Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-19
TELLURIDE GOES DOWN TO DE.
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kicked and then took new start an,
kicked some more. The slightest pre-
text brought forth n howl. The in
tention was to rattle Durango's play
ers and bulldoze the umpire. A strin,
of abusive jeers and remarks was con
stantly fired at Pitcher Honskea, bu
the boy with the deceptive curves
never turned hair and famed tn,
champeens with regularity that tool
their breath.
Fourteen times the boys from tn,
Snowy City cut large holes in the
sunshine in attempts to knock the
cover of the sphere and retired tC
the bench when the umpire called
Three strikes" Oh, but it was awful
simply horrible, the energy they
wasted trying to connect with the
twists OF the tall man with the coo
head. Hall. Tellurides pitcher struck
out four and gave two their base on
| balls.
Five hundreds people went to see
the game and large number of them
expected to see the champeens eat the
Durango boys up. hoping however, to
the contrary. From the constant and
loud howls from the Telluride crowd a
good many people in the grand stand
were under the impression that the
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blind. but he wasn't and any fair mind
ed person who observed the game
closely will bear us out in the state.
ment that Telluride did not get any
more the worse of the umpire's de
cisions than did Durango. Umpire
Brennan undoubtedly made mistakes
In decisions, but he gave them as he
saw them, not as they were seen by
others. To howl and kick on every
little thing is Telluride's stock in
trade, but 1t don't win these days
Buckles and Staley of Telluride tried
some tricks that we're stale and musty
before they were born, and they got
little the worst of the deal.
The Game.
Telluride up-Buckles hit to Hon.
skea who put 1t to first and the slim
boy hunted a shady seat. Staley was
given base on balls. Friel struck
out. Staley went to second. Miller
hit to Stanley and the ball beat him
to first
Durango-Herrick out, Caldwell to
Buckles. Hughes singled. Wiser
Tritch.
Second Inning - Telluride - More
head singled and reached second on
error. Ward struck out. Caldwell out
Young to Anheier. Tritch knocked \
nice little fly to Herrick and the side
retired.
Durango-Howard out. fly to Miller
Stanley singled and got to second on
error. Whittle struck out. Young
walked. Honskea flied to Friel.
Third Inning - Telluride - Hal.
struck out. Buckles struck out Sta
ley flied to Stanley
Durango Herrick struck out
Hughes got to first on Friers error.
Wiser hit by pitcher. Anheier went
to first on Frieps error. Howard hit
to Staley, who took felder's choice
sent the ball to home plate and caught
Hughes. Stanley knocked a grounded
to Caldwell and the side retired with
three men on bases. This was a time
when safe hit would have been dis
astrous to the visitors.
Fourth g-Telluride-Friel out
Stanley to Anheier. Miller knocked
fly to Howard. Morehead struck out
and it nearly broke Jimmie's heart
when the umpire called three.
Durango-Whittle out, Hall to
Buckles. Young flied to Caldwell
Honskea out, Caldwell to Buckles.
Fifth Inning-Telluride- went
to second on wild throw. Caldwell
singled. Ward tried to reach home
but was cut out by long throw by
Howard from center. 1t was a peach
Of a throw, too. Grant didn't have
to move out of his tracks to get it.
Tritch struck out. Telluride set up
howl over the decision and during
the excitment Hughes who had the
bali allowed Caldwell to reach third,
and he got home on a wild throw.
Hall struck out. Telluride had no
fault to find on the demonstration
given them when the first score was
made.
Durango-Herrick singled. Hughes
hit by pitcher. Wiser hit to CaId-
well who fumbled and he reached first
Herrick got to third. Anheier out, to
Hall. Herrick tried to make home
but was caught at the plate. Howard
out to Friel.
Sixth Inning = Tellufide-Bucklea
singled and went to second on An.
heier's high throw to Young. Right
there is where. Wiser came in and