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Baseball, 1904 --
Friends Univ. vs. Fairmount

Fairmount Won Game

Quakers Defeated in Last of Three Contests

Fairmount college ream defeated the Friends university club by a score of 7 to 6 in a game played yesterday on the Fairmount diamond. the game was full of errors from the beginning and neither side did themselves any especial honor, nor were there many grandstand plays made. There was a very strong wind and a great deal of dust, which proved detrimental to the players and quite uncomfortable for the spectators.

Jeffries and McCully constituted the Friends battery and Bates and Brown held down that place for Fairmount. For some reason Friends did not put their "true and tried" in the pitcher's box, which mistake, it is now claimed, lost them the game. Fairmount, however, never came out onto the carpet yesterday with the intention of getting beat. They felt as if they could at least win one out of the series of three games which the two teams agreed to play. They did win that one game, although had it not been that circumstances were just as they happened, the chances are that something else might have taken place. Even the spectators were of the opinion that had McGill been in the box there sould have been somewhat of a difference.

But Jeffries did his part. He is a good pticher and threw excellent ball, but the Fairmount team is made up of first class batters, which stands for a great deal, to even the best of twirlers. And, then, Jeffries was nervous throughout the game. Seeing defeat staring him in the face was bound to make him still more shaky.

Fairmount's pitcher -- Bates -- is unquestionably a ball player, and in the box he is a gem. The club is proud of his work and the sinning of yesterday's game is mainly due to him. The opposing team succeeded in getting only six hits from him and one man was allowed to take a base on balls. he was cool and calm and threw like a leaguer.

There were probably two things that lost the game for Friends more than anything else, and these were their weakness at the bat and their poor outfield. Several of the prettiest high balls that one could wish for were batted straight to the right, left and center fields and were missed. These errors were almost inexcusable, while their inefficiency at the bat is to be overlooked becuase Bates was hard to hit.

McCully, as catcher for the Friends teams, played like a beaver, and his work was faultless. McGill played a good game on first base, and all of the Friends boys did reasonably well with the exception of the outfield, which possibly did the best under the existing conditions.

Fairmount played an extraordinary game all the way around. Their fielders caught every ball that came within reach. Smith made several fine plays as shortstop, and one double play was made from the field to first base, which was the only one made during the whole game.

College spirit ran high as the game drew to a close and Fairmounters had sometwhat the best of the yelling, for Friends rooters were considerably discouraged. The sturdy and faithful Quakers played on as though nothing was in store for them but victory. In the ninth inning, when Manager Jones, of Friends, saw that the game was lost to Fairmount, he put Loomis in the box, supposedly as a practical joke and, to the surprise of the natives, little Loomis proved himself equal to the occasion. He fanned two men out of every three who got up to bat and only one tally was made in the inning. Along about the eighth inning Manager Stahl, of the Fairmount team, grew enthusiastic and threw out a challenge to Friends to play another series of games, but Manager Jones said they could not accept because his team would not be together but a few days. Then the crowd became wild and the cheers of Fairmount's hideous "Comanche yell" could be heard a mile away against the strongest wind. At the close of the ninth inning two men were detailed to carry Pitcher Bates around the diamond on their shoulders, which was promptly done. Everybody howled and the crowd dispersed, and the last of the series of three games was finished. The game began about 4 o'clock and lasted until 5:45.

Friends beat Fairmount at Wichita this year for the first time in three years. Their victory was due to the superb pitching of Will McGill of Alva.

Baseball Notes

The State Normal beat Fairmount college here last Friday afternoon by a score of 7 to 2. The home team could not hit Shaner, while Smith, Fairmount's pitcher, was not given good support.

The State Normal team went to pieces Saturday and allowed the Quakers to give them a severe trouncing. McGill pitched a fine game, striking out 9 Normalites. The following is the score by innings:

										R	H	E
Friends	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	2	*	8	9	7
Normal	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	3	6

Batteries: McGill and McCully; Wieland and Brookens. Struck out by McGill 9, by Wieland 5; bases on balls, off McGill 1, off Wieland 3; two base hits, McGill; home run, Thompson. Umpire, Dr. Outland.

Fairmount beat Bethany in a close, hard game Tuesday afternoon, the home team outfielding and outbatting the Swedes. The following is the details of the game by innings:

										R	H	E
Fairmount	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	*	5	8	4
Bethany	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	4	5	7

Batteries: Smith and Brown; Holm and Miller. Struck out by Smith, 8; by Holm, 7. Bases on balls: Off Smith, 2; off Holm, 1. Two-base hits--Finger, Barker. Umpire, Meredith.

The next day McGill for the Friends did some phenomenal pitching, allowing the Bethany boys but two hits. But for timely errors the Swedes would have been shut out of the scoring. Their game was ragged in its fielding department. The score in dtail:

										R	H	E
Friends	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	*	7	10	3
Bethany	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10

Batteries -- McGill and McCully; Attridge and Miller; two base hits, McCully; struck out, by McGill, 12; by Attridge, 6; bases on balls, off McGill, 1; off Attridge, 0; double plays, White and Peterson, Berquest and Peterson; hit by pitched ball, by Attridge, 2; by McGill, 1. Umpire, Howard.

Today the Cooper college team is playing with Fairmount here and a good game is anticipated for McCarroll, a remarkably strong pitcher will do the twirling for the Coopers. Tomorrow Cooper plays the Quakers on Hess field.

At Friends University

Last eveing at Friends was rendered the commencement program of the School of Fine Arts. Pianoforte, Miss Edith Davis; voice and elocution, Miss Gertrude Becker. Miss Norma Morris played "The Flatterer," by Chaminade, in a very pleasing manner. Miss Maude Berry, in her vocal solo, "The Mission of a Rose," showed a voice of very fine quality. Her tones were full. clear and sweet. The reading selection from "Hiawatha" by Miss Belle Hampton was especially good. Miss Helen Stanley showed fine vocal qualities in the beautiful solo, "God Keep You, Dearest." Both numbers, "The Sweetest Flower That Blows" and the "Three Drapers" by the F.U. Glee Club were well received and very entertaining.

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