The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-17
Heavy Hitiing! COlIegians Too
Many for The Props
GOOSE csc FOR PARK SCHOOL
Features Of the Game Well Portrayed
and Pictured ON Paper by the Suns
Pencil Artlst--The Props Did Well
But They Could Not Find CAN'T
Score & too.

The heavy hitting collegians proved
too many for the props yesterday al
ternoon in the game between Trinity
college and Trinity Park school, the
older men winning by he score OF 9
to o. 1t was the opening game Of the
season and drew a good crowd de-
spite the weather. which was uncom-
fortably cod. In this -espect matters
were helped good deal by a good
number Of visiting Elks, who.took adj
vantage Of their stay in Durham to see
THE bali game. The bleachsrs on both
sides 81 the gFandsaiId we're wen
lflled and the roofing, especially by
lthe adhcrents Of the Park school, both
feminine and maseuiins. was quite up
Ito the mark
Fitzgerald. the far-heralded pitches
OF the high school, was tapped I'M
Incredibly BY the coilegians. total Of
eleven hits being made of him, five
OF which we're for two bases. Cooper
land Bundy, for Trinity. began heir
batting streak early in the season, the
former securing three hits during the
game and the latter two. The batting
exhibition put up by the college tenn
against a pitcher the caliber OF Fl;z-
gerald, Is good evidence that Trinity's
playing this year viii be characterized
by heavy hitting to greater degree
than has been the case in recent
years. The infield combination. c1n-
posed OF CAN'T, Bnndy, West. Thomp-
son. Henderson and Spruce. put lip a
fast exhibition Of bali playing. Hen
dersoH especially showing up well in
his new posi- ion OF. first base. With
the departure OF Walter West from
college last June the first sack In
lcnmbency was the matter OF a good
deal OF concern 90 fhe college fans.
but Hen" effecsuaily removed all
doubts by his playing yesterday.
Spruce played reliable game
Throughout and shows decided i'm
Iproyement over last year Bundy.
Thompson and West. all veterans OF
the infield Of las, year. we're in their
old positions az third. short and
second. and played a swift. errorless
game throughout. with the exception
OF Bundy. who threw slightly too
high 20 Henderson once. who had TO
jump high for II. the man regis erlng
safe at first while Hen" was In the
air Bundy and Thompson both have
their batting eyes with them this year
Rob CAN'T who did the pitching for
Trinity. was In his finest form, giving
only one base on balls and striking
out eight men. Ills speed Is grea
this year. and his curves had the
preps frightened from the first 10 the
last inning. In the second inning.
Dorset. first man up for the Park
school. misiudged a swift bender and.
failing 70 step away from Il in time.
received hard-pitched ball JUS
above the ear. which stretched him on
j the ground. He took the count, arose.
shook himself. and retired 20 the bench
for the inning. He plrekils went into
the game again the next inning and
Played bis usual errorless game on
! FIRST base.
Cooper Foushee and Rose formed
iTrlnisg's outfcid. The first NO named
are veterans Of last years team and
sustained their reputation for fanli-
less fielding. Foushee dropped one
exceedingly long and twisting one. but
aside from this played his usual fast
gene Cooper was IN the best form
he has ever been IN. taking every
chance and batting in Blk league syle.
His base running promises to be one
Of the features Of this years games
lie has developed wonderful speed
and Is probably Trinity-s best base
runner this year Rose IL Of last
years second team. and looked good
yesterday IN his first try-out with the
varsity. He secured one hit and
helded his position we'll
T-fnity's runs cane Ii shc FIRST.
second, nth and eighth innings. A.
two-bagger each by Foushce and
Thompson 10 the first inning netted
the collegIans one run. In the second
inning Trinity scored three more
through single by Rose. a slashing
two-bagger by CAN'T. another two
baggcr by Bundy and lone error on
the part Of the Park school sh0r stop.
vino failed 10 handle spruce's ground
or. In the fifth Bundy's trusty stick
got IN some more of IFS deadly work. /
sending the sphere over left fields
head for two bases A timely hil by
West 70 center scored Trinity's nth !
run. A III, by Cooper grounder 10
third By Henderson. which put Cooper
out AZ second and landed Henderson
safe on FIRST, and three free passes by /
Fitzgerald forced In Trlnitys sixth
run.
For the Park school Hales and
LItchtield rot the tive solitary hits
Love caught beautiful game and /
Dorset played faultlpsaly on flrgl. The \
folding Of the props waa of iIrgt-cIasa
order. and their decided defeat yes
terdag must be attributed 10 their In
ability TO ilnd CAN'T
Summary; Batteries, Trinity. Can't i