An Easy Game For Sexton

No f urther comment regarding that tie score with Illinois on the southern trip is necessary. The situation was fully explained by Saturday's game, when the 'varsity nine extinguished the fond hopes of the Illinois boys with the score of 11 to 2. The only reasou for their defeat is the simple one that they were eutplayed. The umpire question was not once discussed, thanks to the very fair umpiring of Stage, of the national league staff, who was sent to officiate by Young, of Cleveland. There was no question as to the result of the game after the fourth, if there wasbefore. In that inning Michigan ran in three scores and began a satisfáctory campaigu against Kingman, Illinois' pitcher. In the seventh matters became so lively for that gentleman that Hotchkiss was put in the box. He was hit hard for his flrst inning, but held Michigan down for the remainder of the game. It was a very unpropitious day for ball playing. The wind was high, and worse than that it was raw, making it easy for errors, the men finding it hard to hold onto the ball. Laying Michigan's errors to this fact, there can be no doubt that with a fair day the score would have been a zero as far as Illinois was concerned. Sexton pitched a model game. He allowed Illinois only one hit, and big Huff got that. He struck out nine men. Three men got their bases on balls. In the last of the ninth, he showed what he is made of. Three Illinois men had found lodgment on bases and there seemed a good chance to score. Sexton quickly changed their minds. He struck two men out, and the third was easily retired by a short hit. The game was won without another score. This was sweet reyenge for Sexton. Holmes supported him without a passed ball or an error. McKenzie played an admirable game at flrst, but he dropped one easy throw that should have been held. Bloomingston led the batting with a doublé and two singles, while McKenzie followed him with a doublé and a single. Michigan mude a total of nine hits off Illinois' two pitchers. Illinois scored in the first inning. Af ter Lowes had struck out, Daum got to first on "Russel's error. He raade a nice steal to second and advanced to third on Deans' error coming home on Huff's long hit to left which Waterman failed to hold. After that not another man got beyond flrstbase until the sixth, when lIuiF made the lone hit of the game for Illinois, got to third on two errors and stole home. Michigan kept all of her scores until after the third. In the fourth three hits ■vere made which resulted in three runs. In the the sixth three more hits and two bases on balls netted four runs and that result was duplicated in the seventh by the same nuniber of hits and bases on balls. That ended the run getting. The score is as follows : U. OF M. AB. K. H. P.O. A. E. Deans, 3b 5 1 U 0 3 1 Watkins, rf 4 2 0 0 0 0 Holmes, c 4 1 1 11 0 0 Sexton, p 5 0 1111 Russell, s.s 4 112 2 1 Shields.c.f 4 1 1 1 0 1 Waterman, 1. f 4 0 0 2 0 1 Bloomiagston, 2b 5 3 3 8 12 McKenzie, lb 3 2 2 7 tl 1 Totals 37 11 'J 27 7 8 ILLINOIS. AB. R. H. P.O. A. E. Lowes, Sb 5 0 0 3 10 Daum, r. f 5 10 0 0 0 Frees, c. X 4 0 0 4 10 Huff. c 4 114 13 fnoper, lb 4 0 0 9 0 0 Haskell, s. s s 0 o o 0 1 J'ulton. Sb 3 0 0 3 1 Kingman, p 2 0 0 0 2 0 Roysdon,l. f 3 0 0 3 0 0 Hotchkiss, p 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 2 1 2Ü 8 5 Innings. 12345 fi 780 U. of M 0 0 0 3 0 4 4 0 0-11 Illinois 1 OÜÜOIOOO- 2 Earned runs- Michigan 4. Two-base hitsHolmes, Blooraingston, McKenzie. Sacrlfice hits- Deans, Holmes 2, Sbields. Stolen bases - Deans 2, Watkins 3, Russell. Blooniingston, MeKenzie2, Daum.Cooper, Roysdon. First huso on balls - By Sexton 3, by Kiugman 6, by Hotchkiss 3. Hit by pitcher- Russel. First base on errors- Michigan 3, Illinois 0. Struck out- By Sexton J, by Kingman 2. Time- 2:80. Umpire- Stage, oí Cleveland. Atteuda nee -600.