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BAMHKK(i GETS REVENGE. Springfield Beaten in Most Brilliant Game of Season. Well, it didn't rain Friday and Bamberg folks are mighty glad it didn't. Do you remember the story of Rebecca going to the well with the pitcher? Every pitcher goes to the well once too often, and is broken; likewise every Napoleon sooner or later encounters his Waterloo. And so in keeping with these old sayings one "Slats" Martin, Springfield's candy kid on the slab, and premier man of the Wofford college hurling corps, bit the dust and suffered an honorable but stinging defeat Friday afternoon at Rhoad Park at the hands of the lowly Bamberg team. Yes, it was this same Martin who had played his little mean trick'on us the first of the season and disappointed us after promising to play with Bamberg; yes, the same Martin who had on Tuesday before let us down with one scratch bingle. And as the great game progressed we wondered if this same Martin did not feel a little tinge of delicacy in facing on its home grounds the club which he had treated so shabbily, vea, wondered if he did not consider it the height of nerve; and then again as the memorable battle to the death wore on into extra innings we wondered, yes, wondered, if this same Martin realized as did the spectators that while he was weakening Kitts was growing stronger and Springfield's chances were hopeless. And then as the unlucky 13th was reached, we wondered, if this same Martin didn't realize the error of his ways, and wish the situation were reversed with Kitts pitching for Springfield and himself in a Bamberg uniform where he belonged. And then as the magnificent struggle was over and we watched this same Martin trudge from the field brought to his knees in humble submission, a battered, beaten, conquered athlete, we realized as never before the sweet sentiments conveyed in the old adage, "He who laughs last laughs best." Perhaps it would have been more in keeping with a spirit of brotherly love and would have displayed a more pious attitude to have thrown the mantle of charity about the man who had been brought to account for what h? had done, but the moment was too tense, the excitement was too great, the heights cf glory had been reached, our season's ambition . had been realized, so there could be no resistance to the temptation for a relaxation of every nerve, and a mighty yell rent the air as we experienced the sweet feeling of complete, well earned revenge. The score was 1 to 0, with the run made in the last half of the 13th inning with two men out. It was probably one of the greatest games of base ball ever played on South Carolina soil and that night many people were heard to remark that it was the best game they had ever witnessed. Perfect fielding was the order for the last nine innings, not an error being made. And now, Otto, you naughty, naughty boy, you hadn't ought er done it. Yes, dear, readers, you know that Otto and Kitts did it. For it was the masterful pitching of Kitts that saved the exhibition for his team, because for 13 brilliant scintillating innings he sent the heavy hitting Springfield batters back to their bench with nary a tally to their credit. And then in the fatal 13th it was Large's trusty willow that brought home the bacon and sent the Springfield team reeling and rocking into second place in the league's standing. With Welch on second and two out Otto Large cracked the ball far over the head of two outfielders and as the beautiful white sphere sailed towards th? corn field one could conjure his imagination to the extent of reading between the seams' in bold capital letters the glorious word "victory." There is no denying the fact that the visitors have a great ball team, the kind that one defeats with pride, and with such victories come honor. Then, too, coming down to brass tacks, Martin pitched a fine game, and had he not been opposed by his master, the remarkable Kitts, probably would have won. Martin walked four and gave up eight singles and a double, while Kitts allowed only eight hits, all singles, and did not issue free transportation to a single visiting batsman. Martin struck out eight and Kitts fanned five. Both teams had five men left on bases. The game should have been won in the first inning when with two down Keel walked and stole second, and Large then poled a peach of a single to left field. But Keel lost his balance in rounding - third which threw him off his balance in rounding third which slowed him up, and consequently he was easily thrown out by a perfect peg home from Salley in left field. This was one of the feature plays of the game. In Springfield's half of the first round Bamberg made two rank errors and the visitors got two clean hits, yet they lacked a whole lot of scoring because at all times when hits meant runs Kitts was a miser with them. The unusual number of 27 assists were recorded to the credit of the credit of the home team while the losers got 20. Nearly the whole Springfield team starred in the field, but as is evidenced by the number of assists it was the two infields which had the brunt of the fielding to do. Welch at short for Bamberg featured with briliant fielding, getting 12 chances and his lone error being a poor throw. McGhee Bamberg at first base accepted 25 chances without a bobble. "Bub'- Cooner's ever ready deadly wing slaughtered the only runner who dared to steal on him. while Bovlston catching for Springfield, neatly gobbled up two nasty fouls. "Kitty" Boland at second base for the vanquished made six put outs and three, assists without an error, and was the pivot in a fast double play. Here's the garrison thrilling finish in detail: Welch, first up, took four bad ones and trotted leisurely to first. "Buck" Browning got a sacrifice on a bunt to pitcher and was thrown out at first, Welch pulling up safely at second. Keel fanned. The day's hero then stepped to the plate, and Martin, seemingly not realizing that "Discretion is the better part of valor," boldly slammed one across right in a left hana batter's groove, and our hero smashed it. Away it went easily good for three bases, but as two were all that were necessary Otto under the rules could only be given credit for a two bagger, as the midget short stop hot footed it over the pan with the lonesome tally of the fray. Kitts was the proudest man on the field and well he might have been. However, every Bamberg man worked like a trojan, and all together, and each one deserved a pat on the back, a hand shake and possibly more. Maybe the jinx has gone. ELLOREE GAME BIG WRANGLE. Failing to Win, Elloree Gets Mad and c "T J aome nameu iu rigni. The exhibition game between Elloree and Bamberg Wednesday was marred by numerous errors and continual kicks, howls, wrangles, arguments, fusses and near-fights. In the third inning play was stopped quite a while during a wrangle over the use of the spit ball by Kitts, but Elloree finally agreed to play with it and the game proceeded to more fussing. There is a ground rule in force to r the effect that a base runner can advance only one base on an overthrow of first, third or home. The rule book provides that in a case of this kind the runner is allowed the base he is headed for and one more, and of course that is the universal intention of the rule. About the middle of the game Bamberg had a runner on. second, the batter fanned, the catcher dropped the ball and threw into right field, the runner scoring from second and the batsman going to second. The umpire first called \ the runner back to third, but he finally changed his mind and decided to let that score count. Then with the count three to two in Bamberg's favor in the last half of the 8th inning* two men down and an Elloree runner on first Kitts grabbed a grounder throwing the pill almost to St. Matthews over McGhee Bamberg's head at first. Of course under these conditions the batter should have to stop at second and the runner on first have to check up at third. But the runner from first was allowed to score. Elloree players admitted afterwards that this was a run to which they were not entitled. Quite naturally Bamberg players kicked strenuously, and in all probability would have quit the game rather than submit to this decision, but they -were not given the opportunity. The umpire instead of ordering them to play ball quickly walked out and without announcing any grounds therefor forfeited the game to Elloree by a score of 9 to 0. Then it was that the crowd surged on the field in a violent and angry mood, one dashing hero with bat in hand fairly wiggling to bring it into deadly play, with the accomrvonim Ar*f r\ f. m Q T? tt vniPoc? An tin or pauimuui. ui U-IUJUJ * viv^o ouuuvlug "knock his block off," probably referring to the Bamberg captain. 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