The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-08-01
Hood River Defeats Goldsndals.

Last Sunday the enthusiastic fans
from the pretty! city Of Goldendsle,
from our neiehboring state across the
Columbia, 90 strong, including the
Goidendale baseball team. swocped
down upon rs for the purpose OF
taking our baseball scslps.n The
excursion was under the management
OF the genial gentleman from said
city, Mr.. Brooks, prominent attoi.
ney and an enthusiastic fan. The
game was called at a quarter Of three.
Again Hood River wins. The game,
was full OF excitement and enthsui-
ssm. The score was much larger than
1t should have been owing to ragged
play ing on both sides. with more or.
rors made by Goldendsle than by
Hood River. Only two hits were made
OF of Hat, the Hood River pitcher.
This young man Is developing rapidly
into q first Class pitcher. He has
pitched seven games for us this year,
winning all, and four games for Mt
Hood. all Of which he won. John
Osstner has caught him in all the
Hood River games and is largely re-
sponsible for the young mans success
as pitcher.
OF course two men can not play the
game Hood River has q fast team,
the best she has ever had. In last
Sundays game Captain Sheets was
very fast. All the boys did good work
and have In all the games. 1t was
disputable point when time was
called, whether Hood River would be
able to win out, owing to Luckey and
Baker, two Of our beat players being
absent. These boys promised to be at
the game and should have been, and
we ave 1t from the manager, Mr..
Henderson, that this delinquency
should not have happened. Mr.. Hen.
derson 10 managing this team for the
glcry Of Hood River and to advertise
the town and valley, and be believes
that every player should do his duty,
and sacrifice bis personal feelings for
the good OF he community. He be.
lieves that these tao boys will take
this lecture in the way In which It Ia
Intended, and hereafter be punctual
in attendance, or at least inform him
before hand.
The attendance was discouraging to
the players. Goldendale furnished
nearly one. half Of the audience. Next
Sunday will be the game between
Hood River and White Salmon, and
will be test of the interest the com
munity is taking In the home team.
II there Is not good and sufficient
audience at this next game, the man
agement says that 1t will Ibe the last
game Of the season. When the boys
give up their every Sunday to play,
and the management devotes so much
time, the least that the people of
Hood River and valley can do 10 to
get out and patronize the Toys. OF
course there are the sure number OF
enthusiasts who attend every game,
but with less than an attendance OF
three hundred, there Ia nothing In it
for the boys who do the playing.
Twenty per cent of the gate receipts
60 to the grounds, then come out the
expenses Of the visiting game and all
incidental expenses of the game, the
balance to be divided among the play
0rs.
A movement is now on foot to raise
purse to hire the local battery, Hart
and Castner, leaving more to 20 to
the other seven players Too much
cannot be said In praise OF william
Sheets, captain and local manager.
AL the genes this year rave been
played by the Hood River boys, un.
der his management, in a 9entlemanly
and excellent manner. There hes
been no rowdyism and no drinking
among the Hood River boys. kOur
team deserves praise and the support
Of the community.
Now let every one who can, get out
to the game next Sunday and prove
to the boys that Hood River appreci-
ates what the club is doing, because
the next game will be the last game
for the season unless the attendance
is better than 1t was ,ast Sunday.
The lineup was as follows:
Hood River Goldendale