The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-11
A SCORE OF TWO TO NOTHING
Washburn Wins in the Closest and Best
Game of Bail For the Season,-The
Local Team Also Loses
Game at Ashland.

the Bayfield, ball park on July 4th.
There are no excuses, the score sim
ply shows the difference in the ball
put up by the teams. It was I'M
doubtedly the best game Of ball ever
played in this section of the country.
A large party of Washburn fans, not
dismayed by the threatening wealth
re followed the team and we're rich
ly rewarded for their faithfulness.
Game was called at $50 with
Washburn at the bat, Keefe received
ticket TO first but was retired with
Paige in snappy double on hit to
Smith. Felix reached first on Har-
rington's error, Mullane was hit by
Smith but the suspense was ended
by Holgren's fly to left which was
handled neatly by Gordon. In Bay
fields half of this inning Basset
stepped to the plate with blood in
his eye and landed squarely on thu
horsehide and when the ball got back
from the field he was on second.
Kennedy struck at three wide ones
then Gardiner stepped up with a
dopr-die expression on his face and
did his part nobly, landing on the
sphere for a two-bagger. Al this
stage of the game it looked AS
though Basset must surely score but
a clever return of the ball by Lee and
Mullane nipped him at the plate.
This was the only time that the boys
in The red suits were really in dan
ger Of scoring. Their two hits in
this inning were the only ones made,
the other two were the poorest kinds
OF scratches.
Washburn s half of the second saw
Burke, Wigs and Oscar retired at
a rapid rate. Burke on a grounder
Wigs and Oscar on fly hits. Bay
field Jared the same, Smith, Baxter
and Harrington being unable to
reach first.
in the third Keefe for Washbrrn
scored Lee struck out, Basset
dropped Keefe's fly to center, Paige
reached first on Bakers error, the
bases were filed by neat single on
the part of Felix then Mullane
struck out and when Holgren step
ped to the plate the entire Wash
burn contingent looked to him for
great results. After striking at
two wide ones he accidently let one
hit him on the arm forcing Keefe
home with the first score. Burke
hit an easy one to Smith who threw
Paige out at the plate and the
agony was over. Bayfeld's half
was short but three men coming to
the plate one of them tanning the
air.
In the fourth Wigs reached
first but was caught trying to steal
second, Oscar was hit by a batted
ball at the plate Lee made a pretty
two Dagger but died on second when
heete went out from Baxter to Ken
nedy. lii Bayfeld's half matters
looked ripe for q score, Kennedy,
Revoir and Smith being on bases
with but one man out, but Keefe
made the Washburn fans happy by
smuggling the ball and catching
Kennedy mapping on third; matters
were easy after that as Baxter was
neatly retired by play from Wigs
to Mullane.
In the fifth Page secured a single
out nothing resulted from it owing
TO the snappY playing of the Bay !
field infield. But three men WELD
I'd the willow for Bayfield, this in
1ing, two Of them striking out. The
same was true of Washburn S half
If the inning except that only one
struck out. Bayfeld's half was no
more fruitful than Washburn's. In
he seventh a single by Paige, an 4
error by Harrington on Felix S
yrounder and wild throw by Bias
set to Kennedy in an attempt to
latch Felix allowed Paige to cross
he plate with Washburn's second /
;core. II Bayfields half Smith flew
,ut Baxter reached first on
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