Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08
abilene NINSAGAIN
LOCALS DEFEATED ELLSWORTH
THURSDAY 8 TO 2.
1t Was . Pitchers Battle from the
First to Ninth-MallOn Dis
played n Great Game and
Had Good Support.

Hurrah! The elevator on the per-
centage list has ben repaired and as
a result Abilene reached the first
floor from the basement by defeat
ing Ellsworth yesterday by the score
Of 8 to 2 and now has the distin-
guished the honor of keeping Man
haitian company for just day as it
will take the elevator for the second
floor after the game with Salina to-
day. 1t was great game full of
sensational plays and Abilene dis
played some excellent team work in
fact the bes, of the season.
Neither Of the teams was able to
terminate score until the fourth
when Ward made a severe impetus
upon the Ellsworth pitcher and broke
up the game.
Ward led to bat for Abilene in the
fourth and sent an ankle breaker
through short and third and gained
first. Ergot advanced him to second
by sacrifice. Then Britton, wat
ermelon grin DER spreading his BEEN
ing countenance from ear to ear,
stepped to the plate and crashed out
a two Dagger which scored Ward.
That was all Abilene could propa-
gate that inning.
In the fifth Ellsworth and Abilene
both hammered the atmosphere and
famed the diamond for scores. Ellis
worth circled the diamond for one
and Abilene two.
1t was this way for Abilene. Ellis
received the Kind favor bestowed
upon him by the Ellsworth pitcher
and walked to first. Manager Wilson
the next on deck, fell into the same
lot as Ellis which forced Ellis to
meander on to second. Monroe then
hit to second advancing Ellis aid
Wilson a base. RED" Ward follow
ed Monroe with a hit through short
which brought two more smiling be-
smeared faces across the rubber put
ting Abilene in the lead three to one.
The sixth inning arrived and ev-
erybody was in the best of spirits with
the exception of the Ellsworth aggre-
CATION. Howard, who had twirled
his right upper limb off, was taken
out of the slab and replaced by Woods
who did not let the Abilene runaways
get another score.
Ellsworth did spike another run
across the counting pan in the sew
enth but that did not matter as the
curtain fell in the last act with Abb
lene in the lead by the score of 8 to 2.
Score by innings: RHE
Abilene 80 0 0 2 0 0 u %
Ellsworth 80 00U / 00-234
Batteries-Monroe and Mallon;
Sommers, Howard and Woods.
Mallon seems to have horseshoe
hanging around somewhere when he
battles against the Ellsworth White
Sox as he pitched an excellent game
Yesterday He let them down with
four hits and struck out seven men.
MalIon sure can deliver the goods
and uses his head to the best advan-
tage at the psychological moment.
That Britton seems to have an I'M
limited amount of capicity of grit
because the way he takes in those
ankle-breakers is nothing compare
lively slow. Britton is phenom at
the bat slapping out those blessed
two baggers at the most needed
time. Ward pounded the minute
spherical horsehide for two hits yes
terday and played an excellent game
at shortstop Ergot continued his
fine work in center yesterday by re-
ceiving a hard chance without muff-
ing the ball. The rest of the team
pulled together and gave Mallon fine
support.