The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-04-25
HIGH SCHOOL
BEATS CENTRE
Varsity Team From Danville Taken
Into Camp by Local Lads in Nice
Ball Game By 9 to S


notwithstanding the chilly wind
which blew all Friday afternoon, the
Stanford High School base ball team
decisively defeated the Centre Col
lege Varsity nine here by a score of
to 5. 1t was great and exciting
game from start to finish, and the
victory of the local school boys over
the collegians was completely de-
cisive. There were no flukes about
it. Our boys outbatted, outfelded
and outplayed the visitors from start
to finish, notwithstanding the fact
that by age and experience and in
size the collegians were, evidently
ahead of the school team
With their regular lineup in the
deld, at every point except in the
box, the visitors did not outclass in
single department the work of the
high school boys. Rogers, Centres
regular first pitcher was out of the
game, having pitched day or so
before and was saved for a game
early this week. His place was taken
by Akers, who is said to be the reg
ular first baseman. Littick, the C.
U. baseball and football coach, play
ed first, however. AS first baseman
he would make a fine "barker" for
some good side show. Akers dis
played nice fast ball, good control
and pitched fair sort of game, but
was up against as classy a bunch of
high school hitters as probably can
! be found on a diamond in Kentucky
this season.
The Stanford High put its regu-
lar nine in the field with the excep-
ton of the battery. Wesley Embry,
who is working in the office of the
State Superintendent of Public In
struction, came home to pitch the
game for the school boys, and was
caught by Mike Penny, who has been
working in his fathers drug store
since his school days, and had not
had a days base ball practice in
over a year. Both showed that they
have Tot ,5st their skill, however,
and contributed largely to the vic
tory. The collegians were only able
to garner four safe hits off Embry's
| delivery, and with the exception of
the fifth inning, and a slight let
! down at the beginning of the ninth,
he was their master at all stages. 1t
was really quite a day for the EN-
bry family, for the pitchers two kid
brothers, Sam Embry, Jr., at first
base and Joe Embry, Jr., in left field,
showed some base ball of big league
| calibre, both on offense and defense
as the box score will show All of
the home boys were on their toes
after their first chuck ague" caused
by facing real college team, had
passed away "Stiff" Noe in right
field was real star both in the field
and at the bat, while Dozier's work
around short was about the classiest
seen here. In fact each and every
one of the school boys deserves the
highest credit for the game he put
up. 1t was a great feather in the
zap VI OtQuIOlu
Stanford started scoring right off
the reel. Joe Embry lead off with
single, took third on Dozier's two
Dagger and scored when Turley let
the ball get away from him, Dozier
pulling up at third where he scored
on a fielder's choice.
Our Boys scored two more in the
third on hits by Perkins and Sam
Embry and couple of errors by the
visitors.
Wesley Embry had pitched great
ball for four innings, only 13 men
facing him, and not sign Of hit
being made off him. Centre tied it
up in the fifth. Cloyd was safe on
Perkins error, went to second on out
by Bruner and scored on Akers' hit;
Allen walked; Adkins hit over sec
ond, scoring Akers; both men adj
vanced a base on Turkeys out and
scored on Littick's drive to center;
Schaaf walked, but Hill ended the
inning with a roller to Dozier.
In Stanford's half of the fifth,
Noe hit to center and went to Sec
ond when Turley dropped Shanks'
third strike. Shanks ran for Noe,
stole third and scored when Turley
let Penny's third strike get by him.
Centre had chance to tie things
up in their half of the seventh. AL
len was safe on Perkins wild heave
to first, and was safe on Adkins tap
to Cover; Turley famed; Embry pur
posely passed Littick to get at Schaaf
who hit into a double play, Dozier
to S. Embry to Perkins.
Stanford scored another in the
seventh. Perkins was safe on Al
lens error; went to second on Sam
Embry's out, and scored on Noes
hit to center.
The local boys put the game on
ice in the eighth. Penny was hit by
pitched ball, went to third on w.
Embry's third hit and Sam Embry
brought both of them home with a