The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-07-11

McEwen, second. Joseph Stephenson
was in the race, but quit before he fairly
got started.
Three-legged race, won by w. Zirkle
and II. Zirkle.
After the foot racing an adjournment
was taken to the new ball grounds and
bicycle track. Had the grand stand
seating capacity OF 600 instead OF 300 II
would soon have been crowded, for there
were not less than 1900 people present to
witness the sports, and great circle Of
interested spectators, on foot and in car
risges, surrounded the grounds.
The fret event was q free for oil bi.
cycle race. for which Irvy Bounds. BALI.
Ker and James Walton entered. The
riders finished in the order named, that is
they would have done 30 had Mr.. Walton
continued in the race, but he got leg
weary and drew off. Ker trailed Bounds
too long for, when it came to the final
squirt, the distance to travel wasn't great
enough to admit of his closing the gap,
although he made strong effort and
came in q good second.
The next was q mile race, five laps OF
the track, for riders who had mounted
the wheel for the first time in '95. The
only entries were made by Hugh Ram.
sauer, Of Fort Simcoe, and Peter Norby,
Of this city. In this race Mr.. Ramsauer
led for two and half laps and then his
tough and wiry opponent began to crane
his neck and head over the handle bars,
bend his body, and work the peddles
with vim and rapidity that soon sent
him to the front, which position he
maintained to the finish. Norby now
wears silver watch as memento of his
victory.
Yakima had little hopes OF winning the
base ball game. She had already tried
Ellensburg's mettle three times on the
diamond field with the same result on
each occasion. The nine as made up had
never practiced together while against
them we're the flower of ElIensb burg,
where they do little else than play bail.
The outlook certainly was not encour-
aging, but Yakima boys are nervy il they
do not always use good judgment, and
they went into the contest determined to
make a hard struggle and in that they
were successful, for they gave the victors
the toughest rub they have had this sea-
son, the score standing l5 to IL.
DR.. McCauley was chosen umpire for
the Ellensburgers and DR.. Hill for the
Yakima's. The home team were en-
couraged at the end of the first innings
when they had worked in two tallies and
given the boys from the Windy City
goose egg. Their cheerfulness, however,
was dampened in the next round when
ElleRsburg scored Gve to their one. In
the fourth innings they also piled up
five and the score stood to in favor OF
Yakima. Peter Norby was pitching and
a mistake was made in allowing him to
hold that position throughout the nine
innings. 1t is too much for a man. and
here was boy, who had already won
mile bicycle. race, trying to cover the
ground that taxes the power of two
men to creditably hold. Strong and
hardy as the lad is the wonder is how he
acquitted himself 30 well. Hardness
was behind the bat and played good ball,
but he is too light to cope with such tim
Der as the Ellensburg boys are made Of.
The same can be said of Lennon who
covered center field. George Vance as a
rule is sure and steady player and he
is at his best as shortstop, but on this
occasion, while he would stop the balls,
he failed to find them with his fingers,
and like he.sucker in the shell game he
guessed wrong nearly every time.
On first base Dell Hiscock played his
usual good game, but when he came to
bat he wasn't there at ALL Morrison on
second, usually a steady player, lost his
head or the use of his hands almost en-
tirely and couldn't hold on to the pigskin
little bit, although it must be said that
he surprised everybody by catching one
good fly. On third Stacy was host in
himself. He was here, there and every
where, but always in the right place. He
put up the best ball ever seen in Yakima
and the opinion of ell present was that
he was shot number"
Fred Chandler in right field belied the
record he made in Ellensburg and played
excellent ball. Among his other good
work he caught fly over the body OF
PROSTATE fielder that brought forth en-
thusiastic plaudits from the crowd of
spectators. He welded the willow well
also, though an unfortunate bunt at q
critical stage OF the game is one OF many
things to which can be attributed the
loss Of victory. Nye Tsggard is emphat-
ically grand stand player. He catches
gracefully, runs well and is picturesque.
He is also a sure winner when the ball
comes within his reach, and several
pretty plays are scored to his credit. Like
some of the others, however. be has his
weak spot and that is at the bat. He
swings the club in very mild manner
and seldom finds the sphere.
OF the Ellensburg boys little need. be
said. They play ball from start to finish
and go in to win. It 10 said that some
of them we're q little nervous on the
Fourth owing to their inability to sleep