Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-26
Ashland Loses BY
Point Margin

The big ones, tne iittie ohoe' '"S
brunettes and the peach-cheeked
blondes are talking about that last
Sundays game yet. And Will con-
tinue to do so for some little time
vet. II was one of those copper
riveted, mile-a-minute, hair-raisers
that bring the crowd to a stand ana
keep them there.
All the big fireworks came in the
last half of the ninth inning and II
Ashland did lose, 1t was only py
about the width OF pin that has
been run over by Mikado engine.
In the seventh inning somebody
started the old everybody on their
feet" stuff and It didn't go for 4
hang. but in the last inning when
Ashland batted in two runs and got
a man on second and third and Ken
meth Lilly at the bat II didn't take
any urging to get everybody in the
stand climbing upon their neighbor5
shoulders to get d better view OF the
excitement.
But to go back to the beginning:
Ahsland had about the best looking
club that has performed for the
Lithia city this year. Jud Pernoi'
and Frye OF Grants Pass, Mclntire
and Hill of Medford added to the To-
cal bunch, made what seemed a sure
fire combination. But Weed had
brought over the pick Of Northern
California and Ed Anthony was
pitching great guns. 1t looked like
anybody's game up to the fifth. Hits
by Frye. McIntire and Lilly in the
first and sacrifice by Hill scored
two runs. Lilly by the way, had his
eye and plastered the right field wall
for three bases with two ahead OF
him. Hits by Frye, Pernoil and q
couple of sacrifices scored one in the
third for Ashland. Anthony was
timid about putting one over for LII
ly and walked him or more would
probably have come in. Weed be-
gan to get to Wilson in the fourth
and scored two, runs with three hits.
Then in the fifth came the big blow
mn. Chief has been pitching hay ten
hours a day and has had no time to
mitch ball and the effects OF lack OF
practice showed. Then after about
four hits a close decision at home
which the Ashland team and the
crowd saw differently than the nm
pire, cost two runs and took some OF
the heart out OF the locals. McIntire
went in TO pitch during the middle
of the mix and did not have any'bet-
ter luck than Wilson. Three moic
were scored by Weed in the sixth
Ashland came back with one more
in the sixth after with hits by Lilly
and Bentley. Lilly stole second and
third. This left the score nine to
four and it looked dark but hits by
Bentley, Tregilgas and Wilson in the
eighth scored two runs.
Meanwhile Jud Pernoll had come
in from center field and was on the
mound for the first time in Ashland
since the old days before he. went Up
TO the American league. He had all
the old stuff and gave a real exhi-
bition OF pitching. The Weed buEch
couldn't touch him. Then the ninth
and the fireworks. Hill, McIntire
and Pernoll got good clean doubles
and Hill and McIntire scored. Lii.
came up all primed to wallop the
ball into Siskiyou county but An
thony wouldn't get the ball within a
mile of the plate and Lilly walked.
Bentley hit one to shortstop and Per-
noll was caught between third and
home, Lilly taking third. Then OH
the first ball pitched Lilly got beau
tiful start and had home stolen ard
the score tied but Tregilgas managed
to get his bat in the way of the ball
and fouled it, sending Lilly back TO
third. Trig then walloped out long
fly which the center fielder caught
ending the most exciting ninth inning
rally anyone could wish for.
With Pernoll going the way he
was Weed would never have scored
/, and it would surely have been Ash
lands game if-but why waste time
lifting.
No game next Sunday here bu:
Weed is coming back. Watch 70,
the ads.
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