Arizona republican., 1901-09-16
THE AZTECs WON
But They Got Victory They Did Not
 Earn.

Six innings. Score: Pioneer Hose company, 8; Aztec Hook and Ladder company. 31.
 The Pioneers then laid down in their corner. and the umpire announced that the fight was won by the AZtecs by d score of to o. in accordance with the rules of the great American game. There is nothing like good luck, ami is was only because the Hose boys de- cided that the name was not worth the game. that the Aztecs are now in a po- sition to crow. The Pioneers dragged the Aztec banner all around the dia- mond. over the field and through the fence. then sat down quietly and ali I lowed the ladder climbers to trail the banner of the Pioneers into town while adorning their own heads with an as bestos laurel leaf. In justice to the um- pire. Mir. Phillips. it should be said | that he rendered the decision simply | because there was some money up on | the game and he was asked to decide 1 it. He did so in accordance with tlie rules. for it can not be said what won | derful things the Aztecs might have | accomplished had they played three more innings. and they were ready to { play them if asked to. | But notwithstanding the outrageous score it was an interesting game as ! long as it lasted, and it lasted plenty 1 long enough. They broke all the bats | they had but one. and put all the balls i but one out of business. There was a good attendance in the grand stand and the fans all said they got more for ] their money than in any previous game played this season. -i The tsams were well matched. as both made some gool ! plays and both made errors. out on the whole it was about a stand off. One | team would fall down for an inning. and the other would score a large buncn ! of early purple topped spring tallies. 1 and then the other would take a job lot { of runs on balls. One of the ladder [ climbers was sent to first base on balls, a wild throw was made by the time he ! got there. and before he had time to | look around he had made a home run. | two brave men and true getting in i ahead of him erstwhile. That was the trouble with the game. All the players
 could throw a ball fairly well and stop
 it fairly well, but they could not hold
 it, or get rid of it when they did get it. so while the band played on there was
 no frightfully bad ball noticed. yet the
 base runners on both sides kept com
 ing in so fast they interfered with the batters, and the score keeper did work enough for two men.
 There was an occasional play that
 was not only brilliant but amusing. One ! instance was grand stand effort by Councilman Shott, who worked in the back field. A hose reeler batted ball clear over the fence and half way down the NJ & P. right of way. MT. Shott
 saw that if he got the ball back to the park in time to finish the game he had
 to do something unusual, so he ran at
 the fence like battering ram and Il went down before him; at least enough of it went down to let through the con
 tingent from the first ward. The ball
 was back in an incredibly short time
 and the hole was left open for future
 use. and it frequently came handy; in
 fact, the hose boys seemed to forget
 the old maxim that lover the fence is
 out"
 Another play that should find place
 in history was made by Harry Troops
 who was fielding for th- Pioneers. He
 saw a beautiful fly coming, and struck
 an attitude. The ball went through his
 hands and struck his skull with thul
 that knocked another board off tn
 fence, and then bounded twenty feet ir
 the air. Thsre were numerous oppor-
 tunities for remarks. laughter and jeers
 from the grand stand, and they were
 all improved Everything was good