The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-04-24
STAMFORD WINS BALL
GAME FULL OF ERRORS
Local Lads Defeat Hustonville S to 4
But Have a Hard Time In
Doing IL


In a game replete with errors ON
each side, the Stanford high school ball
team nosed out Hustonville's High
School nine, here Wednesday after
noon by score of to 4. The story
OF the game is told when glance at the
box score shows that the visitors piled
up a total Of 10 errors. but the home
lads were not far behind with eight,
but this difference OF two errors pro-
baby made the difference in the score.
Both singleton, for Stanford. and
Hall, for the West Enders, twirled
nice ball, but the visitors were unable
TO connect satisfactorily with the Of
ferings of the local lad, garnering only
three safeties off his delivery, while
Stanford was finding Hall for seven.
Some careless work in the field gave
Hustonville lead OF three to one up
to the last Of the seventh, when with
two men on bases, Stage for the visi-
tors, who had played star game at
the keystone bag up to that time, let a
hot one from Mobley's bat go through
his legs which tied the score and paw
ed the way to victory. This was Stages
only bobble throughout the game. and
the way he cavorted around his sta
ton, covering acres OF territory, show
ed the classy ball player that he is.
Out Of seven chances, he handled six
without AN error. The work OF Myers
IN killing Stanfords runners who
sought to burglarize second. was fine
Both pitchers had on their strike-out
clothes. Singleton whiting II of the
visitors while Hall got the numbers of
eight of the home boys. Hall allowed
five bases on balls. Woods working him
tor three of them, and Shanks and
Hill taking one each.
Both sides went out in order in the
first frame. but Stanford slipped one
over in the second that looked mighty
sweet for while. After Perkins had
famed. Singleton bingled through
short. went to second on a high throw
from Myers and took third when Con-
way who headed the BALL threw badly
to Murphy, who let the ball get to the
spectators but retrieved it in time to
throw Singleton out at the plate. Hill
hit sharply to Sandidge. who fumbled
and the runner then proceeded to steal
second and went to third and home on
two passed balls by Myers.
Not until the fifth inning could the
visitors push man around. although
they doomed TIP dangerous when with
two outs. Hall punched vicious triple
to center field the pill falling over the
fence. Fast work by Shanks, ]. En-
bry and Hill held the runner at the
third cushion where he died when San
didge was an easy out at first
Stanford blew badly in the fifth.
however. when the visitors took the lead
with three tallies and looked like win
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husky right fielder. led off with a
screaming double to center. Conway
followed with a drive through short
that Hill couldn't get to and winch
]. Embry allowed to sift through his
legs. Skinner ambling home while Con-
way perched on second. Woods muffed
third strike on Barnett, who beat the
throw to first while Conway took sec
ond Murphy fouled out to Woods who
made nice catch. Hall hit sharply to
Mobley who knocked the ball down and
beat the visitors pitcher to the bag.
but it took so much time that Conway
crossed the plate from third and Bar
nett made third and scored when Hill
let Sandidges grounder go square
through him. Rife ended the agony
by tanning. but the visitors we're two
runs 10 the good and which looked big
as mountains.
They made their last one in the first
half of the seventh on Barnett's fly
back OF second his theft of both sec
ond and third and Woods passed ball.
which he couldn't get to in time to
head the runner. After this run was
over. Singleton struck out the next
three batters.
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when Grimes dropped Texas Lacquer
back of second base and went to second
when Conway fumbled. He was safe
at third when Myers let a ball pass.
Woods walked and stole second, I.
Embry flew out to Sandidge, but Sam
Embry drove long fly to right, which
Skinner bagged Grimes was off third
on the cat-hop, however and beat the
throw to the plate. Perkins was easily
put out at first by Stagg,
The home boys forged ahead and
sewed il up in the last of the seventh
much TO the delight of the large crowd
OF bugs. Singleton started off by driv-
ing one right at Rife in short, who
juggled it a moment. just long enough
to enable the fleet pitcher to beat the
throw. though Sandidge dropped the
hall, but Singleton already had it nip
ped. This seemed to get the goat of
the visitors defense which went all to
smash. Hill put another one at Rife.
who let it go through this time. send
ing Singleton to second. Shanks struck
out but Mobley put hot one at Stagg.
who was too anxious for the double
play and let il get away, scoring Sim
gleton and Hill while Mobley drifted
on to second. He took third when MY
ers threw wild to second to head him
and scored on another passed ball by
the catcher. This ended the run get
ting on each side The box score.
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