The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-28
A., & N. DEFEATS
NATIONAL PH|[[|ES
Baxter for Visitors Batted
Out of Box
THE SCORE WAS s To 4

III. A and VI. Gives a Fine ENhiD''"n
of SIugging and the Visitors f"a -
to Put in New Battery
ueax stick work Won the Game.
The Farmers played havoc with the
-pbilliesa Yesterday, batting Baxter out
of the box in the fourth when a thie~
haecer and four sin giles netted them three
runs. Baxter yielded three hits III Tue
second. which Melted the Farmers TWO
tallies. The PhiIlies hit Tucker Tor d
home run and three singles IN the SAUL
netting them three runs.
The heavy stick work was what earheu
the game for the Farmers. Although
Robertson. the giant A. and NJ. slugser'
was unable to be in the game on account
of a sprained ankle, the Farmers We're
determined to make it Il hot fight ana
worked hard throughout the entire game.
only three men faced eacn pitcher dur
ing the first inning, all being thrown OF
caught out. In the second the PhfllIes
lost a good chance to score when Wei
chonce hit to left for two bases and Mil
Ter sacrificed him to third. However, Lehr
grounded to short, who threw him out at
first. and Young famed. In the same
inning Williams. for the Farmers, Knocked
a pop-foul to third Hartsell's fly to left
was muffed ration flew out to second
Seifert singled to center and went to sec
ond when centre threw to catcher in at
tempt to catch Hartsell, but HartselI
scored: Ross singled to rig-t and Seifert
went to third; Ross stole second and
Seifert scored when fuckers singled to
left: Tucker was then caught off first ana
went ont catcher to second.
A. and Ms good fielding was again il
evidence when in the fourth with one of
the PhiIlies on third and one man out
they could not score. Luderus grounded
to pitcher who touched him out. Then the
sIugger. Welchonce, who was good for a
triple, double and single, came up ana
drove .three Dagger to center, but Mil
Ter and Lehr could only ground and were
thrown out at first.
1t was in the Farmers half Of the
fourth that the hits. galore were made,
and Baxter was batted out of the box.
Williams, first up, singled TO left: Hart
sell followed with a three Dagger, scoring
Williams; Patton and Seifert went out
pitcher to first Ross singled to center and
scored Tucker singled to center;
scored: Tucker was caught at third
to third.
In the fifth only three of the Phi1lies
faced Tucker, two flying tc first and one
out third to first.
In A. and Ms fifth Brown singled to
centre; Speer sacrificed; Miller muffed
Williams grounder and Speer scored
was caught trying to steal sec
ond; Hartsell famed.
The only time things took a serious
turn for A. and NJ. was in the sixth when
Mowry grounded to short, who threw
to first and Mowry went on to sec
ond Mayes singled. Then came Luderus
with a home run high in the bleachers.
scoring also Mowry and Mayes. However.
The Farmers grimly determined that not
another man should cross the plate-for
awhile anyhow. Welchonce singled to
Miller followed suit; Lehr sacri-
feed: Young famed: J%acKley. who had
been substituted for Moran, flew to third,
retiring the side.
The only other tally by the PhiIlies
in the seventh. Yates. who was subj
for Baxter, went out short to
first: Mowry walked: Mayes singled to
light field. He tried to make second and
c~aught-rigbt fielder to short. When
he dust cleared Mowry was across the
Luderus was hit: Welchonce's
5rounder was muffed by short: Miller
TO short. who forced Welchonce
1t second. retiring the side
The Farmers. with the exception of
robertson, are in the pink of condition
md will make things hot for Lafayette
Monday afternoon. 1t is not known vet
that Robertson will play. but Stafford
Will be in the box for the Farmers. which
s alone sufficient evidence that a great
battle will take place.