Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-18

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end and Hartman pushed one down to
first sending Tanning along to third,
Then with two men out Dlckerson
| cracked beauty over second and
Tanning scored Flood ended the IN
ming by striking out
Following is short summary OF
the game as Il progressed: In the
first inning Albuquerque succeeded in
getting man to second but he died
there. In their half Las Vegas could
not score though Hartman got nice
single.
The second and third were also
shut outs for both sides, both pitchers
doing excellent work and their sup
port backing .SAm up splendidly.
Shultz. the Blues clever short stop,
made remarkable one-handed stop
In the third shutting off possible
score for the Browns.
In the fourth happened the play de-
scrbed above In which Gallegos
scored the first run. getting out of a
run-up. This run was certainly hard
luck for Vegas as II was the merest
scratch.
In the fifth Dame Fortune again
frowned on the Blues las did the UNI
pire, Mr.. Goldsmith, who gave the
Vegas boys an awful jolt with a
very poor decision, Gross opened the
inning with fast single past short.
Rathburn tried to bunt but hit the
ball too hard aid Gross was forced
at second. Leason bunted and tryidg
to catch Rathburn at second, Gale
gos threw wild to Voorhees, and Char
ley set out for home. He slid into
the base right with the ban and
should have been declared safe. But
the most remarkable feature of this
weird decision was the fact that Roy
Mcdonald, the Browns catcner, d,op-
ped the ball at the plate rs Rethburn
slid across. Had the Blues kicked it
would have resulted undoubtedly in
one and possibly two of the tuam he
ing benched for the remain1ev Of the
game and that would have meant
lost game right there.
The grand stand was almost ufaIa.
imous in declaring Rathbnrn safe bat
unfortunately the grand staul vas hot
umpiring the game.
The sixth inning found Albuquerque
still hopelessly entangled IN Mr.. Fam
ning's net while Vegas once E,ere
made a bid for the game and succeed
ed in tying the score. AS desc.'hla
above Tanning scored. on :wo saeri-
flee hits and Dickerso1 tsslAly sin
gle NH
In the seventh and eighth neither
side scored although the Blues had
men on bases In both innings, Fan
ming being on third in the eighth
when the third man was put out. An
other close decision which Goldsmith
gave to Albuquerque no doubt cost
Las Vegas a run in this inning. Shultz
being called out at second on a play
that looked safe. Had he been called
safe it would have left Tanning on
third and Shultz on second with no
one out.
Then came the fatal ninth and al
though Rathburn made a pretty sin
gle in the Blues half they could not
push him around and the best game
of baseball ever played in New Mex
leo was ended.
Mr.. Goldsmith's umpiring during
the tournament was, on the whole.
satisfactory, but the fact remains that
In the final test yesterday Albuquer-
que received the benefit of every
close decision and while Albuquerque
scored two runs on misplays by Las
Vegas there IL no doubt that Mr.. Cold
smiths decisions cost the Blues one
and probably more scores.
The Albuquerque team played good
ball and while outplayed, yesterday,
by the boys in blue, deserve lots OF
credit for the fight they made.
Gallegos pitched cleverly and Nc
Donald was a host in himself. Flukc
in left made beautiful running catch
Of low hit ball by Hartman which
shut the Blues out when run seemed
certain. The attendance was large
and the big delegation Of Las Vegas
rooters helped the boys put up the
fight they did, - : is ~.
Altogether, It was magnificent
struggle and though beaten. the Blues
have no apologies coming for losing .
game like yesterdays. -erf
! Score BY Innings.
1234567S Total
Albuquerque 0oo100as1 2
Las Vegas 5000 900 1
Hits, Las Vegas, 8, lIhunueroue. 4.