The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-21

Albuquerque won the first game of
the commencement series from the
Military Institute at Amusement Park
yesterday afternoon by the lop-sided
/ score of nine to one. The Duke City
team proved to be bunch of sluggers
and they won their bame by heavy
hitting in the latter part of the con-
test The game was not a one-sided
affair as the score might indicate.
1t was hard-fought from start to fin
ish and the spectators were well pleas
ed with the exhibition and with the
playing of both teams.
For four innings there was nothing
doing on either side. Twice in those
innings men were Oh base and once
second and third were occupied by
Institute runners, but the little hit
needed did not come. The visitors
had the same complaint, but under
these circumstances, botn teams raj
lied and played splendid ball, drawing
a fire of applause from the spectators.
In the first inning the visitors had
two men on base and GallegOs hit a
vicious line drive over kennard. Ii
looked like two scores. but Leland
made a fast run and caught what look
ed impossible, picking up a red hot
ball just before it hit the ground
retiring the side.
In the fifth both sides made a score
through the assistance of a timely
error on each side. In this inning
tae cadets rallied after one score
had come in with men at second and
third and only one out. Nichols at
first for the cadets caught what
looked to be a hit over the base and
undoubtedly saved two scores.
In the sixth the trouble came. Three
men had been up and should have
been put out but one was on base as
the result of an error, when the hits
came in, three in number. The second
hit was a home run by Graham, the
first knocked over the north fence,
and he brought in two runners before
him.
The only earned run of the game
came in the seventh. and it took three
hits and a base on balls to accomplish
the feat
In the eighth the visitors clincned
the victery by running in four scores
after three men had given an oppor-
tunity to be put out In this inning,
with men on second and third KunZ
hit al easy one to Kennard, who threw
out the runner at home. Lonman did
not tag the man. evidently thinging 1t
forced run. The umpire at home,
Bowman, called him out, claiming
that he was forced off of third by the
man on second running to third. The
visitors put up such a protest, Cap
tain Hester allowed the runner the
score, whereupon Bowman gave up
the indicator, stating that he was Ell
ther umpire or out of the game.
Mike Freeman, a cadet was given the
home plate indicator from that time
on
From the Fifth the cadets were IN
able to do any business with the
score board. In every inning they got
men to first and sometimes to second
but the hits were not forthcoming.
To the credit of Gangano, the visi-
tors pitcher, it must be said that he
knows how to tighten up and pitch
out OF a hole.
In the pitchers contest, Hester al
lowed a dozen hits, struck out nine
and passed one. Galgano allowed on
ly five nits, struck out eight and pas
sed one. The errors of the two
teams were even, seven apiece
The Albuquerque Boys play the
game IN league style, catching or
attempting to catch runners when
third Is occupied, in the manner pleas |
ing to fans of the more exacting type
The cadets have worthy metal in Al
buquerque this year and good games |
may be expected during the remain |
der Of the series.
While Kennard is chalked up pref
ty freely with errors this game, n
Justice to him it should be said that
most OF them were difficult and the
scorer hesitated in some before reach |
ing a decision. For Kennard 1t can
be said that he never ''shirks" a diff |
cult chance in order TO save himself
an error, as can easily be done and
as some players do. He goes after |
sem all and failure does not keep him |
away from the next one.