The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-08-15
WAGNER WAS
HARD and EASY
Visitors Were Like Hickory to
Crack in the First Game.
SOFT FOR HENDERSON
Visiting Team and vinita's
Diamond Stars Present
ed Excellent Days
Sport to Lovers
of Baseball.
SOFT FOR HENDERSON
Wagner, 4; Vinita, 5.
Wagner, o; Vinita, 9.

He wore a green cap and that was
all the side-line rooters could distin-
guish about the tall and graceful
twister from Wagner with which to
good naturedly ''guy'' him. His name
is Olmstead and his steady delivery Of
slants and curves puzzled our boys un-
til the eighth inning and won for him
warm encomiums of praise from the
fans. Until the lucky eighth there
were only three hits scored off his de-
livery, Reamer in the fifth, Higley in
the sixth and Jordan in the 7th.
Olmstead virtually played the game
during the early innings, receiving
very ragged support: many of our
players reaching bases on errors. At
times he was wild, however and hit
three batsmen. The visitors appeared
to have no field captain to coach them.
Twice their players collided, losing
the ball and giving Etter base in the
fourth and Reamer in the fifth.
Jordan pitched a good game and
was excellently supported, except in one
or two instances, when errors were
recorded. The general play, however,
and the result, excuses all mistakes
The particular features, or spectacu-
lar plays that forced applause and re-
newed roofing was Bagby's catch Of
wild ball, catching Estes between
bases, Henderson's fine stop Of East
mans hot one in the fourth, Smiths
catch of Olmstead's fly in the fifth,
Etter's capture OF Estes fly in the
ninth, Ridenhour's execution of the
bewhiskered play Of holding out the
ball, successfully catching Hogan in
the sixth, double plays by Jordan and
Meade, Etter and Ridenhour, and
Estes, OImstead and Sonberger. Son
berger's playing at first was also greatly
commended.
Stevenson got one In the neck in
the fourth and was forced to retire
during the remainder of the first game
with big lump raised on his throat.
Meade went behind the bat and Riden-
hour took the initial position.
In many ways the play was identical
with that OF the Sunday before. Our
boys were behind, seemingly hopelessly
so, until the eighth in both games
Then they rallied and tied the score
week ago, getting the needed one"
in the ninth. Yesterday they tagged
all they wanted in the lucky eighth.
In the second game the visitors soon
found that they could do nothing with
Henderson's delivery and appeared to
lose all hope. Wylie, for the Wagon
er's, was batted all over the field.
The feature was Joe Little's profess
sional play on first, he having taken
Ridenhour's place and successfully
accepted every chance that went in
his territory.
There was a large number Of excur-
sionists from Wagner. They had
read and heard OF Sapulpa's false
charges, and expected, so they said, to
encounter a game of dirty ball"
They accepted the friendly ''joshing"
incident to the roofing end of the
game in the spirit in which it was
given, and stated after the finish that
they were never better or courteously
treated Oh any diamond. They have
asked Vinita to meet them at Wagon
er during the WoOdmen's picnic.
An it needs to insure courteous
treatment at the hands Of our ball
tossers and fans is TO prove worthy
Of it. II a visiting team start hood
lum tactics, as did Sapulpa, they will
get what is coming to them without
fear or favor. II they cannot appre-
ciate and understand courtesy they
will be accommodated with such de-
meanor as more belts them.
Wagner gave us an excellent days
sport and they took home with them
the well wishes of a big crowd who
saw and enjoyed the game.
THE FIRST GAM.
F1RST-Wylie safe past short,
Estes safe to right, Eastman famed,
Potts few to Reamer, Olmstead safe
fContinuad IN fourth naQel