Kansas University Weekly. ATHLETICS.
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SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN GAME.
The first of the class games has been played. The team representing the class of '98, with flowing manes and self-confident air, won from the ill-treated and down trodden class of '99. The game was close and exciting, but when the gloaming gloomed the Freshmen had only two scores to their opponents' five.
It was just three-forty when "Dod" Wagner went into a trance. It was just five minutes later that Mr. Adams, the "Chief Mogul" of the league, attired in a beautiful spring creation by Dorus appeared. It was just three-fifty-five when Swazey, the irrepressible, arrived in the grounds with his cane and smile. The game was then called. Johnny Outland had been chosen to recure the vile epetapts hurled at the umpire by the classmen, but he did not put in his appearance. Wagner was led out by some friends and the game was started under the league rules of 1876.
The game started with Snyder at the bat. He score a base on balls but Jobes, who hasn't done anything since, threw him out on second in an attempt to steal. Rench struck out. Morrison went out McClearry to Griggs. The Freshmen drew a blank.
The Sophomores failed to go the round in their half, but the Freshmen made the circuit. Pratt got a hit and McClearry put another in the same place. Taylor got his base on balls
and bases were full with no one out. Lindus struck out. Dieson hit a hot one to Brewster who threw to first letting Pratt score. Morrison "crossed out," Dieson and Jobes struck out.
Neither side scored until the sixth when the Freshmen made the fatal mistake of not leaving well enough alone. Stanley went in the box, taking Burdict's place, and Rench without a hit to his credit celebrated the event with a home run sending in Snyder ahead of him.
The Freshmen tied the score in the seventh but were prevented from winning the game by good blocking on the part of Wing.
The strain proved too much for the Freshmen and they went to pieces in the ninth giving the Sophomores a choice to "clinch" the game with three runs.
SCORE.
Freshmen. Sophomores.
A.B. R. I.B. P.O. A. E.
Jobes, c... 5 4 0 5 4 4 Sdyder, c.. 4 1 1 10 1 0
Burdict, p. 5 0 2 1 4 0 Rench, p. 4 1 1 2 2 0
Stanley, 2 4 0 0 3 4 1 Morrison, 1 4 1 0 6 0 0
Griggs, l. 4 0 1 16 0 2 Wing, 3... 4 1 0 1 0 0
Pratt, 3... 4 1 2 1 1 0 Brewster, s 3 0 0 2 2 2
McClerary,s 4 0 2 0 4 2 Haggart, 2. 4 0 0 2 2 1
Taylor,l... 3 0 1 0 0 0 Agnew, l.. 2 1 0 2 0 0
Lindus, r. 4 0 0 1 0 0 Siever, m. 4 0 0 1 0 1
Dieson, m.. 4 1 1 0 1 0 Pickett, r. 4 0 1 1 0 0
Total 36 2 9 27 18 5 Total 33 5 3 27 7 4
Earned runs, Freshmen 1, Sophomores 1, second base hits, Burdict; home run, Rench; passed balls, Jobes 4; double play, Brewster to Haggart to Morrison; base on balls, Burdict 2, Stanley 3, Brewster 1, Rench 2; struck out, by Rench 5, Brewster 2, Burdict 4, Stanley 4;
GEOLOGICAL ACROSTIC,—TO PHONE 47.
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