The daily sentinel., 1908-06-01


average as a manager, and he is do
ing his very level best to give Grand
Junction a team that is worth while;
but he should have known, from the
reputation that Johnny Richardson
possesses as a dead game sport, that
he would bring the best ball team
to this city that money could buy,
and that If the locals were not pre-
pared for him they should have re-
fused the game because of the ina
bility to get a pitcher who could
make a showing.
Manager Kitzmiller thought he
had two men grabbed for the games
between the Glenwoods and the To-
calls. One was Burkhardt of the fast
Aggies, who, for some unknown rea-
son, did not show up according to
promise: and the other was Ackley
of the Colorado Springs team.
OF course, when the locals were
thrown back on mere local talent,
they did not have a look in.
Right here, from the standpoint
of a lover of base ball, we should
like to offer piece of advice to Man
ager Kitzmiller. Get some one who
knows the art of batting to teach the
local team that they cannot knock
the cover off the ball each time they
come to the bat. There are several
men on the team that are great bat
ters who do not need this advice;
but a majority of them do. They
have an idea that they can make a
killing with one hit-which is all
poppycock. What they must do is
to learn to place their hits. The i'm
pact of the ball against the bat, nine
times out of ten, is sufficient to car
ry it for safe hit.
Grand Junction people are base
ball mad. They want good games
and are willing to patronize them;
but they want their moneys worth
every time. No town in the state
will patronize ball games like the
Grand Junction people.
In yesterdays game the attend
ance was not as large as on Saturday,
owing to the beastly weather that
prevailed up to the time of the game.
Had there been gopd weather we
believe the crowd would have been
as large almost as on the previous
day, although few had hopes of win
ming the game from Glenwood
The last resource of Manager Kitz-
miller was to put Cook, the Fruita
pitcher, in the box. Cook did splen-
did work as long as he pitched. He
had not pitched any ball for a month
and his arm gave out at the end of
the fifth inning. He has not done
any pitching of consequence for a
some puzzllng ball No hits of con-
sequence were made off his pitching.
He showed good head work and did
not get ratified in the least.
AS Glenwood had scored but one
run up to the fifth inning, the To-
cal fans took some heart. They
were always there with the hearty
roofing for their boys whenever any
play of credit was made.
1t was a fairly good game up until
the beginning of the sixth. Cook re-
fused to pitch longer, as his arm was
paining him much. He gave way to
Musser.
Musser gave them two runs the
first part of the sixth But 1t is fol-
ly to lay the blame for losing the
game entirely on Musser. At second
and short were the weak points.
Lawrence pretended to play short;
but he was snoozing whenever a ball
came his way. 1t was thought a
change would do better; so Harden
brook ran over to short, but he was
the limit. Between the two they
PLAYED comedy of errors that
gave everyone watching the game a
case of high fantans.
With no confidence in the pitcher,
although for two innings he did his
level best, it was conclusive that the
locals would go up in the air, and
they did so in the ninth inning, the
Glenwood boys knocking Musser
completely out of the box for six
hits and six runs.
Goldsworthy was badly battered
up in the game, though he put up as
good a game as he always does. He
was hit on the right hand and his
right ankle. Kitzmiller and Richter,
at third. played good ball.
Glenwood played ball right from
the first call of the umpire. Willett
twirled for them, and he pitched good
ball, although he was hit pretty hard.
But his field was such barrier that
nothing went through them.
The playing of Bruggeman at
short was as spectacular as on the
previous day. He is a giant in good
ball playing and easily the best that
Glenwood has.
Brusse at first was always on time
on the bag and fielded splendidly.
When the locals go to Glenwood,
they want to have every weak place
patched up. We believe they can
beat the Glenwood team. The ma
terial is here, If they will only take
some schooling. If they do not. they
will be beaten again. A ball team
that cannot take schooling and lit
tie honest criticism meant for their
best good is not worth while. and the
sooner 1t Is rehabilitated by men who
know how to train and obey orders.
the better it will be for the game in
this city.
The people have confidence that