El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-11
EXCITING GAMES
Of Base Ball Played al
Athletic Park Yesterday
Afternoon.
THE CONTESTS CLOSE

THE CONTESTS CLOSE
Only a Small Crowd Present But the Sport
Was Good-A Number of Brilliant
Plays-The Browns Could Only go Four
Innings.
Yesterdays base ball games at the
Athletic Park were the best that nave
been seen on an Ell Paso diamond this
season. Interest never Jagged and
the first game was exciting from the
moment time was called to play ball
by Umpire Juan Hart until the finish
| of the tenth inning and the score stood
5 to 3 in favor of Ell Paso.
The G. II. boys played a good game
up to the eighth inning when they
they went to pieces in the ninth and
Ell Paso scored twice, tieing the score,
and another inning had to be played,
and Ell Paso scored two more runs,
making the final score to 3.
Both teams INDUCED in quite a little
wraugling and Umpire Hart rendered
some decisions that seemed decidedly
off color.
A number of good double plays were
| hot liner elected much applause.
In the second game the Browns we're
pitted against the Ell Paso boys, but
could only stand the strain of four
innings. They defeated the Ell Pa
scans by the narrow margin of one
| run.
The first game in detail was as fol-
| lows:
FIRST INNING.
The G. b. team was first at the
bat.
Schauer made base hit, but was
out stealing second. Lucas struck
out and Bryant made base hit, but
went out at second.
For Ell Paso Edwards was out at first
and Jaeoby got his base on balls. White
struck out and Jacoby stole third. Gal
vim at bat, Jacoby caught out at third.
SECOND INNING.
Zuehlkie struck out and Powell was
out on a foul. Richardson made base
hit. DuLaney at bat and Richardson
was caught stealing second.
Calvin struck out and Sullivan was
out at first. Beal out on infeld hy.
THIRD INNING.
Du Laney out on fly to first.
Kelly took first on dead ball and ad-
vanced to third on Chris two-bagger to
deep center; Schauer stole second base
and Lucas hit safely to center and
Chris scored. Bryant at bat. Schauer
stole third base, out at home on
Bryant's hi;. Zeuhlkie will out at first.
Paul received his base on balls. And
Bshpey hyed to Zeuhlkie, who threw to
first. catching Paul. O'keefe out at
first.
FOURTH INNING.
Powell two base hit to center field. |
and advanced to third on wild throw
to second by pitcher. Richardson hit |
to center and Powell scored. Du |
Laney struck out. Richardson stole |
second, and advanced to third. |
Kelly hit to center safely; Richardson |
strikes. Schauer out at bat, Chris |
caught at first.
Edwards out on hit to first. Jacoby |
out at first on Erounder to pitcher. |
White hit to short, out at first, the |
side vase retired in 1, 2 3 order.
FIFTH INNING.
Schauer out at first on long fly to
center. Lucas at bat, Schauer caught
stealing second. Lucas and Bryant
struck out.
Calvin struck out. Sullivan base on |
balls. Beal hit to Zuehlke, who threw
to Chris, doubling Sullivan and Beal.
SIXTH INNING.
zuehlke out; Powell gu. at first.
Richardson hit safely to left for one
base. Du Lsney out first. Paul out
on hit to fret; Bahney out as first.
O'Keefe hit safely to right for one
base. Edwards sent hot fly to Pitcher
Powell, who made one hand grand
stand catch retiring side.
SEVENTH INNING.
Kelley struck out; Chris struck out.
Schauer hit by ball and took bese.
Lucas out at first. Jacoby out at hrst.
White hit with ball took base. Calvin
nit to Bryant who threw to Zueblkie to
Chris, thus doubling White and Calvin.
EIGHTH INNING.
Bryant out at first. Zuehlkie struck
,ut. Powell hyed out to White. Sui
ivan base on balls advanced to second
IN wild throw to first. Beall out on fly
% center. Paul out at first base. Bah
hey hit to right field and Sullivan scor-
I'd. O'Keefe hit to second and got on
irst. Edwards struck out.
NINTH INNING.
Richardson bit to right field for one
'ase. DuLaney out on fly TO center.
Kelly struck out. Richardson was
taught between bases while trying to ;.
teal second.
Jacoby out at first on hit to short
White got to first on fly to right field, i
which was muffed. Calvin base on
,alls. Sullivan Long hit to left and
White scored. Calvin put out at home
,late. Beall two base hit and Sull van
cored. Paul out at first base.
TENTH INNING.
Chris out st first. Schauer struck