The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-02
MOONLIGHT LEAGUE
PLAYS FIRST GAME
OF THE SEASON
WILD, TEMPESTUOUS AND EX-
CITING GAME ENDS WEN
ATCHEE 10, LEAVENWORTH
SEVEN.

The Wenatchee World Of June q
gives the following report of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS game, Jun,
80:
Western Canada has twilight
league, but the Wenatchec valley or
ganizcd the Moonlight league yester-
day, playing the first game of base
ball in the history of the sport tha,
was Illuminated by the rays of tho
silvery orb of night
Atmospheric conditions were the
worst that Hatfield could produce
without having flood. A high vino
swept the ball out of the players
reach the the dust filled everyone's
eyes. The temperature was sinking
rapidly toward the bottom of the
tube so that good playing was i'm
possible. Under such circumstances
everything that happened will be for
given.
True-Blue Life, started out to UNI
pire the game but had to cancel the
order in the fifth inning. Life gave
excellent satisfaction until Brown
first up for Leavenworth, hit home
run in the fifth round. Brown mis-
sed first base by several feet, and
the umpire called him out after he
had completed the circuit
Leavenworth was ahead 7 to 3 at
the time, but the fans and players al
set up a shrek that could be heard
above the tempest and refused t.
proceed with the game unless a new
umpire was selected Sargent
Schubert of the U. s. army recruit
ing staff here volunteered to finish
the game, and not one of his decis-
ions was questioned. There was d
dangerous looking hump on the Ser
geant's hip pocket, but after the
game was over the players learned
that this was caused by a package OF
cigarettes, and not by an army re.
volver, as they suspected
With the wind whisking a batteC
ball in the most unexpected direc.
tions, base hits We're plentiful in yes
terday's game.
Gillespie of Brewster, Odessa anc
Ephrata, started to pitch for Wenat
chez. Four singles, with two bases
on balls sandwiched in between them
yielded the visitors three runs in thl
first. The home team drew one
count.
Three singles Melted the local crew
another score in the second while thu
visitors were banked In the thirt
George Ames came to bat for the
second time, having singled cleanly
on his first trip. His many admirinp
friends implored him to knock the
ball over the fence, and George
strove to grant their request. HI
pasted the pill to center field ant
made the circuit while Collector G. r
tlhble passed Jne nat.
Leavenworth scored a run in tn,
third, making the count stand to :
at the end of that INNING But XVI
crea. the first hand up for the visit
ors in the fourth, Knocked the bal
down the third base line for home
and Leavenworth took up colcc
ton. Gillespie was lifted out of tn
box ut this stage OF the game am
Garrison substituted. Two more run
were pushed across the plate bcfor'
the epidemic of base hits could b.
checked
In the fifth inning came the SIM,
ing of the umpire, but no runs were
scored as Browns four base clout IL,
not count and the side was retired.
Wenatchee started to work on vii
Bill Smiths curves in the sixth,
Ames started the inning with II
third safe hit. Daniels and Leste
each drew a free ride to first, an
then followed two unusual plays
Duffy and Leavers each flied to Ger
ter field and run was scored o,
both outs. That made the score 7 t.
in favor of Leavenworth.
The seventh proved disastrous T.
the visitors. Coen walked, Pluff sa
criiced him to second, he stole Thu
and Leonard scored him with a cleal
single. Wescott dropped Ames' fl
and Daniels single scored both Leon
ard and Ames, aided by some ragge
fielding. Lester followed with
double which sent Daniels HON
with the fourth run of the inning
score Q to 7.
Leavenworth was unable to con
meet with Garrison's delivery afte
the fourth, but the homo crowd an
nexed one more tally in the eigh.