Shumacher, starting the inning forChilkoot, got a three bagger'. Emerson
knocked a fly to Cole. Grant brought Shumacher in with a three two-Tgase
hit, and then stole third. i/Iorris fanned, but V/alkley dropped 'the ball
and threw to thir first to put Morris out, which allowed G#ant to come
in, tieing the score 4-4. Clarke struck a fly to center field, retiring
the Kooties.
Sixth Inning: Andy out, 4 Emerson to Morris; Blanchard out,
Porter to Morris. McAlaster walked. Phelps got a single. Walkley struck out.
Chamberlain out, C0le to Phelps. Burch got 1st on Maxwell's error, stole
second and got to third on a wild pitch. Porter, however, knocked a fly
to Cole, who pegged to third in time to catch Burch for the only double
play of the game.
Seventh Inning; With the score tied, and both teams playing 3 tight
and scoreless game in the previous inning, the seventh opened with breath
less expectation. The \>100 prize might hing on a single hit or error. Pries
got a txvo bagger and Morris went in to pitch for the Kooties, not that Clarke
had not pttiched a xsplend5,d game of ball, but because it was thought a new
pitcher might hold the heavy sluggers of the Skagway nine a little. S&lmer,
the boy wonder, for once failed to connect—-in fact, he was off his feed
or something, for he got no hits during the entire game, Maxwell, however,
walked. Cole drove one out which went through Porter and didn't std*p till
it crossed the road. Pries got to third on the fielder's choice, and Cole
stopped at second. Andy made first and Maxwell came in on one that V/ilson
failed to handle. Morris, however, stopped the procession by fanning Blanch
ard and McAlaster. Several close decisions on the part of Mulvihill, -who
was umpiring bases, made the Kooties nash their teeth, notably calling Cole
safe on second.
The Kooties went to bat with desperation in their ©yes. Their opon
ents had a lead of two runs. Wilson and Shumacher, both average batters,
were first up, and then came "the big three" (Emerson, Grant and Morris).
2he Kootie fans felt that if either Wilson and Shumacher could arrive at
first safely, the score might be tied up. Wilson’s pop fly to Cole started
the batting with a disappointment• Then Shumacher swung at tv/o and missed.
A thixid came right down the alley, but the P X merchant failed to connect.
Two out already—~but no 1 Walkley had dropped the ball. Shumacher streaked
for first like a load of greased lightning on wheels and beat Walkley’s peg
by a mile. "Safe" sang the umpire. Emerson came up. VJhile he collected two
strikes and three balls, "Louie" stole both second and third, for there was
everything to gain and nothing to lose. Three and two, it had to be a good
one and it was. Emerson bunted, and got to first. Two on bases-—if Grant
could get them in, it would tie the score. He did. With two and two on him,
he hammered out a two bagger. A tield score, and Grant on 2nd. He stole
third, and then, when Andy threw one a little wide and Walkley failed to
receive it, he came across the plate and the game was won.
"Where’s the Captain of the Chilkoot team?" called the promoter of
the game, one of the Whitehorse committee, "^ere, " answered Grant, and on
envelope containing ^100 was handed him, the grand prize, which was immed
iately distributed among the players.
KOOTIES WIN FROM DOUGLAS WI1HOUT DIFFICULTY :
The score of 16 to 2 tells the story of the Kootie-Douglas Game at
Whitehorse on the Queen’s Birthday. Heavy hitting on the part of the locals
made it impossible for the Gastineau Channel outfit to keep up ^vith them.