Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-04-19
Rnzville Wins Opening Game.

The opening baseball game last Sun.
day between Ritzville and the Spokane
Athletic club on the local diamond. was
won by Ritsville. the score being 6 to ,.
Bunching hits in the seventh inning and
number Of errors charged to the visit
ors in that inning gave the game to Ritz.
vile.
Thorpe. who played center field. cut
of two hits BY phenomenal catches. one
in right and one in left field.
Gregory struck out eight men and Jen.
son 10.
In the first inning Spokane was first at
bat. Conner making an in6eld hit. which
on error by Irby gave him irst base.
Roadnight made first on error by
Dean. Myers flew out to Maloney. while
Thompson aud Miller failed to connect.
For Ritsville Lowell. Maloney and
Dean failed to make first bag.
In the second chapter Miller famed.
Goodwin hit to first. Wagner was hit
with ball. Goodwin was caught stealing
third and Kraeger struck out, retiring
the visitors.
Halvorson walked. Montgomery drove
out safe one, Thorpe hit liner to Road
night. Irby struck out. Gregory walked.
Pennington connected for one base scor.
ing Halvorson, and Lowell was retired at
first.
The third was the only stanza where
Spokane succeeded IN completing the
circle. Conner hit safe one in right
kopje for two bases. Roadnight landed
liner for first. Myers hit high one into
deep center which was gently gathered
in by Thorpe, but Conner took advant.
age Of the distance and sprinted home
from third. Thompson and Miller made
base hits. the former being caught at sec.
ond on the latter's bungle. and Road.
night reaching home for the last score to
be made in the game by Spokane. Good.
win flew out at first.
Maloney walked. Dean was caught out
by Conner on foul. Halvorson landed
safely on the initial bag, Montgomery
famed. Thorpe made in6eld hit which
caught the Swede ct second.
The fourth. fifth. sixth and first half
Of the seventh innings were without
scores for either side, being chiefly a
pitchers battle in which honors were
about even.
In the last half Of the seventh Lowell
secured first. Maloney walked. Dean
made a three.base hit. scoring Lowell
and Maloney. Halvorson hit a safe one
scoring Dean. Montgomery made first
on error BY Roadnight. Thorpe popped
one into the mits of Goodwin. Irby
tanned. Gregory lined out pretty one
for two bases scoring Halvorson and
Montgomery. Pennington hit high one
to Myers. Gregory vas caught at second.
This closed the run getting. the five runs
made 10 this inning being the winning
plum for the homers.
The game was spirited throughout.
being full Of bright. snappy plays.
Frank Halliday handed out the de.
cisions and carried the indicator.
Batteries-Ritzville. Gregory and Hal.
vorson: Spokane. Jensen and Conner.
The lineup was as follows: Ritzville-
Maloney. second base: lrby. third; Hal
vovson, catcher; Dean. shortstop: Mont
gemery. left: Thorpe. center; Lowell.
drst: Gregory. pitcher; Pennington. right
field.
Spokane --Connor. catcher: Roadnight.
short; Myers, left deld; Thompson. FIRST
base: Miller. third: Goodwin. right field:
Wagner. second; kaeRer. center, Jensen.
pitcher.
The score by innings:
Rttsville.. ..........v -
Spokane. ........... 2 Q Q 0 60