Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-20
BIG BATTING RALLY
RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE VICTORY
Santa Fe Has Things Her Own
Way for Eight Rounds, When
Five Straight Hits Are Made
Off Mccarthy,

The Albuquerque GraXs won from
the Santa Fe Salmon Grays by the
close score of five to four at Traction
Park yesterday afternoon, the contest
being taken by the locals with a big
batting rally in the ninth inning. The
wind-up was real tragic for the Wis.,
itors, the long end Of the score being
saiely tucked away with them, when
the break came in the fatal ninth,
Whether Doe" Mccarthy let down
and was unable to send his curves
the way he wanted to. or whether 1t
was Just a real batting streak that
fell on the Grays, is not known. But
the fact remains that Il Whirlwind fin
ish happened which made the game
the best that has been seen in Albu-
uueIque this season.
Santa Fe g%arnered q quartette of
runs in the first inning, touching
Newmyer for enough to make a big
figure ID" on the score board. Albu-
querque retaliated in this round by
sending in one nan Albuquerque
also scored one in the fifth when
Chaves got on and was sent home by
DE Blassi. with q Texas Lacquer to
short center. The visitors did all
their scoring in the first inning, New
myer pitching q consistent and as
gressive game during the rest of the
afternoon. Doe Mccarthy too, was
on the job, All the way and a dozen
albuquerque men succumbed to his
mysterious delivery. Newmyer for
the locals struck out ten Of the sal
mons. Mccarthy was invincible in
the pinches until the ninth, when
things began to happen so quickly
;hat it looked rs il there We're some
thing wrtng some place. The CHER
trouble was that the Announcements
hatted with a vengeance. deliberately
and without any Instructions from
Manager Dan Padilla, shorty Al
arid Strengthened himself out and
reached Tor a high one. sending it to
The daisies in left. Hidalgo was sent
in as q pinch hitter, relieving New
ulyer. Pete" got a hit to right,
which was fumbled and slowly fieldeu
by Hightover. Burns surprised him.
self and all his friends by initiating
Hidalgo to the extent of lifting a
liner over short. In the confusion
Aiarl attempted to make third, but
was caught just before he hit the
dirt. TO make things worse for the
visitors. De Blassi hoisted a %parabola
to right. scoring Hidalgo and making
the score three to four. Mccarthy
issued free transportation to Chavez
filling the bases. Gonzales hit. bring
ing in Burns and B%ernardineli con-
nccted with a witt dew drop which
broke up the gane
Ii has been a long time since there
was such an exciting wind-up to 4 To-
cal exhibition n the SINAI crowd
Of fans grew rather excited over the
unusual display of talent. The day
at the park was rather warm, 10 say
the least and only the most hardened
baseball fans ventured out yesterday
They saw a good game OF ball, now
ever. and these who lett before the
end were not many. and they will be
regretting today tina they did not re-
main for the grand finals. The crowd
was good-natured and while there
was no throwing of pop bottles or
peanut shells. quite 4 few OF the
rooters had loads of fun with Ser
gcant Jimmie" Lopez. OF the Grays'
Jimmy has q pose at the bat that IS
all his own. In fact that pose is
copyrighted, or patented. in the
Washington patent office. Jimmy m
sists on assuming IL every time at the
bat and he was the subject OF nu-
nervous witty remarks from the grant
stand for the pose. as well as the mn
tary walk used in walking TO me
plate and in retiring from the same
after he had famed the air qulchll
three times in succession
Altogether the exhibition was a
good one and those who saw II were
well satisfied. The visitors took their
defeat gracefully, promising to clean
up the locals the next time they meet
There was but little friction during
the game yesterday and the decl
sions OF Umpire Hale were received
without question by both sides. The
score.