The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-14

Knutson. Z;
TruIiinger. G :;
Mitchell. &;
Ross. p:
Stockton, c;
The game was the best exhibition CIV
en- on the lower Columbia for three
years. More than $500 fans of the ssd
degree were present.
Astoria went to bat first and In the
initial inning found Farrell cathIamets
twirler for two singles. Mace Grants
hit scored Graham, but there was no
other cscore that inning. Tom Ross oc-
cupied the box for Astoria. and neither
OF the first three men up--MeDermott'
gailagh and Brignoni- succeeded in
getting beyond the first bag. There
was no scoring in the next inning on
either side.
A young man named Mitchell played
in the right garden for Astoria,and IN
the third inning started fireworks that
proved the undoing Of the home team.
He was the first man up and lined a
two-bagger just inside the first base
"Chop" Stockton followed with sin
gle, and then Graham singled and
brought in Mitchell. while Abercrom-
bie's single scored Chop" Grant was
the next man up and batted out two-
bagger that scored Graham and Abb
errromble. Grant scored on. Regan' .
single, but the later was thrown out at
third. Ross reached first and went to
third on Trullinger's single, while
Knutson and Mitchell famed, retiring
the side after six runs had been scored.
Bellagh scored for Cathlamet in the
third, being called safe at first on a
very close decision.
Graham, Abercrombie and Grant
scored for Astoria In the fourth, out
cathlamet could not safely find ROSS
This ended Astoria's scoring, and Tor
the following five innings not a man
nassed third except Trullinger who
would have scored had it not been that
he was twice knocked down by
coacher at third.
The fourth, fifth and sixth innings
saw the home team struggling hard
against a superior nine, but its EFFORTS
war. vain. In the seventh the Cath
iamet aggregation took brace and two
men scored. In the eighth two more
runs came home, and in the ninth Far
rell scored. McDermott overplayed
himself at third and was thrown out
at the last named sack
The Astorians put up an exhibition
of BAH that was excellent in every re-
spect. At third Grant played fauit'ess-
~ In the fourth inning o'Brier batted
him a liner that few amateurs could
have handled. and every ball that came
into his territory was gobbled up in pro
fessional style, He also batted IKE
demon, driving out three two-oaggers
and single, Ross pitched asane game
and was grandly supported. stockton
caught him and surprised every one
by, handling the speedy heayy-weightss
curves. Graham put up his usually err
rorless game at second, while Ryan was
4 wonder at short Regan's game was
errorless and it is seldom that better
tieldlng is seen outside a league contest
AT tirst Abercrombie is just the man
that the local team has needed TOT =
long time. Truilinger covered the CEN
ter field in fine style, his running catch
OF Dufurs long fly in the fourth ne'ne
one of the prettiest and most tellin~ |
plays of the day. Knutson was in the
left garden. where the ground was vera |
rough. making fielding extremely diff
cult. His work was fast, however, and
even the unknown Mitchell-who. by
the way is an AstorIan--put up a good
exhibition,
McDermott caught Farrell and 1t was |
not hard to discern that his heart was
in the game. Even when things were
hopeless he urged his colleagues to
greater effort and himself caught
splcndidly. Farrell pitched a great
game after the fourth inning,and was
we'll supported. At short Br4gnoni
made several costly errors for Cath