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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1899)
THE, HESPERIAN ) i & A GOOD GAME. Washburn College Tossers Make It Interesting for the University but Lose In the Ninth Inning. I'ho first college bnll gntno between the University and Washburu Collogo, of Topeka, Kansas, was played on the campus lust Saturday afternoon and, though attended by a very small crowd, was interesting and exciting from start-to finish. Had it not been for a number of bad errors the score would have boon remarkably low on either side. A cold, raw wind, blowing steadily from the east, and the atmosphere not aB clear as usual, prevented the fielding from being as good as it otherwise would have been. The battery for the University 'vas composed of Rhea and Moore, both of whom played good ball. If they had been supported properly the visitors would have found it difficult to circle the bases more than four times. Rhea's pitching was characterized by good spoed and endur ance. The latter, especially, made it possible for the Univer sity boys to gain in the last half what they lost in the first. Barns and Backenstoce did battery work for the Kansans and were the strength of tho team. Backenstoce, who did the pitching, played an excellent game, and though not at all speedy, was hit infrequently. All things considered, tho teams wore about equally matched, In tho first inning our boys took tho field, giving the visitors the first chance at the bat. Stahl opened the "fire works," as tho Kansans styled their batting, by sending a hotgroundor to Reeder, who was playing short. Tho latter was caught nap ping and made a poor pickup by lotting his man roach first. Barnos, tho second man up, was thrown out on first by Reeder. Gophart then took up tho stick and sent a grounder to McDiar mid on second base, who fumbled it, allowing Stahl to reach tho home plate. In tho second half the University boys failed, to score. Tho second inning witnessed several light hits but no ono was able to score. In the third inning Reeder made fair single, stole second base and reached homo on a clean hit by Managor bliss. Tho fourth and fifth innings continued al together in favor of tho visitors and it seemed that victory was theirs, but the last !half was a decidedly different affair. In tho sixth both sides scored twice, bringing up tho score to 7 and 8, in favor of tho Washburn team. Tho latter did not succeed in gaining another score, but wore tied in the eighth inning, and affairB were getting pretty interesting when the ninth inning commenced. Bliss came first to the bat and made a safe hit. Gordon struck out but was followed by McDiarraid, who made a fine double to center field, bringing Bliss home. Tho University boys did not bat as well as was expected, es pecially during the first half, and seemed to bo playing the waiting game. However, good hits wore made by Kingsbury, Moore, Roeder, McDiarmiH and Bliss. Reeder made a sensa tional catch in tho sixth inning. The following is tho order the teams batted: Nebraska Positions Washburn Reeder ss L. Stahl Moore c Barnes Miss ff Gephart Gorden 3b Granley McDiarmid 2b Detwiler Kingsbury cf Stahl tfolin If , Campbell Rhodes, , ib ' Frisbv Knea p Backenstoce Earnest Wiggenhorn, '98, is pastor of the Episcopal church at Ashland. Hie congregation is much pleased with his ser mons. Tho Wahoo High School takes groat pride in the number of graduates that it has attending the University. There are about fifteen hero. Among those recently severely wounded in tho Philippines are Richard James, W. O. Dungan and Frank D. Eager. James was wounded in tho cheek, Dungan in the- eye, and Eager in the foot. 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE jjjnTTOj Trade Marks Designs Copyrights &c. 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