The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-06-03
BASE BALL
The Locals Lose Three.


The Locals Lose Three.
Clifton lost the weeks series to
Morenci, in three of the fastest games
of the season 10, 5 4, and 43.
1t was hard to lost them and the
blow is even harder when we consider
that all three games belonged to Cliff
ton.
While excuses might be offered the
only one worth mentioning is that
each game was lost through errors of
omission.
Saturdays game was the best of
resulting l to O.
Credit must of coLtse be given
where it is due and the pitching of
Ashley was what won for Morenci.
Clifton lost fine chance to score
in the second where hit would have
meant two runs. Again in the ninth
they had a fine chance but it was
thrown away.
Some place the blame here some
there. There was an unfortunate
error in the tenth and a delayed
throw but Morenci was there with
the hit where it was needed.
Big Abbott pitched an excellent
game and deserved to win.
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Base on balls, off Ashley ?; struck
out by, Ashley 5, Abbott 2; stolen
bases, Newell. Barclay Seaman,
Bousquet; double plays. Mason to
Bousquet, Kelley to Jake Wilson;
umpire, Quilting.
SUNDAYS GAME.
Morenci batted in four in the first
and one in the third after which
Clifford settled down and pitched
beautiful ball.
but seemed to lack the necessary
ginger.
Again a fine chance to win in the
ninth was thrown away through
failure to hit where a single would
have scored two but no one can be
blamed.
Clifton Q 0 2 Q Q !
Morenci o o o
base hits, Jim Wilson, R. Critten-
den: base hits, A. Crittenden; base
on balls off, Cummings 4, Clifford 3;
struck out by, Cummings s. Clifford A;
hit by pitcher, Cummings l; sacrifice
by, Holman; umpires, Ashley and
Quilting.
MONDAYS GAME.
Morence had no license at all to
win Monday.
Clifton got away in the lead but
Morenci passed them in the second.
In the 5th with one down, one run in
and three on base Cummings went up
in the air as fast as pitcher can go,
the local batters also assembled and
pulled Cummings out of his hole.
Over anxietyto hit caused Clifton's
down fall when a walk would have
| tied the score.
Abbott again pitched a steady
game.
In the fifth Morenci got what
proved to be the winning score through
the old first and third game. Some
how Clifton got her wires crossed and
the runner on third scored on the
throw to second.
Clifton had another chance to win
in the ninth. There was a close
throw to third and instead of sliding
Williams staid up, over ran the bag
after being safe and was touched out {.
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base hits, Holman, r. Crittenden,
stolen bases, Jim Wilson, Kelley,
Newell, sacrifice hit, Names, struck
out by, Cumming 6; base on balls off,
Cummings L; Abbott 3: hit by pitcher,
Cummings l.; passed balls, Crittenden,
|; double plays, O'Brieu to Names.
Newell, Mason and Bousquet, umpire
Quilting.
twenty years to dig up her crouch
winding up with her annual grab at
the umpire.
Clifton kicked on cancelling
game already advertised for the sake
of running an excursion that failed
to materialize. Morenci states that
the heads of three departments
wanted to run an excursion. Now
there is Clifton's kick and the nearest