The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-03
EVERY PLAYER WAS
UP ON HIS TOES
In a Great Game of Baseball
Saturday = Game Was Re-
plete With Brilliant Work.
IN A NINE INNING TIE GAME
Two Teams Composed Of Players Of
the Several Local Teams Crossed
Bsts and Played the Best
Game Of the season.

Oh, We few lucky fans who had the
good luck to witness Saturdays great
game, was it not fine morsel of the
great American game that was served
up TO your II was so good, and such
surprise, being an unadvertised
game, that the few fans who were
out we're loath to leave without seeing
the game decided. Again we say
twas fine morsel, the sort one 50
likes to roll on the tongue because
il whetted the baseball appetite,
The game was discontinued in the
ninth inning because OF the lateness
Of the hour and oncoming darkness.
Neither team scored until the
fourth inning, and it was not until
then that player succeeded in reach
ing third base.
Every player seemed to be in fine
fettle, playing with all the energy
and enthusiasm he possessed. Very
few errors were made by either team,
aud these were made on big chances.
The work Of the two batteries was
steady throughout the entire game,
few hits being made of either pitch
er. Another noticeable feature was
the few bases stolen. Both catchers
seemed to have their eyes riveted ON
every base runner having il in his
head to steal base, and as result,
nearly all the runs scored were well
earned.
There was good feeling all through
the game and it was entirely free
from argument. One player who had
succeeded in reaching first base was
caught of his guard and put out.
This was brough. about by the first
base bag, which had become displac-
ed, being moved back to its proper
place, The first baseman, who was
ON the alert, picked up the bag with
out the runner knowing it, leaving the
latter standing where he thought he
was safe, then as quick as fash the
pitcher returned the ball to the first
baseman, who put the runner out. The
latter protested, but TO no avail. The
umpire, Gene Thomson, was as ada
mant, he having approved the moving
Of the base to its proper place. The
runner was declared out. Ii seemed
unjust TO the runner, but he was
caught mapping, so his is the fault.
If the writer is not mistaken, the
same runner was caught mapping
later in the game. He had succeeded
in eluding the first baseman, and he
started toward second base; that is
he thought he was going in the right
direction, but he was misguided
runner.
Probably it was unfair for the
short stop on the opposing team to
purposely mislead him as he did,
getting him to run pell nell across
the pitchers box and in the direction
of third base, only later to put the
runner out for not having touched
second base. But the player referred
to above played his position well, and
If his base running was poor, he
more than balanced it up by playing
good ball.
The writer regrets the lack of
space and time, because be would
like to do justice to all who took part !
in the game, by recording the good
plays they made, but be content and
satisfied in knowing you had good
days sport and no end of fun.
With the score a tie, Z to Z in the
ninth inning, the game was called,
and the players HE'D themselves to
other duties with sunshine in their
souls,