The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-16

on the IOth INST betWecn Nara isa
aud Tucumcari and the home tai.
cnt came out at the large end OF
the horn in the moving.
Most OF the game was played
during a New Mexico Tain-storm'
,nd was opened in quiet and or.
Ierly manner 10y the visitors who
neing true lovers OF the sport
howed no fear OF the dire outcome
oi the game, and ended their half
withou, a talley, but when the home
team got their portion they iirmly
grasped the willow and opened
up like an S-inch gun and actually
made the ball squeal from the large
and repeated whacks it received.
The manner in which the home
team started the performance very
much resembled the first act OF the
Wizard OF o. and amid the
cylconic panorama which ensued
ruCumcari established a lead that
the Visitors did not overcome, eight
men having crossed the rubber.
NcNeill, the twirler Tor the visit.
ors, 'hlew.up' IN this inning and
by the time he got back TO earth
both gardens was smoking and the
lnhcld was fairly sizzling from the
hot ones that were laid there.
The visitors warmed up in the
| third and did some excellent stick
work and succeeded in pushing
five across tn, plate, however this
squirt was oi short duration and
only one additional score was made
by them during the remainder OF
the game.
The home team got back at them
in the fourth and seventh and
pulled.of another swatfest" and
did a stunt that made the diamond
look like a Coney Island merry-go-
round on a busy day and after this
the audience lapsed into silence,
and the remaining portion OF the
game devoted in making party calls
by those in the grand stand and
in the unlimited indulgence OF pop
corn, peanuts, soda pop, etc.
Owing to the high winds the
pitchers worked at a decided dis.
advantage and both were hit rather
freely and number OF errors which
occurred were caused 10y the sand
storm, however the visitors got
the worst OF II both in hits and
errors, but they took their medicine
as gentleman players should.
The game 10y innings is as toll
lows;
Ist. Willyard grounded out 10
second, Steckman flew out to right,
Owens flew out to center.
Stuart singled to center ani Gtol,
second, Mardort hi, inheld and
Stuart scored on a wild throw &c
third, Hutchinson hit inheld and
was safe on an error OF first, Ford
attempted to sacrifice but was
safe on error OF first and MardorI
scored on the play. Moore hlt in,
field and Hutch scored on a wild
throw to the plate, Thomson ian
ned, Bess grounded out to hrs
and Ford scored, Bolt singled tC
center and Moore scored, Herrin.
singled to right, Stuart was safe oil
an error oil first and Herring scored
Mardori was safe on a tumble o
third and stole second aud SiuaT
scored, Hutch went out On fly 4
pitcher.
ad. Hill singled to left, kiehle
hit inheld forcing Hill out at secon'
and Roe forced kiebIer out on al
inheld HIT, Salloway flew out to left
Ford laid one over right tor
home run, Moore was out third I,
first, Thomason went out secon,
to first and Bold died in like way
3d. Gillian drew a pass, Nc
Neill was safe on hit to short
Willyard beat out one to pitcher
Steckman singled to right scorinI
Gillian and McNeiil, Owens hit t,
center and Willyard scored, kieb
ler hit to right and scored Steek
man, Hill was out on a grounde
second to first, Roe singled to cen
ter scoring Owens, Salloway hit 4
pitcher, Gillian hit to first ant
was out, Kiebler died at the plate
Herring struck out. Stuart go
base on balls, Mardorf went ou
on a bunt Stuart going to second
, Hutch flew out to catcher,
/ 4th. McNeill singled to right
Willyard hit to second forcing GU
: Mcneil at second, Ste I'm a
E grounded to third out at FIRST
. Owens went out third to first.
{ Ford singled to right, Moor
+. drew a pass, Thomson was sal
| on hit to second, Bess singled 4
center, Ford scoring, Bolt strucl
: out. and Thomason scored on will
throw to plate. Herring was sai