The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-05-28
WEIRD BALL GAME
WON BY VANDALS
AL FOX GETS HOME RUN WITH
BASES FULL-HEAYY HITTING
FEATURES


Idahos ball players made it's two
/ successive wins from the University
/ of Oregon on MacLean field by TAX
ing a weird ball game Saturday af-
ternoon, II to s. The game was fea-
tured by heavy hitting and the ''rea-
liZation of the ball players dream I"
in that Al Fox banged out a home
run with the bases inebriated-just
like you read in the story books.
And in the same inning Harry Ed
wards connected for circuit clout
that scored one man before him.
The game was slow in that the rain
of Saturday made the field heavy,
slow and slippery The only features
were the heavy hitting of both teams
and sensational catch of a hard
liner by "Skippy'' Stivers.
Bad Day For Pitchers
Brooks, who opened on the Oregon
mound. lasted but an inning and a
third and total of eight runs were
obtained from his delivery. Golden
pitched nice game of ball for Idaho
up to the seventh inning when the
Oregonians uncorked battery of hits
that drove him from the box and Al
Fox finished the game.
Oregon opened the game by putting
across one run. Golden walked
Svareude to first. He stole second
base, went to third on a sacrifice hit,
and scored on Kleffner's juggle of
Sorsby's ground ball.
Idaho came back strong in the last
of the first inning with three runs.
Stivers worked Brooks for free trip
to the initial sack. He was sacrificed
to second by Kleffner and went to
third on Cobley's infield out Then
Bob Fitzke stepped into one for a
long three base hit. Fox cracked out
a single that scored Fitzke while Fox
went to third on Lawson's hit and
scored when Edwards banged out
single.
AL Fox Makes History
The scoring of runs continued to
be the entirely proper thing in the
second inning. Three Idaho errors,
a single by Svareude and Collins
long three base drive totalled up three
Oregon runs.
And then came the downfall of Mr.
Baldwin and lasting fame for Al Fox.
The story reads like the best base
ball seller and Al Fox admitted hav-
ing dreamed about making good on a
golden opportunity.
Stivers was the first Idaho man on
base in the inning. He clouted out a
single. KIeffner cracked the ball for
two bases and Stivers scored when
Baldwin muffed Cobleys hard driven
clout to center field. Kleffner went
% third on the play and Cooley to
second. Then Fitzke drew base on
)alls and the bases We're crowded.
Al Fox stepped up to the plate with
hree men on and a golden oppor-
unity was his. AL made the most
If the opportunity by smacking out
'eal honest to Allah circuit circler
ar beyond the center fielder.
Edwardsc Gets Homer
Nor was the party over. Charley
lawson connected for his second sue
essive single. Brooks was called off
he mound and =" Hunk . Latham came
n from right field to do the honors
or Oregon. He pitched a couple of
,alls and then Harry Edwards, the
irst man to face him, banged out the
econd homer of the inning.
Idaho added one more to the collec-
ion of runs in the third inning.
Sleffner again smashed out a two
ase drive and went to third on
,assed ball He came across the rub
Ter when Cooley drove long and
Ugh fly to right field.
Fox Called to Mound
The game progressed along nicely
ntil the seventh inning when Oregon
egan to connect with Golden's offer
ngs. Baldwin hit safely and went to
econd on an error. Latham scored
i'm with a three base hit and Latham
yas in turn scored when Collins
racked out his second three base hit
f the game The three sack hitting
vas not over for Brooks connected
or three-ply swat scoring Collins
Yareude drew a base on balls and
toss singled, scoring Collins.
At this stage of the inning Fox
Yas called in from center field to the
hound and Hillman took Fox's place
l center field Sorsby, the first man
} face Fox, knocked a fly to Edwards
1r the third out
Idaho Twelfth Run
Idaho made the twelfth run in the
lghth inning. Edwards connected
,r a three base hit and scored when
Flip Guirnela singled safely Fox
ept the Oregonians guessing in the
amaining eighth and ninth innings.
regon players were retired in one
vo-three order in the eighth and in
le ninth Al walked the first man
D but struck out the next two and
le third out was made on an easy
,ller
Try Edwards was the premier
liter of the afternoon with a home
IN, three Dagger, and single. Col
MS was the high hitter for Oregon
18th two three baggers.
The score by innings:
Idaho =. 81 900 10x-12 II
oregon 130 900 400 8 9 2
Batteries: Golden. Fox, and Guir-
Ella. Idaho: Brooks, Latham, and
ook, Oregon. Umpire, Guy Wicks,