Oak
Ridge Scored Winning Run
in the Tenth.


team looked easy fruit for the A.
and Ms.
But four runs in the eighth inning,
this tying the score, with six to six and
one run to the good with none out in
the tenth inning making it seven for
the Oak Ridge players changed the
tune as victory fluttered on the visitors
standard.
While the game was closely played
for seven innings there was no pyro-
technic work that stirred the blood
or set the boys to yelling. The eighth
i'm its first half was a nightmare to
the Oak Ridge team as to the three
runs already nailed down by A. and
M. against the two of Oak Ridge, the
A. and MS tackled on three more. The
Oak Ridgers, with two men down,
commenced to hammer Heath and
when the dust settled had added four
runs, tying the score.
Then Laval was put in the box for
A. and M. after that team had scored
nothing in it's half of the ninth. The
visitors were shut out by Laval, and
as It was growing dark the A. and NJ. s
went in for the tenth inning. They
did nothing and the Oak RidgerS took
their turn One single in centre, by
Whitaker, one single in right by Bur-
nett a bunt by Warren fumbled by
Laval, and the bases We're full. A
fiy to short from Cook was captured
and one man was down. Shaw was at
the bat when Laval pitched wild, the
ball got away from back-stop Hadley
and Whitaker came in like a high
geared motor car, scoring the winning
run.
There was great crowd present
many ladies adding to the brilliancy
of the throng. The Department of
State was out in force. Governor Glenn
was there, so was Auditor Dixon, State
Treasurer Lacy, Attorney General Gill
mer and others, while ex-Judge 7. b.
Womack furnished the legal lore
NEEDED from the Code Commission
Governor Glenn was enthusiastic in his
comments, and his previous experience
as a baseball player gave him the fit
ting lingo of the diamond, as he aided
in stirring up the players.
A. and NJ. started off with hit from
Asbury. but Drake flew out. Then Had
ley walked and Asbury got caught
at third when Knox batted to short
Eslridge put a single in left but Had
ley who tried to leg it home from
second got caught at the plate For
Oak Ridge it was Bennett out short
to- nrst, Warren third to first and
look a strike out. The second showed
one run for A. and NJ. as Laval led off
ana Harris walked. Then Chrietzberg
made first on .bunt that was fumbled
By the pitcher, Laval scoring. Asbury
put fly in left and Harris got caught
off second. AS ChretZberg pulled for
second a clever Juggling of the ball
from short to third caught Heath nap
ping and the side went out. In its
half oak Ridge failed to score. Shaw
reached first as Laval fell down with
the ball. Holt, E., and Edwards
famed Hester singled in centre and
Holt H.. died short to first.
With men on bases the third, fourth
and fifth innings passed with neither
side scoring. In the third Oak Ridge
Titled the bases but failed to score and
A. and M. lost a chance to score in
the fifth. In the sixth each team
scored once. For A. and NJ. Eskridge
led with a three-bagger, a beauty, in
deep left and scored on LaVaPS hit,
that player being later caught mapping
at first. Heath flew out i'm right as did
Harris Shaw for Oak Ridge making
pretty catches. For Oak Ridge Shaw
reached first on a slowly handled pail
by Drake and Holt, e., walked. Ed
wards was out third to first and when
Hester batted to Drake at short the
ball got away, Shaw scoring. Holt, H.,
batted to Knox at second who caught
Holt F., at home. Whitaker flew out
in right.
Then came the seventh. For A. and
NJ Chrietzberg outran a bunt and adj
yanced on ASbury'S sacrifice bunt,
Drake batted to first, where Holt n,
tell down and i'm the mix UP was safe.
Hadley singled in right and ChPietZ-
berg scored. Knox batted to short
and Drake was caught at home. Esk-
ridge dying third to first. For Oak
Ridge Bennett put three Dagger in
right, Warren flew to short. Cook
batted to Drake at short who held the
ball too long, allowing Bennett to score
and Cook to reach first. Shaw hit in
left and Holt, E., to Asbury at third
who caught Shaw at second. Edwards
flew out in right.
The eighth was the big run" in
ming. For A. and NJ Laval went out
on a pop foul. Heath singled to CEN
tre Harris walked, Chrietzberg flew
out to third Asbury hit in left and
Heath scored. Trying to catch As
bury at second an error was made by
Cook and Harris scored. Drake hit in
right and Asbury scored, Drake going
to second on the throw home. Hadley
flew out in centre. For Oak Ridge
Hester famed and Holt flew out in
left. With two down Whitaker touched
the ball and sped for first. Hadley
over threw this bag and Whitaker
went to second. Bennett walked. War
rem hit in right and then Whitaker
and Bennett scored on Cooks sim
gle in left, Cook going on to second
in the tossing of the ball home. Shaw
hit to centre and Cook scored, but
Holt r., died pitcher to first
This tied the score and in the ninth
nothing was done while in the tenth
after A. and M. had failed the Oak
Ridge boys put on the clincher that
won the game.
Score by innings. r. H. E.
A. and M. 20 O0O1130 0-6 12 6
Oak Ridge o 0000114 01-7 8
Summary: Bases on balls, off Heath
4, off Warren 4. Struck out by Heath
s, by Warren 0.
The lineup was as follows.
A. and M.-Asbury 3b., Drake ss..
Hadley G., Knox 2b., Eskridge IT,,
Laval Id. and p., Heath D and H.,
Harris eff, Chrietzberg IF.
Oak Ridge-Bennett 2b., Warren b.,
Cook SIS, Shaw RI, Holt. E., G., Ed
wards 3D., Hester cf., Holt, H., h..
Whitaker If
Lee at Work for the Exposition.
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