The Holly chieftain., 1923-08-16
HOLLY BREAKS EVEN
Lose. One to 3 Wins One to

The Holly base ball club last
Sunday broke even in a double bill
losing the first game to Syracuse
by score of Alto 8 and winning
from Coolidge in shut out 5 to 0.
The latter game going only five
innings.
Holly should have won both of
| the games by all means. but ragged
ball playing in the Syracue game
| was their down fall. The Syracuse
game was an interesting one as
plays came up that would make
any ball fan radical in his argu-
ments. Never in our life have we
seen three base runners trying to
steal hOmes at one time until last
Sunday. Circus had nothing on this
| game
Syracuse scored three runs the
| very first half frame, first man up
gets hit--this coupled with four
straight errors and fielders
'hoice, which was poor one netted
the three counters. Holly got one
run in their half of this frame
Annear got a single, steals second
is sacrificed to third and steals
home In, the fifth Holly tied the
score, getting two. runs on four hits
and an error on third In the
seventh the Holly boys were going
to put over the winning run and
right there the comedy began.
Languin gets neat single. r.
Blair, pinch hitter. follows suit,
Shanstrom hits to short, who jug
giles it, filling the bases with no
ane down and Annear to bat
ShanstrOm starts to steal second,
R. Blair starts to third, Shanstrom
passes second and keeps going on
to third, Languin sets tight on the
third bag till both runners are near
then he starts for home with the
other two runners following close
behind-the umpire fainted-de
cisiOn rendered when umpire came
to. that they all be called out
Websters gives nothing on it. so
YOU can call it what ever you like
This play was figured out by Mgr
| Blair and if 1t does not carry any
playing advantages 1t sure has a
kick in its comedy. This play was
too much for the home boys and
they let the winning run in the
next inning when Cores on first
dropped one-then came couple
of hits and counter. 1t however is
still debated that the score should
have been tied in the ninth when
Cores gets q hit, r. Blair running
for him, steals second and goes to
third on passed ball and had
home stolen when the catcher steps
in front of the plate to get a de-
livered ball to the batsmGn to cut
him off For decision on this the
boys have written several Metro
politan papers-but the game was
lost.
During the whole game not a |
fielder nor the short for Syracuse
got a chance or a putout during the
whole game, but five men done the
playing, something that does not
happen very often.
Score by innings:- r H EI
Syracuse 3 o 0 0 0 0 o o A 5 81
Holly 1000 $4,000 ...3 10 s.
Batteries: - Syracuse, Vaughn.
Smith-Ralston, Holly Annear-Lash-
nit Struckout by Vaughn 8 Smith
2 Annear 8 Earned runs Holly q
Left on bases Syracuse Holly 6. /
First on errors Syracuse Holly g
Coolidge game was only five in
ming contest in which Collidge did
not have look in-the home boys
stealing bases at will Pfioffer who
pitched for Holly allowed but 2l
hits while Smith for Coolidge was
touched for five. Holly played error
less ball while Cooligde booted 5
easy ones The final score was to
Next Sunday the boys go to Bran.
don for double header.
MAIL CAR BURNS,
o.