The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-08


mistaken for the Grays. Besides in the
face of events he hardly had the nerve.
A faint ray of hope broke in the sixth
and it was received in the stand like
news from the front. And when three
more registered at the home place in
the seventh the fans really wept for
joy. The sins of the umpire were for
given and cards of coincidence were cent
down to the lieutenant on the firing
line. 1t was shame to blast the hopes
of the soldiers in that fashion. After it
was all over, it really looked as though
the Grays had got them all ribbed up,
induced them to follow the flag for a
purpose and then threw the bayonet
into them.
Ft. Grant should have won the game.
Their team work was superior to that of
the home team and their fielding was
phenomenal. Although couple of bad
errors are registered against them, still
they we're individual breaks and seldom
costly. The outfeld put up star game
and accepted all chances. The inield
was equally strong, and for five innings
seemed bullet proof.
The Fl. Grant battery came we'll nigh
knocking the block off the local bats
men. For five rounds Hruska seemed
invincible, backed up by an almost
faultless support. 1t is surmised, how
ever, that his sixtbround of ammuni-
tion got damp ipSthe rain, which fell
about this stage Fl the engagement, and
his cannon ball began to evidence
lack OF speed. The cool headed twirler
began to lose heart and just lobbed them
over for the local sluggers to kill. This
became so apparent in the seventh that
the lieutenant ordered court martial
for Hruska and he was retired to the
strategy bench on full pay. Foster was
substituted, but he had little chance to
exhibit his slow, deceiving curves.
The hitting was really the feature of
the game. To tell the plain truth it was
a slugging match pure and simple. Had
the Grays left their batting clothes at
home yesterday, their case would have
been hopeless. After the fifth they
seemed to connect with Hruska at will
and the long list of hits were piled up
thereafter.
| Our old war horse, ''Rube," without
doubt, won his own game Although he
was touched up in the early stages for
eight hits, still he gradually settled
down and retained good control of the
ball throughout. The soldiers never
registered a man at the home plate after
the fifth. Twelve of the enemy sue
cumbed to his deceptions. Then he
started the swat-fest in the sixth by
getting right in front of one of Hruska' s
cannon balls, just hot out of the ammu-
milton box. The mundane sphere scared
high in the air and gave the two lads
doing guard duty in center and right the
laugh, az it ducked over the fence. 1t
was the longest hit of the season and
( counted for one on the score board. In
the seventh he put another long drive
into the tall tlmbers in deep left.
"Rube's'' reputation should not suffer
after the quality of all-around ball he
played yesterday.
Davidson started the ball rolling for
the visitors by poking one down the
first base line. Lathron and Nelson
singled in the same territory, netting
one run. he two scored later on a
passed ball by "Manny' and a sacrifice
by Gauhan. They piled up two more
in the third on brace of glaring errors
by our battery, clean steal, free pass
and pretty line drive to center. The
score was increased by one in the fifth
on Gauhan's homer over the right field
fence. Ganhan put up great game at
short and did some effective hitting in
the game. The soldiers drew a blank
for the last four rounds and were count
ed out.
The Grays made their first run in the
initial inning. McJenkins fooled Hog
wood s liner down the third base line
and the runner was advanced to second
on McChesney's single into right. He
| trotted home soon after on hard drive
to left by "Dinny" Ford. The tally
list was fattened by two in the second
''Rube'' poked a beauty into center and
was sacrificed to second by Winsor, who
reached first in safety on Lathron s fum-
BILE. Hogwood got to first by twisting IA
liner around the pitchers legs, and
'Rube" scored. McChesney sacrificed
and Winsor came home with another
one.
The Grays were out of the game for
the next three innings and the gloom
increased accordingly. Then comes
"Rube's' home run in the sixth and it's
effect was like magic. Winsor reached
third on brace of errors. Hogwood was
patient and got gift, Winsor scored on
a..sacrifce by McChesney. "Dinny" Ford
got his Irish up and boosted hot one
into left bringing Hogwood in on Jump
with the tying run. The stand was still
in daffy condition when the locals
came in for the seventh round NANNY"
Drachman got free pass and enjoved q
ride home on "Rube's" corker for three
sacks. Winsor poked another big hole in
left with single. This was too much
for the lieutenant, 80 Foster was put in
the box. Hogwood took kindly to the
new caliber served by the substitute and