Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-21
A. H. S. ARE WINNERS
Local High School Defeats Grants
Pass High School in Well
Played Game.

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Ashland Saturday afternoon, when
the Ashland high school defeated the
Grants Pass high school by game
which was almost phenomenal for its
excellence for the first of the sea-
SON.
The Ashland team outplayed their
opponents but were compelled to be
up on their toes every minute of the
time to win. There was not minute
from the first to the last that both
teams did not play ball. There were
a few errors, but exceptionally few
for game in which neither team
had played before this season. The
local boys showed up in first-class
form, Kenneth Williams making his
debut as high school pitcher. He
pitched the first six innings, holding
the grants Pass team down to two
hits. He was replaced by "Phillie," ."
as Phillips j. known to the fans, who
made the Grants Pass boys find
holes in the atmosphere with his
usual regularity. Both pitchers
played their positions well, making
dIrfIcuIL catcnes.
The playing of the Ashland boys
was so uniformly good that there is
little chance to particularize.
Gravy" Plymate was in his usual
good form as catcher and his throw
ing to bases was as accurate as ever.
The Grants Pass boys played good
clean baseball and it was certainly
refreshing to witness game without
a particle of wrangling from start to
finish. Cornell, dubbed 'Ikey" by
the fans, the Grants Pass shortstop,
is not only a first-class ball player
but as an entertainer he is no slouch
By his good natured responses to the
guying of the bleachers, as well as
by his eomical actions and speech, he
made friends with the entire crowd
Grants Pass is to be congratulated
upon its ball team, not only as play
ers but as young gentlemen who
know how to take defeat like true
sports.
A. H. Praeht umpired the game
and the fact that there was no kick.
ing on his decisions, even when they
meant much, speaks we'll for his
work as we'll as for the conduct oil
the teams.
The only regrettable feature of the
game is the fact that only about one
fourth to one-eighth the number o.
people saw the game that should
have, both in the interests of the
team and because those who were alb
sent missed a good exhibition of the
national game.
The following was the play in de
tail:
Ashland's first scores came in tn,
third inning when Mowat rolled on,
toward third which Bixby was un
able to handle in time to get tn,
runner at first. Mowat advance,
to second when Garner, trying t,
catch him off first, overthrow tn,
base. Enders sacrificed him to third
Whittorf to Teel and McWilliam
walked. Mac stole second ant
Gravy" bunted toward third base
Mowat scoring and McWilliams tax
ing third. Plymate stole. ShinI
hunted one toward Bixby, McWil
liams reaching home and Plymat,
reaching third, while Shinn was alst
safe at first. Phillips caught ON
of Gamers speedy ones in the ribs
forcing Shinn to second. With thu
bags full Ashcraft struck out, bu
Moody walked, forcing Gravy hom'
with the third run Of the inning
Frame ended Ashland's chances b.
flying out to Cornell.
The fourth and last tally, came II
the fourth Mowat went out Hansel
to Teel and Enders grounded out t
Teel. McWilliams reached first OF
an error and stole second. Plymat
walked out after Mac had safel,