The copper era., 1904-10-20
BASE BALL.
Fl Paso Colts Takes Twol straiehts From
 The Clifton Team.


 Tn the games Saturday and Sunday ! last between the Fl Paso Colts and | the Clifton team, it wak demonstrated 1 that the best games Are not always played by the best teams. Fl Paso undoubtedly has the best team in west Texas and New Mexico. Clifton has the best Tn Arizon5. When it was announced that theseI teams were to mix up on the home diamond. the Clifton people at onte became en- thusiastlc and promlted themselves two good ball gameS Clifton gave the Colts such q close Trace in Fl Paso two weeks ago that Imany expected two strai9hts for the home boys Both teams were lo9ded to the muz- gle with good stickersI and it could be seen at the very beginning that the score would be hight Four pitchers were required in Salturdav's game. l It was a bad day for left handlers. Patterson, who had always made good around Clifton. was knocked out in short order His pldce was filled by Cook. who seemed toIbe the choice of the grand stand. Hd was applauded by all and highly cbmplimented for | his nerve to take hol E of game with the score IS against him. He had the Colts in his bandI wapou and they were as helpless as infants at the bat. However, it was no7 all Pats fault. as his support was r5pged. Starr for Fl Paso. who is consi iHered one of the best twirlers in the country, got his bumps and eXClaimled enough in the third inning. His place was filled by Hemus, who pitched the mystery ball. It was no 1trnukble for the boys to hit him but it Haos a difficulty to land him safe. All the change in pitchers both tea& played fast ball and Clifton held M visitors doWn and at the same knie increased its score, but the gay was beyond re- demptiOn. The fin score was S-lO In favor of the Colts.f It seemed to be the general opinion bf the spectators and was also acknowledged by the visitors, that if ClHton would have pitched Cook the Ientire game. Fl Paso's score would hlave been short.
 The loss of Saturdays game created a great deal of soreIl ness and the home team held d meeting in the evening to make q few changes.
 The weather wa5 perfect Sunday. The grand stand wal loaded Saturday but on Sunday it whs packed. Both teams warmed up and the practice was perfect. It t<oSked as though d To game was ~On Heck. Woodward warmed up by throwing some fast ones in front of the Igrand stand. The game was called ait 2:3O but d kick was made on the umpire. It lasted about thirty minutes. Finally the game commenced.
 Woodward was iV the box for Cliff ton and Hit for Fl Paso. Both teams opened up strong at Ithe bat with odds | greatly in favor of Clifton. Hit. who has skinned every team in the country and who recently gave Tue son d clean Shut-Out with two or three
 hits, got his bumps proper at the l. hands of the Cliftoh team. He tried his speed, his drops. his ups and his I downs until the sixth inning, when he threw up his toes. To put out Hit ? ought to have beenl a victory for any team, but the locals got careless and : lost the game on Door base running. - In giving Hit his bumps, Clifton has . repeated what just two other good Y teams have dOne-San Francisco and : Sacramento.
 , Hemus was then called upon to save I the game, which he did by admins tering some clever work. He proved himself to be d better man than Hit = and no doubt irdi.eI futpEe will pitc h notnlng more fharHSagaice to the Colts | to say that WoOdmIv got his. They | landed on him for 1A1 bafe ones. The game createdhnore excitement
 than any of the season, as the score was close throus shout the entire game. Clifton held the lead until the ninth inning, when the score was a tie. The Colts landed three men on bases when Raymer who led second base on the national league this sea- son, planted the ball in center field for three bags. Four scores were made and the game resulted in d victory for the Colts SIP.
 The two Brubakers were good addi- tions to the Clifton team and had the rest of the team played as weel the Colts would have been an easy victim
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