The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-15
YOUNGSTERS WIN
PRACTICE GAME
OSCAR STANAGE PICKS YOUNG
STEERS FOR BDuT WITH THE
REGULARS AND WINS.
Fell Upon Flanagan In the Third In-
ming and ssarnered six Safeties
CIR His Dciivery-Net
Five Runs.

In a little friendly chat in the no
tel lobby just after lunch yesterday
oscar stanage, veteran baek-stop fol
the Detroit Tigers. told Donnie BUSH
the speedy short-stop, that he had
putty" arm aud really did not know
this game they call baseball. Thai
was Just provocatien for an argu-
ment and their teammates gathered
about to hear 1t out. AS mediator,
Manager Jennings proposed that the
| dispute be setlad at Jungle park and
that the two veteran players captain
teams for a slx-innlng match game.
| This was just to their liking. SO the
captains began to choose their teams.
| Bush said he didn't want to take ad-
| vantage of a cripple and wonid give
| Stanage file choice Of any nine men
On the team. i've a lot of You
fellows play and don't want you,'
said Stasaage rs he began TO choose
d team from the rockies. Here
are the selections:
STANDARDIZATION, End. Eli
son. Dyer, Short stanage, 3rd,
Spencer, catcher; Mckee, RI Dauss,
If, Griggs. III; Cunningham and
Couch. pitchers.
Bushes-Bush. S. Young, 2b,
veach. Is; Heilman. IF, Burns, lb.
Harper, CT; Jones. 3b, Yelle, c;
Flanagan and Jones. pitchers.
1t was a lineup Of youngsters
against the regulars and really
looked easy, but the unexpected hap
psned and the yongsters made a run
away cat OF the game In the third
inning. The Bushes were at bats
first and found Cunningham q little
pulling. However. In the first in
ming he was touched up for a hit.
First inning@Burnes popped up 10
stanage, Young out Dyer to Griggs,
Veaen hit safe to left but was caught
stealing. One hit, no runs. Mich
olson struck out, Ellison was out On
d dinky drive to Flanagan to Burns.
Dyer flew out TO Holman. No hits,
no runs.
Second inning-IIeilnaan walked.
Burns flew out TO Ellison, Harper
hit safe to center. Jones popped out
to Stanaee, yeIie was out Cunning
ham 10 Burns. One hit, no run.
Stanage was out Bush to Burns,
walled, Dauss was safe on error of
walked, Dauss was safe ON error
Bush. but Mckee was ont attempt
ing TO stretch TO Bird. No hits, no
runs.
Third innlng-Flanagan flew to
center, 3ush walked, Young popped
out to Cunningham, Veach was safe
on error Of Dauss. Bush scored on
error. Heilrnan flew 10 center. No
hits, one IN. Griggs, a recruit from
Frost, Texas. who came here IN his
own initiative TO work out with the
Tigers, started the fire works for
the youngsters with a safe hit to LETT
field. Cunningham sent a singing
one to Bush and was safe on choice,
Grisgs out at End, Nicholson walked.
Ellison beat out an inField hit, but
was caught stealing End. Dyer hit
safe to left scoring Cunningham and
Nicholson. Stanage walked, Spencer
smashed one against right field
fence for two bases and scored Dyer
and Stanage. He scored on McKee's
safe n to center. Dauss struck out
Johnny Couch went in the box for
the youngsters ana Jones went IN for
the regulars aud the score getting
ended for the remaining innings
OF the game.
About this time Sam Crawford and
A. sheahan, road secretary Of the
club, put In appearance on the field
and the players seeing visions OF pay
checks lost a little OF their pep
and we're let down without a hit off
Couch or Jones. The final score
was S and /. The score by innings:
Bushes .........0 o / 0 o II
stanages ..s.4...0 5 o o 0 -
Messrs. Bachelor and Beasley Of
fieiated,