The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-07-09
TWAS GRAND
EXHIBITION
"How's That" Kennedy, Aided by Kid
Cotter Added to Joy of Life
at Ball Game

Cotter'S CrlppleS defeated heh-
nedy's Kickers by the remarkable
score of Z to 3, with errors even-S
each, count 'em-in a thrilling contest
at Federal Field Sunday. The proceeds
collected by the ladies went to help fix
the ball park.
Probably the most unexpected de-
velopment of the day was the profes-
sional ability of Cupid" James to
handle first sack and of Kennedy to
rag the jumps into giving him the
edge on decisions as to balls and
strikes.
The expected plays were many and
humorous, the real star performance
being pulled by Capt. Ward, who de-
cided to score on a pass ball and then
changed his mind.
Kennedy started early and ragged
Cotter into leaving a couple of his
players out of the lineup on the
grounds that they had appeared in uni
form before. Seaton flew out to short,
Bunce walked, Anderson hit, Jerry
came to bat and Kennedy asked the
umpire, "How's that?" and showed
him the ball and his ump's decided
that as Kennedy caught it, it must
have been a strike. Three "How's
that's" and Jerry was out, Seaton hav-
ing stolen second in the meantime.
James popped out to shortstop.
Colwell was safe on a passed third
strike, Tarwater on an error by Starr,
and Bowling struck out without Jerry
having asked the jumps how it was.
Griffith flew out to first.
Cotter was out short to first, Nc
Donald walked and then Kennedy be-
gan to ask the jumps "How's that? so
Mathison famed. Starr and Seaton hit
for one sack each, scoring Mcdonald.
Bunce was out Weir to Colwell.
Kennedy came up and made a hit
in the second but was declared out
later on a close decision at home.
"How's ?"-don't ask the scor-
er. He didn't see it, but he did see
his jumps stand by his decision and
call out the young ladies to collect a
fine, which Kennedy didn't pay, but he
will.
We might keep right on going but
we won't, for the game was lost in
the third when the Cripps found a
hole around shortstop and proceeded to
bat in four runs. Kennedy tried his
best to "How's that?" his way out the
hole but his men couldn't find Seato2
who received fine support.
By the way, Seaton discovered a new
way to go to second; when Tarwater
squatted on the line to block a throw,
Seaton hurdled him head-frst and was
safe.
Weir only allowed three clean hits
but there was nobody around when the
others landed, so what could the scor-
er do?
Bigford horned into the game in the
second inning in place of Bunce. Pinch
hitter, Haynes replaced Starr in the
fifth and made a two-bagger. league,
the Panama" kid, replaced Cap. Ward
after the captain lost his breath in an
effort to run from third to home and
back again twice, but was unable to
connect.
Mcdonald was a wonder at short
stop but the way James handled first
is beyond description. We don't know
who is holding down first for Hoben
but he better worry.
A number of small bets were placed
on the result of the game yesterday
and one of the most amusing will be
paid this evening when Jaccard, the
sensational center fielder for the Com
mission team, wheels Leo Margules, in
wheelbarrow, from the Bank of