The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-04-30
WENTWORTH BREAKS
INTO N COLUMN
Defeats c. B. c. 6 to 5 And 8 to
2. Poor Baseball Wealth
er Prevailed.
From the W. NJ. A. Trumpeter.

From the w. M. A. Trumpeter.
Wentworth broke into the win col
umn last Thursday and Friday by de-
feating Chillicothe Business College
in two games. The first was close,
6 to 3, and was featured by misplays
on both sides. The second was a
walkaway, 8 to ,, and was notable
for the brilliant fielding of the w.
M. A. men, their hitting, and Row
lands pitching, The game was new
err in doubt.
First Game.
Wentworth won the first game
from Chillicothe Business College by
coming from behind in the eighth in
ming and nosing the visitors out 6
to 5. A more unfavorable day for
baseball could not have been picked.
A wind-almost a gale-was sweep
ing from the west, keeping the dia-
mend in a smother of dust and sting
ing sand and in addition to all this,
it was cold. Neither team could do
itself justice.
Cornelius went to the mound for
Wentworth and Dickhurler for C. B.
c. Both teams went out in one, two,
three order the first inning. In the
second w. M. A. counted one. Jen-
kins, first man up, got safe when
Dickhurler made an error of his
%grounder. He went to third on A
moss clean single and scored when
Dickhurler bobbled again on Cookies
liner. But in the third Chillicothe
counted three times largely due to
Jenkins's errors and bone-headed
plays. Britain got safe when ouI
second baseman let his grounder roll
between his legs. Utterback was
safe on an error. Etheridge flew Out
to center field. Jenkins muffed Ian.
casters infeld fly and Utterbacl
scored. Phillips and Dickhurler ther
contributed hits and these combined
with another error or two gave the
visitors their three runs.
But W. NJ. A. counted one in theil
half of the third when Hampton walk
ed and errors were made on taps b!
Bradfeld and Jenkins. In the fourtl
both teams made one each. c. b
C.'s was the result of two clean hits
a three-bagger by Woolworth and
single by Utterback. W M. A.'s rul
came when Milan walked and cross
ed the plate on Cookies scorchini
double. On the fifth Chillicothe scor
ed another on two singles and a
error. 1t looked as if Wentworth
would not be able to hold them a
they now had a two run lead. Blu
after the fifth, Cornelius tightene
up and they could not do anythin
with his delivery.
In the seventh Wentworth put tn
game away on ice by running j
three scores. Daniels, first up, dre'
a pass. Hampton was hit by tn
pitcher. The speedy Bradfeld bes
out an inield hit and the bases wei
damned Captain Terry then can
through with a timely punch, a clea
single over short, Daniels score
but Hampton was caught at I'll
plate. Milan got safe when Dicl
hurler fumbled his %grounder. AmC
then hit one to third. 1t was a han
ball to handle and the thow to fir
went wild. Bradfeld and Terry rom
ed home with the game. C. B.
could not count in the ninth and Il
game was ours.
Cornelius pitched a good game Il
exception of an inning or two.
the second frame, he retired the siC
on four pitched balls. He fann'
four men. Cooke showed great in
provement behind the bat and Am
seems to have struck his stride. Ter
and Bradfed both hit timely.
For C. B. c., Woolworth, the
shortstop, wal their classiest playG
both in the field and at the bat. tt
game was fast, being played in lie
than an hour and a half.
Score: