Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-12
ANTLEREO ONES ARE
UNABLE To HIT
THE BALL
Mccarthy Goes Through Nine
Innings Without Walking a
Man; Strikes Out Sixteen
and Is Not Hit Once.

diamond at Traction park Yesterday
afternoon, the white and the purple
going down to defeat before the pur-
pie and gold Of the Columbians by
the score Of 6 to 1. The game was "a
thriller all the way and the fans and
f~annies We're kept busy following the
numerous exciting PLAYS.
For MIN innings Doe" Mccarthy.
star twirler for the knights of Column
bus, held the Elks hitless. There was
never a time when Mccarthy was not
master of the situation. His celebrat-
ed fade away ball never worked bet
ter than it did Yesterday and sixteen
Antlered ones fell before his mighty
prowess. No ELK hit the ball clean
and none received free transportation.
McCarthy's chief assistant was NJ.
Chaves, who caught a brilliant game
aud was handy at all times with the
stick.
Charlie Benjamin was ON the slab
for the Best People on Earth and CON
sidering that it has been years since
he pitched a full game and that he
had but little time in which to get
into form. his work was splendid.
BENJAMIN grew "a trifle wild at times
and passed five men. Eleven Colum-
bians swatted the hail off his deliv-
cry, but Benjamin managed to keep
the hits scattered.
Tom Naylon and Ollie Matson tossed
a nickel into the air to see which was
which. the result being hat the
Knights of Columbus took their outs
In the face of q deafening chorus
" noises from the grandstand, Umpire
Hail announced the batteries prompt
ly at 3 o'clock, carefully busted OIL
he home plate with his hat and the
biggest game of the season was on
with a swing and a dash.
with his old feather pillow glove,
relic OF bygone d0Ns. cap Me
Donald presided behind the plate for
The Antlered Ones, Although he has
been out of the game for years. Cap
is the same old steady backstop that
he always ~was-alwlys on the job,
catcher. field captain and manager
md injector OF ginger
Probably from the high tension and
excitement. Benjamin passed stanton
md NJ. Chaves, the first two Column.
bians. paving the way for a pair OF
runs, 10Th men scoring when Tony
ortiz smashed a Texas Lacquer over
short.
Retirements on both sides without
runs was the rule until the fourth
when the EIks garnered the only run
made bN their side during the AFTER
noon. 4 trio of errors by the Is. ..
infieId was responsible for the tally.
In spite Of the fact that he had sus-
tanned Il broken finger on the lett
hand two days before, Mehan was on
the first bag for the Columbians'
Kunz lined one to Mccarthy VINO
threw 1t TO Mehan. Mehan received
il too close to his sore finger and
dropped the ball, making the ladies'
favorite safe. In attempting to peg
Kunz at second Mccarthy sent the
ball to Balling. who let it go through
him. the runner continuing on to
third. Kunz scored when Mehan let
another peg get away from him on
Fischer's liner TO Stanton. Mccarthy
frightened up and famed Mcdonald
and Merritt. In the fifth Mehan
traded places with Tony Ortiz, who
was brought i'm from center, fearing
that his injured finger would be bro
ken again.
Determined to make runs whlle
they were i'm the making, the Coluin-
bans made il 8 to 1 in the fifth Wheu
NJ. Chaves made first on an error az
that bag. went 10 second on a VIA
throw TO first, continued TO thlrd on
"a passed ball and scored ON Merritt $
Wild peg. With n man out IN tie
sixth, Balling got to first ON a iielders
choice and scored when Mike stanton
lDlEitu Il UAA btiN '1HN
for three bases, The final run made
bv the X. G.. men was scored wheh
Mehan singled in the eighth, went TO
second on a Wild pitch when Balltng
hit over second
This ended the scoring on both
sides and the knights did not take
their last bat, having Q runs 10 inc
good. Altogether the eXhibltloh was
a classy one Fraternity, the ounda
" Of h,fh pruun iZ1II0nS. WAS
In evidence among the players and the
rams and While good natured rlValfy
was INDUCED in. there was no blchef-
,ng of any kind over decisions 10y TN
Nv HALE whose work was entinentiN
u tfsfactorv As chief rooter for the
Elks. Dave Combs did all that could
bo expected Of him ia that une, put
did not have anything on Herb Asse-
who WAS the Hughie Jennings TOT
II Knights Of Columbus.
The game was attended by numer-
ont staid old citizens who do not see
n hasebal game more than once g
vear. ltft Who QUIZ not resist the
temptation to see how the civilians,
ar every daV business and professional
men. could play the national saWe.
of them was disappointed but
ten errors were recorded Wllc" y
several less than many supposed pro
fHEGlnnlI ItAltiE HANfiAfhNE l
il All the exhibition was a good ONE
and those who failed to get in on the
excitement and the fun missed some
thing. II is quite likely that the game
betv-een the Flks and the Knights 81
cob,mbus will now become AN anhuai
event. Last year the Elks took the
measure of the Columbians by the
score of IS to l.. Yesterday the 20,
~lumbians. after waiting Jusi one rnii
-a f,.L- at their fT1fHnE Inc |
hall fans among the two popular or
eaniaztfons are already talking Q
he game to be played next veal The
score Yesterday follows;
aus NIB. r n Pc a. +.
K Napon al e. Q q
Merritt, sb.
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