The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-08-26
BASE BALL
Thirteen Inning Draw.

week Oh account of the bad condition
of the local grounds after the heavy
rain falls.
On Sunday the team journeyed to
Morenci with the usual following of
rooters and after thirteen innings of
play the game was terminated on &C
count of darkness with the score 3 to
3. At least that is the way the score
board stood, but practically it was a
Clifton victory.
We are continually learning new
things IN the base ball line, but Sun
day we had one slipped across on US
that was an all round surprise.
Strange enough it was Bonnie Fehr-
man, who graduated from the Cactus
League to the Hay Makers Union and
then returned for a post graduate
course.
OF course no one accuses Ben of
trying to throw it in to the Clifton
crowd, but be is no better versed IN
the game than when Clifton farmed
him out TO Abilene.
Every cloud has a silver lining and
we are atleast glad to note that Bens
work Sunday has probably won him
regular berth in Morenci. He eX
hibited sufficient lack of knowledge
of the National pastime to assure his
making good with the MorenCi bunch
and as long as Dean Woods can get
to him first he can get all he wants in
the way of decisions.
But to return to the game, Big
Bruno Klepfer made his farewell APP
pearance on the firing line for Cliff
ton and got away with his usual
steady game. The big fellow allowed
but five hits in ihe - innings, two of
which were the mr.. Owest kind of
scratches. Ga the other hand Clifton
connected with Parks delivery for ten
solid wallops and as stated before
practically won the game, but rather
than protest such crude decisions let |
Morenci have what they wanted.
Neither side scored in the first |
though Clifton had runners on 2nd.
and 3rd. In the second with one
down Riley singled to left, stole |
second and went to third on a bad |
throw. Newell famed and Klepfer
walked Mason lined one to left good |
for two cushions scoring Riley, but
Bruno who Mad loafed on the bases |
was caught at third. Morenci evened /
things in her half. Holman singled
to center. Nal booted Wilson's
grounder. Crit hunted to Klepfer
who dropt the ball and the corners
were full. Ashley raised long fly to
left Hoffman scoring, but Leidich
caught Crittenden between the bases.
Morenci took the lead in the third.
a pitched ball hit Merritts shin guard
and Parks was allowed to take first.
This was the first of a succession of
highway robberies. A bad throw to
catch Parks stealing let him around
to third where he scored on Wilson's
out.
There was no flu Their scoring till
the seventh when Clifton forged
ahead. Tex Merritt singled to left
and was forced by Leidich. Riley
singled to center and both runners
moved up on a wild pitch. Newell
died on fly. Klepfer hit to center
for two bases scoring Leidich and
Riley. In MOrencis half of the eighth
came the farce comedy that ruined
the interest in the game. Kelley
walked and Woods hit for two bases
after Names had famed. The crowd
came down out of the bleachers and
ranged along the first base line in an
to rattle Klepfer. The hard
part to understand is that the Mo-
renci management stood for it. Pro-
baby it was such surprise for them
to see some people actually roofing
for Morenci that they forgot the
square deal they always get in Cliff
ton.
Holman famed and then Kelley
tried to steal home. Wilson jumped
across the plate and stuck his bat
into the ball fouling it to the bleach
ers. Kelley hit the plate and told
Fehrman he was safe. AS the crowd
surrounded the umpire Woods tried
to score but Riley touched him out,
making the third down, but Ben
that a foul was strike and
Kelly was safe. Wilson had slept
across the plate to foul the ball and
under the 1910 rules as played in Cliff
ton should have been called out for in
reference. See Second 4 and Rule
81. We might also call Bens atten-
ton to Sec. of the same rule for an
other wierd decision. But it was in
and of course 1910 rules are
a year or two too previous there so
Kelleys score was allowed. They've
been trying to enforce first bounce
rules and now have taken to running
On fouls.
The game dragged through four
extra innings, Klepfer having the
hitters at his mercy. In the
18th. Blythe singled to left and
McIlveen drove one to the fence for