The Stetson Weekly Collegiate

Utztm WtM' s*+ a ^Ttt The Only Students' Publication of John B. Stetson University VOL. XXIV DeLAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1912 NO. 17 FLORIDA TOOK FIRST GAME FROM STETSON. Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, Florida and Stetson crossed bats for their initial game of this season. Price and Tenny did the battery act for Florida, while Smith and Beardall held the center of the stage for Stetson. Price was in fine form and held our boys to a no run game. Frank did not have his usual good form, and ■ his benders positively refused to work, while behind him his team could not run bases with any success at all. Several times the bases were crowded with either no one out or only one down, but no one was able to cross the oyster. The final score was just a wee bit in • favor of Florida, as they had eight scores to , their credit while Stetson had nine goose eggs. In the eighth inning Foot relieved Smith on \ the mound and allowed but one extra tally in the two innings he pitched. SECOND GAME. Again on Saturday afternoon the two foremost colleges of the State met in mortal com- b-if mar»n r>v,r diamond. fVt^d the tvrnr- -v the same one that was played on the previous day. Florida went upon the field singing, "You'l Do the Same Thing Over Again," but changed the tunc when the ninth inning was over to "I Guess I'm In Wrong," while Stetson was singing, "You Ain't Talking to Me," in answer to Florida's first melody, and ended with, "We Hung Old Florida to a Sour Apple Tree." The points of the game by innings as follows: First Inning—Florida at Bat. Cuscaden grounded out, third to first. Camas v reached first on an error by short stop. Riggins struck out. R. Taylor hit safe to right field, Comsey to second. S. Buie grounded out pitcher to first. No Runs; One Hit. Owens walked. Willard bunted safe. Ow- I ens to second. Both scored on a wild throw. Allen flew out to left field. Beardall hit safely to center. Jackson hit for two basses between left and center, scoring Beardall. Beardall struck out. Lofberg grounded out, second to | first. 3 Runs; 2 Hits. Second Inning. Lawler grounded out to first. Poage flew out to center. Swanson struck out. No Runs; No Hits. Snell struck out. Gross flew out to pitcher. Owens grounded out, pitcher to first. No Runs. No Hits. Third Inning. Shaw flew out to left. Cuscaden walked but was later caught off first by Beardall to Snell. Comsey flew out to center. No Runs. No Hits. Willard popped out to third. Allen hit for two bases between left and center. Beardall flew out to . center. Jackson flew out to short. No. Runs. 1 Hit. Fourth Inning. Riggins safe on first on a fly to left. Taylor grounded out short to first. Riggins went to third. S. Buie grounded out pitcher to first. Here Gross did a nice little bit of work by holding Riggins at third. Lawler hit safely to left, scoring Riggins. Paoge let one pass and Lawler stole second. Then Poage grounded out second to first. 1 Hit. 1 Run. Bradley flew out to right. Lofberg was hit by the pitcher and went to first. Snell reached first on error by third. Lofberg safe on second. Gross struck out. Owens walked. Willard flew out to short. No Runs. No Hits. Fifth Inning. nsnr> struck oiit Shaw struck out Cuscaden lined out to third. Here that quiet boy Jimmie Owens woke up and made himself one pretty stab on said liner from Cuscaden. Jimmie didn't say a word for one whole minute. Honest he didn't. No Runs. No Hits. Allen flew out to left. Beardall hit safely to center. Jackson sacrificed Beardall to second. Bradley struck out. No Runs. One Hit. Sixth Inning. Comsey struck out. Riggins grounded out short to first. Taylor hit safely by pitcher and second. S. Buie hit safely to center. Lawler safe on error by left. Taylor scored, but Ben cut his wing loose and caught Riggins at home. Yeah, he did. 1 Run. 2 Hits. Lofberg grounded out third to first. Snell safe on error by short. Gross forced Snell at second, but was safe on first. Owens grounded out pitcher to first. No Runs. No Hits. Seventh Inning. Poage grounded out pitcher to first. Tenny here takes Swanson's place and reaches first on error by second. Shaw forced Tenny at second. Safe at first himself. Causcaden did not have time to bat as Billy caught Shaw trying to steal second. No Runs. No Hits. Willard hit safely to center. Allen out on pass and Ben went to second and on to third on catchers wild throw. Pete went to first on error by short, steals second, Ben scoring on the throw. But Pete tried to go too far and was caught at third. But give Pete his, for the Umps had a fearful eye on that decision. Beardall grounded out short to first. Jackson flew out to left. 1 Run. 1 Hit. Causcaden safe at first on error by left. Comsey hit to short too hot to handle. Riggins grounded to third. Riggins out at third. Comsey out at third overrunning the bag. Taylor walked. Riggins advanced to second. S Buie grounded to second and Pete stepped on the cushion forcing Riggins. No. Runs. 1 Hit. Here D. Buie took the place of his brother S. Buie at short and retired Bradley, Lofberg, and Snell on grounders to him. Lawler hit safely byt hird. Price batted for Poage and grounded out pitcher to first. Tenny flew out to second and Lawler was out at second. No Runs. 1 Hit. Stetson did not take their half of the ninth. The final score was Stetson 4, Florida 2. And what do you think of Skinny Kid Gross? Eh? He has pitched two games this season and won them both. And last year he was pitching on the Public School team. "TO FRIENDS OF YORE." Those who died in the S. L. S. send this to cheer their friends: First, we wish it to be known to them, that we altogether appreciate their kindness in so gratefully voting monuments to the deceased members, R. J. L., and R. J. M. Well do we know the worth of such things, and we would have been elated to receive such a treat from them before "winding off this mortal coil." But alas, for us, friends, you did not. So now we urge you to waste no funds on the unworthy dead, but rather spend your marvelous energies and capacities in making things easy for your illustrious living of whom there are many in the "Old Society," blessings on her memory. As those who have lived and loved in your ethereal atmosphere for many months we could name you many great performers on your active stage at whom it would not be amiss to throw a boquet, thus encouraging them to more heroic deeds. Friends, the words "faithful and true," look nice to an observer, but to us so lately departed, they have a twang of insincerity, especially in the light of the acts of the friends, who so kindly assisted in our demise. Take this advice from your "beloved breth- eren," who, now that they are there are content and happy, in their lot accorded them by the Prince of Darkness in the land of shades. To us erect no monuments, but after a two-thirds vote the choir being sustained inscribe on your banner as a finale concerning us: Requiescant in poce.