The daily sentinel., 1909-07-06
FUNCTIONS GROWING VICTORY
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would have made more except for
sensational stop made by Anderson.
Goldy went out to first. Dukette
fowled out TO the catcher, Connors
struck out and the first inning was
over.
Sherry hunted and was put out by
Sweet, Sidons flied out to the same
man, and IL began to look as though
the second inning would be as fruit
less as the first. Brusse. however,
made it look different Immediately
by knocking out clean home run
which brought the crowd to its feet.
This was the only inning in which
the Water Babies could find Red, and
they made the best of II. Whittle
who followed Brusse, singled Ballin-
ger hit for three bases scorning Whit
tie and Kirschman scored Ballinger
with SINGLE Anderson retired the
side by flying out TO Lawrence. This
was the whole of GlenYood's game,
the rest belonged to Grand Junction.
Moorehead came back at Glenwood
in the last half of the second with a
handsome three bagger. which was
hard enough TO have been a home
run but for the soft ground into
which it fell. Dow came to the front
with single and scored Moorehead.
and Grand Junction got her first op-
portunity TO yell.
This was Grand functions only
score this inning but she tailed again
in the fourth. Connors started this
inning by striking out, and Jimmy
Moorehead came to bat, receiving
much applause from his last perform
ance but it was hardly to be expected
that he would do what he did, knock
a second three bagger. This happen
ed. however, and the fine accomplish
ment won him much applause and
admiration from the immense crowd.
Dow came up next and went out on
strikes. Lawrence followed Dow and
scored Moorehead with pretty
single The score now stood 3 to 2
in Glenwood's favor.
In the fifth neither side scored but
in the sixth something did happen.
Moorehead secured his third hit. Dow
hit for one base and Moorehead went
out trying for third. Lawrence hit to
left field for one sack and advanced
Dow TO second base. Sweet struck
out, and Grand functions prospects
began to look black With man on
first and one on second. Glenwood
one tally ahead of them and with
two gone it was anything but a pleas
ant aspect, and the game was wearing
along toward the end. II looked very
much indeed as though the deciding
game of the series would have to 20
to the boys from Richardsonville. and
before the largest crowd of Grand
Junction fans which ever gathered
together. too. Red Toner was up.
Red had been pitching a splendid
game but nobody anticipated that he
was going to give an exhibition of
batting, the equal of which had never
been witnessed in Grand Junction.
with the exception of in the White
Sox game, when the same feat was
of knocking the
ball through the fence hundreds of
yards on the other side of the field.
1t was a long hard drive over center
field. The instant II left the bat the
right fielder and center fielder start
ed to run. But il was of no use. The
ball flew fifty feet over their heads |
and then started in to show how far
a ball could roll when the grandstand
was on its feet making the air vibrate
with deafening applause. On and on
1t rolled, under the fence and across
the race track, with the center fielder |
breaking his heart to overtake it. An
derson didn't stop long at the fence
and at last the sphere was in his |
hands but Toner was speeding be- |
ween third and home and the ball |
couldn't have reached home in time |
% put him out had it been shot from
he mouth of a cannon
1t was one of the most spectacular |
plays which western slope baseball |
aver witnessed, and it set the crowd |