Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-05-20
A|DD|ES LOST 70 THE ARMY
MADE A BRAVE UPHILL FIGHT
FOR VICTORY.
The West Pointers Won In The Ninth
Inning After Some Clever Work
Army. o, NAVY, s.

The Naval Academy baseball nine
had the heart breaking experience on
Saturday of making a brave uphill
fight for seven innings, after the Mill
ilary cadets had taken big led / n
the first inning, and being beaten by
one RIM by sudden reversal of form
in the last inning, coupled with sew
eral incidents (which could be fairly
called hard luck.
The score was Army, s; Navy, D,
the Army making punches of threes
in the first aud last innings, and the
Navy scoring one run in each of first
and last innings, two in the fourth
and their last in the seventh. After
outplaying the West Pointers for a
greater part of eight innings in the
annual game, the midshipmen were
overpow sred by the grim finish of
the soldiers. The Army cadets and
their friends went into frenzy over
the sudden turn in the tide of battle
in the most exciting ball game ever
played between the two academies.
The final score was 6 TO 5, the
Army making three runs in the first
inning, three in the ninth and being
hurled back without the semblance
of run in the intervening seven.
1t was exciting ball, with slambang,
scramhles and mixups athrob with
action. 1t was far from baseball of
the most scientific grade, but it kept
nerves on edge and put premium
on roofing. A band of Navy rooters
had things pretty much their own
way for eight innings, then great was
the fall thereof. To the air of
''Tammany" they sng;
Army mule, Army mule. You can
kick and balk and bray,
But baseball you cannot play.
But that about the Army not play
ing baseball was largely poetic Ii
cense. In inside baseball the Annapo-
lis lads were more gifted than the
West Pointers and kept moving more
on the bases, but did not accomplish
enough in that regard TO beat the Army
knack Of scoring i'm clusters on free
hitting and the punching of Annapo-
lis mispIays. In the ninth the batting
streak of tho soldiers would mot have
wen out but for being dove-tailed
with errors, the Navy having chances
to retire the side before the score was
tied.
Captain Van Auken of the Navy,
started in to pitch for his team, but
was wild and without speed and took
himself out in the first inning. Lam
phiere, first-year man, succeeded
him and weaved the ball over the
plate in telling fashion for seven in
nings. His support was good, too
except in the ninth-the Navy play
ers bracing in their fielding after 8
poor beginning. Yet the Army field
| ing was steadier. and while the West
Point campaign lacked the dash OF
the midshipmen, it plugged along
| doggedly and knew no weakening
Beavers, while hit freely and not a
his best. did nicely several times
with men on bases and kept the Navy
from acquiring a bigger lead.
Groninger and Pritchett did some
slashing good work on ground balls
| for the Army, with Stiles and Gillian
making pretty plays for the Navy
| Stiles first base play was high class,
and Gillian, after erring thrice in
| the early part of the game, played {
| fast game at short. Hambsch was {
/ big. help to the Navy behind the bat
throwing beautifully for one thing.
The Navy made a roundup cruise il
the first inning ON Battle being hit bl