Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-01


 "Seben'' might win for Q crap shoot CT. but it failed to make good for the Douglas Blues in their game with the C. & A. Grays at Lincoln park yester- day afternoon, although the dice pro pellor's other lucky number, "eleben,' was the score by which they went down in defeat.
 Despite the fact that the playing was ragged in spots. the game was in teresting from start to finish The features were the stick work of Holt, the twirling of Nash and the catching of Ribbons and Bats. Smith did fairly good work in the box for the Blues, but received miserable support at crit ical points.
 The game which was for s1OO a side and the gate receipts was witnessed by a large crowd, and not a single spectator left the seats until the last put out was made.
 The story of the game follows by innings:
 How It Happened.
 Grays were first up with the willow for the c. & A boys and flew out to Newberry Ikler singles; Holt walk ed. and Ikler scored on a wild throw to first Gibbons and Bryant were both retired at first on short ones to the infield. For Douglas, Hughes was first up and famed the atmosphere. Newberry hit an easy one to Holt and was retired at first H. Kelly hit to short stop, outrun the sphere to the starting bag. reached second on a wild throw from right field of base hit by Chamberlain. Bats flew out to Ik1er retiring the side
 Adams, fer the c. 6 A. hit to Smith and was thrown out at first Ames struck out. Nash propelled hot lin CT to deep center for one bag end Graves fly to left field was mufIed by Hatcher Ikler hit safe to left and the bases were full. Holt lined one out to the center field fence, and such a scurrying around the bases you nev- CT saw-eyerybody scored. Wilson hit safe to left field and stole second. but was left there by Gibbons strike out Hatcher hit a long one to center for one base. Smith reached first af ter being struck by the pitcher. Hugh Kelly hit to Nash, who threw wild to third and Hatcher and Smith galloped over the line. Gcoch flew out at cen ter; Hughes was thrown out at first on a short one to Nash and Newberry was retired on strikes.
 Tn the third Bryant propelled dust disturber out to right for one bag, pur- Joined another and was presented with the third on a wild throw of Nash. Aaron passed and Ames was present ed with one bag by Smith. Bryant got festive at third and was thrown out by Bats The side was retired by Nash's fly to Kelly. For Douglas, H. Kelly struck out and Chamberlain hit to Graves and was thrown out at first. Bats received one in the solar plexis, for which he was presented with one bag, but was left there by Hatcher's pop fly to Graves.
 Graves flew out to Hughes. I1ler hit a safe one to short and was follow ed by Holt who landed one nut in cen ter. sending Ikler to third. Wilson batted one to Chamberlain. who fail ed to connect with it and IIIler scored Gibbons and Bryant connected with the ball but both were put out at first. None of the Douglas boys reached first in this inning. Smith struck out, H. Kelly was thrown out at first by Nash and Gooch dropped one into the capa- cious mits of the C. 6 A. third base man.
 In the fifth Aaron landed for safe one. Ames hit to Chamberlain, whose failure to recover quickly prevented a double play, Aaron reaching second base. Nash landed the sphere in left field for enc bag. Graves hit to Cham berlain, who made a splendid one handed stop, halting Nash at second. Ikler batted a safe one and was fol- lowed by Holt with a two bagger, which scored Ames. Wilson hit safe, but the side was retired by Gibbons long fly to Hatcher. For Douglas, Hughes batted one to Graves and was thrown out at first Newberry was forced to give up his place at the bat on account of an injured finger. Hughes replaced him and landed a