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THE UNIVERSITY COURIER.
tial feature of the game was in the fifth inning, when a ball was thrown through Alden from the field, and Mitchell was there. As a general thing when a man got the ball he did not know what to do with it. We would have scored earlier and oftner if some coaches had been placed at third and first to assist the base runners, and to give the boys some confidence in themselves. This was a fatal and inexcusable mistake. In the first ining Gear was caught off second, after a pretty two bagger, because no one was there to lead him. In the fifth we had a good chance to score, which was killed by miserable base running. Mitchell got first on a slow hit, but was caught ten feet from second in an attempt to steal Todd went to first when Chamberlain was hit with the ball. Nott, was given his base, and with no one out our sky brightened. There was no coach at third, and Todd was easily caught by Pitcher Stultz. The only base running on our side was by Chamberlain and Williamson on their long hits.
The boys batted nicely, i.e., they had their "good eye with 'em," as only five strike outs to pitcher Stultz's belt will show. Every one hit the ball, and often hard, but the placing of the hits was unlucky It just looked like wherever we would knock the ball there was a blue uniform The fielding was good, at times, brilliant. The criticism in this respect is that the boys did not cover ground enough. The error column is small, but a number of hits were scored for the blues that should have been taken in.
Gear pitched a beautiful game against the hard hitting western team, and was complimented by a number of the Kansas City boys Several of the hits charged against him should have been "swollowed up" by those backing him. He was nervous, or over enthusiastic, giving eleven men bases on balls. But a total of only five earned runs is a phenomenal record against such a team. Kelsey caught a splendid game throughout, and headed off several fleet-footed Blues on their way to second. Jim was shy on high fouls for some reason. Williamson made some clever stops of line hits, and hot grounders, his two errors being fumbles, which were well redeemed. Alden's work at second was excellent, although marred by two bad errors. Todd's playing was not strictly first-c ass,
but he made the prettiest catch on our side, taking a running fly to short centre Mitchell accepted everything creditably. Agnew made the most sensational catch of the game on a hard hit to left by Klusman. Chamberlain took in two pretty flies, and and missed an easy one.
THE GAME IN DETAIL.
For the boys in crimson, Todd was the first man to face the little professional pitcher, and rapped the second ball pitched. to short; Kelsey flew out to center; Gear hit a beauty to deep center for two bases, but was caught off the base by Stultz. In the second Alden was given a base on balls: Mitchell went out to right: Chamberlain fouled to Hernon: Nott hit to short, and was headed off at first, leaving Alden on second. Agnew opened the third inning with three strikes; Williamson sent an easy one to the pitcher, and Todd a like one to short, both falling in the mit of Big Bill Klusman on first The boys were touching the ball lively, each in turn, but were unfortunate in not being able to place their hits The fourth inning was in one, two and three order. the boys going out in such rapid fashion that scorer Wynn called for time. Kelsey hit a high fly to third; Gear swung savagely three times but could not connect with Stultz's speedy curves; Alden went out from Connaughton to Klusman Mitchell started the ball rolling in the fifth by a slow one to short, which he beat to first, but a minute later was caught at a poor steal to second; Chamberlain was hit by a pitched ball Todd went to first in his place. Nott was given his base on balls With no coach on third, Todd tried to make his way home, and was easily cut off. Agnew strikes out.
The sixth inning was no exception to the fuscilade. Williamson was hit with the ball: Todd hit to short but the Kansas City boys missed a double play: Kelsey was reaching for the fence but Darby's glove was in the way: Gear struck out under the new rules, the third strike being a foul caught ten feet behind the plate. The seventh was our lucky number, sure. Alden hit easily to Stultz. Mitchell struck out, and it looked very much like the same thing over again, when Chamberlain set the crowd cheering wildly by a beautiful drive to center field for three bases. Wagner made his first appear-
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