The copper era., 1909-07-15
The FL Pasn Series.


 over Cananea, the Fl Paso White Sox arrived in town Friday for two games with the locals, seemingly confident that they would carry off Clifton scalps in both of the struggles. In fact from the attitude of the Fl Paso papers it appeared as if they looked on the series as cinch for their pets, and did not hesitate about saying so.
 Well we're never too old to learn and when Riley's red legged warriors got through with the Pass City leghorns they held different opinions of baseball as it is played in the Cactus League.
 McCleary, who was the big noise on Saturday, simply had the Sox hitters faded. He allowed but five hits until the ninth and kept them will scattered. He seemed to ease down in the ninth and the Sox punched three hits coupled with an error and saved them- selves from a shut-out.
 Scanlan, who served up the benders in Sundays contest held the "Jynx" on the Sox from the start. We love our Mac. but Oh, you Robbie.
 Of the first nine men to face the south-paw, seven famed. Eleven strike-outs was his record for the game and but one pass. When the Sox did manage to connect with the sphere a Clifton fielder generally managed to drift into its way. Not until the ninth could the Sox do any thing, and then two successive hits and an error again saved them from a coat of white wash
 While the greatest part of the credit for the two victories is due to the work of McCleary and Scanlan on the firing line, the support given both pitchers comes in for good share of the laurels. The locals whipped the ball around in a way that made the Sox base runners look like thirty cents, adobe money. The errors charged were more than ex- cusable.
 In the first game the errors of the Sox coupled with timely hits gave Clifton her runs, but in the second game all six of the scores were the result of good solid drives.
 The Sox may put up an argument that the loss of Lamer, necessitating a switch in the line up, put their team up in the air. With the ac- quisition of Kelley from Cananea, the Sox came here intending to pre- sent a brand new lineup. When Lamer was forced to retire they practically reverted to their original formation, which won against Can auea. Lamer's place was ably filled by Kelly, and while he may have been missed the only valid excuse the Herald's pets can make is that they were out pitched, out hit and out played in every department of the game.
 The action of Lamer ir the first game brought about his own down fall and if the Sox were crippled thereby it was their own fault. Lamer was standing on the base line coaching and when warned by Mo Tween to get back in the box, launched into such a flow abusive language and profanity that he was fortunate to escape with only a broken thumb.
 Manager Crawford of the Sox seemed to uphold Lamer, and cast reflections on the entire Clifton line up as rough and rowdy players. We are sincerely sorry for the SoX man. ager and expected to see little bet ter exhibition of sporting blood and gentlemanly instincts from man in his position. By upholding profanity on the ball field he shows himself up in poor light and has no business to pass judgment on clean ball players who have forgotten more of the Ma tional game than he ever knew. Profanity has never been permitted on the local field in any way, shape or form and Lamer merely melted his own trouble.
 SATURDAYS GAME
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