The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-08-04

HARD LOSER
TIGERS HAVE RIOTOUS TIME
Jumps" Cracks Lars Nelson I'm the
Mouth and Whole Town Looks
for Fight.
Team Standing.

Colonel Payne's Tigers defeated the
Ellensburg Colts and the umpire in a
wild old game at the latter place
Sunday afternoon by the score of I
to 5. The Tigers had a regular
Kilkenny cat of a time, and before
they reached the end of the route
Pitcher Nelson had been poked in the
mouth by the Jumps" and several
small sized riots pulled off as side is
sues. In the ninth inning with two
men out and the bases full the popu-
lace of Ellensburg swarmed out i'm the
field, thirstng for the blood of a
Yakima man. The Tigers were
afraid to let out a chirp, but they
stayed with the ship and won a vic
tory which put Ellensburg out of the
race for the pennant and made the
fans of that burg as sore as a boil.
Attempted Robbery.
The Ellensburg team and support
ers We're out to win the game at any
cost, and the Tigers claimed they had
the Jumps fixed to slip the game to
the Colts. For six innings the score
was to in favor of Ellensburg and
the Jumps was fairly decent. In
the seventh the Tigers hammered the
daylightS out of Pitcher Metcalfe,
scoring six runs. Then the Jumps" a
young man by the name of Fergu-
son, tried to give Ellensburg the
game, but the best he could do was
to hand the Colts three runs, making
a total of five. After a conference
with Ellensburg players in the ninth
the Jumps" deliberately poked Nelson
in the mouth, in the hope that the
game would break up in row or Nell
son would take swing at him and
get put out. Lars kept his head, the
plan failed and the Tigers walked off
with the game. All through the game
Mr.. Ferguson gave the Tigers the
worst of it on all kinds of decisions,
and they think they see the lines of d
deep-dyed plot in the background.
The Ellensburg fans and players have
been whining, piteously, because Yak
ina valley people "maliciously SLAM
dered' their baseball honor. Every
toam that has played a deciding game
= the Kittitas burg has complained
about high handed methods, and if
tre reports the Tigers bring back are
half true the allegations are some
thing more than Thomas rot" If
tempted robbery without the use of
firearms, why take the money kid.
Jumps" Due for Trimming.
If Mr.. Ferguson, the Jumps" who
jabbed Nelson one in the jaw, ever
shows up in this town looking for
something to eat he will have sad
news to send his folks Lars invited
the youth to go in the alley after the
game but he showed more sense than
he is generally credited with by
turning down the offer cold. Nelson's
beauty is temporarily spoiled by a
puffed lip, caused by the force of the
jolt but if the big Swede ever
catches Mr.. Ferguson away from the
hoodlums of the kittitas town he will
think he has been massaged by a
battleship long before he gets all that
is coming to him. Nelson wanted to-
fight on the spot, but he took look
at the bowling mob in the bleachers
and swallowed his pride.
Good SpOrtsmanship.
After the game the Tigers were
hOoted and Kissed by the square.
clean, honorable, fair-minded fans of
forgotten village while on their way
to the hotel. A couple of men whom
an unkind fate has stranded in Kit
titas county congratulated the Tigers
on their victory and denounced the
methods of their own team. The Lord
and luck was with the Tigers Sunday
or they would never have got away
with the game and their lives. The
Ellensburg fans have been cherishing
the fond hope that their team would
land the pennant, and to stave off de-
feat resorted to high handed and UNI
sportsmanike tactics. Next Sunday
the Colts will play in this city, and
the rumpus will cause North Yakima
fans to flock to the ball park to see
the game.
Wahis Lose As Usual.
The Wahis received their regular
Sabbath beating at the hands of Top
penish, being slaughtered by the
score of IS to 8. Schereli, Wahi twirl-
er, worked his head off, but his good
efforts were wasted by the hobbies of
his playmates. The chief offender
was shortstop Duffy, who kicked the
ball all over the lot trying to make a
catch. Once he made mistake and
got his hands instead of his feet or
the horsehide, which caused tn:
grandstand to applaud. The league
leaders We're never in danger of losing.