Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-11
GREAT GAME OF BALL
PLAYED ON TUESDAY

Roper and Williams that any ball
batted over the rightfield fence Of the
A. A. c. grounds would count for
only two bases deprived "Kenney"
Williams of the garish glory Of a
home run, prevented certain tied
score, and gave to the Portland
Northwestern league baseball club a
3 to 2 victory over the Grants Pass
team in the tenth inning of a game
yesterday replete with sensational
fielding in which Outfielders Smith
and Riggs were the dazzling lumin-
aries, and abounding in brainy and
mastery pitching and hard, out u.s.
ually fruitless, hitting.
Was Game Of Features.
A better or more exciting game
is not readily recalled here. 1t was
full of features. Riggs made two
seemingly impossible catches-one in
the third from off his shoestrings, and
anothef in the ninth when, with two
on bases and two out, Fortier drove
the ball nearly to the center field
fence corner, the Grants Pass fielder
pulled down the drive after so
yard run with his back to the ball,
saving the game.
Fielder Smith a Hero.
But Guy Smith was the big hero.
With seven putouts and an assist, he
was busy as bee all the afternoon.
His great work in the sixth was of
professional calibre. With oneS out
and runners on second and third,
Bliss drove a sizzling, deceptive liner
to deep left. Smiths clear eyes, well
attuned ears and speedy legs rem
dered the catch for the second out
not particularly difficult; but Fries,
a fast man, dashed for home the
moment the catch was made; Smith
got the ball away on its long journey
quickly and accurately, and it sailed
into Bakers hands on the first bounce
and Fries was out by an eyelash,
completing beautiful double play.
Each side scored in the fifth. For
Portland, with one down, Bancroft
walked and stole second; Mohler also
was passed Mahoney flew to Smith,
who held the runners to their bases,
but Fortier singled to right, scoring
Bancroft, but Baker, by a quick
throw nabbed Mohler off third.
The Grants Pass talley came on
walks to Weckler and Baker, and
Coltrin's tumble of Smiths hard
grounder.
Thus the score stood each at the
opening of the tenth, when Cooper
relieved Osborn, whose arm nad
panied him all afternoon, but who
had held Portland to seven hits and
one unearned run. Cooper walked
Fries, and N. Williams was safe on
a dlnky grounder on which Cooper
unwisely and unsuccessfully attempt
ed to force Fries at second. Coltrin
few to Smith. Murray, the kid
catcher, hurtled vicious single
through the infield, filing the bases.
Mays grounded to X. Williams, who
threw to Baker, forcing Fries at the
plate; Baker, trying desperately for
ia double, threw high over First
Baseman Crawford's head, and VIII
Iliams and Murray scored.
Puts Ball Over the Fence.
With the score 3 to l against it,
the home team, cheereS on by the
yelling fans, came in TO do or tie.
With one out, Bakers hot grounder
was fumbed by Coltrin; Smith went
out Mays to Williams. With man
on second the crowd, not aware of
the ground rules, called on "Dinky"
Williams for one of his old, familiar
home runs for his farewell before he
left to join Regina. Williams caught
the second ball Mays offered on the
end of his wagon tongue and it
scared 10 feet over the right field
fence, Baker scoring and the crowd,
thinking the score tied, went wild.
Williams, however, was sent back to
second. 1t was up to Crawford, and
the reliable little batter gave For
tier a hard chance that was accept
ed, and an excellent exhibition of the
national pastime was over.
The Score.
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Portland .,......................-....-..3