The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30
LYNDENDS BALL CLUB
Wins the Second Game with
Sumas. Superior Playing
Did the Trick. Score 2 to O.

In a six-inning contest at Sumas las
Sunday, before a large crowd, tho Lyn-
den Giants won in a 2 to score. Rain
interfered with the progress of the
game and in the last half of the sixth
inning the game was declared Off. The
ball was slippery, and fielding almost
impossible. BY the laws of the rule
book, Lynden won the game. In such
q case as that of last Sunday when five
innings are played, it is considered a
game Rules % and %, Section of %,
of Reach's official Base Ball Guide, Gov
ers the point under discussion.
The Giants played a hard game from
start to finish and when Sumas went to
pieces early in the contest the Giants
put two runs over the plate. Muerer
got on with a hit, stole second and
third, and came home on another bin
Gle. Osgood reached first on a scratch
hit down the third base line, but was
disabled on reaching first Fisher did
the running stunt for him and made
third by clever base running. The STU
mas twirler was beginning to climb a
board a balloon which was about ready
to ascend, and in trying to catch Fish
er off third base, he heaved the ball o.
Yer Hendrickson's head, letting Fisher
score the second run.
The Giants played good fielding
game throughout and We're heavy with
the stick. Meurer was cheated out OF a
two-base hit over the right field fence,
which went fair ten feet Umpire Smith.
however, called him oft or high
pitched ball over his head. Lynden was
finding Evans very easily about that
time, and a fearful slaughter was in
store for the Sumas team had the game
progressed
Hurley pitched excellent ball, three
hits in six innings being the best that
Sumas could do Besides his mastery
pitching, Hurley proved himself some
thing of batter also, lifting the pill
over left field fence for two bases.
The special train left LINDEN at II o.
clock, crowded to it's utmost capacity,
there being more than 100 loyal fans a
board. Many journeyed to Sumas by
autos and a better crowd of fans new
er accompanied the club anywhere. I.yn-
den sent far more fans to the border
town than Sumas brought over here on
the previous Sunday.
Captain Hemmingway has proved him
self a very capable leader for the Gil
ants and when another club tries to
put anything over on him he is right
there with the knowledge of the game.
The trouble with Sumas is, the players
are lamentably deficient in knowledge
hose ha Their
familiarity with such rules is conspicu-
Gus by it's absence, and they have to
be taught how to play the game
The following rule covers the point
of last Sundays game, and by It's de-
cision Lynden returned with the game
won, fair and on the square,.
Rule %. If the umpire calls game
in accordance with Rule % Section %,
at any time after five innings have
been completed. the score shall be that
of the last equal innings played, ex-
cept that If the side second at bat shall
have scored I'm an unequal number OF
innings, or before the completion OF
the unfinished inning, at least one run
more than the side first at bat. the
score of the game shall be the total
number of runs each team has made.
Rule %, Section 3,-lf the game
he called by the umpire on account of
rain fire, panic, or for other cause,
which puts patrons or players in peril.
Anent the first game with Sumas,
. played on the home grounds, when the
game was declared a tie, each team hav-
ing scored three runs at the close OF
the 18th inning, it will be we'll to move
the previous question and rise to a
point of order" a similar question
was very recently decided when the
same was put thusly: Question. Ball
fielsed to first base goes wild and
rolls far back OF first; how many bases
can batter take?
Section of Rule 72 says: "Where
ball, goes over or through fence two
bases are allowed; if ball remain inside
enclosure. runner may take as many
bases as he can.
Again: How many bases can runner
on first take on wild pitch or passed
ball?
Answer. The same rule as above holds
good on wild pitch or passed ball.
In that 1lrSt game EtSiicE hohc
on a wild throw but was ordered back
to second. The Giants were clearly en-
titled to that run, and II they mad
been credited with 1t, the game would
have been settled in the ninth inning
with a score of 4 to in favor of Lyn-
denis team
LINDEN can outplay the Sumas infants
any old time either at home or else
where We have the best team by a
big majority, and are sufficiently
sportsmanlike to abide by the rules as
all good base ball clubs do Both games
SO far played with the vets were Won
NV Lynden, the first by a score OF to
3. and the second by a score of to 0,
the Giants, and has reason to be proud
OF his bunch.
Hurley's pitching is the right stuff.
We won, all right. We have got the
habit.
1t was sparkling base ball, all through
the matinee.
After the Giants put up base ball like
that YOU wouldn't stay away from the
games, now would you?
What's the matter with Fisher as a
back-stopper? He's all right.