The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-06-09
Hood River Z. Arlington s.

Did you ever see such nifty catch as
Kennedy picked hot from Dunbar's bat?
Not often.
There are not many who care to do it,
not even for the generous outburst OF
applause that greeted the Arlington
pitcher Sunday afternoon. II was a
nervy piece of work to cay the least.
The boys from Arlington are gentle
manly lot. They know how TO play
ball, too. They put up q good clean
game and while they did some splendid
work,at the crucial moment of the
contest they were unable to hold to-
gether as were the Hood Rivers, and
they went down to their first defeat this
season. The crowd, though, was q dis
appointment as to size. The attend.
ance was something less than 800, the
smallest of the season. 1t should have
been at least double this. Some of this
was due to lack of proper advertising.
1t was not known in time to spread the
information as it should have been, that
Hood River was to play Arlington,
The next game will be with the
Schiller's nine from Portland. The All
Portland boys have defeated them, and
Hood River has defeated the All Port
lands. But the Schiller's have strength.
ened their nine since then and a very
exciting game is expected. The Regu-
lator Company has arranged to bring
an excursion with the team from Port
land, provided the steamer can make
the trip through the locks that day.
Excursions will also be brought from
Goldendale and the Dalles This should
make a big attendance at next Sundays
game.
While the home team put up splendid
ball Sunday, they showed the lack of
proper practice. While it is perhaps
difficult for the boys to get out for work
day practices, some work of this kind
will be necessary if the Hood River nine
proposes to continue with its long line
of victories. Dunbar was not at his
best, but no good player is always in
the best Of condition, 9nd this was prob
ably his off day. He was too much
though, every now and then for the
who found him with difficulty.
In the opening inning it looked very
much like one sided affair, but in the
next chapter the worm turned, and il |
melted big chunks OF enthusiasm to
see the runs pile up on the visitors side |
of the score book until they had 5 to |
Hood Rivers lonesome 3.
The proceedings were not void of ex-
element and the good plays by the home
-eam would start the rooters every now
md then. The home sympathisers knew |
heir turn would come, Doug Langille |
vas the only one who thought differently, |
md he was financially Interested to the |
,xtent of one dollar. Ed Williams has
since then spent that dollar.
The expected inning came in the
,ighth.
"Four bits for a safe hit and dollar
or rum" called out the redoutable
Iohn Leland Henderson. Sheets got
afe one good for first, and before the
and diggers had time to recover their
,reath he had stolen second. Haynes
,ot another one and Sheets trotted home,
henderson tossed over the coin.
Adkins arranged matters for Haynes
o score and the bleeChers went wild.
onnie Castner had in the mean time
Ound a vacant spot in the outfeld and
n infield ball by Dunbar brought Hood
rivers left fielder into the plate. More
heering.
Adkins made an attempt to sleight
bird base, buuthe umpire's eye was too
lert. There was some doubt about
lumbar on second. At this jnncture
hings were going decidedly against the
isitors. They were not used to such fine
ase ball work. 1t made them nervous
9 see victory dropping from them.
hey rushed in a bunch to the umpire.
lie couldn't be moved, and the visitors
'ere forced to realize that they were be-
ng outplayed.
The boys from Arlington took the bat,
ut no one reached first, and in less time
han it takes to tell Hood River realized
hat another victory was theirs. 1t was
ell earned, and the onlookers left the
rounds well satisfied with the after.
oon's entertainment. The score: