The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-03
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Inc engagement was Witnessed by a
large and good naturpd crowd, prominent
among whom WIRE Gsn, Horace Porter
and the other members Of the board Of
visitors; Con, Albert w. Mills. Hfperin-
tsndeut Of the academy, most Of the officers
Of the post. the entire cadet corps and
many pretty girls.
Though beaten. the "a ilors boarded the
land crui=er for the return trip. serene in
the knowledge that in the first garne ever
played at West Point by n warship's nine
they had displayed tactics that forced the
eoldiers to extend themselves TO win.
The Pennsylvania team is one OF the
three crack mines Of the North Atlantic
fleet. The other two are aboard the battle
ships Iowa and Maine Late this summer
when the feet is practising of Cape Cod
and the men get shore leave on Sundays
there are going to be direful doings at
Provincetown to the end that the cham
pionship may be decided. The excellent
showing the cruisers ball tossers ma de
to-day goes far to persuade them that it
is all over but the shouting and, indeed, a
good deal of that has been attended to in
advance.
The sailormen sent up a team composed
of one quartermaster. three coal passers,
one bugler. one seaman, two midshipmen
and a marine. II might appear difficult
to get anything approaching team work
out OF such a heterogeneous outfit, but
they did it, Radcliffe, the solitary marine,
is more or less of a veteran at the game,
having lone the twirling for the Pennsyl-
vania team for two years. He has acquired
phenomenal biceps through much present.
ing of arms. McWhorter, one of the pair
of middies, was a crack player while at
ANNAPOLIS. He is the tea ms hard hitter.
though he would deny that he became
20 as a result of forbidden bouts with the
gloves. All the coal passers, Of course,
are used to handling hot ones, while Sea-
man Holt, first baseman, is naturally ac-
oustomed to taking everything that comes
bis way. H.
One of those made while. you watt
thunderstorms that are among the chief
summer industries of West Point came
over the top OF Gro Nest about the time
this engagement was at its height and sent
the pretty girls scattering to shelter to
save their frills and furb. CLOVIS, but the SOL
diers and sailors managed to finish the
game before the raindrift closed in and
the hailstones fell, big az hens eggs, of
course, as they always are.
From an athletic viewpoint there was an
embarrassment OF riches. Just to the east
of the baseball field. a group of near clad
sprinters and middle distance runners
were doing practice starts and dashes.
Over in another corner a burly cadet was
pushing a 10 pound shot into space and
hurting a hammer somewhere beyond the
skv line. Out on the riding field the polo
squad was swiping a hall 200 yards and
then g~alloping after it and swipi ng it bace
while over in a hollow a group of white
duc!ied ennis players we're hard at it.
But the serious doings were or the dia-
mond. The sailors attacked first. Quar-.
termaster Calderhead aimed a six-inch shell
the targets bullsaye but Coal Passer
Halls shot was sub-ca!ibre and the quarter
master died at second. McWhorter sighted
a torpedo tube, but missed fire in three
attempts Midshipnan London hunted and
tucked Hail into his hammock at second.
Then the soldiers numbered their field
pieces, but the sailors spiked them in no
time, as neither Rockwell, Pritchett nor
Groninger could get the ball out Of the
diamond.
The searchlight apparently got into Coal
Passer Nichols's eyes, for he fanned-once,
twice, thrice. Martin, the huge r, blew
down the frs post, but not fast enough.
Radcliffe, the marine, redeemed the honor
of the sea policeman by lining a safe one
over third and stealing second, but
Coal Passer Fritz was on his nameAnd pop
flied out.
After Beavers flew out to ,Midshipman
McWhorter. Wagner handed out some
anthracite that was too hot even for Coal
Pas5er Nichols, He then made a forced
march for second, but was ambushed and
massaored by a fine throw by Bugler Martin.
Lane and Meyers each hit safely and there
were two men on bases But Coal Passer
Ni:hols got his sh0vel out for Hanson's
liner and the dog watch was over. Nhereat
a tar on the side lines with a sea lion voice
ct out a fog horn siren that electr fed the
crowd,
The third match was another blank.
In their half the cadets got the bases full
with none out, hut Radcliffe squeezed the
ball until it got to be a quinine pill and three
soldiers failed to find it. -"
In the last half OF the fourth the sailor
got land sick. Nichols and Martin, got the
coming towers foggy and threw badly.
Then Meyers hammered out a two baser
and Rockwell lifted one far to left, Result,
two rurs. Midshipnan London got. his
range finder twisted in the fifth and let
Beavers fly get by him, Then Wagner
. hunted and Grouinger came home.
Han scored for the sailors in the sixth.
AEar ba HE safelv the Cadets cot a wild