The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-23

The excursion out OF mere sun
dav, the 18th inst, to the great
Dawson Coal Camp has an incident
in Tucumcaris short history.
There were 1873 people boarded
this Southwestern special to see
the second ball bout between Tu.
cumcari and the crack team OF the
Piusburg ol the Southwest. Every
station along the line furnished It's
quota OF passengers until reaching
the crossing OF the Santa fc at
French another coach was added
tor the accommodation ol rx.
cursionists from Springer and sur.
rounding country. Reaching Daw-
son the number had been increas.
ed to two hundred
From the minute the special
whistled, this aggregation OF bail
players, pleasure seekers and root
ers out OF town at 7.45 a. M, there
was the greatest good feeling from
the Teddy Bear in the arms OF the
Juvenile Court in the rear coach to
Engineer Friar at the throttle.
The band played, everybody was
iolly, and there was so much good
nature noised that the babies forgot
to cry Tor cookies or make any
bother. SO the excursion con-
,inued, the band surrounding every
station. There was the whole
town at Roy TO welcome us at ihe
depot and a large number OF them
came aboard and continued with
us to Dawson. Here was the
grand climax OF the going trip,
Dawson's Italian band OF SO pieces
and most OF the population gave
us a right royal reception. Every
body was out, officials. miners,
women an children, and the short
but we'll worded speech oil welcome
delivered by Chief Murdock from
the second story OF some sort OF
vehicle made us feel like that
Dawson, the second largest coal
camp in the United States was our
play house for the day, and It was
true, we had met the enemy and
were theirs for good treatment,
generous hospitality and a well
come that only great people are
capable OF Offering. The eN.
cursionists were led to the u
PARK by Dawson's band and here
was a barbecue dinner ready under
the shades OF the pine and a great
awning that had been stretched to
shield US from the perpindicular
rays OF a midday sun. This was
feast in comparison with
which the miracle oil the 'loaves
and fishes would fade into insig.
nificance. This over, the grand
stand was soon filled with people
eager for the contest on the dia-
mond to be called, and the wait was
not long as everything worked like
machinery and soon a voice was
heard, play ball.
The game started with man
SIZE" supply OF ginger, bo.n teams
being on their mettle and the i1Tst
inning was OF the one, two, three
variety which made the specta.
tors sit up and take notice and
it looked like the big league" ar
ticle was going to be pulled off.
The second inning was the begin
ming oil a sader story, a hunt, a
wild throw, an error OF pitcher,
and two men secure on bases,
then a flash like a rifle and then
something like shooting star
passed the third sackman and
burnt its way out to the lett garden,
and before it was cool enough TO
handle, two men was comely SIT
ting on the bench, another hot one
slammed out in the center garden
netted another score, and this won
the game for Tucumcari.
Dawson opened up in her hall
and pushed one man across the
rubber, and succeeded in getting
another in the fourth, but after
this there was nothing didin" tor
Dawson.
Both teams played excellent
ball, and but for several errors at
critical times the score would have
been a great deal different. Daw'
son pitched good ball but had poor
support at times and his team got
the worst oi il on errors, most OF
which were made in the outheld.
The work oi Ferraro, Harrod and
Graham was al.
The battery work for Tucumcarl
was by tar one oil the best handed
out in some time. Curzan did
good Ainging and used his head
and with Ford as instructor pulled
himself out oil one tight hole
Ford's pegging to bases was good
in fact the whole team deserves
credit for putting up such hn'
exhibition OF base ball.
The game by innings is as iol
lows;
First Inning; Mardori opened
up the game for Tucnmcari with
slow one to pitcher and. went ou