The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-05-17
.EMBRY PITCHES AN
ALMOST PERFECT GAME.
Stanford Defeats Harodsburg Sat-
urday And Wins Its 18th
Straight Victory.

Eighteen straight victories in a row
is going some for any ball team, but
that is just what the Stanford High
School team has done. The victory at
Hustonville Thursday made the 18th
and then Harrodsburg came along Sat
urday and made the 18th victim. The
sporting editor of the |. J.. was unable
to go to Hustonvile for the game. as it
was press day and on that day he duti-
fully takes his turn as devil" The
score was 10 to II in favor of Stanford.
after hard fight. The West End lads
jumped into the lead right at the start
and looked like they we're going to
make a runaway race of it, Wallace
Singleton was doing the twirling at the
start for Stanford, but this was his first
appearance this year, and he was not in
form for box work as he has been play
ing at short in previous games. After
the home team had piled up what SEEM
ed enough to win, Singleton was with
drawn and Wesley Embry sent in and
they got to Vowel and Swope. pitching
for Hustenville, so strong that they
came on ahead and won.
Husronville's lineup in this game was
as follows: G. Dunn. %; Bishop, c;
Swope. Id and p; c. Dunn, SIS; Hicks 3b;
Neal, CT; Hall, II; Stagg. RI and ID;
Vowel. p and IF; Murphy. II. Vowel.
Stagg. G. Dunn and Bishop got two
baggers, but the game was replete with
errors on account of rough grounds.
Hustonville will come here for a return
game tomorrow, Wednesday after
noon.
Outside of the first inning. the game
against Harrodsburg Saturday was one
of the very best of the season. In the
first round Stanford played rings around
the visitors, running in total of five
scores. Hulet hit two men. walked
Penny and then the hit and run play
did the rest in bringing in the score.
After that he settled down and thro'-
out the whole game only allowed the To-
cal sluggers only four hits. He was
given unusually good support, Hunter
Coleman playing very classy game at
second. especially.
Although they failed to bat very
strongly themselves. the Stanford lads
were never in danger. Wesley Embry
was never in better form. For eight
and three.quarter innings he held the
visiting batsmen without the slightest
semblance of hit or run. 1t looked
like no hit and shut out game sure.
Then in the ninth inning with two men
out and two strikes on him, Nelson put
a Texas Lacquer over second which Joe
dill could not reach. This broke the
spell and Embry eased down, Daven-
port following with two-bagger along
the left field foul line and scoring Nell
son. Penny threw low to third to catch
the runner and Coleman let it get by,
Davenport going home. This was all
they could do, however, and but for
this wobble at the very wind-up, it
would have been perfect pitching re-
cord. At that Embry deserves great
credit for his fine work.
After tallying five scores in the first.
the local lads did not get around again
until the fourth. when Hill got pass,
followed by one to Waters ribs and Me-
Carty's hit, which put Hill in. In the
seventh inning ss pretty squeeze play
as was ever pulled off in big leagues
was worked by Waters and Penny. The
little follow led off and was safe when
Rue dropped the throw. McCarty's
single sent him to third. Waters got
off with Hulett's arm like fash and
Penny laid down a beauty along the
third base line, Waters scoring easily.
and Hulett just did nip Penny at first.