The Ordway new era., 1910-08-26
Chompionship Base Ball


river for those who braved the danger
OF the Arkansas through the river at
the washed uut ManZan0la bridge,
were Travelled by all sorts OF Ordway
rigs. The Ordway Base Ball Team
was to cross bats with the Avondale
Team, which has been advertised as
the champion base ball team nf the
Arkansas Valley. When Umpire
Rohl handed Mr.. Simpson a nice white
ball and called "Play Ball" the crowd
was not large but what it. lacked In
numbers IL made up for In enthusiasm
by the Ordway contingent.
For nine long innings the boys from
Avondalc struggled TO get Il man over
The home plate but, although their
chance looked mighty good in Two In
stances. Joe Hartley did not allow
them to score. lIartley's pitching
and coolness at critical points in the
game and in his coaching OF the
other members OF the team were the
principal features of the Contest. The
whole Ordway team played ball ali
the time.
The A Avondale centertielder, D0rner.
made double play 10 the seventh in
ming that was beautiful specimen OF
base ball. After Il hard run he man
aged to get his hands on MillhOuse's
hard drive that looked good for two
bases and, although stumbling from
the effort, he squared himself aud
made IL beautiful throw to Smith on
first, catching DIR. Nc Clcary who was
trying to get back from over towards
second. The catch and throw were
both little short OF marvellous.
In the first inning Flcencr for Avon
and the next man following was easily
retired. No runs. For Ordway. Wax
ham was out on ily to left field.
Duwncy made hit but was thrown
out at second when Hartley got first
on nice single. Hartley stole Sc
cOnd and third and came home when
johnny Bourne placed clean single
between third and short. Bourne was
caught trying to steal second. One run.
In the third inning AvOndale had
II man nn second and third with
one out. Fleener struck cut and
Burton went out on fly to left field |
which was beautifully cared for by |
Phillips.
In the fourth Dorncr was credited |
Il Int on hard hit ball which Hartley |
partly stopped and which could not
have been handled.
In the eighth the Avondalc team
had Il man on second and third by |
virtue ola single by Critics an error
and stolen base. with n one out, but
Hartley frightened up ana, after strik-
ing out two men and getting two
strikes on Smith, he whipped quick
return over the plate and Smith
was out on three strikes. The Avon
dale team protested that Smith was
not in the batter's box and some other
nonsense but when Umpire Fred Rohl
described the lines OF the batter's
box and the rules regarding the same
they were forced to accept his decision
without question. After that the
ninth was easy, the first man up strik-
ing out, second man going out from
Hartley to first and Drescher taking
care of Taylor's high fly to center.
In Ordway's second inning Phillips
madea hit, was sacrificed to second by
Nc Clcary, stole third and came home
on Flcener's error OF Drescher's
grOunder. One run.
From the second inning on the vOn-
dale team played desperately and
to keep the Ordway boys
from scoring again.
The Manager or the Avondale team
has asked for another game and has
been assured that they can haye it at
any time when proper arrangements
as to time and place can be made.
Following is the score:
IL "a 5 81 50 II II +
Avondale 90 900 0 3 ,
Ordway OO00Ox = s !
Batteries, Hartley and Downey for
Ordway and Simpson and Critics for
Avondale. Earned runs, one. Two
base hits, Hartley. Time of game,
two hours.
Next Sunday the naswell team
will he the attraction on the home
grounds.
NOTES OF THE GAME
Johnny Bourne made a beautiful
catch Of Il hard foul fly. DR.. Nc Clcary
la il dawn two np1t Sarrrif1rp hits |
Drcscher and Phillips each got two
hard flies that looked good for hits.
Downey caught Il nice game. He is
an Ordway boy.