The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-09-19
POOR
BALL PLAYING
Il Team Furnished PratiCe
for Columbus.
LISTlESS CONTEST
but the Poorest Article Ever
Furnished by Former In
vincibIes Fans
Made to Weep.
LISTlESS CONTEST
pIumbus. I7-4.
imIfm, I-3.

imItn, I-3.
Dh, my Oh, my What can we
to ease the fall our former in
@ibles received yesterday when they
4e so unceremoniously bumped from
4 pedestal they occupied earlier In
a season? We would like to say
IL things, and crow. Alas, we have
shout due us.
Have they gone back, are they sim
out Of condition, or is it that they
y heart and multiply inexcusable
lors when In the presence Of the
Val thing?"
Everybody In Vinita knows that
Il boys can play better ball, indiyid-
'Nly and collectively, than they put
in yesterdays fiasco. At least, we
lbw they have played better in the
It.
Nothing can be said in severe criti-
Sln OF the battery work Of Olmstead
~ Stevenson for Vinita, but IL
smed that no confidence could be
Aced many ofthe other players when
Sall went their way, unless it was to
eade or Parks in the outheld. Lof-
was first up for the visitors and,
Hen Etter dropped his fly and he
be second and third with such ap-
TENT ease and came home on a passed
the mercury in the thermometer
confidence dropped away out OF
sht. In the same inning Meredith
bpped a red-hot shoot from Mayes
8 and the Columbus rooters had un-
Nd words to say about 'hot stuff,
epper boxes and 'tabasco sauce" :"
When Vinita came up the mercury
pin appeared for a moment above
y bulb when Parks drove a safe one
st short. He went TO second on a
Ald throw to first. That was all un-
the ninth inning-the Columbus
'Js played horss and drove them
TEX TO the bench as often as they ap-
Jared.
'In their fifth time up, Atchison, for
|e Hoo Hoos, was given a walk. Lof-
D smashed the ball into right garden.
erschel Finney sacrificed TO pitcher,
llo threw the BAH to third to catch
lchison, but on an error the bases
ere full. Fred Finney grounded to
tcher and on his error Atchison
bred. Mays drove a two-bagger into
lt field, scoring Loftln and II. Fin
II. Baxter drove one 10 Henderson.
% made a good stop yet the hit was
le. I'd Fmney flew TO Henderson.
6geett Gew to Meade Finley dropped
hunt ia front Of the plateand a wild
Eow 10 third scored Mays and Baxter
4hison followed with a two-bagger
tenter Loftin duplicated the hit,
fing Atchison. but was himself
4ght oii second.
Then &c was a procession Of Colum-
s players trotting around the bases.
bring the game four runs were made
'thout the ball goingoutside the dia-
Dnd. Think Of it. Oh Ye Fans, and
Iep for fallen idols
In the ninth time up for our boys
bredith sent a liner to first and in a
Dt.race with the baseman was safe.
anderson hit safe to right, Meredith
Ing to third on a wild pitch. Etter
aned. Hlgley famed, Finney drop
ng the third one. The fans yelled
aud he started to run to first. ,
le catcher tossed the bali easily to
ftin, who obligingly dropped it, al
wing Meredith to score the only run
Vinita to pit ia a column against
dozen for Columbus. Henderson |
On made a bold effort to steal an
ier run, making a brave slide, but |
ssed II the length OF a whisker.
)f Columbus nothing can be said in
Tidually. They all played good ball l
th few not costly errors, other than /
permitting the one run against
sm. Baxter and Ed Flnney was
,ir battery.
n the second game Henderson was
the box five innings for Vinita,
ing which time the visitors made |