Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-27
CLIMB PER CENT LADDER
Home Team Strengthened
and Showed it the
Past Week
Standing Of Clubs.
Won Lost Percent

Aberdeen is now in second place in
the Washington State league in the
race for the pennant, this being made
possible by winning the Saturday
game from Centralia by score Of
13 to l and yesterdays contest by
the score of to 3.
Yesterday contest was one of the
best of the series and although it was
played in sea of mud, the men did
sensational work and more than once
got hearty applause from the specta-
tors The game was not a runaway
contest, but just nip and tuck bat
tie, which held the fans on the anx-
!ous seat until the last man was out
and the winning run crossed over
Aberdeen presented a strengthened
appearance also yesterday, a young.
ster named Vented being seen at
second base and it was his speed
that enabled Aberdeen to pull off two
fast double plays which cut off op-
portunities to score.
Centralia was the first team to
score. Gleason was passed to first
in the initial inning and scored ON
Rheam's bad throw to first. Aberdeen
won back this run in the fourth, when
Holderman walked, was sacrificed to
second by Giddings and scored on
Gleason's two Dagger into right field.
In the fifth inning, Aberdeen got
two runs, when Gardner was struck
with a pitched ball, went to third on
King Kelly's single and Vivian's err
ror Rheams was safe on a field.
er's choice when an attempt was
made to catch Gardner at the plate,
and Kelly scored on Holderman's sim
gle.
Hollis drove out a three base hit
to the remote corner of the field and
was scored on Ettinborough's single.
In the seventh. Hill went to first on
four wide ones, went to third on
Gleason's single and scored on a sac.
rifice hit to right field by Vivian
This tied the score and with it
standing three to three, Aberdeen
came to bat in the last of the ninth
inning.
King Kelly hit to Smith and was
thrown out at first. Rheams hit for
three bases. Holderman was purpose
ly walked, then Giddings went out
to center field. Tom Kelly, who had
replaced Marshall in right field then
came to bat. 1t was do or die with.
Father Tom" and he delivered the
goods by poking out nice drive in
to left center and Holderman came
across with the winning run.
Let it be said that Helmecke pitch
ed a nice game, as did his opponent
Smith Both men did as we'll as any
one could expect on on heavy field.
Score by Innings:
Aberdeen ...0 0 0 l 2 0 0 II
Centralia .......1 0 0 l l 0 O-3
Saturday Game-Aberdeen IL. Gen.
tralia I.
In swatfest, in which Kelly,
Rheams. Boyle. Gleason and Holder
man carried off the lions share of the
honors, Aberdeen won from Centralia
Saturday afternoon, by the score of
12 to l.
1t was slaughter of the innocent
and the way that the Black Cats took
to the offerings of Pitcher Thomas,
was heart-rending. They drove the
sphere all over the ball yard, stretch
ing the hits from singles to triples.
Boyle, who was on the firing line
for Aberdeen, did not exert himself.
pitching ladylike game. He took
advantage of the big lead his team
mates had piled upon the score board
and was contented to let the fielders
work, which they did in fine style.
The real sensation was the catch