Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-09
WICKED UMPIRE TOO
MUCH FOR
GRAYS
BUT FANS SAW CONTEST
WELL WORTH THE MONEY
Game at Santa Fe S to 5 in the
Tenth Inning When BareiaS
Left Field.

The baseball game between the
Barelas Grays OF this city and TIN,
team from MichHel's College ali Santa
Fe yesterday afternoon, was d holly
contested affair and While il began
under most happy auspices. IL ended
IN the tenth inning with the Grays
walking off the field because they
objected to a ruling OF the umpire.
who called a runner ont on the
ground that he scratched first and
second bases. The Grtys say chat
after the game, the umpire admitted
that he did not see the runner scratch
the base. The st. Michael players
assert, just as firmly that the runner
was so anxious to mako q home run,
that he forgot all about base number
Arthur Soligman, the new mayor
Of santa Fc, opened the game yestei-
day by pitching the first nail, follow
ing a short speech in which he well
coined the Albuquerqueans TO the
capital.
one Of the biggest crowds II the
season was present and the roofing
was very evenly divided.
The game stood five to two. IN The
ninth inning, favoring the Grays. hut
with st. Michael's at the hat. AZ
this critical stage NJ. Parsons made
a safe hit, with two men already
down. Anaya followed with a pope
up fly to second, which the second
baseman fumbled while Parsons
reached HON and AnaNa first. High
tower hit 10 center field ANA the bail
was again tmmhled. 'AnayQ and High
tower both scoring. This tied the
score five to five. George Parsons
failed TO find the pitcher and st.
Michacis took the field. II Was at
this stage Of tho game that the rum
pus occurred. Gonzales found the
pitcher for A t-hree-haggcr and did
some fast sprinting to third. while
the ball was returned to first base,
". Parsons charging that Gonzales
scratched the base in his efforts TO
reach third The umpire called ION
zales out, The Grays disputed the
ruling, charging that the umpire did
not even see the runner at first and
that Gonzales kicked the sandbag as
he passed. Umpire shea was firm
and the Grays left the field, charging
that they had been given a bum deal
Despite the abrupt manner in which
the game ended, the fans who at
tended, saw Il first class game with
enough excitement in IL, 10 keep in
terest M. Brothers James and jun
ion OF st. Michaels College, as
sisted BY the other brothers and pu-
pills. entertained the local boys
and the Grays last night could
not too highly praise the courtesy
they received. With the exception
Of the umpire's ruling in the tenth
inning. they had no fault whatever to
find with the "trip.
The Peerless. an al American
team, which is said to be 4 fast conl-
pany. viii play with the Giiys IN this
city next sunday afternoon at Trac-
uon park. The Grays viii play q
return game ut Santa re. May -
The batteries in the game yesterday
were. Grays-Pete tiid;tlgo, Chaves.
ST. Michaers-Hightower, Anderson
and Parsons. tHightower was knocked
out IN the eighth inning and WAS re-
placed by Anderson.
The star work for the Grays was
done by Meyer who got a home run
in the sixth and another IN the
eighth Off Anderson and one single
Gonzales also landed q home run of
Hightower in the seventh and got one
three-bagger and Il single.
Hightower for the College put over
q home run in the ninth.
Score r. II. r.
......000 001 1870 0-5 "a 8
College ..,..0l0 0f0 600 x--5 3 4