The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-05-20
RAGGED WORK MARKS
18th VICTORY
Defeats Hustonville Here
Wednesday 4 to 2 Before A
Large Assemblage.

La one of the raggedest games ever
seen on the local diamond, yet one of
the hardest fought, Stanford admins
tering "A second defeat To HustOnville,
by n score of to 2 Wednesday after
noon, add won rs 18th straight victory.
Both teams threw the ball about the
diamond like novices at times. and the
error column will show just how rotten
some " the plays were. Two OF the
best players on the Middleburg team,
Gadberry and Sweeny. helped the visi-
tors out. but the former had To retire
la the sixth inning when Coleman col
lded with him IN trying TO make first
safely. a very bad cash being cut above
Gadberry's eve from which blood squirt
cd freely for a time. Coleman almost
broke his knee cap and It is feared his
injury will keep him out Of the track
meet at e. L.
The stanford team played the worst
ball that has been seen on the lot this
season Mike Penny led in bungllng.
throwing badly To bases. and IN the
ninth he took the studs" and refused
20 run out a clean hit between Sweeney
and Stagg. Coleman dropped throws
at third and Hill muiTed a fly in center
which threatened to become costly. But
the visitors had just as much OF an OIL
day, and the errors rather counterbal-
anced each other.
Embrv pitched well. tanning out IL
men and holding the West Enders to
seven hits which he kept well scatter
ed. The home lads only garnered eight
hits of Swope. who twirled a nice game
for the visitors He is small but has
plenty of speed. Singleton and Cole.
man were the only ones who could find
him successfully. For Hustonville
Sweeney and Yowell carried off the bat
ting honors. Cleve Dunn famed every
time up.
Stanford scored first in the fourth in.
ming when McCarty got first on four
wide ones, went TO second and third on
Swopv's wild heave trying to catch him
Oft the bag and scored when Sweeney
threw wild trying to catch him at the
plate.
Jacksonville took the lead in the fifth
10y putting two over the pan. With two
men out. Vowel hit a smashing two
Dagger to right Gene Dunn hit TO Sim
gleton. but McCarty dropped the throw
after making a fine stop and Vowel
scored Bishop put IA corking single TO
TlEWA anu bAilli me-
Stanford tied il. however. in the last
half. when Tom Bright was safe on
Gadberry's dropping Of Yowell's throw.
He got second on passed ball by Bish-
op Hill famed. but Waters singled to
right, sending Bright home. The visit
tors had two men on bases In the eighth
and again in the ninth but the agony
was ended in the last round when Tom
Bright safely bagged Bishops long fly,
making the third out.
Stanford won the game in the sixth
when McCarty, first mp, singled to
right. Bishop threw low to catch him
at second and the ball bounding far into
center. he came home. Singleton sin
gled by first. stole second. and after
Coleman had singled by second. scored
while Coleman was being run down be-
tween first and second
Interest was very keen in the game,
and a big crowd of Hustonville rooters
was on hand, the attendance being
about the largest Of the season.
stanford plays at Harrodsburg Tues,
day but unless better article Of bal
is put up. this record breaking winning
streak is going to get smashed itself.
1 Tho ernra.