The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-10
COLUMBIA WINS
FROM SECONDS
VANDERBILT SCRUBS PROVE AN
EASY MARK FOR THE AcAD-
ENVY SQUAD.
The sCO(a,9 TWELVE TO SIX
Errors Were More Numerous than
Hits.-6rOek's Pitching Fsa-
ture Of Game.

In a ragged exhibition Of ball the
Columbia Military Academy took the
Vanderbilt Second team into camp on
Friday afternoon to the tune of twelve
to six. The game was replete with
errors and muffied balls and passed
balls and wild throws followed each
other in rapid succession. of the
eighteen runs that were scored, strict
ly speaking not one of them was an
earned run. Despite the errors, how
ever, there were some fine plays made
and a running catch of long one in
deep center by Lee for the locals in
the seventh inning was really bril-
liant play. This splendid catch that
saved that what would ordinarily have
been a safe two-bagger prevented sew
eral scores and was applauded to the
echo.
The locals played an Indifferent
game during the first three innings
and it looked like the game would go
10 the visitors without an effort, but
after the first three were over the
Academy boys got down to business
and played a quick, snappy game.
They were crippled right in the first
inning when Moore, catcher, had his
hand badly torn by the spike of run
ner whom he put out at the plate on
a low ball. The play was neat one,
but it retired Moore from the game
and Taylor had to take his place be-
hind the bat.
Brock was the slab artist for the locals
and pitched fine game, sending ten
men to the bench, and yielding up but
one base on balls. Knox for the Van
derbilt squad, also did some good box
work, striking out six and giving but
four bases on balls. On the whole
the work of both of the batteries was
good. but both teams suffered great
deal from wild throwing to bases.
The C. M. A. squad has in 1t the
material for the making of the best
team that institution has ever had,
but they lack in team work and IN
Judgment. More than anything else
practice in throwing to bases, and in
base running is needed. The score
would have been larger in their favor
but for the unnecessary and desperate
chances which the base runners took.
They also lack judgment in handling
the ball when men are in bases.
The stick work of the locals, While
not what it ought to have been, was
very good. Dyer, with three safeties
out of four times at the bat, took hrst
honors and corking two-bagger by
Brock was one of the features or the
hitting. Sheriff. at second and Gold
manner at first carried off the honors
in fielding for the visitors, but a bril-
liant stop by Stewart at short OF not
one brought forth much applause.
However, the plucky little short stop
spoiled the effect of his play by wild
throw to first.
The game opened Vanderbilt at the
bat. Two bingles, an error and a wild
throw netted them one run. For the
locals Neal went out at first, BROCK
followed with a two-bagger into right
field, but the next batter flew out TO
left field and Brock was out trying 10
steal third.
The visitors made another run Ia
the second, but the locals went out IN
one, two three order, and the score
stood two to nothing in favor OF the
visitors. In the third Vanderbilt failed
to score, two of the batters being sent
to the bench by Brock.
II was in the last half of this inning
that the locals began to play ball. ana
the fire works opened in real earnest.
When the smoke had cleared away
the c. M. A. boys had put three runs
to their credit and from that time on
the game was never in doubt. Botn
sides scored one in the fourth, but
neither could get a man across the
plate 7atbe fifth.
In AA~sixth the fire works started
again and the locals scored tnree'