Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-08-20
LOST TWO GAMES!
The Ell PaSo Colts
Took Both Games.
Fine Exhibitions of the Great
National Sport.
Visitors Royalty Treated by the e
Paso People.
BATCH OF INTERESTING NOTES.

The Browns base ball club, under
the management and c~aptaincy of Roy
Mcdonald, visited El Paso, Texas. last
Saturday and played a series of two
games.
ON the arrival Of the train Saturday
morning juan s. Hart, editor Of the
Times; Manager Jacoby and his colts,
and a platform fun OF El Paso citizens,
were at the depot n royalty greeted
the coming of the Browns n their
friends.
The Browns and a few friends were
assigned comfortable quarters at Hotel
Orndorff, Charles DE Croft, proprietor,
while others of the party vent to the
Hotel Zeiger, Charles Zelger, proprie-
tor.
In the afternoon, at 4 O'Clock, the
first game was called. with Edward
Packard, of this city, ~ umpire. He also
~unEpired the second game.
The score by innings was as follows:
12S4567S9
FL Paso ., ,........O 0 Ill
Browns q. e. ..".,O . l o . o U u
B~auteries-For El Paso: Pritchard,
pitcher; Krause, catcher. For Browns:
| Stern, pitcher; Mcdonald, catcher.
A very unfortunte accident occurred
In this game, Captain Mcdonald, In the
last half of the fourth inning, having
| the little finger on his right hand brok-
en- at the second joint. A doctor was
called from among the spectators and
the injured finger placed In a bandage,
Although requested to put "A substitute
behind the bat. the captain refused "a
listen to the entreaties OF friend and
pluckily caught out the remainder OF
the game. Up to this accident, the
game was a beauty" but errors then
followed and the Jacoby Colts, taking
advantage of every opportunity, easily
galloped to the front winners.
SECOND GAME.
The second game was played yester.
day afternoon and proved one of th'
very best and most exciting games evel
played In III Paso, so stated "Give-a'
Dam" Jones at the depot last night
just before the train pulled OF for tn,
north.
Long was the pitcher for the Colts
and Krause was his receiver. Th'
Browns had in the pitchers box "f1lon
gated" Wypkoop, and Captain McDon
aid, with his broken finger, was behinS
the bait.
The score by innings was as follows
34567
FL Paso.. =. .........2 0 0 o e
Browns, =, o., ...,..0 0 0 o 0 0 / 2 o.
This game was replete with sone o
the prettiest and most perfect infiel
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at times the transfer of the bail in sew
eral double plays was positively a
= quick as lightning. In the third inning
when III Paso was ait the bat, onl
three balls We're pitched by Wynkoop
each batter up hit slow to infield an
each batsman dieds at first base. Will
there were many brilliant plays, sti
? there were errors, and these rrors weT
responsible FOL at least three OF tn
Colts runs. on the other side, error
gave the Browns at least two run
Therefore, leaving out the errors an
i coming down to the solid facts that III
Colts presented a stronger team, IN
: score should nave been 3 to /.
SHORT PARAGRAPHS.
Frank j. Cramer, who resided In tn.
city a few years ago, Is at El Pas
and was an interested spectator Of II
games.
g. b, Dixon and his brothers, Ed. an
and Jack Dixon, are In lei Paso. The
attended the games and yelled for II
Browns.
George Kester, formerly a barber
Thelin Bros, Is now running THE Pa
= lor' shops al IN Paso. He rooted" {,
the Browns and got left.
The Browns base ball club and se'
: eral of the fans" returned TO the eli
this morning, They all nad a me tin
and are quo In their praise of u
treatment given them.
Carl Ennis. years ago a resident
this city, now In the cigar and tobac'
s business ait FL Paso. helped to make Il
stay OF the Albuquerqueans in II
: Pass city very pleasant,
! The visitors TO lei Paso, including Il
u Browns base ban club and the pAn
are under great ana lasting thanks
= Captain Juan +. Hart and other prom
inent citizens OF the Pass City for cou
tcsies extended them. They we