The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-05-15
Discovered in the Nick of Time for
Building to Be Saved by
Emery Marlin
MAN WAS SEEN AS HE RAN
AWAY FROM THE SCENE
Sundays Game Won by u. S.
Navy-Peep Into the Future
Shows There Are Number of
Interesting Games in Sight

An attempt was made last SATURDAY.
night at $3.50 o'clock to burn the base
pan grandstanu at Sumach park The
blaze was first discovered by Mrs
Emery Marlin. wife OF the keeper of
the grounds, who quickly informed
her husband, Mr.. Marlin was bare
~ able to quench the fire by the an.
plication of water A delay of five
minutes I'm the discovery of the fire
would have resulted In the complete
destruction OF the grandstand. and
probably both the left and right field
bleachers. for it had already obtained
such good start that Mr.. Marlin had
TO work like Trojan to obtain the
mastery.
When MIR. Marlin got to the scene.
he saw a man running away. but at
such a distance that his identity could
not be discovered. He drew his cleo
tric scarchlight and snapped it. but it
refused to work There was no time
in which to follow the incendiary, for
the problem of saving the building
came first.
Had the fire bug been successful in
his dastardly attempt the destruction
or the property in danger would have
reached to between 81, 800 and $4,000.
The method of the miscreant who
started the blaze was as follows: He
secured the three old baseball sacks
which had been discarded upon the
arrival of the new ones. cut them
open and piled the excelsior with
which they were stuffed, and the
sacks themselves against the front
of the grardstand, on the ground, ct
| n point . or 10 feet toward first
base as one enters the playingi field
| from the front door of the buildin. {
| Fhe matter was highly inflamma bl,
and when the match was aprsied IL
FAt1n. IN,
| ing. ~Qntc d hole was sbarneol before
the danger was over Ns
sundays Baseball Game
| The game of baseball Sunday after
noon at. Sumach park between the
Visiting u. ). Navy team from Brem-
erton and the local Tigers was won
| by the former by score of to [.
1t was-a pretty exhibition of the ma
tional game, very different from that
of the preceding day The fielding ON
both sides was of the sensational or
der throughout, many OF the plays
calling for repeated cheers from tho
more than 500 people in attendance.
How the Runs Were Made
The visitors were first at bat After
the first two had been retired Fox
lined out double to right field. but
was out at third on IL beautiful relay
of the ball. Cromer to Minor to Cap
Grover. They We're retired in order
in the second and third
In the fourth the navy boys prac-
tically settled the game by making
three runs Reid let off with double
and went to third when Fox singled,
and then stole second. The famous
Flanagan made three strikes but the
catcher dropped the bali, after which
he Threw low to Russell. Reid scor-
ing and Fox taking third and scored
when der cap allowed Martins throw
to get away. Flanagan In tho mean
time had managed to reach third,
and scored when Sloan singled. Three
runs for the inning and none out.
Carpenter knocked hot one to Billy
Minor, who grabbed 1t on the bound,
tossed 1t to Roy Grover for the force
out at second the latter taking the
throw with his left hand and COM
plotting the double at first in brilliant
style, winning the grandstand. Harri-
gan struck out, and the inning was
over
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