The copper era., 1901-08-01
BASE BALL.
The Clifton and Morenci Teams Both
 Victorious.

Sunday last wa. a red-letter day in
 the history Of base ball in Clifton. The
 Lordsburg and Globe teams arrived
 Saturday night. Eightv-nine people came up from Lordsburg, and there
 were about fifty in the party from
 Globe and the lower Gila valley.
 About half of the population Of Mo
 renci was In evidence, and when It
 comes to downright, thoroughbred
 roofing on improved lines they are the
 "hot stuff" Metcalf and all camps up
 the river were well rspresen ted, and
 Clifton, well, she is somewhat of an
 enthusiast on the great national game,
 and turned out almost en masse. It
 was a second edition of the Fourth of July.
 The game between Lordsburg and Clifton was called at 9:30. The Lords
 burgers led of with two scores in the
 first inning and then shut Clifton out.
 But Clifton was not discouraged The team had been reorganized with their old pitcher, Johnny Williams, in the box and Mike Rose as catcher, and with the strong support of the Clifton and Morenci rooters they soon came to the front and until the end of the seventh inning rolled up the score like professionals. At the end Of the seveIth the score stood six to fourteen in favor of Clifton. But the Lords burgers were clean grit and commenced to move with an energy that elicited applause from all present. The way those railroaders rolled up scores was beautiful to sec. Lordsburgers went wild and CliftOnians were anxious but confident. Clifton made but two runs in the last two innings, and in the last half, with Lordsburg at the bat, the result was mighty doubtful. In the eighth LOrdsburg made three tallies and in the ninth six, leaving Clifton but one run ahead. Lordsburg had two men out and two men on bases and a sure man at the bat. At this time the excitement was intense. The crowd broke over the ropes and sur rounded the players, and the Clifton rooters being in majority, had things pretty much their own way and it was doubtless due to their energy that tho batter went down in defeat, and Clifton won her first victory of the season. It was hard fought battle, and one of the most interesting and exciting games ever played in Clifton. The Lordsburgers took their defeat like the true sports that they are. It was a good, clean game Of ball, and many excellent plays were made on both sides. The score stood 15 to 16. Con- money changed hands on the result, much to the satisfaction of Cliff ton and Morenci.
 At2 D. m. the Morenci and Globe teams lined up. or course the Morenci boys were the favorites, because home people have long since realized that they are an unusually strong team. Clifton has great respect for the Mo renci team. It cost Clifton sports a good round sum to learn that Morenci was well nigh invincible. Like the man from Missouri it was necessary to "shOw them," but since the Fourth they have great respect for the Mo- renci ball tossers, and they backed them literally.
 The Globe team was at a great dis advantage. The stage ride from Solo, was long and tiresome, and left the boys stiff and in poor condition | for playing ball. Their pitcher was sick, and had been for two or three days, but it was generally conceded | that he pitched the swiftcst and most deceptive ball of any man who had ever been on the Clifton diamond. | Their catcher was not in condition for | ball playing, and after the first two innings failed to hold the balls. Dur ing the first two innings, however, the | Globe boys held down the sluggers from Morenci, but after that the game | was one-sided, and at the end of the | ninth the score stood : to 26 in favor Of Morenci.
 The feature of the game was a tripple play made by Choquette of the Morenci team, the only tripple play ever made on this diamond. There were men on first and second bases, who ran on fly. Choquette caught | the fly, passed it to second, and from second it was passed to first before the | runners could return to their bases. It was good work and elicited much ap- plause.
 While the game was one sided, it was alean ball, and was played without K 2. Jack Sherwood, manager of tho Globe team, true lover of the sport, while not satisfied with the re- suit, expressed himself as we'll pleased with the manner in which the game was played.
 On Monday morning, II. 5. VanGor- fer, manager of the Morenci team, sent down hacks for the visiting team, and | turing the day entertained them roy lily at Morenci. Before leaving for home Tuesday morning all of the Globe people expressed themselves as high y pleased with their reception md treatment.
 Battery for Morenci- Young-Hale.
 Battery for Globe-Gray-Delaney.
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