The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-04-08
THE YAKIMA HERALD.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL s, la03
H0P-PICkERS WIN TWO
CONSECUTIVE GAMES
Defeat the Walla Nalla Boys Easily
in SATURDAYS Game and Win An
Uphill Fight on Sunday.

The Walla Wala baseball club played
two games of ball here Saturday and
Sunday with the local team and were de-
feated by the scores of IL to and 10 to 8
respectively. Sundays game was an up
hill pull for the Hop-Pickers all the way
through, but as each inning drew the
game nearer to close. the gap between
the number Of scores on each side be-
came smaller, until finally in the last
half of the ninth, after Collyer, the
visiting pitcher, had wound himself up
and settled down to strike out the first
three men to the bat, Manager Chand-
Ter whispered something to his Brown
Leggons" and the way they hit that
horsehide sphereod was enough to strike
terror into the heart of the most sangu-
inc "slab" artist that ever faced an I'M
merciful gang of sluggers.
The score stood 9 to in favor of Walla
Walla boys at the beginning of the last
half of the ninth, but with only one man
out the home team sent the winning run
across the rubber. For moment pam
demonium ruled and seven hundred
men, women and boys frantic with
historical excitement cheered to the
echo the great and victorious efforts of
North Yakima's superb baseball team.
Saturdays game was walk away and
the only exciting feature was Umpire
Lang's miX-up with Catcher Edwards OF
the Walla Walla's. Mr. Edwards felt
sure, in one instance, that Mr.. Lang's
decision at the homeplate was grossly
unfair, and he proceeded to demonstrate
the error 10y forcible Illustrations with an
occasional d-n and a few other pet eX-
pressions. But the umpire jabbed left
hook into the face of the astonished
catcher, crossed with his right on the
jaw and said play ball" That's about
all there was to it except, it might be
well to mention, that City Clerk Doust
and several other ''rooters" "butted in"
and had to be led off the diamond, in
fact, forcibly elected before the play
was again resumed.
Shaw as usual smashed the ball in the
nose without apparent effort and when
it comes to throwing out runner from
deep left, he is mot found" wanting.
The high school boy is easily the best,
and most reliable batter on the Yakima
team He hits the ball, he hits it safe
and he uses his head in the game.
The local aggregation should feel proud
OF their catcher. wilkins is alright and
can be relied upon in emergencies. His
two Dagger scored the winning run for
the boys in SUNDAYS game.
Spidel and Captain Dunn evinced a
few traces OF erraticism in the last game
with the Walla Walla's. objectionable
wild throws by them in the fifth inning,
came near proving disastrous and might
have done so, had not their redeeming
safe hits in lett field sent few runs
home
Lawrence at third is new man and
to all appearances will work out in good
order bv hard practice and better eye
on the ball His playing so far does not
demand criticism, but on the contrary
has been fair.
However, not with any intention OF
throwing a bunch OF violets at the home
/ boys, but intended more as a gentle re-
minder, ii a ball PLAYER expects to make
good with the hop-pickers, "he'll hat to
hurry.
"slats" Taylor and klinkhammer
have each had a good work ont and they
have proven their ability. Save one up
your sleeve boys for the "Windy City"
/ tossers just up the track.
SATURDAYS GAME.
YAKIMA ABB. r.. II. Po. A. f.
/ wilkins, c.............4 ! 0 10 ! o
Shaw, Ii .-.......-.....5 , 0 0 o