The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-15

EVluently captain tOOLo OIL VIC
Miss" was anticipating an attempt
to capture his goat when he came to
his home town with the University
baseball team, consequently he left
that animal securely tied in one OF
the barns hear oxford, and lit into the
Normal bunch with vengeance in his
eye and the determination to make
healthy addition to his batting record.
1t was due largely to Capt. Foote's ,
heavy hitting and his classy fielding
around the first bag that Ole Msis sue
ceeded in walloping the Normal col
lege to the dismal refrain of to 5.
The Hub City's pride compared ia
vorably with the state university squad
and barring the lack of experience, the
absence of several of their best men,
the inability to hit the ball hard
enough and at the right time, and a
few other minor difficulties the Normal
would have given Ole Miss such an
other drubbing as she never experience
ed before.
Things looked good for the Normal
ties when Mississippi was blanked in
the first sally to the plate by failing
to get enough steam behind the bat
when the ball was tapped, and then
succeeded in bringing in two tallies for
themselves. Holmes, the first Normal
! 70 oh
reached first on that gentleman's error.
Montague was out when Foote climbed
in the air after his low fly. Shelton
went back to the bench when his fowl
was caught at third. Calvin got one
base on a clean hit to center field and
advanced Holmes to second. With two
out G. Anderson sent long one to
center field for two bags, scoring
Holmes and Civalin but expired on
second when Nicely popped to third.
Mississippi tied the score in the
second when McInnis brought in Green,
who had got on the bags by Holmes
error with a grounder and HaXton,
who had started the circuit with a
two Dagger to left field. The side was
, out on Murphy's long fly to center
, field And right here in this inning
center fielder Neeley began to start
with his method of tending the central
garden.
A double play and a strike out kept
the Normal from breaking the tie, in
their half of the second.
= A strike out and two short drops In
to the center field bucket retired Mis-
!. sissippi in the third without scoring
The Normal met similar fate.
In the fourth inning Mississippi took
= the lead with two scores and the Nor
:, NAL was never in sight of victory again
Mills went to first when hit by a pitch
ed ball. McInnis sent high one tt
center with the usual result. Murphy
reached first on Holmes failure t.
handle a swift grounder, and Mills ad
vanced to second. Evans was safe a
first on an infield ball, Mills advanced
. to third. but Murphy was nabbed a
second. Bailey walked The bases
were full and there were two out, bu
twarn't long before Cap'n Foote step
ped upen de plate wild his oil soaked
bat and damned dat ball away GU
=" dar in de center field and did
stop running afore he got t.
second base, whilst Mr. Mills and MI
D Evans come trottin in liken dey WI
jest gwine to dare classes and warn
D. in no hurry. The scoring ceased whel
lie Oats was out on fly to first.
IL Normal was retired in short orde
le with two strike outs and an assis
from McInnis to Foote on Cox's INTEL
r. bounder.
Neither side succeeded in reachin
n first base in the fifth inning, but i
al the sixth Mississippi added anothe
~ tally when Foote'S single to cente
I'd brought in Evans from Second, No
n NAL failed to score.
ne Green sent long one to center wit
re the usual result. Haxton popped-up
is the pitcher and Mills killed his chanc
w with fly to center. Normal ais
a failed to score.
ne The eighth inning developed into
IL real ball game with scoring on bot
III sides and a considerable amount c
I'll enthusiasm among the spectators. "Ol
OK Miss" completed their scoring wit
four additional tallies and Normal az
ded two to their credit. McInnis ser
lp- long drive to Nicely, who was restin
l. on his laurels and the center field fenc