Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-22

FL Paso this morning by score OF
Is to 6. GLAZE. the ringer" pitcher,
who is certainly phenomenon and
who promises to take rank In the ma
tional league next year as world
beater went in the box and was In
vincible. With the game safely In
hand Clark went in, after which the
Ell Paso boys commenced run get.
ting. Wiedman pitched the bum
ball of which he Is capable for FL
Paso.
A Ratified Reporter.
The Trinidad Chronicle-News base
ball reporter is disgasted because the
Big Six team was 'smOthered at Al
buquerque by the despised Clifton
team" This is decidedly refreshing
in view of the fact that Albuquerque
sports have, since the opening of the
contest. been backing Clifton at 10-7
against the field. The Chronicle also
timidlv keeps up the flimsy prtense
that Glaze Is not Glaze. but one
Ralph Pierce, who has been playing
with Trinidad long enough to enttle
him to be entered at Albuquerque.
The paper Also says: Las Vegas car.
ries one Bulge Cable. who belongs
right now to the Denver t0am OF the
Western league, and who signed by
the Las VEGAS people for no other
reason than to compete In the tourna-
ment. They also have Jack Nash, an
ex-leaguer, and every one of the
teams competing in the tournament
are carrying professional players. but
II seems that the man from Trinidad
with the twenty thousand dollar arm
has got them all winging."
The baseball editor of the Trinidad
Chronicle-News should remember that
the manager Of each baseball team
agreed to enter no players for the
territorial fair contest after August Is,
and the mayor Of each city attested
to the lists of players. There Is only
one argument open to Trinidad. II
her man Glaze alias Pierce, was play.
Ing with the Trinidad team In Trinidad
before August Is. he Ii eligible, II
not the attempt to play him in the
series Is an example OF the sort Of
cheap rascality that has long inter.
fered with good sport In the south
west. Tie Las Vegas MANAGEMENT
has been absolutely square. Cable is
professional pitcher. He was re.
cured from a Kansas team for these
games and has been Western league
pitcher. So has Nash. But both Of
these men were here before August
j.. and were PLAYING with the Blues
That was the only condition. Two Of
the Las Vegas players entered in the
list at Albuquerque were protested.
SchernD PLAYED In a dozen games with
the Blnes this year, hat as his run
vas out Of Trinidad he was protested
IN the ground that his home was not
here. Cross was signed and arrived
in the city before the fifteenth. but as
he did not get chance to play with
the team until couple OF dsvs after
that date, he was protested. The Las
Vegas manager entered both men IN
rood faith. He explained the condi.
tons Of their entering S9esinitely to
the fair management and as they were
protested II was thought hetter 10 run
no risk Of losing out entirely by the
construction that the fair management
might mt on the rules and they were
Withdrawn. Now II the Trinidad base
ball reDorter or anv one else thiGiis.
In view OF this fact, that the Jss We.
gas PLAYERS will stand for ringers"
of the Glaze type, they give tha boys
credit for being a lot OF delightful.
easy marks. Everyone Is willing 70
give Glaze the credit Of being wcn-
derful pitcher end game winner. It
is surprising that he wolil ,eni hin.
self to any such scheme. rrfnH;ad
will come. either second or bird In
the number of games won. but the
Games viii not and should not count.
=, allow them 10 do so would be -
put Il rrs ia I'm on typn of .as.a,ity
ttgt should be discouraged.