The Ely miner., 1930-08-22
TOWER DEFEATS
ELY FOR TITLE
BALL TO DEFEAT THE LOCALS
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE
RANGE CHAMPIONSHIP CON-
TEST.
(By Charles Gallagher. }


Ely dropped their second and final
game of the range amateur baseball
series to Tower by to count last
Sunday. The game had all the ear
marks of a thrilling pitchers battle
until Ely blew up in the ninth and
allowed five Tower runs to cross the
plate on two hits, two walks and two
errors after the first two men up had
been sent to the dugout. Gadbout
pitched unsteady ball all through the
game allowing hits and walking 6
men while he famed like number
Cusson, range strikeout marvel, was in
superb form again whiting II local
batsmen and allowing Ely six hits and
four passes.
In the first inning, Stevens singled
with long fly to right field but was
caught mapping at first and put out.
The next man up drove out fly ball
which was taken. Ely then committed
their first error and allowed johnson
to reach first but Thomas grounded
out. CuSSon made quick work of Ely
in the first, whiting Hoefier and
Sneider while Gianotti grounded out.
In the next inning, Gadbout walked
Cusson and then the next three batterS
went out in order while in Ely's half
Starkman sent the first pitch to left
field which got away from Thomas
and was good for home run while
Aijala grounded out and Maddern and
Grahek famed. Tower came right
back in the third when Stevens
walked, Urick sacrificed and Johnson
doubled to score Stevens and tie the
count. Cussons struck out Smrekar,
Gadbout and Hoefler in quick order
and Gadbout quickly retired Tower in
the fifth with two StrikeoutS, walk
and fly. Starkman then singled for
his second hit but got no further than
first. Tower was quickly retired in
both the fifth and sixth and then Ely
threatened again when Hoefler singled,
: stole second and advanced to third on
Sneider'S sacrifice. In attempting to
get home on Gianotti's infield bingle,
Hoef1er was called out by Umpire
Humphreys. Although few people saw
this, it was alleged that in tagging
Hoef1er the ball rolled out of Lind
strom's hand and across the plate and
he scooped it up before Umpire Hum
phreyS could see it.
Tower then went into the lead when
Stevens was walked and Urick and
Johnson singled to bring in the run.
Ely had a nice chance to come back
in the eighth when Gadbout singled
went to second and third on Hoefler'S
sacrifice, but both Sneider and Gian-
otti struckout and left him stranded
on third. In the ninth, the first two
Tower men up were retired and then
Shaffer hit grounder to 'Smrekar
which should have been an easy third
out had he not fumbled the ball.
Lindstrom and Stevens were both
walked to fill the bases and an error,
double and a single scored five runs
for Tower before they were retired.
In Ely's half, Starkman famed for
the first time and Alfalfa walked, Mad
dern hit and Grahek walked to fill the
bases. Smrekar singled to drive in
Alfalfa and fill the bags again. Smre-
kar then tried to steal second but
found Grahek already there and
started back. Grahek started for third
and Maddern for home and Smrekar
back to second, with everybody being
safe. Gadbout then struck out and
Hoefler came up to bat. The first was
a strike. CuSson then threw two balls
one of which was called a strike
Another ball made the count three and
two Then one came low and only
about foot outside the plate which
was called a strike by the umpire.
The lineup and box score follows: