The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-06-11
WENATCHEE TAKES CLOSE
GAME AT CASHMERE.
Village on the Columbia All Out to
Back Their Con glomeration-No
Gas" or Gasoline Shortage.
Wenatchee 8, Cashmere =.

Wenatchee 8, Cashmere =.
Notwithstanding the alleged short
age of gasoline. all the people Of
Wenatchee were at Cashmere We'd
nesday evening to see the mighty
aggregation from that village hang
Cashmere's hide on the west fence Of
the ball park, a task that came near
proving more than the county seat
could accomplish. And there was not
a shortage of "gas" either from the
downstream town.
This game had been touted as
''the" game of the season and all the
fans from the whole valley who could
save, buy, borrow, beg or steal
eonugh gasoline to get them to the
game and back made a special effort
to be there. Some of those in at
tendance we're seen to be feeding
moth balls into their kerosene tanks
on the return trip, to give them the
needed 'kick" to get them home.
The game began with Wenatchee
at bat and but one man got to first,
Ploof being passed. Cashmere did
not get to first base in the initial in
| ming.
The second opened by Ames being
passed and he scored through errors.
The next three were put out. In
Cashmere's half Titchner flew out to
right field, Goldman struck out. Pet
erson was passed and Grin sberg
struck out Score l to 0.
Third. Hill famed; Williams made
first on error of third Ploof famed
and Coen flew out to left. Van WAY,
Cashmere, famed; Alexander hit for
one base; Donovan and GrindIe both
famed. Alexander left on third.
Fourth. Leonard hit for one bag
and was left on second. Ames fan
ned; Lester went out, second to first,
and Leavers famed. For Cashmere,
Winerton flew out to left; Titchner
made first on error of second: Gold
man and Peterson bot flew out to
| center.
Fifth. Duffy got a sack on seconds
error and stole second. Hill reached
| first on a single; Williams went out:
Ploof got on through error of third
| and Coen got base on balls. In the
meantime Duffy and Ploof had scored
and Hill was put out at the home
| plate. Leonard struck out. retiring
the side. And here is where Cash
mere made its first score. Grinsberg
got on through an error of third and
went to second on Van Ways sacri-
flee. Alexander singled but was
caught out at second. Donovan went
out, short to first Grinsberg had
scored, making it to l.
Sixth. Ames struck out; Lester
singled; Leavers also singled: DUFFY
out, second to first, and Hill, short to
first. Cashmere, Grindle out, pitcher
to first; Wnerton flew out to center
and Titchner famed.
Seventh. Williams and Ploof both
| famed; Coen hit for a base and was
put out, catcher to second. Cash
mere: Goldman singled; Peterson
and Grinsberg were both passed. Hill.
Wenatchee's pitcher, having hard
time of it for few minutes. He
frightened up, however, and struck
out Van Way Alexander was then
passed, walking Goldman home. Don
| ovan reached first while short was
| throwing Peterson out at the plate:
but Glindle was retired, third to
first. Wenatchce had wormed out of
very tight hole, allowing but one
score, which made it 80.
Eighth Leonard out, short to
first; Ames struck out; Lester got 70
first on thirds error; Leavers flew
out to third, Cashmere: Winerton
singled; Titchner famed: Goldman
flew out to third; and Peterson went
out short to first. Winerton had
stolen second and went to third when
there to field the ball. Left at third
Ninth. Duffy out, pitcher to first;
Hill out; third to first; Williams sing
led and stole second Ploof flew out
to left field. Cashmere, Grinsberg
famed. Berry, who took Van Ways
place in the ninth, flew out to left;
Alexander famed
Final score: Wenatchee 9, Cash
mere 2
Umpire, Starks.
Time about two hours.
Struck out-by Titchner II, by
Hill II. Bases on balls-by Titchner
,. by Hill L. Hits-off Hill 4, or
Titchner 6. Errors-by Wenatckae
?, by Cashmere A.