Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-21
SUNDAYS BALL GAMES.

The Antonita ball club arrived Sat
Irday evening as per schedule and
departed for home this morning with
IN even break so far as games were
'oncerned, each club having won one
The morning game was cracker
lack and won the admiration OF every
)ne, but the boys were not able to
play two games, and the afternoon
exhibition was not pleasing. the score
running high.
In the morning game Jack Cole and
Guy Davis were the only ones to
score. Cole in the first inning by II
Davis scored in the second by wild
hrowing. coming home on walk.
rhe visitors were blanked from start
finish while Durango failed to get
my more runs. Interest was intense
especially in the last inning when
The visitors got man to within three
)r four feet OF the home base. when
IN admirable long throw by Herrick
rom left field bounded into the hands
If the catcher, who was standing on
he home plate. and put his man out
There were no double plays, although
two opportunities were given the Du-
rango boys, but failing to take advan-
tage of same did not result to the ad-
yantage of the visitors. Jack Cole
IN third base. played good ball picking
p several grounders and always get
ling them to either first or second in
GOOD shape. There was not a wild
base throw on the part of the Du-
rangos. Naturally great interest cen
erred in the game, especially toward
he latter part. Both batteries were
Effective. and it is but right to give
Guy Davis. pitcher for Durango, credit
for the way he handled the ball, it be
ing his first trial againt an outside
line. 1t was too bad a larger crowd
was not present, as it was one of the
best games ever played in the state.
In the afternoon game the boys
showed up tired. Durango went to
bat and failed to score. Then the visi-
tors got a streak and knocked out
seven runs. Hughes was in the box
with a sprained wrist, which was ban
laged. and no wonder the outsiders
fell on him and pounded the ball in
every direction. In the second Du-
rango got in two runs while Antonita
'ollowed with four. Durango got in
two more runs in the third, two in the
rourth none in the fifth and sixth, one
in the seventh, none in the eighth and
sour in the ninth. Commencing with
he third inning Hughes retired and
Guy Davis took the box, although
having pitched in the morning. he
held the visitors down pretty well un-
til his arm gave out as in the third
and fourth they only got in one run
IN each inning and blanked them in
the fifth, but in the sixth they got in
Eve runs, two in the seventh and six
in the eighth Thus it will be seen
there was good reason for the local de-
feat and the high score. Had Durango
had a fresh man in the pitchers box,
say Leon Hills. there is little question
that the result would have been far
different, as the fact that the locals
secured | runs off the visitors pitch
er for the visitors shows their home
boys had their batting clothes on.
However The Herald is proud of the
| Etltldl lttolu llle HluS Bdule
was fine exhibition of what our
home boys can do when they get down
to business and keep from getting rat
tied.
The visiting team was composed of
gentlemanly fellows and there was
very little wrangling between the
players. Al Kpebler umpired and in
his zeal to give the visitors fair deal
was little too one-sided. as several
of the local players say, but it is bet
ter this way than to have the boys
return home and say the umpire won
the morning game for the Durangos.
Return games will be played in the
course of couple of weeks and then
the Durangos should arrange for an
extra pitcher or two. Leon Hills and
Starr. and who played with the boys
the fore part of the season.