Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-04
DEFEAT HOP COLDS TWICE
Portland Team Finds Itself More
Than Matched by Dallas
Grays.

Twice defeated by the Dallas Grays,
the Hop Gold baseball team OF Port
land, is obliged to admit the
superiority of the local nine, or per-
haps ascribe its reversal OF fortune to
the hoodoo which dry county holds
for an aggregation travelling under a
name SO suggestive as theirs
Saturdays game, although rather
scantily attended, was replete with
comedy features, which made it worth
while. In the first inning Dallas
failed to score, while the Hop Colds
brought in one run and thereupon
assumed expressions OF extreme con-
fldence and self-satisfaction.
The Dallas boys 'struck their gait "
in the second, however, and began to
run up their score with extreme reck-
lessness. Arthur, the Hop Gold
pitcher, was batted out Of the box In
three innings, nine runs being made
off of him. Wilcox replaced him In
the fifth, but the local players still
continued to hit and run with the
utmost abandon, until their progress
about the diamond reminded one OF
the ancient nursery ballad OF 1.-The
Monkey and the Weasel" The inning
closed after Dallas had scored five
more runs and, with the game ire
vocably lost, Porth took the box for
Portland and succeeded In holding
the locals down to only one more run
during the remaining four innings
Sundays game was close and
exciting. Up to the latter half OF the
sixth inning, it looked like sure
victory for the visiting team. Two
runs we're scored by the Hop Colds In
the first and one in the first half OF
the seventh, while Dallas had scored
only one point,
Dallas at the bat In the last half OF
the seventh. succeeded In getting the
bases full and, while the despairing
} fans prayed for a miracle or some
, thing to change the tide of fortune,
Fenton, the big first baseman, walked
up to the plate aud-gave them what
: they were praying for.
! A crack like pistol announced
! long fly to safe spot near the fence
{ in center field and started tumultous
stampede among the base runners
t When the dust had settled and the
: Portland fielder finally sent the tardy
t ball bobbing back into camp, Fentor
t was seen serenely roosting on the
e third cushion while all three OF tn
others had come home and sat dowr
1 to recover their breath. One NOR
e run, making total of four, closed tn
: inning with Dallas two points in th'
L lead.
g In the seventh inning, the loca
q plavers made assurance doubly SUR
e by driving In two more runs and from
t, that time on the game was never i
y doubt for minute. Bowen pitche
beautifully throughout the game
e striking out six men to Porth's non'
1t Myers in Saturdays game struck ou
n six men, Porth one, and Wilcox one
a The lineup Sunday was as follows
le Dallas-Boydston r I, Shorey
rs Tooze I'd, Hunt Sd, Fenton 1st, "
h Barham | I, E. Barham C I, Sherida
lie c. Bowen p; Hop Golds-Gertz
is MCGEE s 8, Wilcox I'd, Macarthur
Id Manning (, Rodda C, Nagle 81
ly Peterson lst, Porth p. Myers an
er Boydston we're the Dallas battery
d. Saturdays game.
The Dallas Grays will play the ID
worth Derbys, of Portland next SUI
day and IL arrangements can be con
pleted with the Chemawa India
School, they will meet its nine on Il
70 local diamond Saturday. W. L. Tooz
bo Jr. captain of the team, says thati
N the intention to use only home playe
#. in both Of these games.