The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-10

With CLONE Rum Joe Marshall covering first and
swattng out three baggers and homerun for the
tours; with Goodwin starting in pitching to form; with
Chlc' Roadnigh scoring the first of the 9ame it
looked at first if the picked team of the S. A. Il q was
going to do things to the Indians yesterday.
But it was the old song in the same old way
Chicks" bunch started off well and worked along
smoothly until an emergency arose-then the amateur
team went nut and the amateur bunchs unched and
the amateur plays were played.
Most of this failure to do the right thing at the right
time in the right place happened around second base where
Wagner displayed his lack of emergency talent several
times and let things through which would have pre-
vented few if the right move had been made.
AS illustrative of this Joe Marshall had to from
first to second to that base with first
while the amateurs punched about the ball 20 feet off the
second bag needless of the
Another time Joe was fielding off first and Wagner
''sayed putt while Roadnight had to make dash for
first failing to reach there in ample time given to put out
the runner The next time Joe made the himself and
tcaught his man.
1t this saggng down critical periods which lost
the game to the athletic club
But the game sufficient to give line the play
ing of the Indians to extent. This showing up
particularly favorable to little Raymond, whose work at
short is speedy and accurate enough to be placed in the
phenom class If the little sandy boy keep up that gait
this season he's going to be star
Steady George Ferris, playing his old partners posi-
ton at second displayed speed and certainty handling
the ball which shows he has not gone back bit and that
other teams have overlooked large bet in going after
him. Everybody had just about forgotten what team work
looked like until George took to bunting and sent the team
forward with sacrifice hits in much the old style that
brought him and Rockenfeld the paudts last season.
Nerng showed the least headwork of any of the Indi-
in the game yesterday and his fooshness about third
base when Stanley maneuverng around second in
der to give the first Dagger chance to steal in home,
didn't argue well for the Nehrng headpiece.
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Stanley played his steady game and surprised his
old friends by developing ginger stick and ability to
put life into his which I'm didn't know he had.
1t demonstrates that Matt is going to make team if he
gets any kind Of material to work and it is certain,
Judging from the brief glimpse yesterday that he has
men who coming to the front.
Both sides started off we'll yesterday and for short
time it looked big league ball going to be the good
fortune of the athletics
The rungetting started in the first inning. Conner was
given base by Knkhammer and Darling fouled to Stan
ley Roadnight got in the way of of Kinks fast
and went to first after Conner had stolen second the
grounder being captured by Knkhammer and passed
| to Swain in time to catch Conner.
With two out and Roadnght on first, Joe Marshall
came up with telegraph pole and swated out three
Dagger which brought in Roadnght and placed "Home
Rum third But Miller ended the TALES by tanning
out, retiring the side.
double play in the second half of the first spoiled the
Indians chances of scoring Raymond fouled out to Oar
ling in left and Hendricks damned out single stealing
second Baxter hit with the ball and went to first
sretcher Martnke banged one to Wagner who caught
Baxter second and doubled to first in time to cut off
Martinke, leaving Hendricks dead on third.
There gooseeggs in the second and third muff
by Wagner of Raymonds fly threebagger by Hendricks
and single by Baxter brought in two
In the fourth Nehrng reached first through being hit
was sacrificed to second by Ferris landed safe third
through by Miller and scored Raymond's time
y twobagger Stanley gat to first Mler's error stole
Il second and around on Raymond's double.
In the fifth Martinke got around single by himself
Swain, Nehring and Ferris.