Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-05
JEROME BALL TEAM
ONCE MORE
DEFEATED
Newly Organized Local
Team Shows Lack
Of Practice
(Prom Fridays Daily.)

season. In spite Of the fact that the
newly organized Prescott team had two
players, imported from Humboldt, they
put mp n decidedly poor exhibition Of
The national sport, yesterday, winning,
however through the weakness and
poorer playing Of the Jerome team.
Reymiller at second and Wilson at
third, We'd with each otner in seeing
who could mum the most balls. Rey.
miller carried off the honors, receiving
loud and continuous applause, and
other things, from the grandstand.
The local team, as n whole, showed
a sad lack Of team work. Hardly a
fly was batted TO the left field but
what at least five players tried TO get
IL, oil at once, leaving second and third
uncovered several times. McNulty,
who has forsaken the local team, and
played yesterday with Jerome, struck
out in one inning. Elliott dropped the
third strike, recovered the ball, and
threw wild to first, letting McNulty
advance TO third, and another runner
score. This was but ono of many sim.
liar happenings. The Jerome boys
were even worse when IL came 10
throwing the ball away, making
"stall" plays, and letting scores in
when outs should have been regist.
cred.
The 300 or moro fans in the grand
stand did not take kindly to the cx.
hibition, and tried TO get their money =
worth by guying the players and ask.
ing for their money back. One or two
If them were unfortunate enough TO
DO struck by foul or passed balls en-.
terina the Rrandstand through the net.
ting which protects ~ the spccta.
tors. II would be an excellent thing
II the manager Of the Prescott team
would use a few Of the 5o.cent pieces
corraled yesterday in patching up this
netting, and making II safe for the
spectators to sit behind home plate.
With team work, however, and con.
siderable practice, IL may be possible
for the Prescott team to whip into
shape sufficiently by June o to put up
q very fair exhibition against the
Phoenix team, which, IL Is announced,
in spite Of the treatment received ut
the Phoenix peoples hands on tast
memorable Sunday not long ago, has
been asked TO come here for q game
IN the shove date, and ~ Manager
Rinderlse In slways looking for = lit.
fls essy money, he quickly accepted,
especially when the local manager
agreed to lot hin bring slons bis own
umpire, probably 'Brsinstorm -
TAomss. Prescott will also have it,
own umpire and taking everything IN.
to confederation, the Prescott hosnix
0ns should present IN excellent op'
portunity Tor 0ovsrsos Kibbsy to call
out Ne Territorial nilitia.
TAis coming Sunday the Prescott
tssD will esoD bsts 9TH Humboldt
On the Grsnite Dells grounds. II they
sstuvs the two borrowed Humbold,
players who operated with them yes
tsrday, the game should be an even
brssk.
Manager Taylor. who has just accept
cd the responsibility Of putting . win
ninR team In the field for Prescott, de-
clares he will "makc good" II given
little time, and II 10 not 10 be sup
posed that he can mako Q gilt.edged
ball team in one days trial. II II
stated that some important changes are
60 be made In the lineup Of yesterday
some new blood imported, and the team
put in the best possible form that good
players and hard practice can accom-
pisa.
II begins to look as though the fans
IL they keep a stin upper lip for a shor,
while longer, will>really see some gooc
ball games here before the season il
over.
Phoenix has contracted for serie,
of three games with Prescott, all Il
be played on the home grounds, an'
before the first game, which will b.
played Sunday, June Q, the local team
will have gone through changes, say
Manager Taylor, which will make II thu
team to place your money on.
Flagstaff, Tucson, Williams, Morenci
Globe and other teams are TO b.
brought in for games before the sea
son is over, and in view Of this thu
spirits Of the fans have already begun
TO Piss.