Arizona republican., 1898-12-26
PHOENIX TAKES IT
First Game of inc Phoenix.
 Prescott Series.
Good PIayiHg on Both Sides, But inc Phoenix Team Takes inc OCd Score of Very Interesting Con- test Yesterday Afternoon.

one or the pest gamSS or D9S6D DalI Wn1c
 has bean played in this city fer sem
 time. There were but two errors mad
 by the hcma team, and the excellen
 work of Jones in the Eox and McMahal
 behind the lat with good support ol
 all sides wen the game for Phoenix b.
 a score of 10 to g. Wescctt pitchet
 good ball for the visiting players ant
 Hess was strong behind the bat and i;
 first base throws. Errors on the par
 of the Prescott team was responsible
 for their defeat. Johnson distinguished
 himself by heavy hitting making twc
 base hits twice during tlla game The
 PrCScCtt boys were somewhat demor-
 alized by the apparent lack of practice
 which is accounted for by the fact th3t
 the ball park in that city is covered
 with Q carpst Of snow and the boys had
 very little chance tcl D. .actice. CCnsid-
 ering these drawbacks they put up g
 good game yesterday, and evidently
 mean to carry off the hcnoIs of the
 series if the hcme team will give them
 half a chancc.
 The visi.i1rs opened the game, Rec,
 making the first hit which was taken
 in by Moore in the left field. Nudge
 followed by giving the ball to Chick
 enney in the right firld and Hess placed
 the ball in MoSser's init retiring the
 side. Mcsser began the fight fcr D. Mund's players and was out on a foul.
 McAlalhon was hit by the bal and
 walked tC first, stealing seccnd, and
 Brawley struck cut. Morse was also allowed to go tcl first by a misgu ded ball which touched him, and the m8n On the bases moved up C1 an errcr by thu visitors, but both disd when Chick enney failed to find the ball.
 In the second Sommers and Fish-r were struck cut by Jones, and Johns on, the heavy hitter of the visitors, made a two-bagger. Marian pounded the leather to second and it was taken in by Mcsser. In Phoenix's kalf Rippey made a safe hit and was out at second. Hartwell struck oua, and Moore, made a single. Jones sStnt t1he ball to short and secured first while the center fielder and third basanan werci both trying tCi catch the ball which resulted in 8 miX-up and the ball hit the grCuni. Mccre made a good run for third which resulted in a gridirCn tackIa 2, f5w f5et from the base in which SCnmerS tried to hold him until he could secure the leather, but Moore brck5 the half Nalscn clinch of Scmme and p'eccd his hand on the base before he was touched. Both men hurt leg in the scrimmage but did ncs leave the g1me Mosser scored Jc2es by a two bag hit, and tcck third On q p3lss ball. McMaho1 walked to first sealing second. Blaw- Icy mada single sccring McMahcn. Brawley got to the s-ccnd bag and Morse hunted the ball and got to first cn 3 tumble. BrawIsy sid in b2- fore Chfckenney failed to rsach first.
 White made a single at the start of the third hut fn ter and was out. Rees made a two bag hit, scoring White, and he se- cured third on an error of the home team. Nudge reached frs, Hess hit t0 cent6r and was cut, Fridler scored Rees and Fis'a-r struck out. Ripley failed to reach first in Phoe1iX's half, Hsrtwell struck cut, and More sent up a high enc which was caught.
 Johnson cheeIsd up the visitors by another two b2ggcr i1n the fourth, but he. was ever confident and fell dawn ! at third. Marian hit thc ball, and a nice. double play followed when White | hit to Jones who thrlw tc Mccser s.op- | ping Marian and putting White. out at first. Fer the home team Jones made | } safe hit but was out when Mosser pounded the ball to Wesc-3t Mcsser stOle the s<ccnd bag, and the visitors fell dawn on an attempted double when McMahon s mt the ball to Wes ,ott who threw to thiId but MOsser was safe and he ball failed to rea'h first ahead Of An errcr at third let. Mos ter sa5ce, and Brawley SCOT d McAahon with the assistance Of an errCr by the TisitcTs, and came in On a pass ball. Morse made a singls but secured s-c- ,nd on an error. Chickenney sent a 1y up which Wescct: huff d and Illowed Morse 70 get in cn a bad throw o the catcher. Chtcksnney tempe 0 get tr second but ia led, and Ripley etired the side by putting the bal. in he hands of center.
 In the fifth WcscCtt hit the leather 0 center and was out, Res failed to each first, Mudg5 made two bag hi, md Hess was caught out by M-sser n hit. Fer the home team Hartwe1 made a single, which resulted in lcmecCming when ccnter threw the all to first and Fisher fail-d to secure t. Moore walked to first and was aught eff the base by a swift throw 1ade by Hess. Jones mad5 a sngls, nd MCsser sent a gr0und-scr3per yhich Johnson stopped and retired as hcugh it was not a play worthy of rofessional.
 In the sixth Scmmers hit the bal ut his sore leg prevented him frcm unning ard Marian took the fist bag pr him. Fisher hit fer first, and chnson scored Marian by 9 two bag it. Marian found th bail and weak nrow hcme by Mcrse allowed Fisher } score. White sent the ball tci cen 5r fer g single, and Marian was caught wing to get hon9. Wescott made 2 ingle, and Rsesa walked to first fudge scored White, and Hess hit t0 LocEe who sent ths ball home and topped WescCtt frcm scoring Me Iahcn passing the ball Cn to first but 'c la to step Hess. Scmme-s p-Un5- l the hall to Chickenney in th- right cid wtq tccjk it gracefully. Ia Phoe- ix's half McMahon put the ball in cmmer's init, BrawIey go: to first, an1 -crse found the ball but did not raach rst Chickenney struck out
 There was good playing in the sventh. Fisher made a safe hit, 0hrscn mads a singIa. Marian struck