The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30

HuS OUT oF sUsr | ulhHltN 'oulu w
seen coming in
every direction to To the field to
witness the great game, the box
office was unequal to the occasion
and large extra force had to he
employed tn handle the crowds that
sutgcd at the entrance to the
grounds, the grand stand and hlea.
Chcrs were filled to oIcrtlowing and
ialrlv gtoancd under the human
freight, outside the ioul lines in
both hcldS large crowds were seat.
ed, and great was the excitement
that prevailed when the umpire
called, play hall and nine husky
athletes sprang from their bench
and raced madlv into the field, and
everyone realized that the great
battle was on. Vt this time the dope
artist who had been nodding On a
hrnch woke up and his pipe went
out.
The game started oil as gentle
a. lamb, and hid TAR to be- close
hut the visitors being oi dramatic
state OF mind pulled Oft" a Shake.
sprr,an stunt The Comedy OF l:r.
rors,D which would have thrown the
wandering Thespian into a TIT, the
Juggling stunt performed with balls
hy them was also superb, they also
did some stunts with the hall that
rrsemhled a bow.lcggcd man tty.
my To- catch a SOW IN a ditch, this
was great, and brought forth loud
applause from the spectators.
The visitors were out.ClasSpd,
tut had their nerve" and PLAYED
th, game to the hniSh, but at no
time during the game did they ever
threaten tn get score, only seven
m,n got on bases and six we're
thrown out irving To steal second
and the other one was thrown out
irving t. make the third sack.
lanes work IN the hos was tine,
hr only allowed three hits, one oi
which was a scratch. Ford work
was great, he not only threw out
SIN men AZ second and one at third,
hut iattcncd his batting average
considerably, and to cap the eli.
MAY, stretched a huni into home
rau. Sm,th also III some GI.,
work on the second sack, IN fact,
ihr whole team played a brilliant
game,
The swatiest" was started in
thr sixth aud prolonged through
tie seventh and the way the home
team cIrCl.d the diamond worked
the official scorc.kcepcr overtime,
and made him so dizzy that he lell
oil the bench and before he came.
to nine men had crossed the rub.
hrT on one string and had started
another, the scores came in so
last that the scorers pencil fairly
burnt holes IN the paper and water
had to he brought to his assistance.
The game by innings is as fol.
lows:
FIRST Spasm Fast hit to sec.
ond and was out at first. Donald
Was safe at first on an intrld hit,
but was caught irving to steal sec.
ond; Oaks flew out to catcher.
Matdorl walked and took second
and third on a wild throw and
scored on hit To third Hutch was
safe on a wild pitch; Ford flew
out to pitcher and doubled Hutch
amcs went out short To FIRST.
Second Spasm Mullen struck
ont; Hurdle did likewise; Williams
was safe AT FIRST on an error OF let,,
hut was tagged playing of base.
Moore singled to right and ad.
vanced a peg on wild throw; Her.
ring famed; Stewart tanned; Smith
was safe on q ily mutt oi right and
Moore scored; Thomson was safe
on error ol FIRST and took second
on a wild throw and scored on wild
pitch; MaTdoTi was safe on error
oi second; Hutch went out on hit
Ia pitcher.
Third Spasm Ulivarria was safe
on a tumble oi third, but was
thrown out AT second; Logan
tanned; Holt smotc the breeze.
Ford went out pitcher TO first;
James singled TO center and took
second on q wild pitch, stole third,
but was caught trying to score;
Moore safe on inheld hit, took sec.
ord on wild pitch and scored on
Wild throw; Herring went out
pitcher 10 first.
Fourth Spasm East flew out to
first, Donald and Oaks famed.
Stewart singled to center and
stole second but was caught at
third, Smith famed end Thoma.
son flew out to third.
Fifth Spasm-Mullen singled to
center, Huddle hit a line drive to
second and Mullen was out on the
double, Williams singled to lett
but was thrown out al second,
Mardori was safe on an error
hut went out trying tn steal second
Hutch flew out to pitcher, Ford
hit TO center Tor one bag, James
flew out to center,
III;varYia WAS sale IN a hit IN