New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-30
ARMY Nine WINS
FROM THE NAVY
IN CLOSE GAME
NeyIand Is Hit Hard by
Middies, but Manages
TO Last.
NAVY'S GOAT FAILS
TO TURN THE TIDE
Support of Blodgett Says In
PIrches and Army Over.
comes Early Lead.

lRy TsieEraeh % n. Tribune
West Point, y. Y. May 20 Before
an enthusiastic crowd Of Army and
Navy folk numbering ten thousand.
who sat in the stands fanking tho
Armys baseball field. the cadets and
middies went through nine exciting
innings to-day, the Army hanging up a
victory, after tough tussle. By a score
OF 20 ;.
Neyland, the cadets star hurler, get,
credit for another victory. his third
in succession over tho Navy. for be
beat them here two years ago and re-
peated las. spring az Annapolis.
The Navy lads hit the tall Texan
hard to-day, and they also outfelded
the cadets, making only two errors,
while the cadets are charged with
three. One of the Navy hobbies. how
ever, cost two runs, while the Army's
misplays Melted the Navy nothing.
The Navy did not get many OF the
breaks, Notwithstanding the fact that
they had a goat of the Florida as
mascot. About all the comfort the
Navy goat got was in browsing on the
greensward near the bench, and as the
game wore on he actually looked tired
Of the whole business. The goats name
is Dynamite.
Blodgett, the former High School OF
Commerce lad, was pitted against Ney-
land on the mound, and the Army lad,
except in the third frame, when he
threatened 10 blow, had all the best OF
II. Blodgett was hit for safe drive
by Merrllat, the Army captain. in the
first frame, after he had famed Ger
hardt. Mitchell, the next batter, hit
the first ball pitched to the scoreboard,
scoring Merrlllatt ahead of him.
This gave Neyland an early lead and
things looked good 10 the Army root
ers. However, there was gloom enough
in the camp when the Navy started the
third inning Smith hit safely over
second. II. Fisher bounced one of
Neyland's shins, Smith taking third.
Fisher stole second. and when Adams
drove one of highlands offerings over
second base Smith and Fisher tailed.
The Navy stand went wild and rocked
like a ship on the wave, but the mid
dies were not through yet. Adams
went to second when Merrilat felded
the ball in. took third on o passed
ball and came on home when Hicks.
the Navy captain, drove the pellet into
Battery Knox. on the river bank, for
home run. This big scoring bee gave
the Navy a two-run lead.
The cadets were lucky In their half
OF this frame. Neyland singled TO
right, but Gerhardt forced him at sec
ond, Blodgett TO Calhoun. Hicks
caught Gerhardt by a mile when the
latter tried to steal second. Merrillat
waited Blodgett out and drew a pass.
The Army's Mike Mitchell then strobe
10 bat, and when he slammed the ball
TO right field for a single Moran let It
go through his legs, and 1t was tie
game at Il. Blodgett was touched
up briskly in the Army's half OF the
fourth. Hobbs started the trouble
when he doubled over second base.
Bradley hit long fly TO II. Fisher, IN
centre field. Fisher gobbled II. Hobbs
came home when Prichard poled
pretty single through short. Blodgett
was going badly now and walked Cof-
fin. Prichard tried TO steal third, but
Hicks's arm was still working. and the
attempt was a dismal failure. Neyland
got free ticket, and Gerharddt hunted
safely along third base line. The Navy
was houndering. and when Merrill lat,
the Army captain. hit a tantalizing
roller al Adams and beat il out, Conn
came home. Mitchell forced Gerhardt
at third when he hit one at I. Fisher
These two runs gave the Army the
game, and although the Navy made
game effort several times 70 catch up,
the best they could do was 70 get one
more tally, which came in the seventh.
Two passes, steal, "a single by Adams
and Hicks's sacrifice fly were response
bic for the run.
The Navy got men on in both the
eighth and ninth innings, but could not
score. In the eighth, after Neyland had
famed both Rodgers and Calhoun,
Prichard kicked Blodgett's drive, and
the Navy pitcher was safe. 7. Fisher
singled through the box, and Coffin
threw Smith out at first base. In the
ninth il looked as If the middies might
tie the game. II. Fisher opened the
inning by doubling TO right. Gerhardts
error gave Adams life at first base.
When II. Fisher started for third on
the play and then changed his mind,
Gerhardt got him by block of second
on a quick peg to Coffin. McFall was
drafted TO bat for Blodgett. He hit a
hot one at Neyland. who tossed TO Cof-
fin, forcing Adams at the midway.
Hicks singled over second, and with
two men on bases Rodgers flied to
Hobbs in right for the third out.
The fielding of Coffin and Calhoun
and the hitting of II. Fisher were the
features. The latter in five trips Of
the plate garnered three singles and a
double, and worked Neyland for pass
once. To-day's victory was the seventh
straight win over the Navy for the
Army lads. the cadets not having lost
a Navy game since 1908. The series
now stands: Army, won IL; Navy, won
3.
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