Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-26
PRESCOTT GRAYS.
WIN BY SCORE
Of 10 To 6
Timely Hitting Puts
Local Team In
The Lead
New Pitcher Strikes
Out Total OF
II Men

whcu Hnchari. rrescott's new
pitcher stepped into the bor for the
locals. Sunday. az Phoenix, in the
gam with the Athletics. gloomy fore.
bodins of coming back luck sank deep
into thr heart ~ Curlcy Rindcrlc, and
when eventually his forcbodings came
true. The Athletics manager Mt once
organized a Society for the Extending
~ sympathy To Defeated BASE Dali
Managers, aud appointed himself a
committee Of one to cS'cnd sympathy
TO ManagcT Rindcrlc.
When the wccpfcs' was over. and
Curley's tears had filed good portion
~ the empty bed Of Salt River. he bc.
gan 20 take stock of himself and tho
Athletics. u was painful. though
necessary. operation. and when II was
all over only one word escaped the
psllid lips OF the curlcy manager:
"S'ung'"
MOI only had he lost the game. and
the Athletics reputation as ball play.
crs, the big cud of Anc gate receipts
and much ~ his own conccii. but he
found himself shy n number of good
simoir"ns that he had been foolish
enough To shake in the faces ~ some
NJ the Prescott sports prior to the be.
ginning of the game, with n loud al
dare you!' Needless to say. the Pres
.ot boys didn't take his dare, but did
take ais money.
Rinchart il a Prescott player. Bu,
he wasn't until the Phoeuix game. and
Il NJ hadn't won IL, might not be now
Prescott didn't "hand" Phoenix any
thing, ~ R;ndcrlc had notified Manage,
Taylor, prior TO III" game. that he had
= couple Of "new ones" he intended
w. sna had allowed Manager Tay
Tor ne privilege of playing anyone he
saw ~ Hence, q tickle, was sent Rine
aari. al Globe, along with instruction.
TO show ~ ut Phoenix. sunday. Rine
hart w,s there, and struck out eleven
of the Phoenix players. Dclgndo get
ting four sirikeouts. Before Rinehar
left Phocois. Monday morning, for thi,
c,ty Il, had received from Humboldt
~ ofcr 10 join their aggregation
which II IL said he declined will
tbsnks.
70 In" Prescott fans, who did not ne
company In team to Phoenix, bu
watched TIE Journal. Miner AMI o.be
bulletin boards. as tho returns by in
aing' wc'c received, the ;;amr locke
like wsih away for the Athletics. an,
many worc the grumblines ma, tina
"Duich" turgct, was not ia .ho be-,
FOR rrrsrstt When phocns bianl,
Prescott - thc 6rs, four inrrus nm,
piled "r run each inning cor herself
the air around the bullc-.n boards be
came bi"N with exprcssi o. Language
but whc" Prescott scored threr in he
half Of IL" 6fth. shutting ont tho Ath
'eties, small cheer went up, whiel
swollcd 10 = mighty roar when. in Tn
seventh "nihg. after can team ha'
scored t~'cc in tae sixth, pre',ot, mai
tw" r"ns. which put them one ahnaa d
the Athietsos. and in the cigrr whe
Prescott hammered out three moro ruD,
thus yirtuslly cliuehing the game, IN
local rooteSs ch""rcd in WAY that WI
good to t-as.
Wynapop, the Tucson umpire. was o
annd 10 b'ndl. the indicator when pls
was cnlled. Prescott going To bat fra
Farquhsr wa, the first man up. FLYNN
In short elliott. who has been bnttin
~ the soc elias all season, hi safe 1
loft, ana Wilson walked "Surc Shot
Hudson. pS,dc " the Prcwotts, hit
short, who threw to frat, Graham. 4,
Phoenix, dropping The ball Elliot
started fN home and was out on III
throws, Gillette wac made three ba
errors 10 Sundays game, was next NJ
and faaacd, retiring the side Steve
con wac Grst up for Phoenix au
struck ost Pope hit to short wi
throw w,id TO 6rst, moving the runu,
60 secood. the latter going to THRU &
Wild pstch. Graham hit safe al
Pope ~tartod nome, scoring on vii
throw Scott ard Griialva flannel, r
firing tho side
Second tnn.ng Mitchell 6ew