Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-29

high. The Herald reporter made II :
point to investigate as nearly as pos
sible. But that the money was moi
UP was not the fault of Slattery ant
Silverton hackers generally, as hun
lreds from Silverton. as we'll as the
major portion of Durango, were bet
ting on the Silverton team, and great
wads of the long green were offered
by the men Of wealth from San Juan
county but at the last the Ouray con
tingent quit-said it was necessary to
have little money to go home on
Jack Slattery lost between $i00 and
5000, Billy" koehler about $500 and
lesser wagers brought the sum total
of Ouray winnings up to probably
81 500. There were few Durangoites
who backed the Ouray boys but the
majority of the money won went into
the jeans of the box canon sports. And
it was very plain who they were, es-
pecially when the Cheyenne-K Kearney
and st. Joe players got ahead For
instance, Marshal Van Houghton. who
has missed much in life by not visit
ing Durango before. having been a
| .,
along about the sixth inning, with a
few of his companions. danced a regu-
lar Navajo Jig. Last night he was
arranging for span of mules. ex-
press wagon and an Indian driver to
cart his winnings home.
There was great excitement in the
eighth inning when McCausland
knocked a pretty home-run into left
field, the ball going clear across the
race track. scoring man on first.
| McCausland was on third base before
the fielder got hold of the ball and
reached home in ease. Grandville, of
Colorado Springs, who played under
the name of Starr, also knocked a
pretty left fielder and made third
easy, but was put at home plate by
| close decisions, coachers at third rush
ing him along the line Grandville's
three-bagger was in the second in
ming.
In the last inning, Hartzell went in
20 pitch for Silverton and retired the
| Ouray boys without scoring. Then
came the tug of war. Silverton had
to have one to tie Gibson reached
first by an error and second by wild
throw, then getting to third and it
looked though tie would result
If no more. but Hills went out on a
foul, Lempke failed to run fast
wound up the ball of yarn by going
out on high foul fly.
The game by innings follows:
)uray went to bat. Scott, first
man up. struck ont, Cope got his base
on balls, forced out at second by
Jennings. who made first Burman 60
ing out on fly to first base For Sill
yerton, Lynch struck out, Ramiey
tielded out by second basemen, Nc
Causland thrown out by shortstop.
Seeond-kennedy flew out to center
field, Martin fielded out in first, Pen
dergraft striking out. For Silverton
Patterson flew out to third base
Slinney got to first by Cope's error
Starr hit for three bases, scoring
Slinney and thrown out at the plate
in attempt for home run; Gibson
struck out
Third-Teel thrown out by short
stop at first, Burtorff struck out
Scott taking base on balls, scoring
on McCausland's overthrow to first
base, Cope base on balls, stole sec
ong and scored on Jennings two-base
hit. Burman flew out to left field. For
Silverton. Hill got life at first by third
baseman's error and forced out at
second by Lempke, who got life at
"a, ,.ip fa15
Ramiey flew out to short stop.
Fourth-Kenneedy made a two-base
hit Martin out with pitcher to first,
Pendergraft struck out, Teel made a
single, scoring Kennedy, Burtorff out
pitcher to first For Silverton, Nc
Causland got first on second base
mans error, stealing third and home
by catcher's low throw to third, Pat
terson first on pitchers error, Slinney
first on fielders' choice, throwing Pat
terson out at home plate. Starr out
foul fly to catcher, Gibson, single.
scoring Slinney, Hills got life at first
on error of short stop. Lempke thrown
out pitcher to first base.
Fifth Inning-Scott got to first on
Slinney's error, Cope got to first by
fielder's choice, Scott reaching second
on second baseman's error Jennings
made a single, scoring Scott, Burman
flew out to first baseman, Kennedy
and Martin striking out. For Silver
ton. Lynch flew out to center field
Ramiey first on pitchers error, Nc
Causland reaching first on fielders
choice. Ramiey going out on second
Patterson flew out to third baseman
Sixth-Pendergraf thrown out by
third to first, Teel flew out to left field
Butorff struck out. For Silverton
Slinney thrown out by third to first
Starr pitcher to first, Gibson out or
foul fly.
Seventh-Scott made a hit for first
stealing second. Cope out second base
to first, Jennings made single, scor
ing Scott, Burman made single
stealing second. scoring on Burman'!
single, Kennedy struck out, Martin
shorstop to first. For Silverton, Hills
flew out to pitcher. Lempke strucl
out. Lynch thrown out third to first
Eighth-Pendergraf flew out to left
Teel struck out, Butorff flew out t.
short. For Silverton, Ramiey mad'
single, McCausland made home