The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-21
ANNAPOLIS BEATS Thu ARMY.
ANIMAL BASEBALL GAME DE-
CYDED BY SCORE OF 8 TO 4.


Victory to Them--West Point Rallies
In the Ninth Inning. but Is
Unable TO Overcome Opponents Lead.
WEST POINT, n. Y. May 20.-The Naval
Academy players stormed the West Point
ba seball citadel to-day and forced " to
strike its colors. The annual game between
the teams Of the two AGA denies was won by
ANIMAL polls by score OF sto S. and the victory
went to the tea m that played the better BALL
The batting OF the rivals WAS about on an
equality, but In fielding. in playing the points
of the game and In stsadIness the Middies
were superior 10 the West Pointers. They
we're cooler and more confident more self
posse ssed In trying cir oumstances. and seemed
TO know more baseball. That. perhapa
was but natural, for they have had more
practise. the weather here having been less
suitable for regular practise than further
south. Anyway. their game was more
finished. more workmanllke and OF more
celebrity nd smoothness than was the Soldiers
game.
Play In the field that was RACED In the ex-
IRENE was a costly weakness on the part
OF West Point Poor fielding, which embraced
faulty thro wing and fumbling In equal amount.
was the primary cause Of West Points over
throw. The West Points pitcher. Lane.
was deserving Of much better support he
never became discouraged. no matter how
many errors were made behind him. and
pitched carefully. For that matter. the West
Point team In tts entirety never lost heart.
making a splendid rally In the last inning in
a heroic effort to convert defeat into tri-
umph just here the Annapolis youths
showed their stanchness. Had they shown
any tendency to flter in the last inning.
victory might easily heve been transformed
into defeat. but they withstood West Points
determined rally around the oolors without
culver, as collected and clear witted as sea-
soned fighters.
Needham. who pitched for Annapolis
was a capable bo1man In all but control
He was wild, but not with men on bases:
he had good speed. and his judgment In
WORKING the batter was good His d s,HIpportd
unlike Lance was r n5st Class in G nv m saa
nrst ba.epsn: Roekysll PLAYED star zane
line was conspicuous exception to his errng
The outneld work on both sides was in the
main very good. especially as strong wind
R Fss ~ 0ss found he wnd
o 'iV Greenland in it. breath but the sun shone
,SiIl that the wind carried. The costuming
bespoke full bloodedness or thipness OF blood
There were more straw hats than the entire
has psodSSed ed put sbe ees
Invariably .fanked by an overcoat with up
turned collar. II was q gem Of day for
as the imagination and the constitution
The West Point cheering squad had an
things up After Rockwell had walked and
been thrown out stea ling because he slid too
soon. Winston clipped singer TO let ell he
him 10 the plate with a one base slash 70 left
The cheering had not subsided when en- Mewhor
S fF Gpf aoabsd Up s ana second de-
n The n navy "" sympathiseTs found still greater
UP on a passed bali. went to third on Spot
a,. 70 e aqd S%s In soas s
Sat pu9 We ss'
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O. %rs Ss'se! H.. Ss S.as a:ps Via sSEex and
GoldthEaite and MoWhorter salloped to
tAf fh soe Naval " adsass made the. more
ham the sso S bpnn Oil . Need
e for AZ stspnaer1 Seedha% rsseS II. et Eii
Sns e K ha on bee dn sp
to Pritchett and sporord scampered in while
McWhorter was run down in attempting
me- sent s: gesas + IF, ssn nFa ns S
in smartiy Ae went to third on an out.
Winston walked. and on double steal Lane
Game TO the plate. The Middies had men
on second and third In the fourth inning
with only one out when Nc Whorter founced
2 fy to Rock well. Rockwell propelled the
bsd ss 81 s Tn *SSd
assem- aa$sf J sf:
on deck In a pinch. and Theobold splashed a
single to center which scored McWhorter.
In the eighth Thibault hit safely to center.
He was safe az second when WAGNER dropped
scorching triple TO right which H. sent Thibsult
returning the ball after the three Dagger.
bounded over Hanlon's head and Needham
Say, let's sing something" exclaimed an
Army cadet when the score was to 2 in favor
Of TIE Navy. Seen. howevsF the Army
with RSest ,s and . %air Xsrs5
flied to Spoford. but Lane walked Rock
well outspIinted hit to short filling the
Whist on whipped q clean bit to center and
Drought Wagner and Lane home; Groninser
hit to Theobold who. net fiu.tered In the least.
Homestead WAS out in a called third strike,
ending the engagement:
Bonesteel took GARDENERS place in the
eighth inning. In sliding to hrst base Gard
ner injured his shoulder, and 1t was thought
his shoulder was dlslocated. The score:
WEST a 'GIs.: a. =. A"SAr0- Va,