The daily sentinel., 1903-09-28
Aspen Colts Defeated.

them the scalp of the Grand Junction
team. but they went home. carrying
score of 13 to II as their only COM
fort in their defeat.
More people witnessed the game
than any other ball event of the sea-
son. The grand stand was crowded
with an enthusiastic lot of rooters for
Grand Junction and the field along
the line of the ropes was black mass
of humanity.
The Aspen ball tossers are most
gentlemanly crowd of young fellows
and they had many enthusiastic sup
porters, even here at home. They
were not professional kickers and
made no scene whatever ON the field.
They won large portion of regard by
their gentlemanliness.
Aspen went to the bat first and
was retired without scoring.
Grand Junction came in and made
three runs, which in the Judgment of
the writer they had better not have
made, as it gave them entirely too
much confidence. In the next in
ming, the Aspen boys slugged Farley
for eigth runs. They simply hit him
at will and they sent the ball Just
where the Grand Junction men were
not. When Grand Junction came in
for their second inning at the bat.
they were little bit ratified. They
had seven runs to overcome. They
made one in this inning. From that
time forward it was an up hill pull
scored two in the third and three in
the fourth innings. but it was not un-
til the seventh inning that they tied
the score and made one to the good.
There was much cheering from the
home supporters of the club. when
Grand Junction tied the score. Aspen
having gained three runs. after their
spectacular second inning. two in the
fourth and one in the sixth. Thev
never scored after the one run secured
in the sixth inning.
Grand Junction made two runs in
the eigth again, making a total of
thirteen runs against eleven for their
opponents.
After the Aspen team had slugged
their eight runs from Farley in the
second inning. he pitched better
game, more careful with considerably
more head work. If he would only
deliver his ball little more quickly.
without SO many gyrations of the arm.
he would secure better results. The
Aspen pitcher was not nearly SO effec-
tive pitcher as Farley. but he had
the faculty of getting the ball over
the place before the batter had time
to deliberate. The best ball tossers
that ever drew back their arm in the
national game concede that quick de-
livery, is a most effective part of the
play of a pitcher.
Griffith supported Farley very we'll,
credited with several errors,
passed balls and poor throws.
For the home team Goodman in
left field played a splendid game. He
is we'll balanced ball player and a
hard hitter. making every hit count.
Hood did some good slugging. being
credited with three base hits.
Bracken plays an almost faultless
game on second. He is as quick as a
cat. He shines also as base runner
and he hits the ball better at criti-
cal time than otherwise. He famed
out twice, but evened up afterward
with two singles and double.
Mckinney at short did not play
we'll. He is ordinarily good man
at this position. but yesterday his
hands were mud cakes. until he got
in the field. Dorsey was called to
take this position about the fifth in
ming and it was marvellous strength
ening of the team. He caught two
hard ones. which were destined for
over his head and made some good
stops. He is an evenly balanced play
er.
ST. Clair at first always does his
work we'll and can be depended upon
to measure up to the full value of a
good player in any game.
Hood made bad play in one of the
innings, throwing the ball to first,
when he should have stopped run
ner at second.
The weakest part of the batting side |
of the home team. is their desire to
put ball too far. They have not