Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-17
SATURDAYS Game.

SaturoayS 0ame.
Although Saturdays game ended
with a score OF 5 TO 2. except for the
good work Of the pitchers, the excel
lent batting OF Kuhns and the fast
fielding Of Neher. not much car be
said Of Il as an exhibition Of base ball.
Not a single run on either side was
earned
The game war a good one MP 10 the
fifth inning. only two hits having been
made. no runs being netted. In the
fifth the bum work began with a punk
error on the part OF Lamkin. a time
ly hit brought In a run and a brace OF
bad errors let in another for the
Browns.
From that time the Blue infield
played like wooden men. Twice after
the Browns had made hits in success
sion and had the bases full Athens got
busy and prevented a score. However,
the Young pitcher contributed his
share Of errors by making two over
throws 10 bases. Lamkin. c. Rath-
burn and Barnard made errors and
only good luck prevented the score
from going much higher. Even the
steady Brown lost his head and made
an error or two. That Athens pitched
az good a game with such support is
a wonder. The Kid allowed eight hits
but braced hard enough in crucial
points 10 prevent any runs being net
ted. He struck out five men. The
best point In his delivery though IN
that the heavy batters OF the Browns
found 1t impossible to swing on II
and wen the mighty Pettus didn't do
any OF his usual stunts In the hitting
line.
Gallegos pitched good ball for the
Browns. making seven strike-outs and
allowing only five hits.
A bright, particular feature of Sat.
urday's game was Neher's work at
third. This nineteen.year-old boy
made two put outs and five assists
His style OF fielding the ball and
throwing TO bases In superb. Billy"
Taylor ran into ". Rathburn's ter
ritory and also into V. Rathburn. but
although he had the ozone forcibly
expelled and went down like a rock.
he hung onto a high fly.
This same Rafhburn made one OF
those effective plays that are seldom
heralded by making a beautiful stop
OF an overthrow Of first and stopping
al second q man who looked good for
home. III Rafhbnrn could bat, he conld
make good on the team. but his stick
work has not been promising. His
big brother Charlie has not been
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fans He can play ball and occasion,
ally does, but on the home grounds
this year he has not delivered all the
goods he possesses. Tho fact is he
doesn't practice enough with the team
and this lack OF practicing together
accounts for much more Of the ragged
work Of the infield. OF course those
players who 20 out and help out the
tea mfor the fun Of the thing are not
particularly TO be blamed IL they don't
turn out 10 all the practices, but tho
J hackers OF the ball team expect every
salaried mar to report when ordered.
And. by the way. ii is the salaried
men and not the voluntary players
who have. as a rule. been losing the
games for Las Vegas.
The Albuquerque team has gone
home with two more games to their
credit. and what is much more regret.
ible. they have gone home saying
that the Las Vegas players are quit.
tiers and are not loyal to each other,
These statements are founded partly
on the belief that after careless errors
began yesterday Tanning lost heart
and didn't try to pull the game out.
The fans are all fond of Tanning. He
has won many a hard game for Las
Vegas . Admittedly. 1t Is hard for q
pitcher to do good work when his
field goes to pieces or doesn't try to
win . But the pitcher Is paid to pitch
the best ball he can deliver and he
should pitch ball II every man goes
back on him, However, a base ball
pitcher Is just an ordinary human
being after all, though. II he wants TO
win the greatest favor with the fans.
he will v quit. c. Rathburn came
In for a full share Of criticism for
starting to walk out of the game. Capt.
Lyon Is to be censured for not bench.
ing him and imposing a fine.
Las Vegas has not yet given up the
hope of having a winning ball team.
We need new players. yes, and we
need the utmost harmony among the
players, captain and manager, Given
ever SO good material we cant win
without 1t. The captain should be
given complete authority on the ball
field and as long as his players are
doing their best, win or lose. man.