The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-28
Handed a Good Bunch in Yesler.
days Game.
sAWBONEs WERE GREATLY 0UIClAssED
MEN OF THE CLOTH WERE VIC.
TORS BY A SCORE OF
"a To5.

Fully 1000 people yesterday wit
messed the ball game played on the
city grounds by the Ministers and
Doctors of Walla Walla. While the
game was a one-sided affair the crowd
enjoyed the sport and not a person left
the grounds feeling that he had not
received his moneys worth.
From the start the ministers demon
strated that they knew the game and
the poor doctors never had a look-in
during the two and one-half hours that
it required to play seven innings.
Rev. Gregory was in the box for the
cloth and the way he put the ball over
the plate was a great surprise to the
spectators. He had drops and curves
galore and he only allowed the doctors
five safe hits. He was given the best
of support by the other players of the
team. DR.. Van Patten attempted to do
the twirling for the doctors but owing
to the lack of practice he had no con-
troll and when he did send in a straight
one. the ministers landed good and
hard. Hits came fast and furious and
the doctor became so discouraged that
he retired in the fourth inning. He
h0,M Do no
ing editorof the Union. This was just
what the preachers were looking for
and the way they hit the balls that
he threw to the plate almost made the
pencil pusher frantic with anger. He
had the nerve however, to stay in the
game to a finish.
DR.. Becker started in to do the
backstop work for the medical frater-
nifty but the work was too strenuous
and he was relieved by DIR. Y. C. Bla-
lock. Yancey did the best he could
but the pitchers were so wild that It
kept the doctor jumping all over the
back field in an effort to stop the balls.
Postmaster E. L. Brunton held the
indicator four innings. He was getting
along finely with the work until he.
called Rev. ]. C. Reid out at second
on questionable decision. The
preacher registered a big kick. but
Brunton ordered him to the bench.
DoiI e,tt1 hat tIA
was wrong and absolutely refused to
retire. Brunton then relinquished his
job to Phil Winans, who finished the
game.
Several persons attempted to keep a
complete score of the game but the
hits, runs and errors came so fast that
they all gave up in disgust.
The game finally wound up at 6
o'clock with the following score: Min
listers, "a; Doctors, 5.
Notes of the Game.
Drs Ely and Shaw had charge Of
the hospital corps. They had a tent
erected near first base and were sup
piled with all of the surgical instru-
ments in the city and an abundance Of
medicine. Fortunately none of the
: players required their services.
During the game when the spectators
were urging the doctors to wake up
and do something, Rev. j. c. Reid, with
I a broad smile on his face turned to the
crowd and said: Its no use to boost,
| we have them outclassed. It's shame
to take the money"
Secretary Carey of the Y. NJ. c. A.
was behind the bat for the preachers
and he held down the position in first
class shape. He was there with the
stick as well, getting four safe hits.
One was a single, one two-bagger,
one a home run and the last a three
sacker.
Rev. Penrose was one of the stars
for the ministers He hit the ball bat
| was too lazy to run and could have
made several home runs had he tried
! to sprint around the bases.
The net receipts Of the game were
$275 which will be donated to the
library fund.
The teachers of the Walla Walla
public schools have issued chal-
lenge to the ministers to play a game
not later than one week from yester-