Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-09-05
! ABILENE THE VICTOR.
Enterprise Loses the Fifth Game in
a Ragged Game.

The Champs are the champions
now! Abilene IA, Enterprise 10. 1t
took nine long innings OF exciting
battle TO chalk up this count but we,
did 1t and Joy reigns. The Champs
won the game, lost IL, won it again
and nearly lost it in the ninth.
Enterprise came to bat first and
went down in one, two, three order.
Then 1t was the Champs turn. And
by the way, Dob, no hit. Hassler was
pitching for the Invincibles. Watch
what the Champs did to him. Eddy
drew pass, stole second, went to
third on pass ball and was scored
on Grainley's hit to center. Wood
bury was safe at first on Grainley's
out. Glade whitfield, Woodbury. stole
second and should have scored on
lGiles' hit but loafed and was thrown
out at home.
Wheat the first man up got hit
but q fast double play, Ludes and
Lucier, shut off their hopes. We
counted two more in our half on
Lucier's single, Ludes' long triple to
center and Summers out.
Enterprise scored two in the third
inning on two hits and two errors.
Another for us in our half on base
on balls, a sacrifice and hit. In the
fourth Enterprise scored one on Jones'
single, an error and RICHES out to
right field. Neither side scored in
fifth though two hit hT Eddy and
Grainley went to waste through base
running
THE AWFUL SIXTH.
Two bases on balls, a hit by pitched
ball, three hits and five errors scored
six runs for Enterprise and things
looked lark for the Champs. But in
our half with the score five against US
two base hit, an error and two bases
on balls scored two. Nothing for the
Hoffman bunch in the next but we
tied the score on balls and two base
hit.
THAT GLORIOUS EIGHTH.
Goose egg for Enterprise then we
put the trimmings on in great style
After Krepp's two sacker in the
seventh Mallow took Hassler's place
\ and he got his, too. A single, an
error, another single, double, base
on balls another single and five runs
Hooray! The enemy made bid for
the game in the last half and scored
on single and an error. With the
bases full it looked bad but Baker
struck out and ended the suspense.
Art Glade was touched up in lively
fashion by Enterprise who registered
eight hits. But that was not any
thing to the playing Of the Champs.
Poorp Well, rather Ten errors and
then some. Grainley's playing at
short was Of the most yellow kind,
five errors was all he had. One re-
deeming feature was bis hitting, he
got couple Of nice ones. The rest
OF the team for their share OF bone
head work and the whole lot ran
base like bunch Of steers. Enter
prise put up rank game too and had
five or six errors. Richie who has
been catcher at Muskogee was any
thing but good and Billy Benedix had
several errors at short. 1t was a
hitting bee all through. Abilene
found Hassler for nine safe ones and
Mallow for tour. Coupled with seven
bases on balls this was plenty. Art
Glade was wild giving three walks
and hitting three men but he pitched
fine ball in spots. Eddy got two
hits. Grainley two, Woodbury. one'
Glade two, Giles 2, Krepps 2. Lucier
| /, Ludes /, and Sommer was the only
man not to connect. There was lots
tuf betting for extra bases, Abilene
getting four doubles and a triple
Hassler and Wheat got two hits apiece
for Enterprise.
A good sized crowd was out and
there was lots Of roofing Everyone
seems satisfied with the result. This
is probably the last game with Enter
prise and il the management is wise
they will let well enough alone.
Score:
Enterprise. .........OOaI06OO1-1O 8
Abilene ...........1e1002S5'-h 10 10
Batteries: Hassler, Mallon and
Richie; Glade and sommer. Time,
1850. Umpire, W. Eddy. Scorer, P.
B. Giles.
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