Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-03

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business TO the Salem Independents
yesterday afternoon on the Asylum
Avenue ball park by the J. @. Mack
Company team OF Portland. The
husky visitors went after Jerman's
curve balls yesterday one after the
other and placed them at will until
he was compelled to turn the job
over to Johnson. who finished the
game with some of the best pitching
Salem fans have ever seen.
I'm the First Inning.
The Portland team put the ball In
motion at bat Joe Fay tapped
speedy grounder to Williams at short
who threw him out at first. Bobby
Burns. the heavyweight. went to bat
and the same performance was gone
through with with the same result
with the exception of wild throw
by Williams to carey at first. allow
ing Burns 20 set safe. Reed hit to
Carey az first who tossed him out TO
Roberts. who backed the play. but
Burns went third. Summerville,
Portland's mighty slugger. then came
to bat and connected with the ball
full in the face and sent Il sailing
over the right field fence, clearing
by 10 feet. bringing I'm Burns and
himself This was the extent OF the
run galloping, however as O'Brien
famed, making the third man. The
Salem independents were put to the
mat In short order by Pitcher Gard
ner for the Portland bunch. although
Salem found his speedy twisters In
the last OF this inning.
The first of the second was another
disastrous inning for Salem. Web
ster came 10 bat first and Jerman
walked him. Larry sacrificed and
Webster went second. LaFollett hit
To Williams, who threw him out at
first Gardner got "A three-base hit.
scoring Webster. Fay then brought
In Gardner with single over third.
Burns put Fay on second with
base hit over shOrtstop but scratched
two bases on IL. Reed then hit TO
huOerts, who threw wild To Carey,
allowing Fay To score and Burns TO
romp 90 third and Reed 10 second
4 wild throw by Jerman brought I'm
Burns which made four runs I'm this
inning. Summeryille evidently broke
his luck by boosting the ball over
the outer fence. as he popped a little
NY 20 Roberts. who caught him out
Things looked brighter for Salem
In the second inning, when two runs
were squeezed over the plate. Heyser
hit 20 Fay and was thrown out az
first. Johnnie Humphreys. Salom's
sure little third baseman. then went
TO bat and after letting. one go by
put the prettiest place hit OF the
game just over the third baseman's
mead. OF then struck out but made
first and Humphreys went TO second
Jones struck out but the catcher fail
ed 10 catch and when he attempted
To throw Jones out on first he threw
wild and Humphreys and OF scored
This was an for Salem as Roberts
popped a fly TO pitcher and Williams
hit 10 second and was thrown out
at first.
Johnson Took the BOX
and held the visitors down To- moth
ing until the first OF the NTH. Sum
meryllle hit To Carey az first. out;
o Brien famed. Lake got a single,
Larry another base hit and Lake
scored LaFOllett hit t0 Johnson.
who threw him out al first
I'm the Last Of the seventh
Salem brought the crowd 10 their
feet again when Carey got clean
base hit over second Jones hit fly
Co lefi field, out. Roberts hit 90
pitcher who Thrcw wild lO second 10
catch Carey and Carey went 10 third
but was caught out and Roberts
second. Williams then made a nice
twO-baae hit bringing In Roberts.
Johnson then hit a long fly 10 right
field. who dropped IL. allowing vii
liams 90 score Ills was the extent.
however, as Iefmsn hit groundor tO
Fay who threw him out. This waa
the last chance Salem had To score.
Visitors We're Not SATISFIED
90 let the game go without another
score and In the first OF the ninth
Fsy wss put on first by a dead ball,
Barns hit 20 Humphreys and Was put
ont at first and when Fay was at