Arizona republican., 1909-05-17
GAME WAS WELL ATTENDED
Features Were a Fast Double Play on Both Sides and Many Errors on Each Side. Record of Runs Was Six to Five.

The anticipated sweet revenge came to the Phoenix team and to the large assembly of fans in this community when the Salt River, valley team handed out a defeat to the team from Tucson, that two weeks ago succeed ed in taking the scalp of the valley lads by a close score in the south ern city. The final score yesterday was six to five At times the game was exciting, although the general in- terest of the contest was detracted from by the great number of errors which were made by the outfleld or both teams. Both pitchers put up an excellent game, and the pitching or Cuber, the youth from Mesa, IS all the more remarkable when It IS known that he rode by bicycle from Mormon Flat to Mesa yesterday morn ing in order to reach Phoenix Tn time for the game. Hatcher, the scholastic find who represented Tucson on the slab. maintained the reputation which he established as a pitcher for the University and has since consistent ly upheld as member of the Iuc- son city team. The star of the .Phoe- nix bunch was Warner, who held down the short stop position. IB the ninth inning with the score tied he made a hard catch of a high liner over second, which prevented Tue son from taking the lead and then Tn the local half of the inning he pounded out a long clean three-bag- ger which followed by a hit from Whitmer scored the winning run. Throughout most of the game the score was sufficiently close to make the contest exciting, in spite of the long time consumed by the fielders in reaching their positions after each inning and the many fumbles which were made, but which fortunately did not affect the scoring.
 In the first iRning the game looked like a walk away for the visitors. three bagger by Woods, two bagger by Young and a couple of other hits which netted a total of three runs, made things look dark for the Salt River Valley. In their half of the inning the local team succeeded in getting three men on base, with no one out, but a strike-out caught foul and a short fly to short stop from Sullivan's bat ruined the chances of a Phoenix score, and to the pessimist the game seemed to be lost before it was fairly started. Clever playing and the strong work of Cuber in the box kept the Tucson ties for further scoring until the ninth
 In the third Phoenix first saw the plate when Sullivan succeeded in getting his anatomy in the path of the flying sphere when Whitmer was already on base. By clever base run ming, and also partly because he is understood to carry a rabbits foot, Sullivan managed to work in squeeze steal, which enabled Whtmer to reach home, and which so agi- tated the visitors that the ball was thrown away and the fan policeman reached second, to be brought home on a hit by Duhnson. Again in the fifth Phoenix added to the list of scores when Whitmer reached first, stole second and was brought home by a three-bagger by Stevenson, which was the longest hit of the day.
 In the first half of the ninth Cuber weakened a little and allowed two runs, but the day was saved by Warner who got way up in the air to pull down what looked like a sure hit
 The local team has the material for the making of a team which will be a credit to the valley, and which ought with sufficient practice to be able to defeat any team now in the territory. Three games will be played at Prescott next week, after which series another contest will probably be arranged with Tucson, in which the teams, each with one game to their credit, will play off the rubber
 Two fast double plays, one by each team, were the features of the game.
 The game by innings:
 1884 67S 9-R. H. Tucson ....3 % 900 0 2-5 : Phoenix ...O 0 o 0 0 1--6 9
 Two base hits-Godfrey, Young, Morris. Three base hits-Sullinger, Stevenson, Warner, Duhnson. Double plays-Hudson to BOltz, Warner to Spalding to Whitmer. Hit by pitcher By Cuber, 1; by Hatcher, 1. Base on balls-Off Cuber, 3; off Hatcher ?. Struck out-By Cuber 10; by Hatcher, 6. Passed balls-Morris 8; Woods, l. Umpire-Magoffin
 The lineup of the teams was as follows:
 Tucson--Woods, C.; Sullinger, lf.; Hudson, 2b. Godfrey. ss.; Young, cf.; Boltz, h.; Riggs, Sb.; Reister If; Hatcher, D.
 Phoenix-Rudolph If; Warner, ss.;