El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-04

Chicago, a result of the visit of the
White Sox here last week
Filled with sage brush, cacu and with
the sand blowing through the cracks
in their systems, the No i SoX alighted
in Ell Paso and played in the fog end !
of a clod sand storm, which whipped
the bull fighters to 1, says Hugh Full
lerton. in the Chicago Tribune. FL Paso
claims Senior Sutor, umpirator, is
bandit and because of a particularly
left handed decision ne made, that he
robbed the local team of the victory.
The question is in doubt, but it is
offset by the fact that Death Valley
Jim Scott was loaned to Ell Paso for
the first four innings, during which
period Ell Paso led by one run. Also
in the ninth inning the Ell Paso punch
ers landed upon Senior F. Smith, and
helped along by error by Senior
Zelder, came near tieing the game and
prolonging the agony of the specta-
tors, who were chilled The woman
who sat imm ediately in front of us wore
a peekaboo waist and the sand drifted
in at the front peeks and out at the
back, sitting nicely, so that our eyes
got only the finer sand
1t was another of those worst days
we have had In fourteen years, which
the Sox have struck in every town this
spring, and for worSeneSs the only one
that compared was Phoenix 1t was
cold, too, and the wind seeped in upon
the field, made the pitching much fast
er, baffled the batters and filled their
eyes with sand while helping out the
pitchers.
Seno' Smith went along we'll and had
little trouble in stopping Ell Pasc. even
without his spitball or curve He tried
a spitball, but his mouth blew full OF
alkali and he had to try hand pitch
ing.
Wind Helps Gardeners Whips.
At times he just gave the ball push
and the wind did the rest. The outfield-
ers. when they wanted to throw home.
merely held the ball above their heads
and it flew to the plate, which accounts
for the number thrown out there.
Ell Paso turned out to honor the Sox
and when they arrived they were taken
in charge by the Commercial club and
lured to he most unspeakable hotel
ever encountered 1t was so bad it was
almost good. 1t ought to go into bur-
lesque and make a hit
But the night was one of feasting
and entertainment. The Sox were the
guests of the FL Paso fans at a smoker
at the chamber Of commerce. Bull
fighting. boxing. cock fighting and
vaudeville filled the evening. with
Senior Eduardo Walsh responding in
the name of the Sox.
sOx Grab Hurryup Feed
The game was nice one from
scenic and tourist standpoint. The Sox,
who had survived transforming in the
desert arrived, tired and dusty. at
o'clock were hustled along to lunch,
which was the only foodless lunch ever
served and rushed TO the park TO play
Scott, who pitched in FL Paso in
tournament last fall. pitched for FL Paso
and, helped by some skyrocket fielding,
manag ed to prevent his teammates from
scoring. In that period Whackey, whose
name is alleged to be Jakey. made one
of the most remarkable catches ever
seen. Pirouetting under Blocks long
drive far out in left, he stuck out one
hand and grabbed the ball
A double play also delayed the Sox,
so Scott escaped Scott-free. Mean
time, in the second, Ell Paso scored
Earthman (good on grounders) hit 10
right and Barrows let the ball escape.
Merrill raped double TO right, scoring
him, but Merrill forgot to touch first
base and he was called out
Sox Go Some In Seventh.
After Scott relapsed, Wylie, wild
twirler with some wilds and a fast
curve, which went whittier IT listed,
kept the Sox lodging around scoreless
until in the seventh, when Grandii
banged a hot one past third. Black
burne hit to Earthman, who tossed the
ball to second but with an easy double
play in sight, Flick dickered through
orerea gerness and muffed the ball.
Purtell hunted. giving Sutor his chance
TO make his left handed decision. Wylie
threw TO third ahead of Grandil, but
Sutor being left handed was at first
base and promptly said out. This caused
some regret on the part of Ell Paso.
Messenger drew a pass. forcing one
- R-Il e.
with three bull fighters around 1t, and
Barrows almost separated Earthman
from his hand with a drive, all Of which
melted four runs.
In the ninth, an error and hits by
Jackson and Earthman came near
evening it up, but in the nick of time
the ball flew out Of Purtell's hands into
Blocks. Flick was caught at the plate
and the session was over.
As the Tribune Saw 1t.
The White Sox premiers scratched
out victory over the FL Paso independ-
enf team by a score of to l. after
making an Is hour jaunt from Phoenix,
says l. E. Sanborn in the Tribune.
Their train was an hour late reaching
FL Paso. due TO inability of the railroad
10 haul the special sleeper and its heavy
load of precious freight on schedule
time The Sox had just time to hop off
to the grounds for the battle Because
Jim Scott is a great favorite in this
town on account OF having pitched win
ter baseball hereabouts, he was elected
to pitch part of the game against his
teammates. and while he was on the
slab the Sox were a beaten crew by a
count of / to o.
The players who batted their heads
OH in Phoenix against Scotty, thereby
making joke of the game and Queering
themselves for all time in that one cyl |
inder city. couldn't hit Scott at all. and
during the four innings he worked made
exactly two safeties. In that time the
FL Paso outfit had been handed one run
on an error by Barrows. in right field. |
mat looked like a decidedly large tally |
until the seventh inning. when the Sox
got together four runs with the help of
bad muff by Flick. They also had to
nave the assistance of a doubtful decis- |
ION by Harry Sutor, who officiated as
umpire and made one guess which in |
this town always viii be recorded as a
case of robbery !
The Sox were given warm reception
by the local business men, newspaper
men and fans, but ran into the same
overcoat weather which has followed