Semi-weekly herald., 1916-07-06
SHELTER MEETS DEFEAT
AT HANDS OF SOMERSET
(From Mondays Daily

to the park to witness the game be-
tween the Smelter boys and the Som
erset team from the western slope. BE
| fore the visitors arrived very favor
able report of their excellent ball
playing had been given out here.
This naturally aroused the curiosity
of all the lovers Of the sport and they
ad planned to see the game. They
we're not disappointed for the visit
ing team showed themselves to be
all that had been claimed for them.
Both teams took "A little time to prac-
tice on the field and the crowd were
well pleased with the manner in
which the boys took to practice.
Of course, as is natural the crowd
was with the home team, but there
we're a number present who were
very much interested in the visiting
team.
| First Inning
| F. Bohnet stepped up to the plate
and flew out to short. Pittser, fol
lowed suit with three strikes, but S.
Bohnet picked out safe one and
went down to first. Then Evans lined
out safe one which together with a
wild throw to third put S. Bohnet
over the home plate for the first
| score. Henderson then retired the
side when the ball beat him down to
irst by the way of second base.
.jougherty opened up the fireworks
for the home team by hitting hard
afe one past second. Walters struck
out when Rickner got down to first
he found the ball there waiting. In
the meantime Dougherty flew down
to second and watched Mccartney go
out on three strikes. The inning clos
ed with the score one to nothing for
the visitors,
Second Inning
Schmidt and j. Bonnet each took
| the count for three strikes, Memory
waited for four balls then walked
20 first and stole second. Phoenix
watched Memory and also took a
walk to fast. The f. Bohnet hit to
left and went first on an error while
Memory chased around the bases for
a score. Pittser got a grounder toe
close to second and was nipped at
first.
O'Connell then led off for the home
boys and hit hard one down past
second base and went safely to first
Young couldn't find the Phoenix curve
and laid down his bat. McGregor
looked in the same place and did like
wise. Wieland was too late at first
and the second inning closed with the
score two to nothing for the visitors.
Third Inning
S. Rohnet and Evans misfigured
the slant of O'Connell's curves and
the umpire declared thief out. Hen
derson was little more careful and
lust waited for four balls, but was
not satisfied until he got down to
second. Schmidt figured that there
was an error due at short so just
sent u swift down in that section and
sprinted down to first. j. Bohnet
then put out a safe one. Schmidt
was not satisfied with one base. He
asked for two and got out at third,
after Henderson scored.
Sanders hit down toward center and
an error brought him safely to sec
ond. Dougherty hit hard one right
at the mitt of the third baseman who
at once saw that Sanders had met
with a surprise and was off second.
In the race for second the ball won
out. Then Walters retired the side
by a fly to center. The score was
then three to nothing in favor of the
| visitors.
Fourth Inning
| Memory flew out to center. Phoe-
nix took base on balls and scored
when f. Bonnet hit fast one past
third. Pittser dropped one close to
the catcher and got stung at first.
S. Bohnet took the count for three.
Rickner could not reach first in
time. Mccartney flew to pitcher.
O'Connell hit safe, went to second
and got caught down in the vicinity
of third. This left the score four TO
nothing for the visitors.
| Fifth Inning
Evans went to first on an error,
and scored when wild throw went
| over third. Henderson was wounded
by pitched ball and got first and
later scored, when Schmidt hit safe
for two bases. ]. Bohnet then flew
out to center and Memory took first
on an error at center Phoeniz took
the count and F. Bohnet went to first
on an error and followed Schmidt and
Memory across the home plate when
Pittser hit hard for three bases. S.
Bonnet flew out to third.