The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-10
BALL
GAME
SUNDAY
Salem Sent 200 En-
thuSiaStS Down TO
Portland.
Morris Again Saved Browns
with a Safe hit Which,
Brought In the
odd run

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The closing chapters IN Sundays
matinee will live long In the minds Of
those who were fortunate TO see them
Where the great mass Of people came
from Is a mystery. But they came
some walked Some rode on the street
cars. some drove In buggies, some
came In automobiles. Some came ear
ly. Chief among the early arrivals
was a delegation OF 1873 lovers Of the
game and admirers OF Sam Morris
from Salem Some came late. They
that structure-.its weather.beaten
timbers making a rude frame for the
animated and beautifully colored pic
tnre withln--trembled under its hu.
man weight They Oyerfowed into the
grounds until continuous line OF peo.
pie, standing, sitting and kneeling,
surrounded the players. Il was gay
crowd. gay In It's colorlng and in It's
mood and polite and good-natured be.
cause Il was so large
This tribute from the people OF
Portland and the nearby towns was
paid 10 Sam Morris the Nez Perces
Indiana student OF the Salem Indus.
trial school. through whose veins
courses the blood OF chieftains. The
OntpOurlng was also a tribute 10 our
national game and 20 the Browns.
because OF the brilliant ball they have
been PLAYING during the past five
weeks. And the beautiful part OF the
crowd was that n was made up OF the
best people In Portland. The COVER.
nor OF the state was there so were
bankers. merchants and professional
men, aud not few OF Portlands best
church people. They came early. like
the rest, and left supremely happy be.
cause Portland won the seventh
straight game from Sacramento. and
because they had spent a pleasant AZ.
tern0on IN the open air. watching iS
young men taking part In a game that
has no equal IN the outdoor sports OF
the world.
Ovation for Sam Morris.
When the curtain was rung up In
the initial inning Sam Morris. the red
man. who had sprung before the pub.
llc IN almost a single bound was greet
cd with q sturdy round OF applause. He
was not quite az steady a. on his pre-
vl0ua appearance. and he issued
promiasory note 20 Casey. that was
canhed n when Exam drove out his
single. This was all for the undertak.
orn, but Il was lead OF one, and half
~ the big crowd wished Umpire Levy
had delayed presenting Manager Fish.
~ with a funeral wreath tied with a
bunch of crepe. The nrowns could do
nothing with Cutter until the fourth
when an error BY Egan In handling
Nadeau fungo allowed the left fielder
20 get to second Andy Anderson
drove him home with a single. but
double play from Townsend 10 Shee.
han closed the scene with n slam. A
two-hase hit by Hildebrand and a sin.
Gle by Townsend Ia Sacramento's half
uf this inning scored Hildebrand, and
the undertakers stlll led until the
Browns half of the eighth. Cutter
was again In perfect form, and was
delivering better article OF ball than
Morris, but he was not getting the
royal support He was more generous
Win his paases, hut he had the good
fortune not 10 have them count. the
troWna really won AZ the bat. The
haeramentos were hndlng Morris an
the time. but when they lofted the
balls tell into waiting hands Consid.
ering the ground rules. Morris was ex.
femely fortunate Hut az that time ne
was pltchlng superb BAH. aud only ln
the fourth and ninth lnnlnts did the
hineles come In clusters.
The ninth Inning opened With a tie
anu the blanket of despair nuttered
teeoly when Blake new out 10 rlght
Held. but Il lifted and became trimmed
with gold when FNRncls drove out his
single. II became pure gold. ASSAY.
inE ~ fne. when Nigneaux singled
and Mclaushlin footed n lust enough
% allow Francis "a prO.empt third.
How the crowd yelled t0 Morris 10
win his own same ID was a critical
moment for this south n would have
thattered the nerves Of diamond
warrior of tried experience. II showed
MANAGER Nlgnenxs faith In Morris
ability with tho bat The faith MAS
nat. for a tNOhaggor had heen driven
out by him IN the iifth inning. and his
nome fun Ia the previous game iusti.
ned " Morris ala not win the game
n} clean hit, but Il was one that nine
umes out OF ten on the same sort of
Z play miNes things up Il did this
tme' and Townsend threw 10 catch
Francis racing home With The winning
run, threw badly. aud another same
Vas lost by sacramento In the last in.
mus. ne SCORE being nrowns Z. sacra