Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-17
sILveRroN, "A; DURANGO, ,s.

| sILvERToN, IA; DURANGO, 10.
Jack Slattery's proverbial luck
came to the front again yesterday
through benefit of close decisions and
again In rotten playing on the part
of Durango's second baseman who
missed about everything that came
mis- way. On three occasions he
muffed balls thrown him by the short.
stop, two of which should have re
suited in double plays, the three muffs
permitting five runs. In stick work
| he partly redeemed himself by three
bagger which brought in two runs.
Both pitchers were pounded all over
the field, Durango hitting several for
three baggers and hitting safer as z
| rule, but the Silverton pitcher had
| better support. Had the Durango
pitcher had halfway support there
| would have been nothing to the game
Silverton started out with two
runs. Milt Herrick was first to bat
| and famed three balls but made first
by the scratch of his teeth on a FUN
Bile by Briefly. He stole second and
came home on a two-base nit. And II
looked good for several runs. Three
men were on bases and no one out
or course this meant several runs.
But in this case 1t didn't-not one.
Neither side scored in the second. but
in the third the fireworks started,
Silverton getting in six runs through
the mnfting of second baseman, four
OF the runs at least being unearned
For Durango Milt Herrick landed a
TWO bagger and made home on a two.
base hit by next man at bat, which
closed the score for the inning In
the fifth Silverton scored and Duran
go again got three men on bases
with no one out. But nary a tally
was made. In the fifth Silyerton ad'
ded two more runs, making the score
stand 10 TO 2, an apparent walkover
for the visitors. Durango failed to
score In the fifth and both had goose
eggs in the sixth In the seventh
Silverton fell down. Then came Du.
rango's turn. Herrick was again first
to bat and landed for two bases, and
in trying to make third came near
being out, as he was caught between
the two bases with the ball in play,
but by a slight tumble succeeded in
making third in nick of time. He
was then brought in by three bag
ger. and for a few minutes the Silver
ton boys were kept busy chasing the
ball, and when the last man was oue
Durango had scored six runs, making
the score stand to 10. In the eighth
the first two men at bat for Silver
ton failed to reach first. but between
muffs and all-around poor playing
two men got around the diamond
Durango started out well and landed
for three runs. In the last lining Sill.
verton plugged out two more runs.
Durango then put up brave front,
Two men had swung around the dia.
mond, three men were ON bases with
two men out Durango fans were
praying for two bagger-or any old
thing, as one tally meant tie at
least. And the critical moment ar
rived. Caldwell stepped to the plate
and smashed the first ball thrown for
what everyone In the grandstand
would have gambled was safe two
bagger. But there was nimble left
fielder who made a record run and
caught the ball while running. 1t
was all over.
Up to the seventh inning owing to
the poor playing of Durango and the
long lead Of Silverton the local fans
became disgusted and some went
home. In doing so, however, they
missed the fireworks which were
started In the last half OF the sew
enth. And what grandstand. 1t
was a hooting, bowling conglomera
| ton. And there must certainly be
many sore throats In Durango today.
| OF course Jack Slattery took home
some extra aheckels. He always
| does when he bets. The goddess OF
fortune is surely on his side.