Arizona republican., 1907-11-04
ARROWS OF MISFORTUNE
 STUNG IN FATAL NINTH
The Circumstances In Which Tucson Lost
 to the Phoenix Browns
Battle for Eight Innings Before Single Run Was Re corded While the Grandstand Applauded-- One Error EncOmpassed Defeat.

PHOENIX.. .. 70 0 0 O O O O 2-2
 The Phoenix Browns and the Tue son nine yesterday afternoon for eight fast. strenuous, thrilling innings struggled clawed and fought for an advantage, but never a runner crossed the rubber. If ever there was q pitch CTS battle, t was tl,at combat at Eastlake Park. -At the same time there was never a moment but what a bit of loose fielding. q timel,- hit. a rotten decision would have moved the evenly balanced scales and settled the winners of the laurels of victory. In the eighth a single and d muffed fly gave Tucson her first and last hope. for she was retired in the ninth with amazing alacrit..
 Then the arrows of misfortune pierc- the unGerhand spitball impresario who was a grand old hoss for Tucson and proved an enigma for the Brown bat ters. Just as he thought he had the game c-ammed in the game bag, the terrible calamities came upon him, not singly but in pairs/ and two baggers treading on cach others heels 50 fast they followed. Reuben was heaving great ball with three men on bases and one out, when poor nervous AL len, faithful till this moment, lost his pitchers quick assist to home plate, which would have cut off a runner and saved the day. Big fat tears stood in Big Aliens orbs as he explained how sure ka was os holding that particular throw. but some persistent jinks snatched t away from his mitt and the well-earned victory vanished in the dust ard the hJzzahs of the joy ful rOotc-s.
 But aste- all is said. the jollification of the Phoenix contingent was some what subdued, for there was d ghost at the banquet, in the cloth of the Tucson mourners. Never did a nine deserve more to win than the ballists from the old Pueblo and never did team lose by harder luck and take de- feat in better spirit. For without question Tucson played grand ball all the way along the line, till the fat al ending. U-tiI this time Phoenix did not have a shaving of hope of scoring. except perhaps when Bayless tried to steal home after Bedford swung onto Hetling's fly to center. but was cut off at the plate, Allen mak- ing a fine catch of the throw and kill ing his man. Therefore the generous Phoenix fans wore the crown with some humbleness and there was no gloating oyer the gain.
 IL was tragic for Tucson that the only error should be the one that came at q critical moment. But that IS baseball, and there is no use wondering at anything when it does happen. Nat urally ii -:as a fearful shock. after eight rounds Of incessant toll. Reuben and Cy both were worked to d finish. the latter being literally lift bodily out of some apparently bottomless pits, by ringing double knells and some sin gle star feats in the Outfield. More than once was the goal threatened by a Tucson runnerI but until the eighth they could not make the yards to gain before the gloaming came apace. While the fewer hits were rung from Young's delivery. Reuben continuous ly kept the bases vacant. but in one or two instances. Reuben has more kinds of motions at his command than a plug race horse; there is the sub