El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-07
Mavericks By Clever Work
Take Both Sunday Games
From Douglas Dons.

FL Paso spirit and prowess tri-
umphed Sunday, the Mavericks win
ming both games of a double header
and the southwestern baseball cham
pionship by defeating the Douglas
Dons in two exciting games at Wash
ington park, the first by 3 to and tie
second 10 l. Had Douglas won
either game the Dons would have
cinched first place and the first prize
OF $1,000 As it is, the Mavericks win
$1,000, Douglas, $500. and Cheyenne
$500. 1t was baseball from the be
ginning and no chances were over
looked.
In the opening session, played as a
result of the tie game Friday, Ables
for FL Paso and Kane for Douglas
were the opposing pitchers The sec
ond game concluded with those meE
both busy, although it was not accord
ing to chedule. Ables, who left Sun
day night for the north, also Jones, IT,
tended quitting after winning the first
game but concluded to remain in the
game, following the offer of enthT-
siastic fans of S100 for the Ell Paso
team and $50 additional for Ables il
the event the game was cinched Ter
FL Paso. Ables hesitated. Then put
ting his playing shoes back on, he
went in and pitched the second game
making IS innings of as classy work
as has ever been seen on a southwes.-
ern diamond.
Changes in Second Game.
At the conclusion of the first game,
Kane retired in favor of Sorrells, who
oDened on the mound for Douglas e.
ter five somewhat disastrous innings.
FL Paso scoring three, Kane warmed
up and went back in the game TO De
pounded for three runs At the change,
SorreIls retired from the field, Powell
came in from right field to catch and
Harper was sent to the outer garden.
Allen, who was behind the bat for FL
Paso Sunday, played ball all theStine-
In the first game Douglas scored
twice in the third. That was all and
the game ended with that score. Fl
Paso was credited with seven hits aad
five errors, and Douglas with nine
hits and one error
Win Without an Error.
With $500 at stake on the opening
of the second game. as a result of FL
Paso tying the percentage column by
winning the first game, the Mavericks
won without an error and by virtue of
nine hits Douglas is credited with
seven hits and four errors, Incidentally
one run, made in the fourth inning.
The scoring was commenced by FL
Paso I'm the second inning when Jones
game IN following his hit through
Smith at shortstop, his stealing of sec
ond, and by virtue of StovalPs long hit
to center field. Following, a pretty
double play was made by Douglas.
Stoval being on first, Allen hit TO
Smith. who threw to second, catching
6tovall. throw to first base caught
Allen.
In the third, Wolfe got hit and !
stoIe second Ables famed, Flick flew
out to center field and Graham hit fDr |
two bases to left field. scoring Wolfe. /
Jackson flew out. In the fourth. !
Jones got q two base hit. Brewster sac |
rificed him to third, and he came in /
on Aliens hit to right field.
In the sixth, following the return /
OF Kane to the mound Jones went out |
on a throw from third to first, Brews- |
ter famed and Stovall knocked a fly |
to right field, where the ball was |
dropped. Stovau took second on q |
passed ball and came in on Aliens hit |
through third base. Wolfe famed.
In the seventh. when the scoring |
ended, AbIes and Graham came in, Ora Z!
ham following the hurried enacting OF 1
q series Of errors. Ables hit safe 10 /
right field, took second on q passed !
ball, went to third on Graham's hit, 1
and came in on Jones's grounder TO |
third Graham got to first on ground /
er TO Smith at shortstop, and went ~ \
second when Jackson went out at first. 1
Jones then hit to Kane and in the
next few second, almost every infield
man on the Douglas team had posses
sion of the ball Kane threw the ball (
10 Carlson at first, who dropped It.
Carlson threw IT home, or intended to,
but didn't and let Graham in. Harper
then threw TO second. where he caught
Jones who had started home.
Douglas Scores in Fourth.
Douglass only score was made IN
the fourth inning when Powell came
in Getting on first by force hit, he
was advanced to second by Harper and
scored on Mathewson's long drive to
eft field.
Although the game was cinched,
after the fourth inning, and
after the seventh, the Nav
ericks did not loaf. Efforts, however,
TO pile up a larger score, were inef-
'ectual, and. in spite to the selection
oy the band. "A Hot Time in the Old
Town." the runs had ended.
Score Second Game.
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