The Yale expositor., 1908-05-15
YALE VS.. PORT HURON.

erly wind Port Huron High School
team batted itself TO victory after a
shutout seemed imminent. When the
war cloud lifted from the new athletic
pprk lest Saturday afternoon, the bright
rays of the setting sun shone on Yale's
second defeat. Dutch" Shaver. Yales
midget wonder made his 1908 debut,
and for four Innings held Port Huron
safe, home plate not once In danger of
being crossed. But i'm the first OF the
fatal fifth, with two men out, ard but
cne score, BaXter's unfortunate throw
over first (the ligaments in his right arm
having been torn recently started the
runners going and when the round was
over four of the IluTOnltes had stepped
across the pan, making the score & TO j
I'm Yale's favor.
Yale started batfest Immediately in
the first innings. With Somers out,
Shaver and Baxter lammed the ball for
safe bingles, and Blackford, "cool old
Ham," up and laid her out, into left
field for two bases, scoring Shaver and
Baxter. r. Holden and Allen bingled
out at first base. In the second Burt
hit for safe one and stole second. Lee
Holden struck out. Hallead hit out at
first. Somers hit safely, scoring Burt
Shaver hit, advancing Somers tosecond,
and Baxter struck out, Side out.
In the third, Blackford and Holden
bingled out, Allen hit for safety and
Burt struck out making side out.
The fourth was opened by l.. Holden
and Hallead getting out at first. Somers
stru, out, but got to first on a dropped
ball by Johnson. Shaver hit advancing
Somers. Baxter then laid out the ball
for a two baser, scoring Somers and
Shaver, and advancing himself to third
On an error he scored. Blackford failed
to hit safely, Side out,
The Hfth vas a whitewash, II. Holden
Allen and Burt failing to reach first
I'm this inning Downey of Port made
an excellent 'shoestring" catch running
in from the center garden and picking
up fly before il reached the ground
Norton went in at the sixth stage and
handed out another gOOse-egg. l.. Hol'
den was walked, but caught out steal
ing second. Hallead and Somers couldn't
see first.
in the seventh Shaver hit safely, BaX
ter walked. Blackford advanced him
OH a safe hit scoring Shaver. r. Hol
den, Allen and Sexton failed to connect
for Safe hit,
l.. Holden opened up the eighth by
striking out. Hallead and Somers out
at first.
Shaver and Baxter in the ninth got
out at first. Blackford hit safely. Hol
den got TO first on an error. Allen hit
scoring Hlackford ana advancing Hol
den to second. Sexton hit out.
For Port, Morton, Fead and Welcf
failed to reach first in first innings.
In second Johnson hit safely but was
caught out at second. Lamlein flieC
out. Dresser hit safely but was caught
at second on Ernst's bingle.
Downey and Misch out at first in the
third. Morton hit safely but was out
at second on Feads bingle,
In the fourth WEIGH took walk buI
was copped at second, Johnson got first
on an error, but by a double play som
ers to Baxter to Holden, both he anC
| Lamlein were retired.
Now comes the fatal fifth, Dresser
hit safely, and stole second. Ernst flee
out. Downey struck out. On Baxter's
poor throw Misch got to first scoring
Dresser. Morton and Fead hit scoring
Misch. Welch tore off two baggel
scoring Morton and Fead. johnson
took first on an error scoring Welcf
and Lamlein flied out.
Morton took the box, DOwney the
cage and Fisher took left-field in the
first of the sixth. In the last, Dresser
bingled out, Ernst took first on an error
and stole second, Downey hit safely
scoring Ernst. Downey out at second
Misch got to first on error, and out a,
second on MortOn's bingle
The seventh was a batfest too. Feac
out and Welch hit safely, but retired al
second on Fishers hit. Lamlein hit
for base scoring Fishers, Dresser first
on error scoring Itamlein. Ernst oui
at first.
In the eighth Downey hit safely, anc
Misch ont at first OH grounder. Nor
ton scored DOwney, getting out him
self. Fead hit safely but caught nap
ping at first
Welch took first on error in the ninth
Fisher and Lamlein hit safely scoring
Welch, Dresser struck out. Ernst
flied out. Downey first, on bingle scor
ing Fisher and Lamlein. Misch out or
first.
The locals played good game the
first four innings and had the game
cinched 6 to O, but loose playing there
after lost the game for them. Two oi
the regulars, Goheen and Christie Hal
lead were out of the game. Following
is little dope;-
YALE ABRH PORT II. Alb Il
sSs%a, sS%eTs IS T. ., Morton Mort n hSp 3
Blackiord IF p 5 8 johnson 3 0
X Holden ID Lamlein CT