Arizona republican., 1907-06-08
S0UTHSDERS WON
OVER The INDIANS
Probably the Best Baseball Game Ever
Seen in These Parts Was Played at
Tempe Yesterday. Score 1 to o.

The baseball game at Tempe yester-
day, one of the series for the county
championship. between the Southside
Independents and the Phoenix Indian
school, resulted in a victory for the
Southsiders by a score of l to 0. A
good game had been expected but this
one exceeded all expectations and
those who witnessed it are more than
enthusiastic. Manager Rinderle of the
Phoenix Athletics and nearly all his
team We're there and they said last
night that il was the finest game they
ever saw anywhere. 1t beat an or
binary league game all to pieces. With
but one run, three double plays. three
errors, two hits off each pitcher and
but two men walked by each pitcher.
there is something to brag about by
all the players on either side.
II was a case of up and out, nothing
to nothing, clear to the seventh in
ming, mastery work on both sides and
the rooters jubliant The only run
scored in the game was made i'm this
inning by Ashcroft who was hit by the
pitcher and given first base. He NOV
ed w 10 second on and after a fly
from Ed Hunsaker to left field. Will
liams flew to the same man in left
filed making the second out Dykes
came TO bat and knocked a clean sin
gle on which Ashcroft scored by good
close work. Dykes was put out at
second trying to stretch his single in
to a two-bagger.
In the ninth inning the Indians by
bad headwork of Watteuma. lost the
only chance they ever had of evening
or beating the score. Hunsaker was
guarding first base for the out side and
the first native up was Foster. He
knocked a swift grounder i'm first ter
ritory. which Hunsaker fieIded and
then beat Foster to first base. Wat
teuma got to first on a single. Ais
knocked a slow grounder which Ash
croft fielded and threw to the short
stop who was guarding second. Short
was knocked down and dropped the
ball leaving Watteuma safe on sec
ond, the shortstOp getting the only err
Tor charged to the Southsiders. In
the meantime Ais was safe at first
With two men on bases and only
one out things looked better fer the
Indians when a sensational double
play blasted their hopes. Rice struck
three times and never touched leather
Cuber behind the bat. Intentionally
dropped the ball to fool the batter and
did so. Rice had forgotten that there
was one out and that therefore having
failed TO hit the ball he was out any
way. so when he saw Cuber drop the
ball he thought he had a fighting
chance in making a run and did so.
In that way he forced the other run
ners to move up. Cuber paid no at
tention to Rice but Watteuma. having
seen the situation just as Rice did.
tore along to third base supposing he
had to. At the proper time Cuber
tossed the bail down to third and
killed Watteuma. The mistake was
fatal. for ii made the third out Had
Watteuma not been fooled just as Rice
was and chung To his base. he might
have scored for the next man in bat
ting order was Chutincut. one of the
Indians heaviest hitters.
Another double play was made in
the fourth inning when Cuber caught [.
a foul fly and then threw the ball to Z.
third base, putting out a runner who Z
was edging toward the home plate and Z.
couldn't beat the ball back TO third. .
The other double play was made when
Williams in right field caught "a fly /
and threw the ball to first. catching a
'unner who had played off beyond /
he danger line.
1t was short and lively game. there /!
vas no trouble. and the double umpire /
system was used. with StapIey and 4
Van as officials. Two other features I
# the game were a twO-bagger by an I