The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-24

playing In this chapter. warrentor
being entitled TO the brace Of scores
warrenton earned run in the sixth
washburn. who had felt the force Of
Painters curves and thereby gained
first base, scoring on McDermott's long
fly 10 Stockton, the Commercial fielder
being unable TO return the ball In time
to throw him out at the home plate,
The score was now Sc. The seventh
saw the rise OF the visitors star.
Thurston walked. and when Getty,
who is hard hitter, slammed out the
ball for two sacks Thurston was In
considerate enough to score Bidwell
famed and Dick Halderman flew out
TO Roxy Graham. washburn was
lucky and reached first on a short little
hit that dropped in the inheld. and
which was not ielded. Then Moore
knocked high fly out into center field
and Stockton undertook to handle II
from left. He made sensational run.
grasped the ball In his hands and then
In his great desire TO squeeze II.
dropped the thing. This let In Getty
and washburn. but Hallgrimson flew
out to Stockton and the agony was
ended. although the score was tied a
few minutes later when Harry Gra-
ham scored Brother Roxy by hammer
ing out two-bagger to center field.
In the eighth there was nothing
doing and the record shows similar
condition of affairs to have existed In |
the ninth. In the tenth. however the
visitors enjoyed another streak Of luck. |
Moore, having hit safely to center.
scored short time later on a passed
ball Thus the score was 1919 against /
Commercial. and then II was that the
fair-haired youth made the mighty
smash that tied things up again. In
the eleventh Thurston flew out TO
Harry Graham, Getty got as far as
first on Trullingers error. Bidwell
famed and Getty was caught mapping
at first by the eagle-eyed Painter.
Morton should have scored in Com.
merciaps half, hitting out clean
the hardest hit ball Of
the day. Flanagan famed, however
and Charlie Hadermans short hit did
not get him anything. Morton tried
to go home for the winning run while
the infield was busy stopping Halder-
man, but was caught out at the plate.
The 18th saw Dick Halderman fly
out to Roxy Graham. Halderman bat
ted out a high foul and Roxy managed
10 wind his way through the unspeak-
able crowd and gather II in. WASH
burn famed and Moore went out on
a drive to third. Things had so shap-
ed themselves that Commercial had
half an inning to spare. Trullinger
had got but one hit previously but at
his critical stage of the proceedings
planted safe hit over the head of the
second baseman. Stockton singled and
rrulllnger went to third Roxy Gra-
lam hit the ball to McDermott, who
hrew Stockton out at second, Bdwell
rying for a double by thowing back
o first. This gave Trulllnger the OPP
'ortunity he was seeking, and he trot-
ed home for the winning run. The
Icore by innings was as follows:
:. 04130 010O101
Varrenton 49,. 2 o 10 213O0 010O
The summary shows:
r. H. Il.
commercial 80. -. ........11 10 IL :
Varrenton ............10 Z IL :
The teams lined up as follows: Com q
lercial-Stockton, left field; Roxy !
third base; Harry Graham, @
acond base; Painter, pitcher; o'Croole v
hortstop; Morton. catcher; Flannl- ]
an, first base; Halderman, center {
eld; Trullinger, right field. b
Warrenton - McDermott, pitcher; t
awson, left field; Thurston, third c
ase; Getty, short stop; Bidwell. Sec II