The Arizona sentinel., 1899-12-02
YUMA VS. FORTUNA.
Thanksgiving Game of Ball Proves \
 Victory for Yuma.

Victory for Humao
 Fortuna came and saw but d;d no
 conqueor. No veni, vidi, vici flashed
 OCT the wires to the waiting, pulsat-
 ing camp, and the little army sen
 out to win fame and add lustle to the
 glory of the greatest mining camp or
 earth returned with dropping pinilns
 But theirs was not the disgrace fol
 they contested nobly against @ bal
 team that has never known defeat
 and whose penant will yet wave tri-
 umpantly over Arizona and the South
 west. Tucson, Phoenix, Fl Paso, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, look to your laurels!
 The Fortuna boys came in on the early morning train and were marshal ed around town under the manage ment of Hon. John Doan, who played center field Tn the nlne. The oppos = ing nine were a fine appearing set of men, the sight of which made our boys little dubious and the majority of sporting men focked to the stand ard of the miners. But our boys can play ball and they went into the field with determination and concerted ac- tion with the result that Fortuna lost to a score of p to 0-a large score, but which did not spoil the game as the same was created in the last two in nings.
 The game was called promptly at 1 30 by the umpire, Mulford Winsor. Yuma took the field with the follow ing men in the following positions: Martin, catcher; Balsz, pitcher; Coons, first base; F. Needen, second base; Ramirez, shortstop; Schuckman, third base; B. Meeden, left field; Willard, center field; c Meeden, right field.
 Fortuna lined up as follows: Bate man, catcher; J. Garrard, pitcher; Holloway, first base, c. Garrard, sec ond base Gundlack, shortstop; Spence, third base; SelelIa, right field; Doan, center field; Snowden, left field.
 Everybody in Yuma turned out to witness the game and large delega- tion from Fortuna was also present.
 Yuma was first to the bat. Barney Meeden, the invincibIe, took the bat and found the first ball tossed to him and before Balsz and Martin were put out Barney had succeeded in scoring, Then the boys played ball. Up to the sixth inning the score stood 1 to 0. In the sixth inning Yuma scored five runs. Fortuna failed to score until the last half of the eighth inning when the Yuma boys made a false play and Fortuna made five runs before the h1odOo was broken.
 In the seventh inning Yuma scored seven runs and in the eighth four. In the ninth Yuma made five and For tuna three making the total score 9 to 8 in favor of Yuma.
 In the seventh inning Schuckman's nose came in contact with Doan's heel on third base, and while the wound l was very painful for time 1t was not ! serious, Will Riley was substituted on third base. Fred Meeden on second l had his little finger knocked out of place, winch was the total of the days casualties.
 The game was completed at four o'clock and the victors dined the los ing team at the S. P. Hotel and later teDdered a grand ball to their recep- .ion at Elks hall.
 Some of those present who are in a position to know say tbat up to the seventh inning 1t was the finest game )f amateur ball ever played. The Fortuna boys are gentlemen every one md the game was free from disputes md bickeringS.
 The Yuma nine will play Hedges n the same grounds Christmas day nd return game at Fortuna on New Tears day.