Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-12
WE ARE FAIRLY IN IT
The Bellingham Bay Nine
Defeat the Port Townsend
Team
A Great Game in Which the
Home Club Carries off the
Honors
The Visitors Arrive on a Spec
ial Boat With a Brass
Band

Townsend nine, but If they We're confident
be several hundred dollars ahead today.
Out of the 1000 people who attended the
game it Is safe to assert that not single
person was confident that the home team
would be victorious. The Port Towns
ends had not lost game this season, and
had given the Bays a severe drubbing.
They were thought to be invncible, but
the HERALD has always maintained that
the Bay club had good material and only
needed practice to make it the champion
of the Puget Sound Amateur league.
A more perfect day for a game Of ball
than last Sunday could not be asked for.
There is an old saying that IL is never too
hot to play ball, but a majority of the
people who usually witness the game pre-
Ter breeze, like that OF last Sunday, to
temper the rays Of the sun. Not cloud
was visible in the sky, and the sun shOne
shone bright and warm. Everyone pres
ent seemed to be out for good time, and
while they hardly expected to see the
home club win they hoped to witness
close and exciting game.
Every seat in the grand stand was taken
and several hundred people stood around
the diamond. The hillside above the ball
grounds was fairly black with persons
who were bent on seeing the game but
who were either too mean or could not
afford to pay quarter to gain admittance
into the ground. The managers, how
ever, will put a stop to this free show by
either building the fence twenty feet
higher, or rdetailing number Of officers to
drive the trespassers from the ground.
The Port Townsend club arrived at
1890 on the tug Discovery, bringing with
IL. 1 4
large number of the residents Of that
city. As they marched from the dock up
Harris avenue they were greeted with
cheers. All were invited to the rooms of
the Cascade club where they were enter
tained with characteristic hospitality.
The members of the club created favor
able impression and their friends who ac-
companied them were declared the prince
Of good fellows. The band discourscd
several selections on the street i'm such
manner as TO win the applause Of the
great crowd OF spectators that surrounded
them
"rhe grounds were in bad condition, but
were far better than was expected consid-
ering the limited time in which they were
prepared A great deal of work will be
done on the grounds during this week and
il is thought that they will be in perfect
condition for next SUNDAYS game.
Game was called at 1855 with the Bays
and the visitors received goose egg for
their inning. The Bays scored two runs
In the second inning, while the Towns
ends failed TO cross the home plate. At
this stage Of the game young man from
Port Townsend offered TO bet 500 on his
team and only succeed in getting so
taken. The home team did not tally in
the third and the visitors managed to
make a run. The Bays we G shut out In
the fourth, while the boys from Towns
end piled up three more runs. The young
man who was so eager to bet again made
| his appearance and offered $40 to $50 on
| the visitors. At this time the score stood
4 to and the TOwnsends had three men
on bases, with no man out, and IL looked
| as II the Bays We're doomed TO defeat
| Thomas went up to bat and Mullee as
sumed a determined look. Thomas
knocked short fly towards Lcedy at
| third who picked 1t up and threw IL home
| to Rappod. who immed lately sent il to
| first base, putting both men out and max
| ing the only double play OF the day. The
crowd went wild The air was filled
with flying hats and cheers, and the East
ern Oregon that was just leaving added
! TO the din by "A long blast from its deep
toned whistle. j. Reidenbach, who went
| TO the bat next, famed out and the home
team extricated itself from a dangerous
position. The boys did nothing until the
seventh inning when they scored six runs,
and then followed itup bpmaking three
| in the eighth and two IN the ninth, making
a total OF thirteen. The visitors scored
another in the sixth and two In the ninth,
making a total OF seven.
Lack OF space prevents a detailed ac-
count Of the game, hut Mullee deserves
credit for the splendid manner In which
he filled the pitchers box. lie was taken
sick In the seventh land Freeman was
substituted, and the Wis. tors failed to find
the little fellow Tor safe hit Rappold
played an errorless game, while Moore dis
| tinguished himself by mailing three long
fys In quick succession. Jack Hayes kept
the crowd in good humOr aud was confident
from the beginning. Whitley did not al
| low a ball TO pass him at first while
Hughey Monahan played an errores,
game. Marcy put up his best game and
played ball. Leedy was unfortunate anC
Is usually a safe, reliable player.
The visiting club and their friends are
assured warm welcome whenever they
visit the Focal City. They are Jolly
good natured and took their defeat grace
fully. Egan umpired the game In man
ner to win for him the highest praise. /
is a most thankless position but not
kick" was made against decision Sun
day.
After the game both teams came I,
Fairhaven, where the visitors were Of
ferred the freedom of the city, and 4
seemed as if everybody WED with on,
another in making their sojourn pleasant
The Port Townsend band stationed itsei
at the corner Of Eleventh street and Har
ris avenue and rendered several selection
and then marched To the front Of tn,
Mason building, where they serenadet
the Cascade club. The band is composed
of players OF decidedly more than ord
nary ability. and the selections rendere,
by Il evoked the heartiest applause.
The only disagreeable Il atnre Of tn
day was the attempt OF driver of
wagon to charge the Port Townsend boy
more than the usual fare for hauling then
to and from the grounds. Mr.. c. X
Bonestal. who happened TO be present
would not allow the extortion and tn
driver received severe tongue lashing
! The usual custom on Bellingham Bay I
not to allow visitors to paw for anything
and this action Of the greedy hackma
caused no end OF comment. 1t Is but jus
TO state that the rig did not belong Il
Fairhaven.
The next game will be played by th
Bellingham Bay and Tacoma teams a
the grounds next Sunday. The Tacoma
won the last game played with the hom
: team, but were defeated by the Seattle