The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-18
Shamrocks Lose Thirteen inning
Game TO Skamokawa.
SCORE WAS FOUR TO THREE
Best Game Ever Played in This City
Seen by Large crowd--All Play
ers Did Good Work -- Some
thing Doing All the Time.
skamokawa 4, sbamroeks 3.

Skamokawa 4, Sbamrocks 3.
Who ever said that the number -
wasn't unlucky? Who dreamed that
II innings Of big league ball. could wipe
out the ill.omened ending OF the thir.
tcenth, Blame IL on the fatal number;
the failure Of the Shamrocks To win the
game that brought five hundred bowling
fans out TO the A. +. G. grounds yester-
day afternoon TO witness game that
will 90 down in Astoria's athletic an
mails as the best game ever played here.
The day was ideal for both spectators
and players, and the players met the
Expectations Of the crowd by giving an
exhibition Of ball seldom seen in this
neck Of the woods. To say that the
pitchers did ii all would be an injustice
to the rest OF the men. Every one put
up good game, though the low score
in great measure is due to the magnifi-
cent work Of Brackke for the Sham.
rocks. and Long for the visitors.
The opening cantos were scoreless for
both sides until the fourth when Astoria
managed to bring in one run. In the
fifth Skamokawa, more than evened
things, and three men crossed the home
plate.
The sixth and seventh innings were
fruitful for the locals, and the score
was tied three to three. This was where
the fun began. There was nothing do
ing in the line Of runs for either team,
during the eighth, ninth, tenth. eleventh
and twelfth inings. As fast as man
would come to bat, he either famed the
air three times. and retired, or if he did
manage to make connections with the
spherod, it was quickly nailed by the
alert basemen or fielders and he would
|, retire in the same graceful manner.
When Skamokawa came to bat in the
i'll l.omened thirteenth. there seemed little
chance that any "doing" would result.
, Two men went out and then Brignoni
managed to connect with one. which
, landed him on first. He stole second
) and third. Spencer came to bat next.
BY a lucky chance he managed to bunt
, the ball down towards first. Like a
: fash Brignoni tore home. Brackke re-
covered the ball close to first, and see
ing that Brignoni had already reached
home, threw to first putting Spencer
/ out.
. With the Shamrocks at the bat, there
seemed chance of evening the score,
| Weatherford the first man up. knocked
small fly, and was caught out. Graham
followed and retired without having
3 helped things. McKenna, next up,
2 knocked one to Jenar, shortstop, who in
throwing to first, in the effort to put
[ Mckenna out, became wild and the ball
, rolled toward the bleachers. The only
q chance that the Shamrocks had to even
y things occurred here, but Mckenna fail
ed to seize the opportunity. Instead OF
5 cutting in close to first, and making fol-
r second, he ran almost to the bleachers
, and after seeing where the ball was
r hesitated and finally proceeded to sec
{ ond. His wide detour at first caused
him to lose time, which could have beer
6 used in reaching third, if not home
t Wroten next to bat, sent fly directly
: into Shortstop Jenar's hands, and the
: game ended four to three in favor Of
t Skamokawa. G. II, Abertrombie OF
+. iciated as umpire. The lineup of the
s respective teams was as follows:
Shamrocks - jackson, second base
Weed, catcher; Wetherford, first base
Graham, shortstop; McKenna, leftfield
Wroten, centerfeld; Painter, third base
Morrison, rightfelder; Brake, pitcher
/. Skamokawa-S Steffy, second base
i; j. Brignoni, catcher; H. Merrill, frs
a base; Jenar, shortstop; Brignoni. left
4 field; Chambers, centerfeld Spence
"a third base; J. Merrill rightfeld: Long
v pitcher.