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AR JIEEJL0 Vol.10. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C, April 25, 1902. No. 25. THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. THE VIRGINIANS TTO 0 Carolinians Again Lower The White and Bluft. Carolina met a second defeat Sat urday afternoon when met by Vir ginia in Raleigh. The teams ; from the two State Universities struggled for suprem acy for two and a half hours and darkness came with the gold and navy of Virginia fluttering in triumph. The score stood nine for Virginia and seven for Carolina, the game being called on account of approach ing darkness at the end of Carol -na's half, it being recognized that further play was impossible. A great crowd witnessed the contest and it was a brilliant scene at the ball grounds- The blue and white of North Carolina predomi nated, thouph Virginia's gold and navy was in evidence. The ladies were out in large unmbers, and the students from the female colleges added beauty to the scene, their many hued dresses, bright faces and waving ribbons making a pic ture fair to look upon. The crowd has been estimated at from fifteen hundred to two thousand, and in this were big delegations from ad joining towns, Chapel Hill alone sending about 250 people. No game has had more handsome encouragement. The ladies, the girls, the bo7s, the men, the major ity of them, were adorned with badges or ribbons, while banners, parasols and streamers displayed the rival colors. A number of traps and carriages were decorated in the Carolina holors. There was one great marring feature of the game, and that was the crowd that would press over the lines, without the least regard for the ladies and the occupants of the seats. The management of this feature of the game was ex tremely bad, as many people had no chance to see the game, the ladies suffering especially. As a result of this free scramble and the use of megaphones there was a sharp encounter between two belligerent visitors, and their faces were besmeared with blood. In the scramble of over two hundred people about them several blows were exchanged, the crowding on the ball ground in the seventh in ning delaying the playing. It was not a pleasant sight. The game began at twenty min utes past four instead of 3:30, as the bags for the bases had been left in the city. The game was a slow one and lacked ginger to it. Caro lina led for five innings, with no specially exciting incidents, but the interest grew as Virginia advanced, overtook, fell back and finally triumphed. After the fifth inning the excitement was intense, and the crowd pushed forward in its eager ness. With Carr at the bat Carolina began the game and he went to first amidst sheers. Graham sin gled to left and both men advanced on Donnelly, sacrifice. Holt, hit by the ball, filled the bases Smathers drove the ball to third, but Mason fumbled, and Carr scored, while Smathers rerched first. With the bases still full Cheshire fanned but Cocke took his base on balls, letting Graham walk home. Wilcox fanned and retired the side. Virginia did nothing in its half, only three men getting to the bat. Carolina, in its half, scored twp runs. Wilcox fanned, and Carr did the same, but reached second, as the catcher dropped the ball and threw wild over first. Graham reached first on Council's error, and Donnelly, on Pitcher Cracraft's tumble, reached first, while Carr scored. On a wild pitch Graham came home and Holt wTas presented with a walk to first and stole sec ond. Smathers flew to short and Cheshire went out, Connell to Yar- borough. Virginia scored once in its sec ond. Walker singled, Connell went out from Cocke to Wilcox on first, while Walker went to third, scoring as Tate Mason retired from Holt to Wilcox again covering first Yarborough went out, pitcher to first. In the third inning Carolina did nothing and repeated this in the fourth and fifth. In the third Vir ginia rece ived a gooe egg, but scored in the fourth. Walker had three strikes called on him Connell walked, Tate Mason flew to left field, Cennell stole second, John Mason hit to third and Connell scored. Yarborough retired ' the side, from Smathers to Holt. In the fifth Virginia took anoth er score. Cracraft flew to centre. Pollard was hit by the ball and stole second, while Cocke flew to Carr. Nalle reached first on Smather's fumble, while Pollard scored, but Nalle was caught try ing to steal second, Wilcox to Cocke. Carolina began its sixth with Wilcox J. up. The ball beat him to first but Yarborough let it get up in the air and he was safe. Carr flew out to first and Graham did. the same in right field. Don nelly singled in the left and Holt followed with a hit in the same pasture, letting in Wilcox. Smath ers dropped a fly back of short but Connell did pretty work and caught it. Then began the fireworks, for Virginia took three runs in its half. Cheshire dropped Walker's fly and the big fellow went to third. Con nell never saw first and Tate Ma son fanned. John Mason lifted a three-bagger over centre and Wal ker scored. The ball hit Yarbor ough and Cracraft, the pitcher, did the unexpected. He lifted the ball (Continued on 4th page.) VARSITY IS DOWNED BY VIRGINIA. The Old Dominion Team captures the first two games of the series. On Friday last the b a s e ba 1 teams of the Universities of North Carolina and Virginia ingag-ed in a battle royal that lasted ten innings. The day was a beautiful one, not withstanding the rain that had been falling all day Thursdiy and the promise of bad weather. The team from U. Va. came in on tlie morning train. From every Duuaing in tne village ana every vehicle floated the colors of the res pective colleges. Chapel Hill had indeed a gala appearance. With the team came crowds of people from all over the state to witness the game. Besides, it was the date of the Easter dance and consequently many of the fair sex were present to grace the occasion. At every corner there were knots of students and visitory dicussing the prospects and frequently throughout the morning the peace ful quietitude of the village was disturbed by a Yackety Yack" or "WiJh-huorah." Early in the afternoon the grand stand and bleachers on the Athe- lettc Park began to fill and by three o'clock a large crowd had assembled. Yell after yell was given for Carolina by the faithfel crowd of rooters and as a tribute to the visi tors their own "Wah-hoh-wah" was rendered by the Chapel Hill boys. On the grounds was a brilliant dis play of colors and although the Blue and White predominated there were many orange and purple rib bons in the crowd. At 3:10 the Virginia team trotted out on the field amidst a round of applause. A moment later they went out on the diamond for their preliminary work. Carolina starts her "warming up" just as the 3:30 bell is ringing. After' fifteen min utes of this the game is call amidst a bedlam of yells and applause. Fiast inning Carr waits pa tiently and gets his base. Graham fans.. Donnelly hits in front . f the plate aud is out, Mason, J. to Yar borough, but Carr takes second on the play. Cocke ends the inning by making a pretty catch of Holt s fly. Pollard is out, Sweeney to Holt. Cocke after two strikes hits nicely to right. Nalle flies out to Donnel ly. Carter'taus three times, "tsull muffs the third but throws to 1st in time to put him out. Score 0-0 Second inning bmathers waits and gets a free pass to the initial. Council i safe and Carr, running for Smathers, takes 2nd, on Nalle's itt i r 1 f error. Wilcox rans. ocKe lurtes Smathers at third. On a wild pitch Council and Cocke move up a bag. Sweeney hits safe and Council and Cocke score. Pollard throws over Mason's head aud Sweeney takes 2nd. Carr goes out, Mason, T. to Yarborough. Connell knocks grounder to Holt who runs across the bag. Yarbor ough fans. Mason, T. flies out to Donnelly. Score 2-0. Third inning Graham is sife on Nalle's error. Donnelly hits safe and Graham gets second on fielder's choice. Holt hits to Tate Mason who touches third and throws to first in time to get Holt. Donnelly takes third on wild pitch. Smath ers flies out to Cocke. Tate Mason hits safe to centre. Cracraft makes a nice sacrifice bunt and Mason takes second. Pollard sacrifices him to third. Cocke is out, Smathers to Holt. Score 2-0. Council fans. Wilcox does the same and Cocke is out, Nalle to Yarborough. Nalle hits the first one nicely for one base. Carter jrets hit by pitched ball. Connell gets his base on balls. The bases are full aud nobody out. Mason T. hits to Sweeney who throws Nalle, out at the plate. Mason J. hits to Carr who throws to second and the in ning is over. Score 2-0. Fifth inning Sweeney leads off with a beauty two-bagger. Carr hits nicely over second and Sweeney takes third. Carr steals second. Graham hits to Connell who fum bles and bases are full with nobody out. Donnelly flies out to Pollard and Sweeney scores on the throw home. Holt hits to third forcing Carr. Smathers is out, Cracraft to Yarborough. Cracraft gets his base on balls. Pollard bunts foul twice, fouls five times and then fans at one, but Cra craft steals second on the play. Cocke hits to Carr who throws to Smathers, catching Cracraft. Nalle hits safe and Pollard takes third. Nalle steals second. Mo ran who is now in Carter's place, hits safe and Pollard and Nalle score. Connell gets hit by pitched ball. Yarborough ends the inning by fanning. Score 3-2. Sixth inning Council leads off wilh a two-bagger. Wilcox Hies out to Cracraft and Cocke fans. Sweeney gets his base. Carr hit-, nicely for two bases, Council scores and Sweeney takes third. Graham with a man on second and third, ans. Tate Mason leads with a nice single over second and takes second on passed ball. Mason J. hits to iweeney who throws him out at rst, Mason T. going to third on the play. Cracraft fans. Pollard hits safe and Mason T. scores. Cocke hits safe and Pollard takes second. Nalle hits for two bases and Pollard scores. Cocke takes third. Moran fouls out to Council. (Continued on 2(1 page.)
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