The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-06-26
Kennewick Loses
To Pasco.
& TO 1 in Hard Luck Game.

large crowd of enthusiastic baseball
fans, accompanied by the band, to
what everyone was confident add
another to Kennewick' long list OF
games won in the national pastime
but they were somewhat disappoint-
ed in the final out come of the
game, as Pasco took the first game
that the berry pickers have lost this
season by a score Of 6 to /. The
game was simply an unfortunate
string Of hard luck, as the boys
played a good game both at the bat
and in the field. The boys all hit
nearly every time up, but with the
wind to contend with, didn't make
them, effective and it put all Of
Harris curves out of commission,
while it in a way helped Roff;s
pitching, in as much as lent curve
to his usually straight balls.
Hart pitched a good game. get
ing II strikeouts and allowing but
six hits, while Rolf struck out. but
six and gave 10 hits, 90 the cause
Of the disaster is still a mystery,
even to the players.
Gains, the new third base man,
was not accustomed to the snappy
style of the Kennewickers and con-
sequently let few get past him and
finally Huntington, from center
field changed places with him and
improved matters to some extent.
Easterly played his usual steady
game on the initial sack and with
the stick, as did Anderson, who
will be missed from the next few
games as he has gone to Dallas,
Ore, where he will play with that
team during the carnival week.
Ellison and Jackman, for Pasco,
made a spectular play apiece dur
ing the game, Ellison as much sur
prised as the crowd was when he
put up his mitt and nailed a hot
liner. and Jackman nearly dislocat-
ing his collar bone reaching for one
that left blue streak, but froze on
to it and stepping to second, made
a double play unassisted.
Following is a brief summary:
Easterly popped fly to third.
Gaines famed. and Wilgus retired
the side with fly to left and the
first three for Pasco famed.
In the second. Smith struck out
Anderson hit and advanced to sec
ond on Boyer's sacrifice, stole third
where he was left and Huntington
was left on first as Squires struck
out. JacKman started things by
getting hit, as did Richardson
and Rube scored on a tumble at |
third and Richardson crossed the
pan when Kellar hit while Ellison
was put out on fly and Rolf and
Dan Harrington both struck out.
Hart, first up in the third. fan.
ned Easterly hit, and daringly
stole second. while Gains was the
second lemon; Wilgus hit and died
on second and Easterly did like.
wise on third as Smithy's fly was
caught in right field. Pasco wos
easy, the first two striking ont and
the third popped fly to first.
Anderson, first up in the fourth
new out right field and Boyer to
5hlrd' Huntington hit, stole second
and was advanced to third IN
oquires' hit and Squires trotted
Town as Hart hit an easy one -
short which leisurely thrown n
lrst retired the side. Three mo,o
we're added to Pasco's two in the;r
1alf; Rube bringing the first and
the second on Kellar,s
'ngle and Roff's double, Ellison
ma Harrington being caught ont
m flies and Kellar caught On seo ,
md. se'-
hasterly, in the fifth hit and wos
'ovanced around on hits by Wilpus
no Smith and scored while pasoo :
'as retiring Anderson.
Harrington hit and Himricb f.,
owed' Harrington advanced - I
nird on bum throw to second
no scored on Ellison's hit. Roll