The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-07-20
BALL TOSSER'S
REDEMPTION
Local Players Get Even With
the Auburn Haired TWirler
for Mondays Defeat.


selves yesterday and have been for
given for their inexcusable bad, anna
tuerish play of Monday. They sent
the st. Louis outfit Of young men
back to the alleys Of the sweltering
city losers Of two out of the three
games
Yesterdays contest was a splendid
exhibition OF ball tossing exceeded IN
interest only by the tests Of skill be-
tween the high salaried, carefully Sc
lected teams OF the two big leagues.
The local management has an az
gregation OF which the towns fans
are proud. There is no better field
sport extant than baseball. Our boys
play the game well, yet, does it not
tend to discourage them In play and
to discourage the management in
bringing worthy teams here to con-
test when only a corporals guard at
tend the gamesg Hundreds Of people
In Vinita appear to be interested in
sofar that they anxiously await the
finish OF the game to enquire regard
ing the sport. They discuss the
games Of the day as they sit about
in the evenings endeavor.ng to cool
OF from the heat OF hard days work
they never performed, nor probably
ever will until the manana, or the
day after. Is it because Of the quar-
ter admission that Is necessary TO
meet expenses? La many towns and
cities double that price is readily paid
to witness worse exhibitions than are
put up in vinita-
The stay-a-ways who yet show great
interest and great concern are PROF.
ably all privates in the ranks OF that
contingent who are willing to 60 back
to the lantern carrying days and let
Vinita 20 dark ''yust because" they
got along all right before the days OF
electric light.
The boys should be better patron
lied. They have advertised the town
and are talked Of as being a great
team ali home production, Of one OF
the worst ball towns on the map.
AN that, however, don't tell the
stay-a-ways anything about yester
days game but this vii give them
some idea for the silver quarter they
didn't spend.
The young man, Duffy, he Of the
pink hair whose curves more than
puzzled our players Monday was again
in the box but BIuejacket, Meade,
Higley, Henderson and Parks solved
him yesterday and gave the horsehide
many hard swat. The features OF
the game were the fast playing Of the
boys mentioned and the good work Of
Etter and Reame7.
Blue made four base hits, one a
double, at topportune times, out Of five
times up. In one inning Parks, who
played in the center garden, retired
the Frisco's BY catching three high
flies, one after another, that we're bat
ted out ia his territory. When he
came to the bench lie was cheered and
had shower Of small silver thrown
at him by enthusiasts In the grand
stand. A small piece Of this legal
tender went Blueiacket's way because
he proved speedier than his friend in
tbs ''picking-upn process.
In the third Henderson caught the
Ball right on the nose OF the seam and
sent It into deep right for two bases
bringing in Meade. The latter caught
Blues delivery faultlessly and in
the sixth smashed out a liner past
second that gave Higley chance to
score.
In the eighth Mead sent a high ny
to Tate in left. The latter made a
long run and a spectacular catch with
one hand that sent him rolling in the
grass
This is the way they played:
FIRST-keynosds passed. STRAIT
man famed. Shannon out Henderson
10 Reamer. Tate out Higley to
Reamer.
Mead famed. Parks few 10 Tate.
Henderson TO Shannon.
sECOND-E Ecoif passed. Moran
struck out. Kanaar few to Etter.
Etter few 70 right. Blue safe to
right. Bagby safe to short catching
Blue al second. Hisley safe to right
scoring Bagby on close decision Ecod
iropping ball at plate. Reamer out
10 Duffy.
THIRD-Reynolds dropped a pop
" safe behind pitcher. Stratman
acrinced. Shannon safe to left
ooring Reynolds. Tate few to Etter.
1cod out Higley to Reamer. Rey-
lolds' run was a gift as no effort was