Arizona republican., 1898-11-20
PHOENIX GETS THE FIRST.
An Excellent Game of Ball Between
 Prescott and Phoenix.

large crowd witnessed the contest. Il was the first of . series Of two game. | between ,he Prescott and Phoenix
 clubs. the second game to be played 1 this afternoon. There was heavy bat 1 ing throughout the game on botf sides, and excellent fielding. Jones 1 did good work in the box for the homo team, and Morse distinguished himsel 1 for clever playing on the bases and il 1 batting. SommerS Of She visiting
 team made the only home run of the day, and White of the visitors lost the ball over the fence in a foul hit. Both sides were full Of ginger, and the
 game wat hotly contested. Heavy
 batting, aided by errors of the visitors
 won the game for Phoenix by a score
 Of 16 to Il.
 Mosser was the first man to hit the
 ball for first, and he went to second on
 safe hit by Hartwell Chiles made
 two bag hit, and Mosser scored.
 Brawley hit to White, and Hartweil
 was out trying to get home. Errors Of
 the visitor let Chiles get in and placed
 Brawley On third Chickenny hit the scored. Chicksnny's cleverness took him to second and again to third. Jones went out on foul hit to the catcher, and Chickenny made the home plate on passed ball. Cisney hit to first and stole second. Morse went to first on balls and Moore followed him without hit. Morse stole Saccnd and Chickenny scored. Cisney came in C1 a pass ball. Mosser's hit died in the hands of tho left fielder. and Morse failed to score.
 Johnson began tjle fight for the vls- itors and made a two bag hit Morse took in a foul hit by Rees, which passed to third base, and BeitZel took the bat and tried hard to hit the leath- CT, but the pitcher sent him to first on balls. Friedler mada a safe hit and Beitzel went cut trying to make sec ond, Johnson going down to third. Crook failed to hit the ball, and John son and Friedler were sacrificed.
 At the beginning Of he second in ming McMahon, catcher for the visitors, was put on the benches, being over come by the rays of a warmer sun than the mountain boys are accus- toned to. Chiles pounded the ball for one bag, and went to second on a huff by Friedler. BraWley wsnt to first on a good hit, and Chiles made good run home. Brawley stole second and came in with q one baggar by Chick enny. Chickenny made a clever run
  pounded the leather for . single. Cis- ney hit the ball, but was caught out by Degman in the right field. Morse placed the ball in the hands of -lle right fielder and retired the side.
 Sommer5 was out trying 10 reach first on a light hit. and White put the ball over toward second. and it was by Chiles. Degman made gocd hit which landed the ball outside the foul line, and he struck out before he could again find the ball.
 Moore, of the home team, was the first out in the third. He hit the ball, but it reached first before he did. Mosser made a light hit. and reached first safe on a huff by Friedler in re- ceiving the bail. He vert one base on a pass ball, ard reached third by Hartwell's one base hit. Hartwell stole second while Chilea was engaged in crying to secure a safe nit. Chiles struck out and Brawley hit the ball for two bags and went to third on an error Of the visitors, which scored Hartwell. Brawley went home cn pass ball and Chicbenny took first ca balls Jones hit the ball, but did not reach he first bag and Chickenny died on second.
 White went cut on a foul ball; Deg man made a base hit and reached sec ond on an error by Cisrey. Johnson sent the ball to Moore and was out, and Degman took third. Rees brought Degman in by a one bag hit Beitzel sent the ball into right field and took i. ill and retired the side
 White was retired from the box by the visitors in the fourth and Crooks .ook his place. Cisney didn't sabe the curves of the new man and he struck 1 put. Morse followed with bass hit 1 ind got to second safely. Moore hi, for first, and Morse came in. Moore took | second On an error of the visitors | Nosser made a good hit which was caught at second. Moore stole third | md reached home on a pass ball. Hart | we'll struck out and the other side took i ID the bat.
 Q first, and Friedler tried bunt and i went out. Hess going to second. Crooks made a single and sent Hess to .hird Hess was caught irving to steal home SOmmers struck out, and Crooks died on second.
 Tn the fifth Chiles was out at first, 3rawley struck out, and Chickelny ailed to get to first. The home boys -etired withorp5 a score.
 White, in the visitors half, s5nt the ,all over the fence on a foul hit, and vas out trying to reach first on strikes. )egman hit for the first bag; Johnson made 6 two bagger and Degman and ! ohnsoD scored on an error Rees and 3ei.Ze1 got to first on hits. Rees came n on a pass bail and Beitzel took sec md and came in on a two bag hit by : 2ees Friedler hit out, Crooks was 1 aught, and Hess died Cl third.
 Jones, in the sixth, made q safe hit, ] ut was caught trying to gst to second. ' ;isney fouled out and Morse was out ] t first. Sommers, O. the visitors, z idn't reach first on hit, White hit to : ones, and Degman bunted the ball un- uccessfully. l
 In the seventh, Morse made fine 2 it to Degman, who dropped the bail, I nd Mosssr made a two bag hi. which i rI,fL 7 i~H