The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-18
SUMTER WON.
GAME FULL OF EXCITEMENT Err.
RORS AND BONEHEAD PLAYS.
Hcsult neutrality-suspicious., Sumter q.
Columbia 4-Wccks for Locals
Fitched Brilliant Gamc-Andrews
stealing homc, BOylc's Fielding and
DrcvcDstcdt's Stick Work Fcaturcs

In game abounding in excitement.
and featured by errors and a fair
sprinkling of real bonehead plays ON
the part OF both teams, Sumter came
out on top Friday by score of to
4. In most of the innings iam.un
ball was played, and occasionally
there would be a complete reversal of
form, and state Of panic seemed to
be in full swing. and, in those spells
when the ball was tossed around. the
sky was the limit. Then, high-balls
could be had even without the asking
Most or the time there was plenty of
snap and pep in the game, and close
ness of the contest made it a most in
teresting struggle for the spectators.
Weeks, the new pitcher, who will
be seen again in Sumter during the
next series, was invincible He yield
ed but four hits in the nine innings
That he performed, and but one run
should have been counted against
him, He had everything and fielded
his position beautifully.
Sumter started off auspioiously in
the first inning, the first four men up
driving out clean singles. White was
caught mapping, and but one run was
counted.
In tRe second inning, Spann was
passed to first, Boyle was safe on a
fielders choice; both runners were
then advanced peg on the error of
Weir. Weeks and White went out in
order. but on Drev's second single. the
two runners counted. With a three
run lead, the Sumter boys let up, and
seemed to think that it was not nee
essary to work. They had rude
awakening a little later.
Andrews secured the first hit for
the visitors in the fifth inning. He
was pushed up to second when Turner
went out, Drevenstedt to BOYLE.
Weeks tried to catch the runner Off
second, but Haynsworth did not see
the throw, and when White tried TO
nail the runner at third, his throw
went through Drev's legs. and the first
fuke run was made.
1t was in the seventh that things
looked shaky. Odom led off with a
single over third, Kelly, H., who wa.
pitching for the visitors, received one
OF Weeks swift ones in the head, aud
was put out Of the game. Andrews'
single filled the sacks. and whes
AdaDry made bad peg to catch him
or first. Odom counted. and when
Boyle threw wild to Mabry to catch
Weir, who was running for Kelly, at
the plate, Weeks. who was backing up
the catcher. made q great stab of the
wild heave, and retired Weir for the
second out. Just previous to that
Boyle made sensational catch of
Turner's near-Texas Lacquer for the
kins, Andrews pulled a great play
in stealing home from third. He beat
the throw a block and tied the score.
Weir replaced Kelly on the mound
Tor the visitors. In the eighth, a pass,
a batter hit by pitched ball, one hit
and four errors put the Gamecock
three runs In the lead. A hit, a
stolen base and an error resulted in
one and the final score for Columbia,
and the game ended in victory for
Sumter by margin of two runs.
The score:
X. H. T..
Columbia. :. 900 01O 2O1-3 6
Sumter. E. .12O 900 O3O-6 9 s
Batteries: Kelly. H., Weir and Car
ter; Weeks and Mabry.
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