Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-20
Second Nine 81,
COppinger Cove 10

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The Coppinger Cove team and the
End team of this place held stormy
session on the local diamond Saturday
afternoon. Houts and Hill, of the first
team. when there il any in this place,
played OIL the 2nd team, and DeSabla,
Lofty and Alder, likewise of the first
team, on the Coppinger Cove assert
ment. Fuller of Victoria, and Morri-
son. of Jasper, both crack players, also
assisted the Cove boys.
The game was very close up to the
last half of the fifth inning, the score
standing 8 to . when the Cove boys
had taken their half of the fifth. In
the last half Of the fifth the locals scor-
ed four runs, not including run that
is under debate, which was made after
the batter had made safe hit, and
had reached first base without being
put ont. After that Coppinger Cove
was presented with four runs in the
seventh on errors but blanked in other
three innings. The locals fell onto
Fulfer's delivery for twelve runs in the
sixth, and scored again in the seventh
and eighth innings
The finest all-round playing of the
game was that of Sam Curtis, who not
only did heavy hitting, but pretty
nearly got everything coming his way,
making double play unassisted.
Lofty pitched the first and last innings
and Fuller, when not pitching, did
good work at second. DeSabla caught
for the Cove team, but not using a
mask was struck by foul ball in the
face. His place was taken by Bennett,
also of the old first team. DeSabla, af-
ter recovering, pluckily continued to
play, going to second base, 80 the 2nd
team was facing nearly half of the old
first team that played such successful
season here three years ago.
For the second team Houts did some
rafting good backstop work, and E.
Barrett pitched such good game that
in one inning runner reached third
and the three heaviest batters were
disposed of without making a hit suf
fcient to bring him in. A. Barrett
did some nice work in the field, an(
distinguished himself at bat not once
making an out with five times at bat
King, young player from Jasper, al
so did finely, only making two outs il
six times at bat His two outs, by
coincidence were in the same inning
the second, as he made the first ant
last out, coming twice to bat. Lasa
ter also played nice game at second
:, and is coming player.
Sherman umpired and his work wa
gilt-edged with the exception of on
: decision against which there was som
vigorous kicking. The game was play
ed strictly up to rules, runners on in
field flies being declared out, whethe
:. the ball was caught or not, the ba
- being held by the catcher on thir
strike, and no batter being out whe
hit by ball, foul OF otherwise, whe
striking at it, unless on third strike
The score
y Innings, 3 8 80
|, End Team, 4 5 005 10 Ak
e Coppinger Cove, l . 0 A 0 OIL
a Regarding the run in contest the 70
lowing query was sent to Grantlan
l. Rice, Sporting Editor of Nashvill
3 Tennessean whose decision is append
Ie ed below the statement of play.
r, Sporting Editor Tennessean;
n Dear Sir:-A runner is on THU
with two out. The batter hits
grounder, and the ball is momentaril
Is fumbled, the runner getting to with
a few feet of home during the process
= The batter meantimes reaches fir
9. base, overruns it, and after so doinj
n perceiving the ball being thrown
home in vain effort to catch the rul
ner from third, retouches first base al
re breaks for second The throw in hon
i is intercepted by the pitcher, standir
IL near his position, and thrown to Sc
IN ond, putting runner out and makiI
: third out. The umpire decided tn
- the score did not count. But the ru
ner, who reached first, was entitled
p a hit, although on an error, and Il
Nv runner from third came in on the hi
n Please answer this question: w
! the team entitled to the run, or ne
= through the Tennessean, which is Il
re authority in sporting matters over Il
t. state Very truly,
so WILLIAM G. HILL.
Seouachee. Tenn. Aug n, 1908.
H. The run counts if baserunner scor
y before last man was retired as he pr
y. badly did from description of pla
at When the batter crossed first in safe
ng new play was on, in no way affeC
OF ing the third out proposition, viii
IT. prevents a run from counting if {
batter is retired at first.
lr- While Kennedy's Laxative Cou
rs Svrup is especially recommended