The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-07-11
Championship Base Ball.

The base ball game on the Fourth
between the Fats and the Leans was a
fierce affair. Now, seriously, IL they
could have the OPP, rtunity of enter
ing the Pacific Coast League we teel
sure that they would be pennant win
ners. Gray did the twiiling for the
Fats. His curves we're as crooked as
a rams horn, and the Leans could
not find him. Bailey held down first
,tation and glued onto everything
that came within 80 feet of his sack.
Clarke made his home on the second
slab aud put out every man who was
not called safe by the umpire. DIR.
Watt camped at the three mile post.
This Is difficult position to fill and
the doctor did remarkably we'll con-
sidering that the jug was thereabouts.
Savage did the stunts behind the stick
and the way he caught was ferocious.
He looked good behind the bars. Fa-
brick played in left field and every
time that he steamed up to muzzle
tly it reminded one of washerwoman
hanging dude socks on high line.
Reed played in the middle yard and
about all he had to do was to smile
and look pretty. lie proved an ex-
pert at this feat. Judge Henderson
was the star player for the Fats. He
was assigned the position OF short
stop, however, he played all the way
from the backstop to out-field and
rom first to third base. He would
run for the grounders before the ball
would leave the pitcer's hands.
The Leans we're sight. AS the ag-
gregation would come in from serv-
ing In the field they appeared like
yard Of hop poles after the wires we're
/ all down. Nichols did the stunts in
the twirler's stall, and his deliver was
swifter than creased lightning and as
crooked as a new moon. The Fats
never caught sight of the ball while
in transit to the catcher's NIT. Green
lid the catching. lie never muffed
a ball, and when Fat would get
struck ont he would simply reach over
and drop the ball in the baseman's
bet. Beatty held down the first cush-
ion. The way he would reach up
among the clouds TO catch the sphere
was sensational. Reed ON second slept
most of the time as there was little
doing in his territory, but Vogt, on
third, was kept Eusy chasing the lit
tie brown jug. Purser was the gangle-
shank in left field, and he was in the
game every minute of the time. His
most sensational play was when he
reached over. to the grand stand and
caught fowl. Pierce in center field
got lost several times up in thesclouds,
and 1t became necessary to put bell
on him. Franz in right field became
dizzy and tainted. The tremendous
distance to the earth, and the sensa-
tional movements of the Fats COM
pietely upset his Uranium. Fredricks,
who played long stop, was seriously
injured In the last inning. He was
jumping at high fly aud bumped his
head against the sun. The umpire,
Honorable Punch" Isenberg, was
infallable in his deci ,ions. Armed
with large Colts revolver and an
orange crate, for a mask be had little
difficulty in securing complete subu-
CATION upon the part OF the sports.
The score keeper was not to be found,
and no one is absolutely certain just
what the score was, nor the number
Of innings played; but suffice to say
that the game was the star feature of
the day.