Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-07-07
Condor Wins Purse.

Condor simply had walkoyer and
the fact that had been demonstrated
20 many times daring lhs season was
again exemplihed, lo.wit that the Fossil
team IL absolutely out'elassed by the
Condor Reds.
Fossil has sppnt money without stint
10 her efforts 70 wipe Condor OF the msp
81 far a. the national game Ii concerned.
and had imported men until her lineup
contained but two home men, bat u Was
all without avail. Unfortunately for
Fossil her team hal Win two Sunday
games previous to the series aud this
80 elated her fans and sporting men
that they cams ~ Condon last Thursday
morning "loaded for large game" aud
with tbs evident intention Of carrying
the whole town home with them. They
found the ''ga,ne" MI right and every
dollar that was offered by them on Eos.
sIl's team was promptly covered by
Oondon people. Fossil left several hun.
dred dollars VI good, elegant cola here
when they left us.
In Thursdays and Friday's games Pos.
ail played two home men aud Condor
played seven and on Saturday Fossil had
three home people 10 line and Condor
had six.
Thursdays game was warm one,
while IL lasted, but Was cut short In the
middle Of the seventh by terrific dust
storm which put players and spectators
out Of business IN about second, In
the FIRST Fossil rolled out n big goose egg
and repeated the act In the SECOND aud
third. In the fourth Robertson, one Ol
their home men, scored and Ia the tiith
another was made. Condor scored two
In the Hrst, one Ia the second, two IN the
third and one In the nth. The game
opened with Myers In the box and
ileltaman behind the bat for Fossil
while Osborne and St. John did the hon
ors for Condor. Myers had either lest
his canning ~ q tosser or Condor had
com pletely conquered his curves, for
they batted him out VI the boz 10 jiGy
and siebals took his place. II WAS all
the same 10 the Reds, however, for they
batted the second man with the same
ease rs they did the first. Osboine and
IT. John played star game for COndon.
Osburne struck ont eight men as against
three each for Myers ana SIebals.
Seore-Condon o; Fossil 2.
In Fridays game the batteries were
Myers and Kennedy for Fossil aud Jer-
Innn and 81. John for Condor. The
game was lSost for Fossil. IL was
worse II was u hard freeze. They pick
ed up tally in the second but from
that time until the eighth they dealt
exclusively In goose egge. Then they
braeed up bit aud scored three and in
the ninth they picked up two more.
Condor didn't seem to play much ball
In this game---they didn't nave to---but
they sure scored like blazes-one in the
iirst, one In the second, two IN the thlrd,
one IN the fourth, live IN the tilth and
four In the eighth. Jerman and Myers
each struck out 10 men. Parker played
pretty doube and ST, John made u
atar lit and home rnn.
Score--L0ntiOn IL; Fossil O.
On Saturday limerick went In the box
for Fossil with Kennedy behind the bat,
while Condon dropped back to her old.
reliable home battery, Jarvis and Par
ker and IL looked good to Condnn TO see
these tavorites put up the star game Of
the season and the lowest score ever
made on the Condor diamond. FOSSIL
inst saved herself from a shutout with
nnc lonesome little tally while Condor
scored five times. Jarvis struck out IA
men while limerick only got seven,
St.John slugged out safe three sacker
and again almost saved home run but
was caught nj the plate. The game WAS
qniet tip TO Fossil that Condor can
still win In walk with home people
-''iust rs easy"
Scors--Condon 8; Fossil |.
Tom Brierly, of lone, umpired the SER
les and his work gave universal satistac'
ton. Mr.. BrierIy is an old ball player
himself and knows the game thoroughly
Besides this he is absolutely fair and
so there was no kick coming from any.
body.