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Friends and Fairmount to Meet This Afternoon

Extensive preparations are being made for the first of a series of three baseball games between Friends University and Fairmount College, which will be played this afternoon on Hess Athletic field.

Six hundred additionanl seats have been built for the many who are expected to attend and the grounds are being put in good condition.

Lewis Smith has been chosen instead of Bates, as was at first given out, to pitch the opening game for Fairmount. He bears the reputation of being one of the fastest pitchers in state college circles. With McGill in the box for Friends, Friday's game promises to be a pitchers' battle from start to finish.

From a spectator's point of view the two teams are about evenly matched. The Quakers have beaten teams which in turn defeated Fairmount, while the latter club has won from teams that have in turn beaten Friends. Fairmount has played more games than Friends this season. The former team has won nine and lost four games.

Friends vs. Fairmount

Tomorrow afternoon the first baseball game with the Friends University will be played on the Hess Field on the west side, and one team has a good chance of winning as the other, judging from the records of the two reams of late. The Quakers have been playing fast ball and have a speedy aggregation and with McGill in the box expect to do great things. Fairmount will play the game of the season and will have "Reliable" Smith in the box. Just what will be the outcome of this first game of the series is a matter of much conjecture. Each school has a large following of rooters who will be out in force, to make things lively.

As weather conditions are favorable, a good crowd and a close game is expected. The teams line up as follows:

Friends	Position	Fairmount
McGill	Pitcher	Smith
McCully	Catcher	Brown
Jeffries	First Base	Solter
Rich	Second Base	Finger
Davis	Third Base	Davis
Jones	Short Stop	Smith
Thompson	Left Field	Barker
Boone	Center Field	Burton
Loomis	Right Field	McCluggage

Fairmount and Friends to Play

First of Three Baseball Games Friday Afternoon

Third Annual Meeting

Friends In Line to Win State Championship

The first of a series of three baseball game played annually between teams from the Friends University and Fairmoung college of this city will be played Friday afternoon commencing at 3:40 o'clock on Hess athletic field. Much inter is being manifested in the outcome of these games and as is customary the followers fo each school are confident of success for their clubs.

These games between the schools have been played annually for the past two years. The three games scheduled for this season constitute the third annual meet. The first game will be played Friday and the second game Monday afternoon, both on Hess field. The last game will be played Tuesday afternoon on Fairmount's diamond.

During former years Fairmount came off victorious in every game but one, that resulting in a tie. With a particularly strong team, in fact the best Friends have ever had, the students of that institution are confident of success in the coming three games. Friends also stand in line to carry off the state championship this year. But one other Kansas college has won more games this season, the State Normal school of Emporia. The championship lies between these two schools unless Fairmount defeats Friends. In that case the State Normal still has Friends to defeat, although the latter will have no show of carrying offf the state honors.

McGill and Bates will do the twriling for Friends and Fairmount in the opening game Friday afternoon. Both pitchers are acknowledged by all to be the fastest of any in Kansas college circles.

The line-up in the first of the three games will be as follows:

Friends	Position	Fairmount
McGill	Pitcher	Bates
McCully	Catcher	Brown
Jeffries	First Base	Solter
Rich	Second Base	Finger
Davis	Third Base	Davis
Jones	Short Stop	Smith
Thompson	Left Field	Barker
Boone	Center Field	Burton
Loomis	Right Field	Stahl

Friends Win First Game of Series

Fairmount Defeated by a Score of 5 to 1

Quakers Bunched Hits

Five Hundred Present at Opening Match

Five hundred people saw Fairmount College go down to defeat before Friends University in a baseball game played yesterday afternoon on Hess athletic field. The closing score was 5 to 1 in favor of Friends.

So far as the actual playing of each member of the two teams is concerned, the opposing clubs were about evenly matched. Both got a like number of hits, four -- Friends' victory is due, undoubtedly, to the players' ability to bunch their hits at opportune times. Although the game was not so good, there being eight errors made, as others seen here this season, those present were well satisfied with the contest. Threatening weather kept many away who would otherwise have attended. The next of the series of three games between the two schools will be played Monday afternoon, commencing at 3:30 o'clock, on Hess field. The third and last game will be played Tuesday afternoon at Fairmount. Yesterday's game by plays was as follows:

Fairmount batted first. Solteer was retired on three strikes. Finger hit a fly to short and was put out at first. Bates knocked a long drive to right field, which looked safe, but was gathered in by Loomis after a long run.

Friends turn at bat. McCully tried with a fly to right field, but was caught out by McCluggage. Davis fanned. McGill also pounded the atmosphere.

Barker, for Fairmount, put a hot grounder to McGill, but was caught out at first. Burton and Davis fanned.

Rich, for Friends, walked and Loomis struck out. Jones was given first and Thompson made that base through an error on Davis. Boone got a safe hit and scored Jones and Davis. Jeffries closed the inning by fanning.

McCluggage, for Fairmount, was put out a first. Brown struck out. Smith got to first on an error made by Rich. Smith stole second on another error by Rich. Solter got a one base hit when Finger fanned, leaving Solter on second and Smith on third.

Friends went to bat. McCully knocked a grounder and was put out at first. Davis bunted and was put out. McGill went out through being hit ay a fair ball.

Bates, for Fairmount, struck out. Barker got a one-base hit, followed by another from Burton. Davis flew out by a short fly to the in-field. McCluggage bunted and was put out at first.

Friends to bat. Rich went out on a fly to first. Loomis and Jones were put out in one, two and three order.

Brown, Smith and Solter, for Fairmount, tried to get to first on short hits, but were all three retired.

Thompson, for Friends, for a one-base hit, but was put out while trying to steal second. Boone walked and jefferies was put out on a sacrifice hit. McCully got to first on an error, but was caught while trying to steal second.

Finger, for Fairmount, was put out by a fly to the in-field. Bates got to first by being hit by a pitched ball. Barker struck out and Burton was retired at first.

At Friends' turn to bat Davis went out at first, McGill was retired on a fly and Rich struck out.

Davis, for Fairmount, flew out on a fly. McCluggage reached first on a wild throw to Rich. Brown fouled out. McCluggage got to second on a passed ball at home and scored on a safe hit made by Smith. The latter was retired while trying to steal second.

Loomis, for Friends, struck out. Jones was retired on a fly and Thompson was sent back at first.

Solter and Finger, for Fairmount werre put out on short hits, and Bates fanned.

Friends at bat. Boone was retired on a short hit and Jeffries on a fly. McCully got to first on an error and Davis got a hit. McGill hit a safe one and scored McCully and Davis, but went out trying to steal second.

Fairmount at bat. Barker walked. Barker sacrificed, followed by another from Davis. McCluggage flew out with a fly to Thompson.

Summary of the game: Struck out by McGill, 8; by Smith, 8. Errors for Friends, 4; Fairmount, 4. Hits for Friends, 4; Fairmount, 4. Bases off McGill, 1; off Smith, 3. Earned runs for Friends, 1; for Fairmount, none. umpire, Meredith.

Score by Innings:

Fairmount	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Friends	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	*	5

Batteries: Smith and Brown; McGill and McCully.

Second Game Monday

Friends and Fairmount Will Meet On Hess Field

The second of a series of three baseball games between Friends University and Fairmount College will be played Monday afternoon, commencing at 3 o'clock, on Hess athletic field.

With the defeat of 5 to1 in Friends' favor ringing in their ears, the Fairmount boys are determined to carry off the honors Monday afternoon. The best game of the season is anticipated.

More seats have been built at Hess field and almost an unlimited number of spectators can be supplied with a resting place during the game. There will be no extra charge for the seats.

The lineup for Monday's game will be about the same as that of the first game played Friday. McGill will pitch for Friends and Bates for Fairmount.

Wichita, KAS., May 30 (1904) -- (Special) Friends' university captured the second of the series of three games between that institution and Fairmount college today. The score was 3 to 2. It was a pitcher's battle, in which McGill had the beat of it, Smith being forced to give way to Bates in the fifth inning. The Quakers also won the first game Friday by a score of 5 to 1. The last will be played tomorrow on Fairmount field. About 1,500 saw the game today. One section of the bleachers, containing about 250 people, collapsed, but none was injured.
The score:

Fairmount	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	--	2	3
Friends	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	--	3	4

Batteries: Smith, Bates and Brown; McGill and McCully.

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