Word: circuiting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Because of the border states, the name of Cordell Hull of Tennessee came up for the vice-presidency. He was National Democratic Chairman in 1921-1924 and, remarkable yet true, acquired no enemies during that fractious period. As a state legislator, as a circuit judge, as a nine-term U.S. Representative (1907-21, 1923-27), he has deserved well of Tennessee and the vote there is his to a tabbycat. He is, moreover, pronouncedly dry. He would tend to make Kentucky safe, too, for the Democracy. Tennessee and Kentucky have 12 and 13 electoral votes respectively...
...half of the fateful nineteenth frame, Berresford, aided by the umpire, A. M. Blackburn '28, fanned the three batboys who faced him. In the second half of this inning, M. T. Freeman '30 and S. G. Hardy '29 singled successively. Manager Berresford came to bat and slammed out a circuit clout, scoring the two men on base. Umpire Blackburn called Berresford out for not touching second and third bases. Consequently, the first two men to cross the plate were the only ones to figure in the scoring column, making the final count 11 to 9 in favor of the managers...
...feature of the game was the sensational batting of E. H. McGrath, '31, leader of the first year team, who knocked out two circuit clouts. His first home run came in the initial frame with one man on base. Leading off the fifth inning McGrath again poled out a drive which was good for four bases...
...Steptoe '30 smashed out a circuit clout in the fifth inning driving in three runs. For St. Anselm's Zapustus led the attack with a triple and three singles in five trips to the plate...
...Jones '28 G. E. Donaghy '29, and J. N. Barbee '28 furnished the fireworks in yesterday's encounter, each slamming out a circuit clout. Jones drive came in the third frame, sending in John Prior '29 and A. G. Whitney '29, who had both been walked. In the same inning, J. P. Chase '28 crossed the plate on Donaghy's four base blow. In the sixth, with no one on base, Barbee drove out the third home run of the contest...