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GAME 34 - TUESDAY, MAY 8TH - RADIO BROADCAST

Welcome to the FOFC All-Star Radio Network. Tonights pitching match up features a couple of the very best. Brian Babson at 5 and 1 with a 2.21 ERA and Christy Matthewson, 4 and 2 with a 3.32 ERA.

The Centurions will go with this line up tonight:

J.Burkett LF
W.Keeler RF
J.Kelley 3B
N.Lajoie 2B
H.Wagner SS
J.Beckley 1B
H.Duffy CF
R.Bresnahan C
C.Mathewson P

The All-Stars counter with the following.

A.Tucker CF
S.Gunner LF
P.Pflaggstettler RF
J.Potpie 1B
D.Palmer 3B
B.Bullock C
K.Terp SS
S.Treacy 2B
B.Babson P

Burkett who is having a great early portion of the season steps in, Babson winds and delivers. It's a ball outside and we are under way.

Baltimore chop
Into center for a single!

It's the hit and run play
by Turn of Century...
Keeler hits a roller to Deacon Palmer
Palmer comes up with it and throws
It's in the dirt
Potpie can't come up with it
That'll be a throwing error on Palmer
That's error number 1 of the game for FOFC

Kelley squares around
Kelley lays down a great bunt!
There is no chance to get the lead runner
Kelley might beat it out...
Fielded by D.Palmer
the throw to first...
close play...
SAFE, Kelley beat it out!
Burkett takes third
Keeler takes second

Fastball, down the middle...
Lajoie rips it through the left side
It's a single...
Keeler rounds third hard, turns for home
Gunner throws on the money to Bullock
Keeler hits the brakes
And scrambles back to third
One run scores

Wagner drives the ball to
center for extra bases
Kelley and Keeler will score
Dode Criss will send the runner home...
The throw is coming home...
Aggressive baserunning by
Turn of Century...
It's cut-off
The run scores
Here's the play on the trail runner...
Wagner is out trying for third!
Double for Wagner

Beckley lines one just to
the right of Potpie
It's past him into right field!
Pflaggstettler hustles over
and fires it back into second
So Beckley is on with a
line single to right

Breaking ball...
Duffy swings at...
Pounds the ball into the ground
It's a one bouncer into the hole
Treacy ranging over, stabs it
Does a somersault!
Comes up throwing...
Strong throw to first...
GOT HIM!!!
Duffy is out by an eyelash
A major league play!
Beckley takes second easily, of course
FOFC gets the second out of the inning

Hot shot grounded to second
Taken by Treacy
Over to Potpie
Got him!
Score It: 4-3
After one-half inning
It's Turn of Century 4, All
Stars coming to bat

There's a high pop fly to the outfield
Hugh Duffy moves to his left
He makes the catch
Wait, he bobbles it!
Duffy grabs it with his
bare hand for the out
And there's one away

Gunner hits a deep ball
Keeler retreats toward the wall
He leaps...
He's got it!
Two down
Mathewson retires the first
two FOFC batters

Low fastball...
Pflaggstettler swings...
Hits it into the hole between 1st and 2nd
Beckley snags it moving to his right
Leads Mathewson perfectly
racing to the bag...
And he easily beats Pflaggstettler
for the out
The All Stars go down in
the bottom of the 1st
After 1 inning at FOFC Stadium
here in FOFC,
Turn of Century on top 4 to 0

Fastball, swung on and missed
Take a seat Mr. Mathewson!
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's see what's happening in other games

Left Outs and Japanese
League are scoreless
Late 20th is beating Negro League I 4 to 0
Sandberg has hit his 4th
homerun for Late 20th
Negro League II leads NL Pre WWII 2 to 1
Wickware battling Rixey
Caribbean and AL Post WWII
have yet to score
NL Post WWII slipping by
AL Pre WWII 2 to 0
Dead Ball Era and Old Timers
are all knotted at 2

It's a routine fly into left
Gunner ranges over and reaches up
He grabs it for the out
That's the second out of the inning
While we wait for Wee Willie
Keeler to get a new bat
Let's point out that Turn of Century
is 5 and 5 in their last ten games

Swung on and hit on the nose to right
Pflaggstettler picks it up on one bounce
Flips it to second...
Keeler is on with a sharply hit single
He hit a curve ball...
and he was just waiting on it

Keeler edges away from first base
Keeler has been successful
in 8 of 14 attempts
so far this season
Excellent lead...
The slider from Babson...
Keeler takes off on the pitch!...
Fastball at the belt...
Here's the throw...
The slide...
Keeler is in easily before the tag!
That's number 9 in 1900

Screaming liner towards short
Terp tries it
He makes a great catch!
Score It: 6
That retires the side...
Kelley fails to come through in the clutch
For Turn of Century, No runs, one hit,
no errors and one man left on base

There's a routine pop by Potpie
Wagner moves under it and makes the catch
One away in the bottom of the 2nd for FOFC

It rides in on Palmer and
hits him on the hands
Palmer is in a lot of pain...
We'll see if he can continue...
He heads to first

Here's the change up...
Waiting on it...
Bullock drives one over Duffy's head...
Duffy backing up quickly...
He's got his legs twisted...
But he rights himself in time
Duffy recovers and makes the grab
That's the second out of the inning

There's a high pop fly to the outfield
Hugh Duffy moves to his left
He makes the catch
Wait, he bobbles it!
Duffy grabs it with his
bare hand for the out
That's all for the All Stars
in the 2nd inning
No runs, no hits, no errors and
one man left on base...
We head to the 3rd...
Turn of Century on top 4 to 0

Groundball off the change-up...
Past Potpie at first...
It's rolling into the outfield grass...
Lajoie gets a base hit

Slow ground ball to the mound
Babson boots the ball!
Score It: E1
Lajoie takes second
Wagner to first

Beckley rips a solid shot to center
Tucker ranges to his right...
He is juggling it!...
Finally finds the handle
Whew!
Runners can't advance
One down, two to go...
Brian Babson has to bear down now

The HIGH CHEESE.........
STRIKE THREE SWINGING!
Two gone in the top of the 3rd
FOFC is still in quite a jam
Clutch situation for Roger Bresnahan
He'll come up against the
righthanded Babson

It's right down the pike!
Strike three looking!
Babson crossed Bresnahan up that time
That's it for Turn of Century
Here at FOFC Stadium, After
2 and a half innings,
Turn of Century has 4 runs,
7 hits and no errors
While FOFC has no runs,
no hits and 2 errors
Turn of Century has left 4 on base
FOFC has stranded 1

Treacy swings...
Hits the fastball on the ground...
Down the line at first...
Beckley trying to backhand it...
Can't get a glove on it
It's into right field for a hit

Babson squares around
Babson lays down a great bunt!
There is no chance to get the lead runner
Babson might beat it out...
Fielded by J.Kelley
the throw to first...
Out
Babson gets the job done.
Turn of Century gets the first
out of the inning

There's the heater...
Strike three swinging!
Tucker will take his seat

Looped to second
That's Lajoie's ball
He grabs it for the out
Score It: 4
We head to the 4th...
The score is still Turn of
Century 4, All Stars 0

And Mathewson will sit down...
strike three called
One away here in the top of the 4th
Turn of Century on top 4 to 0
While we have time, let's
check the scoreboard

Japanese League with the lead
over Left Outs 5 to 2
Late 20th is on top of Negro
League I 4 to 2
NL Pre WWII is edging Negro
League II 3 to 2
Jackson has hit his 1st homerun
for NL Pre WWII
Caribbean and AL Post WWII are scoreless
Valenzuela and Ryan currently dueling
NL Post WWII leads AL Pre WWII 3 to 2
Dead Ball Era and Old Timers are tied at 2

Burkett hits a screamer at Kris Terp
Terp takes it with the backhand...
The throw is short...
Potpie scoops it on one hop

Burkett is out!
Nice play by Potpie
Two down
Brian Babson retires
the first two batters in a row

Keeler raps a line drive in the gap
Tucker is running back
Pflaggstettler is backpedaling
They can't get to it
The ball is rolling to the wall
Keeler is heading for third
A standup triple
Triple number 3 of the year
for Wee Willie Keeler

Grounded to short
Taken by Terp
His throw to first
GOT HIM!
Score It: 6-3
That wraps up the inning
for Turn of Century
So After 3 and a half innings
Turn of Century has 4 runs,
8 hits and no errors
While FOFC has no runs,
one hit and 2 errors
Turn of Century has left 5 stranded
FOFC has failed to bring home 2

Smashed to short
Wagner grabs it
Over to Beckley
Got him!
Score It: 6-3
With one gone
FOFC will have Jeeberoni Potpie coming up
A dangerous hitter, no doubt about it

It's a high fly into center
Duffy ranges to his right
Reaches up, and takes it for the easy out
Two down

Sinker, down at the knees...
Swung on...
Palmer hits a Baltimore chop...
Past the infield into right for a single!
That was a difficult ball to handle

Ground ball to short
Wagner comes up with it
He tosses it to second...
Gets the force
That's all for the All Stars...
After 4 innings here at
FOFC Stadium in FOFC,
Turn of Century ahead 4 to 0

Routine grounder to third
Palmer scoops it up
Over to first for the out
One out
Due up next is Honus Wagner

Soft liner to short
Terp jumps
He grabs it for the out
Score It: 6
One more chance for Turn
of Century this inning

Sinking fastball...
Beckley swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Terp...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
Three up, three down
A perfect inning for Brian Babson
in the top of the 5th

Struck him out on a fastball
Terp goes down swinging
So one up and one gone

Pounded on the ground to short
Taken by Wagner
Over to Beckley
Got him!
Score It: 6-3
Two up, two down for FOFC

Ton tries to hold up
Bresnahan points down at
the first base umpire
The ump says he went around
STRIKE THREE!
That's all for the All Stars
No runs, no hits and no errors...
After five complete...
Turn of Century on top 4 to 0

Baltimore chop
Into right for a single!

Duffy a few feet off the bag at first
Fozborg looks the runner back

Grounded to second
Could be two . . .
To second for one, the relay . . .
Not in time.
Wait a minute,
The umpire is pointing . . .
He's calling interference!
That's a double play!
Score It: 4-6-3
Two down in the 6th
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There's a high foul pop behind the plate
Bullock goes back to the screen
Nice play
Just before it goes into the seats
That'll do it in the top of the 6th
No runs, one hit and no errors
Turn of Century ahead 4 to 0
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Ground ball to the left side...
Wagner scoops it up
Over to first for the putout
That's one away

There's a line drive in the gap by Gunner
That looks like an easy two-bagger
Hugh Duffy races to the
ball and fires it in
Gunner has himself a double

Pflaggstettler rips a fastball...
He hits it high in the air...
Burkett may have a chance at this one...
He is at the fence
This ball is.....going..... going.....
CAUGHT!
Burkett caught it up against the fence!
That's the second out of the inning
Time to check the scoreboard

Japanese League is pounding
Left Outs 9 to 2
Kaneda enjoying the big
Japanese League lead
Late 20th slipping by Negro
League I 4 to 2
NL Pre WWII is on top of
Negro League II 6 to 4
Caribbean is on top of AL Post WWII 5 to 3
NL Post WWII slipping by
AL Pre WWII 4 to 2
Koufax and Gomez currently dueling
Dead Ball Era with the lead
over Old Timers 5 to 2

Great change up...
Potpie out in front...
Gets a piece of it...
It's a shallow fly towards Duffy
Duffy charges, dives for it...
He has it...
Fine catch by the center fielder
We head to the 7th...
The score is still Turn of
Century 4, All Stars 0

Burkett swings...
Hard groundball, left of third
It's by Palmer and skips out to Gunner
Burkett rounds first
The left fielder is after it.. cuts it off
and fires it in quickly to second
Burkett returns to first
as Stan gets a nice throw in to Treacy

Keeler maneuvers to hit behind the runner
Keeler rips a line shot
to the second baseman
OUT!
Treacy didn't have to move!
One blink and that would have
been past him!
Burkett stays put
One gone for Turn of Century

Kelley takes the pitch...
That one is low for a ball... WAIT
The umpire says that one caught the knees
He's out on strikes
Two down
Bullock asks for a new ball
He calls time and trots out to the mound
A conference going on between
Bullock and Fozborg

A low curveball to Lajoie
He swings a bit late
but hits it right up the middle
Burkett is going to try for third
Tucker is over, picks it
up and fires to Palmer
One bounce...
The slide by Burkett...
SAFE!
Quick throw to second to
hold Lajoie at first
Now Treacy fires it to first...
Lajoie just dives back safely!

And Wagner will sit down...
strike three called
That does it in the top of the 7th
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After 6 and a half innings, Turn
of Century ahead 4 to 0

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!

Mathewson misses low on that one
Palmer draws the walk
Number 1 today by Mathewson

Base hit to left for Bullock
Palmer is rounding second...
But he pulls up quickly as he sees
the sign from Dick Howser
Palmer will stay at second

Curve, up high...
Terp rips it to right...
Mathewson hung that breaking ball
However, Kris got under it just a bit
Keeler started back on it
Now he's coming in...
He's under it and makes the easy catch
"Can of Corn"
One down for FOFC
Sean Treacy is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to
the plate for FOFC

A slider by Mathewson
Treacy gets good wood on it...
Duffy back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
That's two away

Long fly ball to right field
Keeler takes off after it
He's at the fence
HE JUMPS . . .
HE'S GOT IT!!!
Score It: 9
That is the third out for FOFC here
in the last of the seventh
The attendance has just been
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Sinking line drive
Caught by Sean Treacy
With one down, up next is Hugh Duffy
To be followed by Roger Bresnahan

Duffy pounds a grounder toward
Palmer at third
Deacon moves in front of it...
Whoops... a bad bounce
But Palmer stayed with it
Over to first and Duffy is retired
Nice play by the FOFC third baseman
Two gone for Turn of Century

Hit hard to the right of Terp...
And it's caught in the air
by a diving Palmer!
No runs for Turn of Century
in the top of the 8th
Turn of Century on top 4 to 0
We'll be right back

Pounded on the ground to second
Lajoie comes up with it
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 4-3
Turn of Century gets the first out
here late in this contest

Good slider, inside part of the plate
Gunner gets the bat on it...
Slams a sharp grounder to the right side
Lajoie grabs it...
Throws to first...
OUT!
That's two quick outs for
Christy Mathewson
FOFC will need to do better than that
They are running out of time

There's a hard bouncer to Kelley's left
He's over...
Makes the pick-up...
Over to Beckley...
Pflaggstettler is out!
A sparkling glove hand pick-up
by Joe Kelley!
The All Stars are retired
It's 4-0 as we come to the 9th

The batter checks his swing
Here's the appeal
Mathewson swung, that's strike three
Mathewson isn't happy at
all with that call
With one down

Potpie yells something out to Kronside
Jace nods his head

Hard slider...
And Burkett takes it right down the middle
Strike three called
Turn of Century leads 4 to 0 with two away
Let's check some other scores as well
These scores are final...
Japanese League smacked Left Outs 9 to 2
Kaneda the winner, he's now 2-3
Roberts takes the loss, his
record drops to 3-5
Late 20th cuffed Negro League I 5 to 2
Day takes the loss, his
record drops to 2-2
Johnson the winner, he's now 3-6
NL Pre WWII squeezed by Negro
League II 8 to 6
Mize has hit his 4th homerun
for NL Pre WWII
AL Post WWII edged out Caribbean 6 to 5
NL Post WWII is the winner
over AL Pre WWII 6 to 2
Dead Ball Era is the winner
over Old Timers 8 to 4

Pop-up
Bullock drifts behind the plate
He makes the catch
And that sets Turn of Century down
in order in the top of the 9th
FOFC will be coming in for
their turn at bat
The score remains Turn
of Century 4, FOFC 0

Fly ball to center
Duffy is under it
He makes the grab
One up, one down

Off speed pitch on the way...
And Palmer watches it go by
for the third strike
And there's two away

There's a towering fly ball hit by Bullock
Duffy sprints over, and makes the catch
And that will do it for FOFC
Turn of Century wins 4 to 0
Mathewson gets credit for the win
He threw a shut-out at them
Babson takes the loss
The hitting star for Turn of Century
was Honus Wagner
He was 1 for 4
He also knocked in 3 runs
And that wraps things up
So long from FOFC.