Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-30
DEFEATED BY SHERIDAN
YAMHILLERS TAKE FOURTH
GAME OF THE SERIES.
Final Contest for Championship May
Be on Neutral Grounds for
Large Purse.

ball game in the valley this year, Sher-
idan on Sunday defeated the Dallas
aggregation at Sheridan by the score
Of 4 to B. The game was replete with
splendid plays, and "rag-chewing"
was conspicuous by its absence. Both
teams played the errorless ball. Sher-
idan made all its runs in the fourth
inning, when Tuerck walked one man,
who, by series of hard luck plays on
the part Of Dallas, was allowed to
score on a fielder's choice; two men
then got on, and "Frisco' Edwards,
Sheridan's McMinnville star, clouted
the ball over the fence for home run,
making total Of four runs for the
inning. This was the only inning in
which Sheridan had chance of scor-
ing. Dallas made two of its runs in
the third and one in the seventh.
Tuerck, the Oregon star, struck out l3
men, and walked two, and allowed but
three hits. Fox, imported by Sheri-
dan from Portland, proved an easy
mark for the Dallas hitters, and was
replaced in the fifth by Foster. Fox
walked two men, and allowed six hits.
Foster struck out one man, and al
lowed four hits. The inability of Dal-
las to bunch its hits accounts for the
loss of the game, as it was evident that
the Polk county seaters out-played the
Sheridan team.
The final game to decide the champ
ionship between the two teams will be
played in two weeks, the place for CIV
ing the exhibition not having been Sc
lected as yet. 1t is thought that eth
er Salem or McMinnville will be Sc
lected. The final game will likely be
for a purse of $500, besides gate re-
ceipts, and much interest will be TAX
en- in it. Both teams will play the
same lineup that played in yester
days game. The game by innings
follows:
First inning: Bigbee led off for
Dallas. He hit IA hot one to l.. knick
erbocker who threw him out at first.
Baker walked. Baker took second
on a sacrifice hit by Serr, who went
out l.. Knickerbocker to Nelson. Fen
ton flied out to Bishop. No hits; no
runs.
C. Knickerbocller strikes out. L.
Knickerbocker goes out, Tuerck to
Fenton. Bishop strikes out. No hits;
no runs.
Second inning: Tooze hits safely
for two balls. Myers goes out, Fox
to Nelson. Rice sacrifices to Nelson,
Tooze advancing to Third. Boydston
pops out to Nelson, Tooze dying on
third. One hit; no runs.
Nelson goes out on long fly to
Center, Tooze grabbing the ball. Ed
wards strikes out. Goodwin strikes.
No hits; no runs.
Third inning: Tuerck hits safely
for one base. Bigbee hits hot one to
Payne. Payne tags Tuerck out at
second, Bigbee getting first. Bigbee
steals second. Baker sacrifices, ad-
vancing Bigbee to third, Baker going
out Payne to Nelson. Serr hits safe
ly, scoring Bigbee. Fenton hits safe
ly, sending Serr to third. Fenton
steals second. Tooze hits safely for
one base, scoring Serr, Fenton going
TO third. Tooze caught out stealing
second. -Four hits; two runs.
Payne strikes out. Matchenbacker
strikes out. Fox strikes out. No
hits; no runs.
Fourth inning: Myers goes out
Payne to Nelson. Rice hits safely for
one base. Boydston walks, Rice 60
ing to second. Tuerck hits a long
fly to center, going out. Rice advanc-
es to third on the hit, Tuerck getting
credit for sacrifice hit. Boydston
steals second. Bigbee hits hot one
to short, but Payne makes hard
stop. and catches Bigbee out at first.
One hit; no runs.
C. Knickerbocker walks. Knlcker-
booker steals second. Serr let's a bad
throw go past him, and Knickerbocker
goes to third. l.. Knickerbocker
strikes out. Bishop hits hot one to
Fenton. Fenton chooses to catch c.
KnickerbOcker at the plate. Play is
"A close one, but umpire declares
Knickerbocker safe, scoring Shen-
dan S first run. Bishop safe at first.
Nelson hits safely for one base, adj
vancing Bishop TO third. Edwards,
with two balls and two strikes on
him. clouts the ball squarely, and 1t
scared over the fence, making home
run. and scoring Bishop and Nelson,
besides himself. Goodwin strikes out.
Paynes goes out on pop-up to Baker.
Two hits; four runs.
Fifth inning: Foster replaced Fox
as pitcher for Sheridan. Baker pops
ms a fowl which was taken into camp
bv Motchenbacker Serr strikes out.
Fenton goes out on a long fly to left
field. No hits; no runs.
Motehenbaeker goes out on pop
up to Tuerck. Foster strikes out. c.
Kniekerbocker walks. Knickerbocker
walks into trap in trying to steal
second, and goes out Serr to Bigbee.
No hits; no runs.
Sixth inning: Tooze goes out, L.
Knickerboeker to Nelson. Myers
pops out to L. Knickerbocker. Rice
goes out, Foster to Nelson. No hits;
M rms