Las Vegas daily optic., 1904-09-19
Three.Hundred and Fifty Las
Vegas Citizens Pit in a
Day in the Old Capital
RECORD BREAKING
BALL GAME
Tanning Outpitches Lempke.
The Blues Win Eleven Inning
Game, by Score of 3 tO2

Some $50 citizens Of Las Vegas, the
base bell team and the Military band
awoke the echoes In Santa Fe yester-
day. The excursion was a great sue
cess from the Las Vegas viewpoint,
and equally successful from the. Santa
Fe coign with one lamantable excep-
tion. That limber-armed, long-shank-
ed, slippery fingered son OF the light
ming. Lempke, the onetime Denver
twirler, was set on by the Las Vegas
|sluggers and fairly beaten out Of
victory. Still the greatest ball game
that Santa Fe ever saw was played on
the ancient diamond. The score was
five to two in favor of Las Vegas. but
it took eleven innings to bring 1t to
that. OF this more anon.
The Las Vegas visitors were royalty
entertained by the Santa Fe folk. They
were met at the depot by the Capital
City Band and with the aid of the
visiting band music fest was prompt
| ly given. During the whole day the
hospitable residents OF the City Of the
Holy Faith sought for opportunities to
do things for the visitors and many
opportunities were found.
The excursion train got away from
Las Vegas a few moments after 7
O'Clock. 1t reached the city on its re-
turn about midnight The trip both
ways was unegentful. The excursion
lists all say that the reception and
|, the entertainment We're all that could
, be desired, Many had such good
, time that they have already announc-
ed their intention Of joining the big
excursion to Albuquerque during the
fair.
Such spectacular baseball as the
Las Vegas and Santa Fe teams are
playing is worth going far to see, Full
ly half the crowd on the diamond yes
terday were Meadow City rooters, and
the encouragement did the Blues lots
OF good. Las Vegas has the mind to
see her team through and will accom-
'pany it in strong force to Albuquer.
que. 1
In the ball game yesterday "Feath.
ers Tanning outpitched the mighty
Lempke. Only five hits were made
of the man from the top of the divide
and In the last half Of the eleventh
inning he had steam enough left ia
shut out the three leaders on the San
ia Fe batting list in order. The
Blues touched up Mr.. Lempke for
twelve hits Tanning had twelve
strikeouts and Lempke fourteen. The
! latter gave three base hits on balls
while Tanning had perfect control.
and neither hit a man nor gave a
base.
When the game reached the end of
the ninth with the score tied at two,
: the excitement was breafhless.
Both sides We're beautifully blanked In
the tenth and tension heightened. The
Las Vegas rooters went wild, when,
after Leason had been retired in the
eleventh, Tanning raped out a pref
, ty single and stole second Schultz
followed with single. Lempke was
weakening and Rathtburn also found
him safe. scoring Tanning Dickerson
went out. Then. up stepped Mr. Flood
and 10 the accompaniment of uproar'
| ions applause lined out three bag
. ger which scored Schultz and Rath
!. burn Flood died at third as Hart
man struck out. Santa Fe piled up
three gose eggs in her half and the
j. best. game ever played on the Santa
4 Fe diamond was at an end.