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STAFFORD WINS TIE GAME.
Defeats Cambridge Ball Team In Ten Innings

Defeats Cambridge Ball Team In Ten Innings
The Seaford baseball team defeated the
Cambridge players in the most exciting
game of the season on the Willis stree
diamond yesterday, the score being 5 to a.
The contest was delayed by shower in
the second inning. and again by long
dispute between the captains of the two
teams, in consequence of which delays tho
finish did not take place until after six
O'Clock. A crowd numbering five hun
dred persons was present.
The visitors took first bats, and sue.
ceeded in scoring two runs. Dawson and
Jennis were given passes to first, and both
scored on L. Dawson's hit. In the seventh
Gallagher, the first man up. made hit,
and was sacrificed to third, whence he stole
home In the ninth another run was
added to their score, this time another hit
by L. Dawson doingy he work. The
winning run was madeth the tenth, when
Jones, the first man at bat, drew single,
went to second on Dawson's single, stole
third, and came home when Buckmar
knocked fly to right.
The locals also got busy in the first inn
ing, single by Bassett and two Dagger
by Sellman resulting in one run. In the
fifth Evans was passed to first on balls
Bassett was hit, and both came in on al
easy single from Henry. This was one Of
the cleverest plays ever seen on this dia
mond, and showed that the Cambridgean
had gotten together on team work. The
sensational play of the afternoon came
when, in the last half of the ninth inning.
with the score four to three against Cam
bridge, and two men out, Byrd stepped to
the plate and lined out homo run. Need
less to say, his reception as he came tear
ing across the plate was an enthusiastic
one. An attempt was made by the cap
tain of the Seaford team to have Byrd
sent to second base. claiming that the ball
was lost, since it rolled under house in
centre field, but Umpire Kerr was of
another opinion and allowed the run. In
the tenth inning it looked as though Cam
bridge would make the winning run, as
Baker made a two Dagger, and was fol.
lowed by Sellman and Henry. Both hit
the ball hard, but the Seaford men had
their blood up, and the swiftest ground
ers seemed to jump right into their gloves
and stick.
The general opinion of spectators at
yesterdays game was that Cambridge
outplayed her opponents. Each team
made three errors, but two of those on
our side were chalked up against Captain
Bassett, who had an off day yesterday.
He made two wild throws to first, but the
ball was wet and slippery at all stages of
the game which probably accounts for
his failure to field 1t properly.
Our superiority was most evident at the
bat and in the pitchers box. " Dummy"
Jones, who twirled for Seaford, was found
for three two baggers and one home run,
in addition to three singles, while Byrd,
the Cambridge pitcher, allowed only
three scattered hits. He gave three bases
on balls. made nine stike-outs and five
assists. Byrd is fast finding his way
to the hearts of the Cambridge fans. In
the sixth inning Yesterday he was hit in
the jaw by foul rendered uncon-
scious. Things looked blue for Cam
bridge, for no enc expected him to re-enter
the box after such q blow. When the
locals took the field, though, Byrd was
still in front of the umpire, with the same
assortment of puzzling and speedy curves.
Roszelle played his usual game at catch.
Fowler, of the Seaford team, played
better than any of his team mates. His
best effort was a one-handed catch of
drive over second base by Roszelle.
Tucker and Jennis also distinguished
by quick and steady fielding.
The line-ups were: