Arizona republican., 1901-10-07
AN ATRoCIoUs PROCEEDING
The National Game Hit in the Solar
 Plexus Yesterday.

II IS 1ear1ul what tragedies are some | times enacted in the name of baseball. The most vicious assault on the na- tional game that has been made in these parts for a long time occurre.l ct Phoenix park yesterday afternoon. when the Crimson Rims of Tempe dis graced the Phoenix team without even serving the good purpose of saving something for themselves. For some reason everything went wrong. The Phoenix boys played poor ball, but their opponents did worse, so that ths home team with all it's weakness rolled up 2S runs. while the best the visitors could. do was II.
 Tallies came in clusters as big as grapes, and errors were delivered in job lots on consignment and without orders. The worst of it was that mo- body seemed to be throwing off. ex- cept at the last end of the game, when both sides began to feel ashamed of themselves. Early in the game the Phoenix team got itself disorganized and through series of errors let th= visitors in for five runs without stop ping. Then later the compliment was unintentionally returned by the Grim sons. After that it was just case of Phoenix outclassing the outsiders, wh , for some reason were off their feed. The runs kept bling up a few at q time. Tempe muffing several good fly balls. On the other side Brawley made q wild throw from shortstop to first base and the runner got home before Phoenix found the ball. In fact, Phoe- nix never did find it. and a spectator picked 1t up out of the wee5s at the west end of the park.
 IIl the same inning another Tempe man went to first base on balls. anu with the aid of wild throws got home before he had time to catch his breah. Wormell for the home team did some good pitching. Nothing spectacular. but yet not bad enough to be con- demned. On the other side, the two Carols shot the leather. Charlie, who has been playing in the box all season and who is accounted a good man or dinarily. seemed to have lost all knowl- edge of discretion yesterday. He threw first at the sun and then in front of the batter and next behind him. John finally relieved him. and though he an old pitcher he has not playe s-n th.- box for six months. and his rough worK can be forgiven, for he tried hard.
 Everything was good natured throughout the game. and occasionally the grand stand would note a play that brought applause, but for the most part the amusement of the bleachers was inspired by somebody's awkward ness. Both teams tried to give the wis itors their moneys worth and finished the game even after all interest in the score had ceased. It was seemingly not good day for any of the players. and the exhibition was in distressing contrast to that of the day before be- ween Phoenix and the Indians It was only another illustration of a statement made in these columns a few days ago. that it takes two good teams to make good game.
 While the Crimson Rims fully uri- derstands the game, they must do considerably better work before they can expect to beat the Phoenix team. and a very ordinary amount of skill should have beaten it yesterday. Both teams can do better.
 Red Phillips umpired the game.
 The lineup was as follows: