Arizona republican., 1905-05-22
COMMITTED SUICIDE
Phoenix Baseball Team Caught in
 Its Own Bear Trap.
"Ain't !t so?"

"Ain't # so?"
 That was a great joke on Saturday when Tucson was handed a hot bunch but it was a whole lot different yes terday when it was really and truly so that Tucson scored 12 and the Ftoenix team only made three runs.
 It was all on account of Armstrong. He didn't come until yesterday and it would have been better (for Phoenix) if he hadn't come at all. Phoenix didn't seem to play much worse than she did the day before but the visitors played better. The errors made by the home team were at more critical times and the visitors by their good work stopped a lot of Phoenix men on bases who really started around the diamond with the honest intention of scoring Rube has been here before, pitched ball and played in hard luck. But he had his rabbit foot with him this time and an ungovernable appetite for glory. Hartwel did well, but that's all; he didn't do Tucson and neither did any body else. Even Loman threw wild to second. a direct violation of his rule of life. But there is no use go- ing over the errors. Let the dead ast bury it's dead. The game was alto- gether an interesting one and the at tendance was very fair. Everybody had a good time and nobody asked for his muney back. If he had he wouldn't have got it. There never was but one real good time when Phoenix had d chance to win. and that was when the game was about half played. Phoenix was three or four behind with all bases fu'., and the grand stand went hog wild. So did the Phoenix team and that settled it. After that there was a constant hope that Providence would do something to stop the cruelty but ;-roY ;Gence remembered that t was Sunday and turned a deaf ear. Tucson however, did no loafing. There was no time when long chances were safe until near the end of the game and everything the visitors se- cured was well earned.
 Tucson went to bat first and w. Red ford sent a shiver through the grand stand by slamming a two bagger, SCOT ing later on wild pitches. For Phoe- nix. Loman walked. moved up on wild pitch and scored on Graham's single.
 Tn the second inning Keene was thrown out by short and Bedford at second; after making first on balls CO1 GlS scored on Armstrong SlHBAe. Armstrong scored on a fumbled fly. Godfrey to center. Phoenix did noth- ing and the third opened with a score of to 1 for the visitors.
 Phoenix got nothing further until the filth.
 Tn the third for the visitors Keene scored on Loman's bad throw to sec ond. Nothing was done in the fourth. Tn the fifth Leavy scored on a wild pitch.
 Phoenix in the fifth was promised salvation. Lutgerding hit safe; Hart we'll famed; Loman was hit by the pitcher and Graham got to first on missed fly. The bases were full, one man gone and Tucson seemed dazed. But it was not to be. Two runs was the best the home team could do. Winsor hit safe and Lutgerding and Loman scored; Sullivan famed and Donovan was killed at first. The score stood five to three and Phoenix had no further dealings with the score keeper.
 For the visitors Cordis and Arm strong scored in the sixth. The seV- enth was a shut out but in the eighth