Arizona republican., 1906-09-22

the field and the game was considered the Normars by a score of three to one. The two Mesa men on bases, however. walked in and each claimed a run, the Mesa team claiming that two outs only had been made. There's where the trouble began.
 The Normal contends that the um- pire, having made a decision, has no right to change it even though he be in the wrong; therefore the Normal claims the contest.
 Mesa insists that after it was dis covered that but two outs had been made the Normal should have resumed the game. Mesa claims the game by default with three runs to the Nor mals three, with but two outs and the game still in progress.
 This is the way the umpire looks at it. according to his last decision. He made a mistake in calling three outs when there really were but two and such being the case. when the game broke up, it stood three to one in favor of the Normal, but by no means was the game over and Mesa still had a chance to redeem herself.
 The above are the facts of the case and the readers are at liberty to take their choice and decide the game on its merits.
 In justice to Zeb Pearce, who um- pired the game it should be said that he was entirely fair and impartial throughout and the squabbles sin which the game ended was through an error and entirely unintentiOnal on his part.
 Leaving the last half of the ninth inning of the game out of considera- tion it was probably as clean and in teresting a game as has been seen on the Normal grounds in some time and throughout was distinctly in the Nor maTs favor The Normal went to the bat first and scored one run, Shortstop Todd taking the credit for it. Mesa went out in one, two, three order. The Normal did the same thing in the firs half of the second and Mesa followed suit with three more outs in quick succession Both Aver and Brady pitched splendid ball and neither gave a man his base on balls until the fourth inning During the entire game Mesa only let one man walk and the Normal but two.
 The third inning made no change in the score for either team. In the fourth Aver added another score to the NormaIs side of the account and Mesa made a goose egg. It was in that inning though, that Mesa had her first real good chance to score. With a man on second and another on third hope in Mesa circles was high, but the man at the bat famed It was in that l inning that Todd distinguished him | self by making a high jump and land l ing a swift ball with one hand The fifth inning made no change in the relative standing of the two teams and ! in the sixth Clifford for the Normal i replaced Shrigley. Williams of Mesa l took B. Iunsaker's place and later on 1 in the game pitched. The Normal made it's third and last run and Mesa | a gain made three outs. In the seventh nothing happened for either side, but Lee FIunsaker for Mesa made pretty 1 three-bag hit. In the eighth Higley | for the Normal duplicated the per | formance and wrought up the enthu- Lsiasm of Normal rooters- D. Jones ] Mesa's left fielder, caught Aver out or l a high fly in a neat manner. The tlrsI half of the ninth gained the Normal | nothing and the rest of the story mas
 already been told.
 i Mesa players were the following: i Burrfer. right field; Richens, centeI | field: Jones. left field; Cuber, catcher | Brady and Williams, pitchers; T. Hun Y saIxer first base; Lee Hunsaker, sec ond base; Riggs. third base; B. Hun
 saker, shOrtstop.
 The Normal team consisted o ShrigIey and Clifford. left field; J II stewart, center field; L. Stewart, rish ' field; Aver, pitcher; Dykes, catcher II Sharkey. first base; Higley, second
 base; Minett, third base; Todd short
 stop.
 It is altogether likely that another yame will be played in the near futur' between the two teams.