Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-05
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both runners were safe when Weaver
dropped the throw from Chester. Buck
/ recovered the ball and shot it to
Herbstreith at third to catch Counts
Happy got it back to Lindsay in time
ito catch Smith trying to take second.
Menor doubled, scoring Counts. john
son popped to Lindsay. Menor went
/ to third on a wild pitch. Showers
flew out to Griffith. One run, two
hits, one error.
Douglas: Chester flew out to
shannon. Johnson threw out Herb
streith Pereyra lifted to Shannon.
No rlsns, no hits, no errors.
Third Inning.
Fort Bayard Cohen walked. Shan
non struck out. Gandil singled,
fCohen going to third After the um-
pire failed to call close third strike
on O'Connell the ex-Giant singled
scoring Cohen. O'Connell was caught
off first and run down, Weaver get
ting the put-out. Counts flied out to
Storey. One run, two hits, no errors
Douglas: Griffith was safe on
Counts high throw. Donovan hit
safely to center. Storey forced Grif-
fifth at third, Johnson to Showers.
Lindsay beat out a hit down the first
base line, filling the bases Weaver
popped to second. Chase hit liner
to the second baseman. No runs, two
hits, one error.
Fourth Inning.
Fort Bayard: Smith flied out to
left. Menor famed. Herbstreith
camped under Johnsons foul Nc
runs, no hits, no errors.
n Douglas: Chester hit torrid single
to left. Herbstreith forced Chester,
Counts to Menor Herby went to Sec
ond on a wild pitch. Counts threw
out Pereyra, Herby taking third.
Griffith hit safely and Herby raced
across with the Blues first run. Dom
ovan again hit and stole second.
Storey walked, and the basse were
again loaded. Lindsay flied out to
left One run, three hits, no errors.
Fifth Inning.
Fort Bayard: Showers singled over
second. Cohen sacrificed, Chase to
Lindsay, who covered first Shannon
again famed on called third strike.
He strenuously objected to the um-
pire's decision and proceeded to shove
him around the plate. The result Of
his kicking was that he was banished
from the game and the park Sloan
took his place in left field. Gandi1
was out, Herbstreith to Chase. No
runs, one hit, no errors.
Douglas: Weaver opened with 9
double over third base. Chase also
doubled, scoring Weaver tying the
score. Chester advanced Chase to
third with a sacrifice. Herby singled
over short, scoring Chase. Herb
streith was out stealing, Johnson to
Gandil to Menor. Two runs, three
hits, no errors.
Sixth Inning.
Fort Bayard: O'Connell hit to left
field and Pereyra made a sensational
shoe-string catch, falling down and
rolling over, but holding on to the
ball. Counts was out via the Herb
streith- Chase route Smith was hit
by pitched ball. Herby was firmly
implanted under Menors fly. No runs,
no hits, no errors.
Douglas: Griffith was out at first
on a close play Donovan was out,
Showers to Gandil. Storey skied to
OConnell. No runs, no hits, no err
rors.
Seventh Inning.
Fort Bayard: Johnson walked
Donovan proceeded to catch the Vets
manager mapping at first and he was
out, Chase to Lindsay. Griffith made
a beautiful catch of Showers fly to
right Lindsay went back of second
for Cohens fly. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
Douglas: Lindsay flied out to left.
Counts threw out Weaver. Chase
walked Chester hit for three bases,
scoring Chase. Herbstreith hit the
fence in right center for three bases,
scoring Chester. Pereyra kept up the
good work by singing and Her5y
scored. Pereyra was caught off first
in a run-up but got back to the baG
safely. Griffith fouled out to Smith.
Three runs, three hits, no errors.
Eighth Inning.
Fort Bayard: Weaver and Chase
disposed of Sloan Gandil walked
OConnell singled. Counts also walked,
filling the bases Smith singled to
left, scoring Gandil and o'Connell.
Gomez here relieved Donovan and
took up the pitching burden. Menor
hit to Weaver, forcing Smith at sec
ond, but Lindsay threw low to first
in trying for the double play, Counts
scoring. Johnson hit toward short,
the ball taking bad bound over
Weavers head and went for single.
Showers was out, Gomez to Chase.
Three runs, three hits, one error.
Douglas: Gomez singled to center.
Storey laid down a bunt which no one
touched. Lindsay was hit by
uitched ball, filling the bases. Weaver
sent a liner to Cohen in right, Gomez
holding third. Chase then put the
game on ice with crashing double
to right, scoring Gomez, Storey and
Lindsay, Chase taking third on the
throw lin. Chester singled to left,
scoring Chase. Herbstreith hit into 2,
double play, Menor to Counts to Gan
dill, but the damage was done. -Four
runs, four hits, no errors.
Ninth Inning.
Fort Bayard: Cohen popped to
weaver. Sloan famed. Buck Weaver,
the star of the 1919 worlds series,