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pitcner, r ran* xuicy ior a mu The odd thing about the whole situation 'was that the George Mason coach waited until the fourth inning to register his protest, and one can’t help but wonder of the incident would have occurred had George Mason been ahead. Since it is not compulsory that “certified” umpires be used, league officials ruled the game a forfeit, with Rappahannock winning by a 9-0 score.
As to the game itself. Rappahannock scored all four of their runs in the second inning in an attack highlighted by Tommy Carpenter’s base-loaded triple. Shortstop, Russell Sisk turned in the fielding genr of the day in the 2nd inning, whenhe went deep into the hole to snare a welltagged grounder amT throw the runner out at first by ‘ half a stride. ,
Any resemblance between baseball and the game with Gar-Field ’ was purely coincidental. In a hectic first inning which must have - made Abner Doubleday turn over in his grave, the hard-hitting GarField squad pushed across five' runs on one hit and approximately seven Rappahannock errors, with four stolen bases thrown in. 'T''>e Indians scored twice more in the third in much the same fashion before Rappahannock fought back, with seven runs in their half to tie the score. A three-run double bv pinch-hitter Frank Riely waa the big blow of the inning. Julian Brown batted across a fourth tally with another two-bagger, and the other three runs scored in unorthodox fashion. From this point
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