Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-21
Newport News BIueCOatS Wal
lOped in Ball Game.
ARE COUNTED OUT IL TO 6
Policemen of the Shipbuilding City
and the Force of Crabtown Meet In
Mortal Combat on the Local Dia
mond and Visitors Bite the Dust.

Officer Charles NJ williamson. who
never saw a game of baseball played
! in his life proved the star attraction
in the game yesterday afternoon ON
New Park diamond. when the Ilamp-
ton police officers defeated Their old
time rivals from the Newport News
force by the count of 10 to 6. IheI
locals simply took the lead in thel
first inning and continued to hold il
until the ending OF the seventh when
the Newport News officers realized
that they couldn't come back and
asked the umpires to bring towel
in so that they wouldn't be humi
lated with a knockout blow" III
was indeed crushing but Messick,
Woodward, Bridges, carp. Boswell,
Johnson. Tilghman. Padgett. Price and
Webb. all took their medicine" nice
ly. when they found that Edwin Cur
It's curves and inshOots were entirely
to artistic for their batting taste 1t
might be added that Bridges did
some clever twirling for the shlpbuid-
ers, as he sent Henry Curtis TO the
bench twice; Leslie Curtis once, ana
Thomas S. Curtis once.
Not Tempted With Pass.
Bridges struck out nine of the To-
Gals and walked one. while Curtisl
sent twelve ShipbuilGers to the bench
and never tempted the visitors with
a pass. Newport News landed on
Curtis for six hits, but none of them
We're for extra bases. while the Crab
bers found Bridges for twelve hits
including five two base hits and one
three base bit. Hampton had nine
costly errors or else the locals would
have white washed the visitors. while
Newport News only is credited with
five errors.
However, the real feature of the
contest came when Williamson re-
lieved Mayor Thornton +. Jones in!
the fifth round. 1t was Jones time|
up end when Williamson strolled tol
the bat he had the air of a peacock
with full tail. He walked right over
the plate and stood with his back 10
1t. while Bridges slammed three sting
ing ones across the plate. William
son was furious when he heard the
Jumps" say you're out" and de-
manded an explanation. declaring that
the pitcher threw balls back Of him
and not TO the front The umpire
told Williamson that he should have
faced the plate and the officer gave|
Capt. John Cunningham a raking over
for not telling him how TO act. VIII
Hanson then explained that he had
never seen a ball game in his life
and didn't know whether the batter
stood against the pitcher or at third
sack. The next tine Williamson came
to bat. however, Bridges saved him
further humiliation by hitting him on
the ankle and later the novice in the
game had run credited to him. May
or Jones also received one OF
Bridges inshoots On his hip. and it
may be stated on his bonor's word
that it was a ''stinger."
Good Stick Work.
It was a sight worth Witnessing to-
see Messlck CHASING long drive and
then getting out of the way OF the
leather when il came near him. He
was a freak at the bat, too. carp.
Woodward, Bridges and Price did
good stick work. while BosweIrs
catching was clever. Woodward did
fine work at first and had two clean
hits to his credit
For Hampton Cunningham caught
good game. -Ying" Lee Davis hit
hard and made a sensational eaten:
Edwin Curtis twiriing. wray Curtis
at second and Albert Johnson on
third, with Henry Curtis at short, les
lie Curtis on first end Davis in left.
There was no attempt to keen a
correct tabulated score. although the
contest was not half bad and there
were many amusing features.
Freddie Mouatcastle. Of Newport
News. and II. II. Holt essayed the
roles OF umpires and as the officers
failed to bring their "biIiies" with
them there was little or no kicking on